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Dynasty Fight Night 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Greene (ranked 7001 p4p, 310 weight class) and Reymon Soriano (ranked 8307 p4p, 333 weight class). Greene's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Back In Black. Reymon Soriano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reymon Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano rushes Greene and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Soriano stalling against the ropes.
Greene looking to throw knees to the head but Soriano is blocking nicely.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Soriano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soriano wants to stall.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Greene letting Soriano take a breather here.
Greene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano tries to clinch up
and Greene counters with a three punch combo that has Soriano backing up. Soriano nods at Greene to acknowledge the strikes.
Greene throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soriano clinches.
Soriano looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene can't break the clinch.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Soriano effectively controlling the action here.
Soriano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Greene.
Greene looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Soriano has him pressed against the ropes.
Soriano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Greene throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
Greene is trying to break free.
Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Greene gets tackled into the ropes by Soriano. Soriano maintains the clinch.
Greene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greene is trying to force a seperation but Soriano has the dominant position.
Soriano scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soriano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Greene using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soriano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soriano has him pressed against the ropes.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soriano.
Greene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Greene dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soriano rushes Greene and presses him up against the ropes.
Soriano struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Greene throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soriano blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Greene misses with some punches.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soriano breaks from the clinch.
Greene will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greene sets himself, and Soriano steps forward looking for the clinch! Greene avoids it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Greene misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soriano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Soriano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soriano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reymon Soriano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Greene taking a breather.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Soriano slows down the pace here.
Soriano is stalling here.
Greene lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soriano as Greene tries to tie him up.
Soriano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greene is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano is pushing Greene up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reymon Soriano.
Greene lands a jab-cross combination.
Soriano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Greene utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Greene misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soriano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soriano lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Greene will probably get the nod.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Soriano pushes Greene up against the ropes in a clinch.
Greene manages to break the clinch.
Greene gets tackled into the ropes by Soriano. Soriano maintains the clinch.
Soriano breaks the clinch.
Soriano blocks a head kick by Greene.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch but Greene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Greene displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soriano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greene, pushing him back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Greene has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Soriano leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Soriano - that landed with a thud.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
A bit of stalling here from Soriano.
Greene misses with a knee strike.
Soriano is struggling to control the position.
Soriano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Greene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soriano stalling the fight.
Greene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soriano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Soriano.
Soriano breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Tim Greene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Soriano looks to move away, Greene throws a big counter combo but Soriano just gets out of the way.
Soriano tries to clinch up.
Soriano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soriano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soriano fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene throws a big counter combination but Soriano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Soriano closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Greene just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soriano's brow.
Soriano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Greene throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Greene using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soriano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reymon Soriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Greene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soriano tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Soriano back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Greene.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greene, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tim Greene!
Our winner, Tim Greene, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Ryan (ranked 22496 p4p, 636 weight class) and Slawomir Schmidt (ranked 18849 p4p, 666 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slawomir Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan throws a jab when Schmidt was well out of range.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Ryan misses with a hook to the body
and Schmidt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Schmidt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt.
Ryan swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
As Ryan backs off Schmidt throws a huge counter combo but Ryan manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Schmidt misses.
Schmidt swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Schmidt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schmidt misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Schmidt tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Schmidt stalling.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Schmidt, against the ropes.
Schmidt misses with an elbow over the top.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryan.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Ryan.
A short right from Ryan.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Schmidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Schmidt throws an elbow but misses.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Ryan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the ropes.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ryan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schmidt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ryan moves into the clinch.
Schmidt misses with an elbow strike.
Ryan tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Schmidt.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schmidt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ryan presses Schmidt against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan pushes Schmidt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt misses with an elbow strike.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan tries a body shot but Schmidt blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Schmidt is pushing Ryan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmidt trying to stall but Ryan improves his position.
Schmidt throws an elbow that misses.
Schmidt misses with a body punch.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the ropes.
Ryan avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schmidt lands a body punch.
Schmidt is looking to control Ryan's arms but Ryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schmidt has his back to the ropes.
Kevin Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike from Schmidt.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Schmidt misses with a body punch.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmidt controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ryan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Schmidt slips a jab from Ryan.
Schmidt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schmidt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryan cracks Schmidt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schmidt momentarily.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Ryan slips under a jab from Schmidt.
Ryan misses with a jab to the body
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
Ryan forces Schmidt back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Schmidt stalling in the clinch but Ryan improves position.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Slawomir Schmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmidt controls his hands.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Schmidt blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Ryan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the ropes.
Schmidt misses with an elbow strike.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Kevin Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt stalling in the clinch but Ryan improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Ryan!
Kevin Ryan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 2754 p4p, 380 weight class) and Oberion McKane (ranked 6030 p4p, 679 weight class). Barry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Dreams. Pat Barry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oberion McKane!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry gets a clinch.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Oberion McKane has been cut.
Barry throws an elbow that misses.
Barry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKane's defenses.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
McKane digs a right hand into Barry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barry's gas tank.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry lands an elbow just above McKane 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barry throws an elbow but misses.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but McKane blocks with his arms.
McKane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but McKane blocks with his arms.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barry misses with an elbow over the top.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
McKane misses with a punch on the inside.
Barry lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McKane misses with the head strike.
Barry throws an elbow but it misses.
Barry misses with an elbow over the top.
McKane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barry or not.
Barry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, McKane scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKane blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barry throws an elbow but misses.
Barry blocks a body shot from McKane.
Barry lands an elbow just above McKane 's eye.
McKane gets through Barry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barry's elbow.
Barry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKane's efforts to push away.
McKane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barry throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.
McKane lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKane lands a body shot.
McKane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKane lands with a left to the head.
Barry misses with an elbow strike.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barry.
Barry throws an elbow but it misses.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKane scores with a shoulder strike.
McKane misses with some punches.
Barry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for McKane.
Barry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKane's defenses.
That has opened up Oberion McKane's cut even more.
Barry throws an elbow that misses.
McKane avoids a wild elbow strike from Barry.
McKane throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pat Barry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oberion McKane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
McKane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barry tries to clinch up.
Barry tries to clinch but McKane is having none of it.
Barry tries to clinch up
and McKane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barry seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McKane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barry at a distance.
McKane keeps the fight on the outside.
Barry tries to clinch up but McKane circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McKane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for McKane.
Barry tries to clinch up but McKane circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry is looking to clinch but McKane is avoiding it.
McKane gets tackled into the ropes by Barry. Barry maintains the clinch.
Barry lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Barry.
Barry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKane avoids a wild elbow strike from Barry.
McKane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McKane lands with a right to the head.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
McKane looking to slow down the pace here.
McKane misses with a punch to the body.
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
McKane digs a right hand into Barry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barry's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKane.
Barry misses with an elbow over the top.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McKane blocks it with crossed arms.
Pat Barry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKane misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands a body shot.
McKane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barrys head.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but McKane blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from McKane.
McKane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKane lands a hook that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Barry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKane tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.
McKane breaks the clinch.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKane thumps Barry with a low kick.
McKane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barry at a distance.
McKane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pat Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McKane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane scores with a punch to the head.
McKane lands a head kick that bluckles Barry and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with McKane no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Barry is looking to clinch but McKane is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberion McKane takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Oberion McKane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McKane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barry tries to clinch there but McKane circles away.
Barry has McKane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
McKane misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from McKane.
Barry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry tries a knee to the head but McKane blocks it.
Barry looking to throw knees to the head but McKane is blocking nicely.
McKane breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barry tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by McKane. Beautiful body shot.
Oberion McKane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barry ducks into a a hook from McKane and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
It looks like Pat Barry has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKane raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McKane digs a good hook to Barry's body.
McKane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barry rather than just go for the knockout.
McKane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKane lands a jab to the nose.
Barry is rocked!
Barry doesn't manage to clinch there - McKane circles away.
McKane lands a jab to Barry's midsection.
McKane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKane connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Barry onto his butt! Barry bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Oh Barry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane keeps the fight on the outside.
McKane lands a nice shot to the body.
Barry seems to have got his legs back now.
McKane scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Barry beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Barry is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. McKane doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Barry crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Barry's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oberion McKane!
A victorious Oberion McKane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Islam Barayev (ranked 15207 p4p, 413 weight class) and Kilo Jackson (ranked 2632 p4p, 124 weight class). Barayev's entrance music is Birds of Sulphur. A fine choice. Kilo Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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35
139 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Islam Barayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson slips a jab from Barayev.
Barayev throws out a powerful jab.
Barayev throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Barayev misses the shot to the body.
Barayev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barayev throws a body kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barayev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barayev connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Barayev finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Barayev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barayev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barayev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Barayev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barayev looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barayev's corner calls for a 1-2. Barayev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson throws a combination. Barayev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barayev.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barayev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Barayev counters with a thumping low kick.
Barayev blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barayev.
Jackson misses with a hook. Barayev ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barayev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Barayev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson throws a jab when Barayev was well out of range.
Barayev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barayev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barayev's head.
Barayev walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Barayev counters with a stiff right hand.
Barayev misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Barayev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barayev lands with a good body shot.
Barayev pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Barayev.
Barayev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barayev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barayev misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Barayev counters with a solid body kick.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Islam Barayev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barayev throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barayev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barayev.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Barayev.
Jackson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Barayev didn't see that one coming.
Barayev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Barayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Barayev misses.
A slow jab from Barayev misses its intended target.
Barayev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Barayev is out of range.
It looked like Barayev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barayev throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Barayev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook. Barayev ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Barayev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barayev misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Barayev catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson sizes up Barayev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barayev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barayev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
A countering left hand to the body from Jackson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Barayev missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barayev is looking to score with low kicks.
Barayev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barayev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barayev is looking to score with low kicks.
Barayev throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barayev throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Barayev lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson swings for the body but Barayev moves out of range.
Jackson throws the left hand but Barayev avoids the punch easily.
Barayev stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kilo Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Barayev. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Barayev's ribs.
Jackson sizes up Barayev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Barayev misses.
Jackson cracks Barayev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barayev.
Barayev misses with a low kick.
Barayev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barayev throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Barayev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slips a jab from Barayev.
Barayev walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Barayev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barayev fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barayev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barayev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barayev. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barayev throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Barayev back into the ropes.
Barayev throws a head punch that misses.
Barayev tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Barayev back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barayev.
Barayev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Barayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Barayev misses with some punches.
Barayev misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barayev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barayev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barayev misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barayev looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Barayev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barayev throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barayev throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Barayev.
A short right from Barayev on the inside.
Barayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Islam Barayev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barayev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Islam Barayev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Erik Kramer (ranked 4269 p4p, 519 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 3782 p4p, 472 weight class). McRae is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer lands a nice leg kick that just misses McRae's sensitive parts.
Kramer lets loose with a powerful body kick. McRae will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kramer.
McRae tries to clinch but Kramer moves out of range.
McRae tries to close the distance and clinch but Kramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kramer misses with a body shot.
It seemed like McRae was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by McRae.
McRae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kramer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence in the buildup to the fight.
McRae lands with a cross.
McRae lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kramer sizes up McRae with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kramer throws a low kick but McRae avoids it.
McRae gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McRae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Kramer manages to break the clinch.
Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
McRae throws a hook to the side of Kramer's head but Kramer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kramer.
McRae throws a head kick that Kramer semi-blocks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kramer.
A bone on bone clash there as McRae blocks the leg kick.
Kramer looks to throw the jab but McRae is out of range.
Kramer throws a shot from downtown. McRae moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from McRae misses
and Kramer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kramer connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kramer. That's going to slow McRae down.
Kramer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McRae cracks Kramer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McRae keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kramer throws out a loose jab but McRae uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer lands a nice leg kick that just misses McRae's sensitive parts.
McRae lands a jab to the head.
Kramer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer tries to score with a low kick but McRae moves his leg out of the way.
McRae has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McRae lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kramer motions for McRae to come forward. Kramer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McRae throws a head kick that misses.
Kramer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kramer.
Kramer lands with a nice body punch.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer motions for McRae to come forward. Kramer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McRae misses with a wild body shot.
McRae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kramer.
Kramer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kramer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McRae.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kramer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McRae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kramer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Kramer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McRae connects with a single shot there.
Kramer throws a low kick but McRae moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erik Kramer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by Kramer there.
McRae staying out of range there.
McRae scores with a hook.
Kramer looks to land a right hand but McRae moved out of range.
Kramer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McRae.
McRae moves into range and connects with a jab.
McRae is looking to land body kicks.
McRae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McRae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kramer throws out the jab.
A jab from Kramer misses.
Erik Kramer is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Kramer misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Kramer.
A little feinted left hand from Kramer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McRae with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kramer to score with a decent uppercut.
McRae misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae throws a body shot but no joy.
McRae missing with a left hand there. Kramer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kramer throws a jab but it's blocked by McRae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kramer moves away.
Kramer misses with a looping left.
Kramer misses with a jab to the body
and McRae counters with a leg kick.
That kick from McRae tenderised Kramer's leg. Kramer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kramer misses with a leg kick
and McRae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kramer's knee momentarily.
McRae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kramer throws a push kick but McRae slaps the foot to one side.
Kramer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kramer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kramer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McRae checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kramer misses with a body kick.
McRae is looking to slow Kramer down with leg kicks.
McRae is looking to clinch but Kramer is avoiding it.
Kramer misses with a looping left.
McRae staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
McRae scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kramer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McRae moves out of range as Kramer throws a body kick.
Kramer throws a looping overhand right but McRae ducks down to avoid it.
Kramer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by McRae. That's going to slow Kramer down.
Kramer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kramer throws a leg kick but McRae sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
Kramer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McRae.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
McRae doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McRae throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kramer's head.
McRae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kramer connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Erik Kramer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McRae tries to clinch but Kramer moves out of range.
Liam McRae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McRae scores with a punch to the head.
Kramer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McRae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kramer lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McRae checks a leg kick.
McRae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kramer throws out the jab.
McRae is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kramer with a body shot.
McRae throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
McRae tries to score with a low kick but Kramer moves his leg out of the way.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Kramer misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McRae. Kramer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kramer sizes up McRae with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McRae avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McRae! But no joy.
McRae's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
McRae takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McRae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kramer connects with a looping right hand.
McRae feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kramers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McRae moves out of range as Kramer throws a body kick.
McRae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kramer.
Kramer throws an overhand right that lands on McRae's shoulder, as McRae tries to avoid the shot.
Kramer lands a nice looking kick to the body. McRae takes a step back to recover.
Kramer avoids the head kick by McRae.
A lazy left from Kramer finds it's target.
Kramer scores with a spinning back kick!
McRae cracks Kramer with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kramer is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kramer is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer misses with a low kick.
McRae lands a slapping body shot.
Kramer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McRae misses the shot to the body.
Erik Kramer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer glances at the clock... BAM! McRae nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kramer crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kramer is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam McRae!
A relieved looking Liam McRae thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 373 p4p, 42 weight class) and Cannondale Trail (ranked 1763 p4p, 210 weight class). Randolph Turpin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cannondale Trail's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannondale Trail!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trail circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trail connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Cannondale Trail has been cut.
Turpin throws a nice head kick!
Turpin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trail under the eye.
Turpin scores with a push kick.
Trail throws out a loose jab but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turpin scores with a shot to the body.
Turpin takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin effectively controlling the action here.
Turpin prevents a body shot from Trail.
Trail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turpin is working Trail over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Turpin.
Trail working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trail lands with a short shot to the head.
Turpin lands a knee to the head.
Turpin trying to land knees to the body.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin takes a shot to the head.
Turpin lands a body punch.
Trail managing to block the knees to the body from Turpin.
A right hook to the body lands for Trail.
Trail lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turpin backwards.
Trail misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Trail.
Turpin throws a head punch that misses.
Turpin effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trail digs a right hand into Turpin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turpin's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trail.
A head punch on the inside from Trail fails to land.
Trail lands an uppercut.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
Trail digs a right hand underneath Turpin's ribcage. Turpin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turpin is breathing heavily.
Turpin lands a knee to the head.
Trail tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turpin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turpin misses with the head strike.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
Trail dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Trail is trying to maintain a safe position but Turpin gets an underhook and turns Trail into the ropes.
Turpin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trail blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Trail.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trail's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail's cut.
That's time! Turpin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trail cracks Turpin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trail looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
Turpin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trail listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turpin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turpin closes the distance and pushes Trail back into the ropes.
Turpin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turpin misses with a hook.
Turpin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trail takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Turpin is predictable there
and Trail counters with a nice uppercut.
Trail scores with a hook to the body. Turpin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turpin throws a front kick that sends Trail stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin thuds a left hand into Trail's body.
Turpin lands a nice hook to Trail's body. Trail takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.
Trail throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trail scores with a head kick. Turpin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Turpin scores with a hook.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Trail.
Randolph Turpin is winning the standup battle so far.
Trail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trail gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turpin throws an off balance right hand
and Trail counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Turpin.
Jab by Turpin.
Turpin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turpin.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Turpin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Turpin connects with a looping right hand.
Turpin throws an overhand right that lands on Trail's shoulder, as Trail tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trail.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trail! But no joy.
Trail ducks under a wild hook from Turpin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turpin.
Randolph Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Turpin.
Turpin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Trail throws out a counter right but Turpin avoids it with no problem.
Turpin lands with a cross.
Trail on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turpin cracks a nice hook into Trail's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin throws a jab when Trail was well out of range.
Trail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turpin looks to land a body kick but Trail moved away.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Turpin swings for the body but Trail moves out of range.
Nice cross by Trail.
Turpin misses with a leg kick
and Trail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
Trail throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trail with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turpin to score with a decent uppercut.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Trail counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turpin thinking.
Turpin tests Trail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trail has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Turpin lands a body shot.
Trail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trail ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turpin scores with a nice head shot.
Turpin throws a nice looking combination but Trail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turpin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trails jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turpin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turpin cracks a nice hook into Trail's ribs.
Turpin tried to score with a low kick but Trail checks it.
Turpin takes a swing at Trail's ribcage but misses.
Turpin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trail can do to turn this around?
Turpin slips under a jab from Trail.
Trail ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trail slips a straight right by Turpin.
Trail let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Trail.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Trail's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turpin swings widly with a right hand
and Trail counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trail lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Trail.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Trail.
Trail shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turpin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trail checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trail doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cannondale Trail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trail lands a jab to the head.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trail takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turpin lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Trail steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good exchange - Turpin coming out on top.
Randolph Turpin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trail has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turpin connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randolph Turpin.
Well Turpin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randolph Turpin!
Post fight, Randolph Turpin took to the microphone: 'Like to thank my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, without him I am nothing.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 3424 p4p, 393 weight class) and Aldo O Donno (ranked 3491 p4p, 400 weight class). Lodbrok's entrance music is Killing in the name of.... A fine choice. Aldo O Donno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo O Donno!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Donno looks to land a left hand but Lodbrok moved out of range nicely.
Lodbrok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Donno throws a poor cross that misses
and Lodbrok counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lodbrok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but O Donno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Donno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Donno digs a good hook to Lodbrok's body.
O Donno ducks right into an uppercut from Lodbrok.
O Donno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Donno throws a good cross that connects.
Lodbrok is rocked!
O Donno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lodbrok was well out of range. Poor timing from O Donno.
Oh Lodbrok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok tries to get into range but O Donno steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Lodbrok! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! O Donno scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aldo O Donno!
A relieved looking Aldo O Donno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 4171 p4p, 386 weight class) and Matsuda Taro (ranked 771 p4p, 87 weight class). Burns comes to the ring accompanied by Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taro.
Taro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taro throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Taro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taro throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns misses with a low kick as Taro jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Taro misses.
Taro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Taro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns tests Taro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns is looking to chop away at Taro's legs.
Taro takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns slips a straight right by Taro.
Taro is looking to land body kicks.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Burns tries a low kick but Taro avoids it.
Taro slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taro blocks a low kick nicely.
Taro checks a leg kick.
Taro misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taro throws a shot to the body.
Taro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Taro off balance momentarily.
Taro throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Taro misses.
Taro moves away from the strike by Burns.
Taro throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Taro.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taro. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Taro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns moves out of range as Taro strikes.
Burns lands a jab to the head.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taro.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taro misses the shot to the body.
Taro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro misses the jab.
Taro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns closes the distance and pushes Taro back into the ropes.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taro looking to slow down the pace here.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Taro controls his hands.
Taro breaks the clinch.
Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taro throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy left from Taro finds it's target.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Taro connects with a solid leg kick.
Taro misses with a combination
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Taro controls the action.
Taro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Taro trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taro into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matsuda Taro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Taro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taro misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns takes the fight into the clinch.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taro blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taro working hard to break the clinch.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Taro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Taro avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Taro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taro throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Taro cracks Burns with an open hand slap.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Taro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Taro misses with a hook.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Taro misses
and Burns moves into the clinch.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taro backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
Burns tries to work over Taro's front leg with a kick but Taro checks it.
Taro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Taro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taro.
Good work by Taro as he checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Taro.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
A cross from Burns lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taro. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Taro down.
Taro throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Taro misses its intended target.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taro misses the jab.
Taro tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Matsuda Taro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Taro counters with a nice body shot.
Taro swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Xavier Burns dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Taro throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
Burns is looking to counter the offense by Taro and move into the clinch.
Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Taro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taro checks a leg kick.
Taro throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Taro throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Taro misses.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Taro slips the punch.
Burns cracks Taro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Taro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taro tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Taro moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Taro.
Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Taro off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taro works over Burns's head and body with a nice combination.
Taro throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taro tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Taro throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns slips a straight right by Taro.
Burns tests Taro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taro lands a jab-cross combination.
Taro works the jab nicely.
Taro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns thumps Taro with a low kick.
Burns lands with a nice body kick.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taro.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taro.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns slips a straight right by Taro.
Taro loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Taro drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns slips a jab from Taro.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taro.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taro misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taro throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Taro misses with a straight right.
Taro throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns tries to counter by clinching up but Taro breaks away and moves out of range.
Taro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taro misses with a looping left.
Taro looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Taro misses with a body shot.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Taro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns throws a leg kick but Taro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns.
Burns throws a low kick but Taro moves out of range easily.
Taro lands a slapping body shot.
Taro swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsuda Taro really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Taro slips under a jab.
Burns wants to clinch.
Taro lands a nice looking body kick.
Taro misses with a body shot.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taro manages to circle out of the way.
Burns throws a leg kick but Taro moved away.
Taro checks a leg kick.
Taro tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns moves away from the strike by Taro.
Taro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taro misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taro. Taro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Burns cracks the inside of Taro's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Burns.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taro throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Taro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taro scores with a shot to the body.
Burns throws a hook but Taro avoids it easily.
Burns works the jab nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Taro down.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taro.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Taro moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taro.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns momentarily.
Taro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taro checks it well.
Taro checks the leg kick.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Taro misses with a low kick.
Taro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns slips under a jab from Taro.
Taro lands with a nice combination. Burns backs away looking to recover.
Burns throws a leg kick but Taro checks it.
A little jabbing left from Taro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Taro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taro throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns wants to slow Taro down by chopping away at his legs.
Taro throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Taro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns scores with a kick to the body.
Taro misses with a wild body shot.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Matsuda Taro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taro scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Titan Xavier Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
Taro dips to his left and cracks Burns with an uppercut!
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns throws a push kick but Taro slaps the foot to one side.
Burns tries a low kick but Taro avoids it.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taro throws out the jab.
Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taro takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Taro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taro takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Taro as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Taro blocks the leg kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
Taro throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Taro checks it.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
Burns moves away from the strike by Taro.
Taro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Taro avoids it.
Taro throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Taro.
Matsuda Taro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Taro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Taro lands a slapping body shot.
Taro misses with a series of wild punches.
Taro throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Taro's side.
Taro tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Taro controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro trying to stall but Burns improves his position.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Taro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Taro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burns seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taro can turn it around.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taro wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taro.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Taro takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Titan Xavier Burns!
Titan Xavier Burns retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Titan Xavier Burns took to the microphone: 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.
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