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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tien Shinhan (ranked 7676 p4p, 722 weight class) and Phil McKinnen (ranked 7765 p4p, 723 weight class). Shinhan comes to the ring accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. McKinnen has chosen Young Cardinals as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tien Shinhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil McKinnen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinhan connects with a leg kick. McKinnen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McKinnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinhan throws a low kick but it's checked well by McKinnen.
McKinnen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinhan.
McKinnen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinhan throws a solid leg kick but McKinnen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shinhan.
Shinhan lands a front kick to the face, that drops McKinnen to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
McKinnen is rocked!
It looks like Phil McKinnen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack! A monster head kick from Shinhan and McKinnen falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Shinhan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tien Shinhan!
After winning the bout, Tien Shinhan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Kin (ranked 6778 p4p, 626 weight class) and Haruto Suo (ranked 24383 p4p, 761 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruto Suo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suo closes the distance and pushes Kin back into the ropes.
Suo has Kin pressed against the ropes.
Kin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Suo blocks a head kick by Kin.
Suo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Suo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Suo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James Kin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suo throws a right and a left that Kin avoids nicely.
Kin lands a head kick!
It looks like Haruto Suo has been cut.
Kin throws a head kick that misses
and Suo counters with a three punch combo that has Kin backing up. Kin nods at Suo to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kin tries to circle away but Suo has him pinned against the ropes.
Suo manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin throws a head kick that misses
and Suo counters with a two punch combo.
Suo misses with a wild body shot.
Suo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Suo moves out of range easily.
Kin misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kin.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suo has closed the distance and engaged Kin in a clinch.
Kin breaks from the clinch.
Suo throws a head kick but Kin moves out of range.
Suo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suo wants to clinch.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kin! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Kin!
In defeat, Haruto Suo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you fans!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 3516 p4p, 401 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 2673 p4p, 320 weight class). Lodbrok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing in the name of.... Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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201 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 10 - 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
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok with a nice cross.
Tarczynski moves forwards but Lodbrok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lodbrok takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tarczynski throws a jab when Lodbrok was well out of range.
Tarczynski is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tarczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lodbrok throws out the jab.
Tarczynski throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Tarczynski 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.
Tarczynski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lodbrok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lodbrok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarczynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarczynski cracks a nice hook into Lodbrok's ribs.
Lodbrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarczynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been informed that Tarczynski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lodbrok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok jabs at Tarczynski's body.
Tarczynski slips a jab from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tarczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Halfdan Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok with a jab.
Lodbrok throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Lodbrok moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTarczynski.
Lodbrok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski gets tackled into the ropes by Lodbrok. Lodbrok maintains the clinch.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lodbrok digs a right hand into Tarczynski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tarczynski's gas tank.
Lodbrok lands a body shot.
Lodbrok takes a shot to the head.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Lodbrok.
Tarczynski blocks an elbow strike.
Tarczynski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lodbrok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarczynski avoids it.
Lodbrok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lodbrok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tarczynski trying to control the position but instead, Lodbrok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarczynski into the ropes.
Tarczynski managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok scores a nice knee to the body.
Tarczynski looks winded!
Tarczynski cracks Lodbrok with a nice body shot.
Tarczynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a nice uppercut.
Lodbrok blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarczynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski missing with knees to the body.
Lodbrok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tarczynski's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Lodbrok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tarczynski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lodbrok is out of range and Tarczynski settles back down.
Lodbrok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lodbrok, right into the meat.
Lodbrok scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lodbrok lands a lovely overhand right.
That has opened up Karol Tarczynski's cut even more.
Lodbrok misses with a low kick.
Lodbrok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski scores with a leg kick.
Lodbrok throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Tarczynski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lodbrok with a body shot.
Tarczynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lodbrok at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarczynski avoids it.
Tarczynski stalling in the clinch but Lodbrok improves position.
Lodbrok lands an elbow inside.
Lodbrok slowing the pace effectively.
Tarczynski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lodbrok misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok is pushing Tarczynski up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tarczynski missing with knees to the body.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but Tarczynski blocks with his arms.
Lodbrok misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lodbrok or not.
Halfdan Lodbrok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarczynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Lodbrok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lodbrok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lodbrok has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a wild body shot.
Lodbrok works over Tarczynski's head and body with a nice combination.
Halfdan Lodbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Lodbrok misses.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tarczynski takes a step back to recover.
Lodbrok looks to clinch
and Tarczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lodbrok just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Lodbrok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarczynski.
Lodbrok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tarczynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Lodbrok blocks a body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Lodbrok missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Lodbrok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lodbrok wants to land a leg kick but Tarczynski is out of range.
Lodbrok misses with a hook.
Lodbrok jabs at Tarczynski's body.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lodbrok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karol Tarczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lodbrok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tarczynski scores with a head kick.
Lodbrok throws a nice looking combination but Tarczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Tarczynski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lodbrok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tarczynski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski tries to score with a low kick but Lodbrok moves his leg out of the way.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Lodbrok blocks it.
Tarczynski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lodbrok loads up on a big right hand but Tarczynski slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lodbrok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tarczynski under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lodbrok throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tarczynski avoids it.
Lodbrok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lodbrok tries to clinch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Lodbrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarczynski can do to turn this around?
Tarczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Lodbrok's shoulder, as Lodbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Lodbrok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski checks a leg kick.
Lodbrok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot.
Halfdan Lodbrok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok misses the body punch
and Tarczynski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tarczynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lodbrok.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarczynski! But no joy.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Lodbrok slams his shin into Tarczynski's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski moves away from the strike by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lodbrok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tarczynski under the eye.
Lodbrok scores with a leg kick.
Lodbrok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halfdan Lodbrok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lodbrok 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Halfdan Lodbrok!
An out of breath Halfdan Lodbrok thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 22499 p4p, 777 weight class) and Shahar Aharon (ranked 7870 p4p, 673 weight class). Marinov comes to the ring accompanied by Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahar Aharon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aharon.
Aharon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aharon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aharon throws out a counter right but Marinov avoids it with no problem.
Marinov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aharon throws a right hand that misses
and Marinov counters with a thumping low kick.
Marinov jabs Aharon right on the nose. Aharon blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Marinov. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aharon.
A big right from Aharon misses.
Aharon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aharon loads up on a big right hand but Marinov slips the punch.
Marinov gets a clinch.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Aharon controls his hands.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Aharon controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marinov prevents Aharon from breaking the clinch.
Marinov scores with a hook to the body.
Aharon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Aharon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shahar Aharon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aharon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Aharon tries to clinch but Marinov moves away
and Marinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Marinov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marinov scores with a leg kick.
Marinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aharon forces Marinov back against the ropes and clinches.
Aharon takes a shot to the head.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aharon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marinov has him pressed against the ropes.
Marinov tries to work over Aharon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aharon blocks an uppercut.
Marinov manages to break the clinch.
Aharon looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
Aharon tries to keep at a distance but Marinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aharon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aharon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov lands a left hand.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Aharon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marinov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aharon tries to clinch but Marinov moves out of range.
Aharon pushes Marinov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Aharon.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Aharon's head.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Aharon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Aharon controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aharon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Marinov.
Aharon wants to break free but Marinov has control.
Aharon blocking some punches.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov lands with a left to the head.
Aharon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Marinov.
Marinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aharon tries to clinch up.
Aharon throws an overhand right that lands on Marinov's shoulder, as Marinov tries to avoid the shot.
Aharon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aharon tries to clinch but Marinov is having none of it.
Aharon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aharon tries to clinch up
and Marinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aharon throws out a loose jab but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov looks to land a combination but Aharon avoids it well.
Aharon throws a right hand that misses
and Marinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marinov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aharon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aharon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marinov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aharon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Aharon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aharon throws a lazy right hand but Marinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aharon.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Aharon.
Marinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Aharon tries to clinch up but Marinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Marinov scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aharon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aharon throws a lazy right hand but Marinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Aharon.
Shahar Aharon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aharon can do to turn this around?
Marinov punishes Aharon's body with a nice straight punch.
Marinov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aharon throws a jab but it's blocked by Marinov.
Aharon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aharon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Marinov moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aharon.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aharon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Aharon.
Marinov pushes Aharon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aharon backwards.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands a body punch.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Aharon avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Marinov lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinov.
Marinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marinov.
Aharon is trying to break free.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aharon is looking to break free of the clinch but Marinov has double underhooks.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Marinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aharon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aharon scrambles back to his feet.
Aharon 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.
Marinov slips a jab from Aharon.
Marinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marinov throws a leg kick which misses Aharon's front leg but catches the back leg as Aharon tries to avoid it.
Aharon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.
Marinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Aharon looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Aharon manages to avoid it.
Aharon misses with a looping right.
Marinov scores with a hook.
Aharon is rocked!
Aharon throws an overhand right that lands on Marinov's shoulder, as Marinov tries to avoid the shot.
Aharon is still on wobbly legs! Can Marinov finish him?
Aharon walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Aharon is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
A very excited looking Emil Marinov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter White (ranked 7363 p4p, 526 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 22336 p4p, 625 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone misses with a low kick.
White feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
White slips a straight right by Stone.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Stone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stone looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
As Stone backs away, White returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
White ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White lands with a good body shot.
White defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White lands with a hook. Stone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Stone motions for White to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stone throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Stone punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
White checks a leg kick.
White scores with a push kick.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Stone tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Stone moves into range and clinches up with White.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
White tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
White tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
White prevents a body shot from Stone.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Stone scores with a hook to the body.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keith Stone will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone 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.
White misses with a head kick.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
White looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Keith Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White misses with a leg kick.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone slips a jab from White.
White slips a jab from Stone.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
White scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Stone settles back down.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook.
White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Stone looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone throws a quick inside leg kick.
White throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White with a hook.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.
White misses with a low kick.
Stone misses with a hook.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone thumps White with a low kick.
White misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White tries to land a leg kick but Stone saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
White misses with a body kick.
A big left from White misses.
Stone tries to counter with a clinch but White shakes him off and moves away.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone 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.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
Stone tries to clinch up.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from White.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from White misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White misses with a leg kick.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from White misses.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from White.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Stone checks a low kick from White.
White defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone takes one on the button.
White moves away from the strike by Stone.
White tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone rushes White and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
Stone tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keith Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stone throws a leg kick
and White counters with a left to the body.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White misses the jab.
Stone throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White checks a low kick from Stone.
White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White motions for Stone to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from White.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Walter White.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Walter White!
During a confident post fight interview, Walter White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Humpty Dumbrowski (ranked 21975 p4p, 810 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 7905 p4p, 674 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Humpty Dumbrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumbrowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dumbrowski throws a shot to the body.
Dumbrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Dumbrowski slips under a jab from Power.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Dumbrowski misses its intended target.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski misses with a wild body shot.
Dumbrowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Dumbrowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power throws the left hand but Dumbrowski avoids the punch easily.
Dumbrowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power thuds a left hand into Dumbrowski's body.
Dumbrowski takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Dumbrowski slips under a jab.
A big right from Dumbrowski misses.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Dumbrowski misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Dumbrowski slips a jab from Power.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Dumbrowski takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dumbrowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power throws a good cross that connects.
Dumbrowski missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power throws out a counter right but Dumbrowski avoids it with no problem.
Power slips under a jab.
Dumbrowski lands an overhand right.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dumbrowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dumbrowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Dumbrowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dumbrowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dumbrowski lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dumbrowski doesn't seem phased though.
Dumbrowski catches Power with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dumbrowski misses with a wild body shot.
Power throws a jab when Dumbrowski was well out of range.
Dumbrowski throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dumbrowski throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Dumbrowski connects with a right hand. Power shakes it off.
Dumbrowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power slips under a jab from Dumbrowski.
Power takes a jab right on the kisser.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dumbrowski.
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 Humpty Dumbrowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dumbrowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumbrowski. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power takes one on the button.
Dumbrowski slips a jab from Power.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Dumbrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Good exchange - Dumbrowski coming out on top.
Dumbrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Dumbrowski needs to keep his hands up - Power had a free shot at his head there.
Dumbrowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dumbrowski throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dumbrowski misses with a looping right.
Power let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Power lands with a cross.
Dumbrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dumbrowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Humpty Dumbrowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Dumbrowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Power stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dumbrowski.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Dumbrowski defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Dumbrowski lands with a shot to the body.
Dumbrowski blocks a head kick by Power.
Dumbrowski is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Power.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dumbrowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dumbrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power avoids the body shot from Dumbrowski.
Power throws out a counter right but Dumbrowski avoids it with no problem.
Dumbrowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Power slips a straight right by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumbrowski.
Power looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Dumbrowski. Beautiful body shot.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power! But no joy.
Dumbrowski is looking to wear down Power with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dumbrowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power misses with a wild combination.
Dumbrowski tries to counter by clinching up but Power breaks away and moves out of range.
Power looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power 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.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Dumbrowski staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power looks to land a right hand but Dumbrowski moved out of range.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dumbrowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Power closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dumbrowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dumbrowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Power walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dumbrowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dumbrowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Power throws a hook but Dumbrowski avoids it easily.
Dumbrowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumbrowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humpty Dumbrowski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dumbrowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Humpty Dumbrowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Power misses.
Dumbrowski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dumbrowski misses the shot to the body.
Dumbrowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Dumbrowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Dumbrowski.
A nice combination there by Dumbrowski.
Power closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dumbrowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dumbrowski takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumbrowski misses the shot to the body.
Power takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dumbrowski.
Sloppy strikes from Dumbrowski. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power! But no joy.
Geordie Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Dumbrowski staying out of range there.
Power fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dumbrowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Dumbrowski ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power throws a body punch but Dumbrowski moves out of range.
Dumbrowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Power manages to circle out of the way.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power throws a jab when Dumbrowski was well out of range.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dumbrowski's head backwards.
Dumbrowski throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dumbrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Power throws the left hand but Dumbrowski avoids the punch easily.
Power with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumbrowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power looks to land a left hand but Dumbrowski moved out of range nicely.
Power is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dumbrowski connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power misses with a hook. Dumbrowski ducked under it nicely.
Power looks to land a right hand but Dumbrowski moved out of range.
Dumbrowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dumbrowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Power throws a hook to the side of Dumbrowski's head but Dumbrowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dumbrowski tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Dumbrowski scores with a body shot.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumbrowski scores with a nice head shot.
Power needs to keep his hands up - Dumbrowski had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Dumbrowski misses.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Power.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Geordie Power.
Well Dumbrowski 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Humpty Dumbrowski!
Our winner, Humpty Dumbrowski, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 20680 p4p, 867 weight class) and Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 5186 p4p, 614 weight class). McDonnell's entrance music is Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. A fine choice. Nobonaga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kickboxer. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by McDonnell.
Nobonaga pushes McDonnell away with a front kick.
Nobonaga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nobonaga throws a body kick that misses
and McDonnell counters with an outside leg kick.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
McDonnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nobonaga gets a clinch.
McDonnell managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.
A head punch on the inside from Nobonaga fails to land.
McDonnell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nobonaga is trying to stall.
McDonnell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nobonaga misses with a knee to the head.
Nobonaga stalling the fight.
Nobonaga with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobonaga trying to control the position but instead, McDonnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nobonaga into the ropes.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the head but McDonnell blocks with his arms.
McDonnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga pushes McDonnell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga missing with knees to the body.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonnell avoids it.
Nobonaga tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonnell avoids the damage to the body.
Nobonaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nobonaga digs a right hand into McDonnell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonnell's gas tank.
Nobonaga lands a nice elbow.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Nobonaga.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonnell is defending well for now.
McDonnell lands a left hand.
McDonnell presses Nobonaga against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonnell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonnell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nobonaga content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobonaga's elbow.
McDonnell breaks the clinch.
Nobonaga wants to clinch up but McDonnell keeps it at a distance.
McDonnell scores with a nice body kick.
Nobonaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nobonaga trying to control the position but instead, McDonnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nobonaga into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonnell.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonnell.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDonnell is keeping busy.
McDonnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nobonaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagoya Nobonaga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
Nobonaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonnell, pushing him back against the ropes.
McDonnell tries to break the clinch but Nobonaga is controlling the position.
Nobonaga is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonnell gets an underhook and turns Nobonaga into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by McDonnell.
Nobonaga is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nobonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Nobonaga as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDonnell.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nobonaga misses with the head strike.
A short right from Nobonaga.
McDonnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell is looking to control Nobonaga's arms but Nobonaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the ropes.
Nobonaga tries to throw a body punch but McDonnell avoids it by throwing Nobonaga back against the ropes.
Nobonaga trying to control the position but instead, McDonnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nobonaga into the ropes.
McDonnell is looking to control Nobonaga's arms but Nobonaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the ropes.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
Nobonaga struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
Nobonaga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nobonaga lands with a light punch inside.
Nobonaga tries to stall but McDonnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nobonaga leaning his opponent against the ropes.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell avoiding damage as Nobonaga throws knees to the body.
Nobonaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonnell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nobonaga.
Nobonaga displaying some good clinch control by pressing McDonnell up against the ropes.
McDonnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nobonaga or not.
Nobonaga is looking to control McDonnell's arms but McDonnell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
Nobonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Nobonaga controls the action.
Nobonaga lands a nice knee to the body.
Nobonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonnell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Nobonaga, against the ropes.
Nobonaga letting McDonnell take a breather here.
Nobonaga blocks an uppercut.
Nobonaga scores with a hook to the body.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Nobonaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sagoya Nobonaga 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!
McDonnell thuds his right hand into Nobonaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by McDonnell's head coaches at True North Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McDonnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nobonaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like McDonnell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nobonaga.
McDonnell looks for the body kick but Nobonaga saw that one coming.
It seemed like Nobonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonnell is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Nobonaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Nobonaga misses.
Nobonaga throws a head kick but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell rushes Nobonaga and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McDonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonnell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Nobonaga is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from McDonnell - that landed with a thud.
Cory McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonnell tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonnell takes a shot to the head.
McDonnell tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Nobonaga controls the action.
Nobonaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDonnell is keeping busy.
McDonnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagoya Nobonaga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDonnell pushes Nobonaga back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Nobonaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nobonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobonaga's elbow.
McDonnell tries to stall but Nobonaga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nobonaga is keeping busy.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobonaga controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nobonaga.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Nobonaga.
McDonnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nobonaga 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sagoya Nobonaga!
Sagoya Nobonaga really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abe Lievin (ranked 16759 p4p, 799 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 2773 p4p, 373 weight class). Abe Lievin 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Lievin counters with a straight right hand.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Lievin misses.
Lievin moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lievin manages to avoid it.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown throws the left hand but Lievin avoids the punch easily.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Lievin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Lievin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lievin to score with a decent uppercut.
Lievin misses with a head kick.
Lievin misses with a head kick.
Brown tries to clinch
and Lievin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Lievin connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Lievin .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Lievin moves out of range easily.
Lievin lands a nice looking body kick.
Lievin lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown looks winded!
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Lievin counters with an inside leg kick.
Lievin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lievin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lievin scores with a kick to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lievin .
Lievin cracks Brown with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Brown get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Brown looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Lievin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lievin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lievin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Lievin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lievin scores with a jab to the body.
Lievin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown closes the distance but Lievin moves to the side
enabling Lievin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown wants to clinch
and Lievin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lievin scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Brown 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.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lievin counters with a nice body kick.
Lievin keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Lievin lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown is rocked!
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Lievin counters with a straight right hand.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Lievin finish him?
Brown has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lievin .
Brown glances at the clock... BAM! Lievin nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Brown crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Brown is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abe Lievin !
After winning the bout, Abe Lievin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 17659 p4p, 823 weight class) and Carson West (ranked 16792 p4p, 836 weight class). Szczęsny comes to the ring accompanied by Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the nose.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szczęsny. That did some damage!
Donk. West catches Szczęsny right on the button with a cross.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Szczęsny's calf.
Szczęsny 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.
Szczęsny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
West thuds his right hand into Szczęsny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szczęsny.
West throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice uppercut there from West.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Szczęsny.
West misses with a head kick.
West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Szczęsny takes an elbow to the temple.
Szczęsny blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by West.
A left hand lands to the body for Szczęsny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny works on West's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
Szczęsny can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West takes a shot to the head.
Szczęsny misses with the head strike.
Szczęsny tries to break the clinch but West is controlling the position.
Szczęsny can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West lands a nice knee to the body.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Szczęsny tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Szczęsny back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Szczęsny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szczęsny blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny dodges an elbow strike from West.
Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
West misses the shot to the body.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
West cracks a nice hook into Szczęsny's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Szczęsny finds it's way through West's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczęsny scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
West has Szczęsny up against the ropes in a clinch.
Szczęsny digs a right hand underneath West's ribcage. West let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczęsny.
West instigates a clinch.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szczęsny backwards.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szczęsny is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Szczęsny lands a body shot.
Szczęsny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West blocks the body kick.
West unleashes a big counter combination but Szczęsny bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
West wants to slow Szczęsny down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Szczęsny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Szczęsny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
West scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from West misses.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Szczęsny throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Szczęsny misses
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny tries to work over West's front leg with a kick but West checks it.
Szczęsny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Carson West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczęsny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczęsny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a predictable looking body shot
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
West fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
West misses with a knee to the head.
Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West misses with a head kick.
West has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West lands a right hook to the body.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczęsny throws out the jab.
West throws out a counter right but Szczęsny avoids it with no problem.
Szczęsny swings for the body but West moves out of range.
A low kick from West misses
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a head kick.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good shot there by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a big shot that misses.
Szczęsny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
Szczęsny looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
A head kick misses from West.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick
and West counters with a slapping leg kick.
Szczęsny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szczęsny avoids the head kick by West.
Szczęsny is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Szczęsny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West throws an elbow that misses.
West blocks a body shot from Szczęsny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carson West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Szczęsny loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
Szczęsny darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Szczęsny will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Szczęsny misses.
As Szczęsny backs off West throws a huge counter combo but Szczęsny manages to avoid it all.
Szczęsny is looking to wear down West with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
West throws a nice looking combination but Szczęsny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
West misses with a combination
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
West connects with a solid leg kick.
West misses with a low kick.
Szczęsny is looking to counter punch.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczęsny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczęsny.
Szczęsny misses with a few strikes there.
West ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Szczęsny.
Nice cross by West.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as West checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
West lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Szczęsny connects with the punch.
A jab from West does it's job there.
West swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Szczęsny tried to counter with a leg kick but West avoided it.
West throws a right hand that Szczęsny ducks under and follows up with a left that Szczęsny also avoids with ease.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
West misses with the combination.
Szczęsny slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Szczęsny.
West misses with a leg kick
and Szczęsny counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Szczęsny finds it's target.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczęsny avoids the head kick by West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West feints and then cracks Szczęsny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Szczęsny down.
West walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Szczęsny rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but West has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
West walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Szczęsny rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but West has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
West is rocked!
West looks to throw the jab but Szczęsny is out of range.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczęsny finish him?
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Szczęsny throws a body shot but no joy.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Szczęsny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Szczęsny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
West tried to score with a low kick but Szczęsny checks it.
Szczęsny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to West's calf.
West throws out a leg kick but Szczęsny moves out of range and West only half commits.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from West does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Szczęsny. That's going to slow West down.
Szczęsny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
Szczęsny slips under a jab from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Szczęsny takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Szczęsny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed West momentarily.
Szczęsny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny misses with a hook.
West walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Szczęsny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Szczęsny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.
West misses with a looping right.
Krzysztof Szczęsny is winning the standup battle so far.
West moves out of range of the body kick from Szczęsny.
West throws out a counter right but Szczęsny avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
West throws a solid leg kick but Szczęsny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at West.
A punch combination from West misses.
West pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Szczęsny back to the ropes. West follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny misses with a leg kick.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szczęsny throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
Szczęsny throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West looking to land some kicks to the body here.
West instigates a clinch.
Szczęsny managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny motions for West to come forward. Szczęsny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczęsny.
Good standup being displayed there by Szczęsny as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for West.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Szczęsny throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
Szczęsny misses with a wild body shot.
West misses with a hook.
West throws a leg kick but Szczęsny checks it.
Szczęsny thinks about countering with a body kick.
Szczęsny misses with a low kick.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
West's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
West thumps Szczęsny with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Carson West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczęsny. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krzysztof Szczęsny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szczęsny in his tracks.
West connects with a solid leg kick.
Szczęsny misses with a series of wild punches.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
West slips a straight right by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West works the jab nicely.
West has closed the distance and engaged Szczęsny in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczęsny avoids the damage to the body.
Szczęsny digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
Szczęsny breaks from the clinch.
West is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West pushes Szczęsny up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny lands a body shot in the clinch.
Szczęsny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Szczęsny tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Szczęsny back against the ropes.
Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczęsny delivers a nice body kick.
Szczęsny scores a knockdown with a big right hand! West 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.
West walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! West is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczęsny!
Krzysztof Szczęsny retains his light heavyweight title!
Krzysztof Szczęsny decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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