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Dynasty Fight Night 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vincent Vaughn (ranked 23800 p4p, 711 weight class) and Haruto Suo (ranked 23813 p4p, 787 weight class). Haruto Suo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vincent Vaughn's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruto Suo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn throws a hook to the side of Suo's head but Suo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vaughn misses with a lunging right hand
and Vaughn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vaughn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suo in his tracks.
Vaughn closes the distance and pushes Suo back into the ropes.
Vaughn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suo tries to clinch there but Vaughn circles away.
Vaughn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Suo lands with a slapping head kick.
Vaughn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suo closes the distance and clinches.
Vaughn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaughn clinches up with Suo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vaughn stalling against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suo with a knee to the head.
Suo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suo breaks the clinch.
Suo gets tackled into the ropes by Vaughn. Vaughn maintains the clinch.
Suo tries to stall but Vaughn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vaughn lands an elbow just above Suo 's eye.
Suo working hard to break the clinch.
Vaughn breaks from the clinch.
Vaughn misses with a two punch combination.
Suo lands with a good body shot.
Vaughn misses with a hook.
Suo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vaughn closes the distance and clinches.
Vaughn manages to break the clinch.
Suo scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaughn swats away the attempt to clinch by Suo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suo lands with a nice body punch.
Suo looks to land a combination but Vaughn avoids it well.
Suo avoids the head kick by Vaughn.
A combination from Suo does no damage.
Suo clinches up with Vaughn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vaughn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaughn misses with a head kick.
Suo avoids the head kick by Vaughn.
Suo wants to clinch up but Vaughn keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haruto Suo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vaughn has closed the distance and engaged Suo in a clinch.
Suo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vaughn trying to land knees to the body.
Suo misses with a knee strike.
Vaughn trying to stall but Suo improves his position.
Vaughn has Suo pushed against the ropes.
Suo has had enough of the clinch but Vaughn keeps him there for the moment.
Suo missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suo manages to break the clinch.
Suo tries to clinch
and Vaughn counters with a right hand to the body.
Vaughn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suo counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
Suo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaughn has Suo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suo missing with knees to the body.
Suo lands a damaging elbow.
Vaughn tries a body shot but Suo blocks it.
Vaughn controlling the action here for a moment.
Suo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaughn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vaughn counters with a head kick.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haruto Suo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaughn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaughn clinches with his opponent.
Vaughn breaks the clinch.
Vaughn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suo.
Suo tries to counter with a clinch but Vaughn shakes him off and moves away.
Vaughn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaughn throws a combination that misses
and Suo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn breaks from the clinch.
Suo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vaughn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vaughn swats away the attempt to clinch by Suo.
Suo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaughn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaughn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vaughn moves into the clinch successfully.
Vaughn is looking to control Suo's arms but Suo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vaughn has his back to the ropes.
Suo blocks an uppercut.
Vaughn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suo tries to keep at a distance but Vaughn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vaughn stalling the fight.
Suo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suo lands a nice looking body shot.
Suo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaughn walks into a straight right hand from Suo.
Vincent Vaughn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vaughn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Suo.
Suo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suo struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaughn controls his hands.
Vaughn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaughn doesn't manage to clinch there - Suo circles away.
Suo closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suo.
Vaughn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaughn tries to clinch there but Suo circles away.
Vaughn throws a head kick that misses
and Suo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaughn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suo lands a nice hook to Vaughn's body. Vaughn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suo scores with a hook to the body. Vaughn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vaughn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaughn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suo clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haruto Suo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suo 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 Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haruto Suo!
Haruto Suo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ultar Kanhonh (ranked 4775 p4p, 405 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 7501 p4p, 504 weight class). Zavurov has chosen Deftones - Xenon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Very confident
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ultar Kanhonh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamil Zavurov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanhonh circles away.
Kanhonh has managed to clinch.
Zavurov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanhonh backwards.
Zavurov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanhonh blocks it with crossed arms.
Zavurov lands an elbow just above Kanhonh 's eye.
Zavurov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanhonh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zavurov lands an elbow that stopped Kanhonh in his tracks for a moment.
Kanhonh is rocked!
Zavurov smacks Kanhonh right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Kanhonh goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Shamil Zavurov!
A very excited looking Shamil Zavurov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 2779 p4p, 139 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 5708 p4p, 277 weight class). Preston comes to the ring accompanied by Fuckin Problem. John Lennon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Preston throws the left hand but Lennon avoids the punch easily.
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Preston misses with a body kick.
Preston keeps the fight on the outside.
Preston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lennon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Preston misses.
Preston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lennon counters with a low kick, right behind Preston 's knee.
Lennon throws a leg kick which misses Preston's front leg but catches the back leg as Preston tries to avoid it.
Preston just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston fails to land with a series of punches.
Lennon thumps Preston with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lennon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lennon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Preston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston tries to move into range but Lennon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lennon tries to clinch up
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston has managed to clinch.
Preston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lennon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lennon swings wildly with an uppercut but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lennon backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lennon.
Lennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preston lands an elbow just above Lennon 's eye.
Lennon can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Lennon working aggressively here.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Preston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Preston lands a good knee to the midsection. Lennon won't want to take too many of those.
Lennon throws a head punch that misses.
Lennon avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Lennon working aggressively here.
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!
Lennon misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lennons head.
Preston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lennon working aggressively here.
Lennon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lennon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Preston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lennon misses with some punches.
Preston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lennon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lennon misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preston.
Preston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Preston tries a body shot but Lennon blocks it.
Lennon tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Preston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lennon's brow.
Lennon lands a right hand.
Preston takes a shot to the head.
Preston takes a shot to the head.
Lennon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Lennon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lennon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Preston misses.
Lennon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lennon scores with a jab.
A jab from Lennon finds it's way through Preston's defenses.
Preston staying out of range there.
Preston slips under a jab.
Lennon misses the jab.
Lennon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Preston checks the leg kick.
Preston tries to clinch but Lennon is having none of it.
Lennon flicks out a counter leg kick but Preston steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston misses with a hook.
Lennon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lennon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preston.
Lennon moves forwards but Preston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon moves out of range as Preston throws a body kick.
Lennon just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston slips a jab from Lennon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lennon.
Lennon blocks a head kick by Preston.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Lennon moves away and avoids it.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
A jab from Preston misses.
Preston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lennon lands a nice shot to the body.
Lennon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Preston wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lennon misses with an uppercut.
Preston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lennon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston misses with a body shot
and Lennon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Preston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch but Lennon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Preston tries to clinch up but Lennon circles away and keeps his distance.
Lennon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lennon.
Lennon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lennon is looking to clinch but Preston is avoiding it.
Lennon has closed the distance and engaged Preston in a clinch.
Lennon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lennon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lennon lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lennon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lennon lands a glancing blow to the side of Preston's head.
John Lennon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Preston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lennon.
Lennon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lennon throws a series of punches but Preston avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Lennon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lennon.
Preston misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lennon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lennon throws a body shot but no joy.
Preston looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Preston is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lennon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Preston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lennon.
Lennon moves into range and clinches up with Preston.
Nice body punch from Lennon.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Lennon throws an elbow that misses.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lennon is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Preston throws an elbow but misses.
Preston tries a body shot but Lennon blocks it.
Lennon pushes Preston back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Preston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lennon dodges an elbow strike from Preston.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
Lennon lands a left hand.
Preston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lennon avoids it.
John Lennon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Preston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lennon's brow.
Lennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennon tries to throw a body punch but Preston avoids it by throwing Lennon back against the ropes.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preston.
Lennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Preston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preston lands an elbow just above Lennon 's eye.
Lennon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Preston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lennon's brow.
Aiden Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lennon blocks an elbow strike.
Preston missing with knees to the body.
Lennon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lennon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Lennon.
Well Lennon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lennon!
John Lennon gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 2929 p4p, 388 weight class) and Saiyan Southbrook (ranked 5072 p4p, 580 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Saiyan Southbrook was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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217 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
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saiyan Southbrook!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Southbrook lands with an overhand left.
Southbrook gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown gets through Southbrook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown working aggressively here.
Southbrook manages to break the clinch.
Brown forces Southbrook back against the ropes and clinches.
Southbrook breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Southbrook.
Southbrook lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Southbrook is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Southbrook has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Southbrook tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown blocks a body shot from Southbrook.
Southbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Southbrook moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Southbrook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
We've been informed that Southbrook 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Southbrook.
Southbrook wants to break free but Brown has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Southbrook.
Southbrook manages to break the clinch.
Southbrook throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Southbrook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Southbrook takes one to the chin there.
Brown tries to clinch there but Southbrook circles away.
Southbrook walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Southbrook gets a clinch.
Southbrook manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Southbrook, pushing him back against the ropes.
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Southbrook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Southbrook manages to avoid it.
Southbrook lands a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Southbrook has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Southbrook there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Saiyan Southbrook has been cut.
Southbrook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Southbrook.
Southbrook forces Brown back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Southbrook scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Southbrook pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Southbrook lands a nice elbow.
Southbrook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Southbrook.
Southbrook breaks from the clinch.
Southbrook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Southbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Southbrook.
Southbrook darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown feints and then cracks Southbrook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Southbrook down.
Brown moves forwards but Southbrook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown misses with a hook.
Southbrook scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saiyan Southbrook's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Southbrook blocks a head kick by Brown.
Southbrook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Southbrook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by Southbrook. Beautiful body shot.
Southbrook staying out of range there.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Southbrook circles away.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Southbrook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Southbrook breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Southbrook.
A head kick misses from Southbrook.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Southbrook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Southbrook connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Southbrook can pounce on him.
Southbrook moves into the clinch successfully.
Southbrook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Southbrook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Southbrook.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Southbrook, against the ropes.
Southbrook is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Southbrook lands a body punch in the clinch.
Southbrook lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Southbrook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Southbrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Southbrook.
Southbrook takes the fight into the clinch.
Southbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Southbrook lands with a left to the head.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Southbrook throws an elbow that misses.
Southbrook scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Southbrook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Southbrook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Southbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Southbrook manages to break the clinch.
Southbrook lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Southbrook fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Southbrook.
Southbrook scores with a shoulder strike.
Southbrook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Southbrook manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Southbrook is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab by Southbrook.
Southbrook gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Southbrook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Southbrook tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Southbrook cracks Brown with a good jab.
Southbrook stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Southbrook pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Southbrook has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Southbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws a series of punches but Southbrook moves out of range.
Southbrook takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Southbrook blocks it.
Southbrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Southbrook. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southbrook closes the distance and clinches.
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Southbrook tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Southbrook pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Southbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook breaks the clinch.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown throws a push kick but Southbrook slaps the foot to one side.
Southbrook tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Southbrook moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Southbrook breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up but Southbrook circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries to clinch but Southbrook moves away
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown cracks Southbrook with a good jab.
Southbrook feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown rushes Southbrook and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Southbrook creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Southbrook is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Southbrook breaks the clinch.
Southbrook buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saiyan Southbrook is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown scores with a hook.
Southbrook walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Southbrook 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 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dave Brown!
Dave Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevaughn Aldridge (ranked 4132 p4p, 509 weight class) and Takamura Mamoru (ranked 2777 p4p, 370 weight class). Aldridge's entrance music is Smooth Criminal By Michael Jackson. A fine choice. Mamoru has chosen The Great Takamura as his entrance music. Kevaughn Aldridge is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevaughn Aldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamoru!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses.
Mamoru throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aldridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamoru.
Mamoru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldridge.
Mamoru only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mamoru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldridge.
Mamoru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldridge slips a jab from Mamoru.
Mamoru cracks the inside of Aldridge's front leg.
Mamoru looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good shot there by Mamoru.
Aldridge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aldridge connects with an inside leg kick.
Aldridge throws a head kick but Mamoru moves out of range.
Mamoru was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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!
Mamoru lands the left hand.
Aldridge is rocked!
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Aldridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamoru circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Aldridge tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Mamoru wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takamura Mamoru!
Takamura Mamoru took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Power Matrix Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between David Haller (ranked 8691 p4p, 335 weight class) and Kurt Shann (ranked 7192 p4p, 311 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Shann!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Shann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shann tries to break the clinch but Haller is controlling the position.
Shann has a couple of punches blocked by Haller.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as Shann controls the action.
Haller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Haller lands an uppercut.
Shann takes a shot to the head.
Haller lands with a right to the head.
Shann throws a head punch that misses.
Haller lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Shann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Haller misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Haller.
Haller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haller.
Haller lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Haller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Haller.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as Shann controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Haller.
Haller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
Shann is rocked!
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shann is still on wobbly legs! Can Haller finish him?
Shann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Haller fails to land.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by Shann.
Haller cracks Shann with a nice body shot.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
Haller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shann.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller working aggressively here.
Shann throws a punch but it's blocked by Haller.
Shann seems to have recovered his senses.
Haller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shann misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
Haller cracks Shann with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Shann goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Shann wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Haller!
A determined David Haller didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Yves Cachemaille (ranked 1558 p4p, 230 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 21333 p4p, 767 weight class). Vettori comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mortal Kombat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jean Yves Cachemaille had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Yves Cachemaille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cachemaille fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cachemaille misses with a leg kick.
Cachemaille misses with a leg kick.
Cachemaille scores with a body shot.
Cachemaille lands a head kick!
Cachemaille doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cachemaille moves away.
Vettori sizes up Cachemaille with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cachemaille has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cachemaille sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Cachemaille misses.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Cachemaille slips the punch.
Cachemaille with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Vettori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cachemaille looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cachemaille moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cachemaille works on Vettori's body with a couple of short punches.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Cachemaille swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cachemaille can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cachemaille is defending well for now.
Cachemaille on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cachemaille struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cachemaille misses with a body punch.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Cachemaille avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Cachemaille tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Cachemaille stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Nice body punch from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori 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.
Cachemaille clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille lands with a shot to the body.
Cachemaille looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Vettori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vettori fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cachemaille fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cachemaille throws a leg kick that misses.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cachemaille.
Vettori jabs Cachemaille to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jean Yves Cachemaille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cachemaille. Those never looked like landing.
Vettori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cachemaille swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cachemaille. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Vettori.
Cachemaille looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cachemaille ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cachemaille.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Cachemaille misses with an uppercut
and Vettori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cachemaille takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cachemaille displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Cachemaille is looking to wear down Vettori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cachemaille throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori throws a body punch but Cachemaille moves out of range.
Cachemaille was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cachemaille tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Cachemaille scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettori doesn't seem bothered though.
Cachemaille throws a series of punches but Vettori avoids them all with ease.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori 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.
Cachemaille is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Cachemaille takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cachemaille misses with a low kick as Vettori jumps back.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Cachemaille.
Vettori throws a push kick but Cachemaille slaps the foot to one side.
Cachemaille throws the kick towards the body but Vettori avoids it.
Nice jab there from Vettori.
Vettori throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cachemaille connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cachemaille.
Cachemaille takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Cachemaille misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Vettori coming out on top.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cachemaille avoids a kick to the body.
Cachemaille staying out of range there.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cachemaille manages to avoid it.
Cachemaille is looking to counter the offense by Vettori and move into the clinch.
Cachemaille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Cachemaille.
Vettori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cachemaille stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Cachemaille.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cachemaille throws the kick towards the body but Vettori avoids it.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It appears Cachemaille was looking to counter with a kick there.
An inside leg kick from Vettori misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cachemaille throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jean Yves Cachemaille has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Cachemaille's defenses.
Cachemaille moves forwards but Vettori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vettori throws a right hand that misses
and Cachemaille counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cachemaille lands a high kick!
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Cachemaille drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vettori pushes Cachemaille away with a front kick.
Cachemaille dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vettori. That did some damage!
Vettori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cachemaille fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Cachemaille tried to score with a low kick but Vettori checks it.
Cachemaille dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vettori. That did some damage!
Vettori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cachemaille attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cachemaille coming out on top.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the body
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cachemaille lands with a slapping head kick.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cachemaille misses with a wild combination.
Cachemaille goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vettori checks a low kick from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille wants to clinch.
Cachemaille is looking to slow Vettori down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori thows a body kick. Cachemaille tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vettori scores with a hook.
Cachemaille misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Vettori.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cachemaille swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vettori counters with a big head kick but Cachemaille shrugs it off.
Jab, jab by Vettori - just one landing.
Cachemaille is rocked!
Cachemaille uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Oh Cachemaille is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille throws a sloppy head kick
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cachemaille misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cachemaille fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vettori has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Our winner, Marvin Vettori, 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pavlo Ramazanov (ranked 3486 p4p, 387 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 4990 p4p, 516 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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250 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Ramazanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada takes one on the button.
Ramazanov throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Harada.
Ramazanov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harada drives through and clinches with Ramazanov against the ropes.
Harada tries a body shot but Ramazanov blocks it.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov is looking to control Harada's arms but Harada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramazanov has his back to the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Harada as the two fighters clinch.
Harada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramazanov's elbow.
Harada misses with a punch to the body.
Ramazanov gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramazanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramazanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramazanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramazanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramazanov.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov lands with a right to the head.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramazanov gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harada prevents a body shot from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramazanov lands a right hand.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Ramazanov.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramazanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Ramazanov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harada as Ramazanov tries to tie him up.
Ramazanov tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harada.
Harada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramazanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramazanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harada is rocked!
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramazanov breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Harada with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Harada looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Harada get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pavlo Ramazanov!
After winning the bout, Pavlo Ramazanov 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 21660 p4p, 724 weight class) and Mickey Clark (ranked 21985 p4p, 726 weight class). La Croix's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La Meme Chose. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Clark!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix clinches up against the ropes.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but La Croix is controlling him.
La Croix is leaning against Clark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
La Croix struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
La Croix pushes Clark back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
La Croix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clark or not.
La Croix has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
La Croix cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
Clark looks winded!
La Croix lands an uppercut.
It looks like Mickey Clark has been cut.
La Croix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Croix breaks the clinch.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but La Croix ducks down to avoid it.
Clark throws a hook to the side of La Croix's head but La Croix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
La Croix is looking to counter punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from La Croix - the referee stops the clock and Clark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says La Croix. Clark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
La Croix works Clark's body with a nice hook.
Clark slips a jab from La Croix.
La Croix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix scores with a shot to the body.
La Croix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
La Croix lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
La Croix presses Clark against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
La Croix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Croix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
La Croix misses with a punch on the inside.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from La Croix.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
A short body shot lands from La Croix as the two fighters clinch.
La Croix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
La Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
La Croix lands a body shot.
La Croix misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from La Croix.
Nice body punch from La Croix - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from La Croix.
La Croix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
La Croix tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing La Croix back against the ropes.
La Croix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clark's coach down at Dynasty K-1 Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clark's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
La Croix lands a body punch.
La Croix tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing La Croix back against the ropes.
La Croix tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Clark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
La Croix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark throws a jab when La Croix was well out of range.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but La Croix ducks down to avoid it.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on La Croix's shoulder, as La Croix tries to avoid the shot.
La Croix is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Clark misses with an uppercut
and La Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
La Croix misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mickey Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Croix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
La Croix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Mickey Clark's cut even more.
La Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
La Croix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark throws a combination that misses
and La Croix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark is breathing heavily.
Clark misses with a right hand
and La Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and La Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clark's knee momentarily.
Crunch! La Croix slams his shin into Clark's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Clark to his hands and knees! The ref pushes La Croix away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Clark got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Clark is rocked!
La Croix cracks Clark with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
An out of breath Nero La Croix 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 16405 p4p, 761 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 2413 p4p, 335 weight class). Young is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West takes one to the side of the head.
West misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
West's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
West tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
West misses with a body shot.
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
West connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young ducks under a wild hook from West.
West catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
West avoids the body shot from Young.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to move into range but West moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
West uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young slips a jab and a cross from West.
Young moves away from the strike by West.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young throws out a counter right but West avoids it with no problem.
West slips a straight right by Young.
Young slips under a jab.
West connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Young throws a solid leg kick but West takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
West tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by West.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
West cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West connects with a jab.
Young throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Young staying out of range there.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson West dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Young loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
Carson West is winning the standup battle so far.
West throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
West paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young misses the jab.
West jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
West throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West connects with a single shot there.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West takes one to the side of the head.
Young staying out of range there.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
West misses with a looping left.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from West misses its target.
West works the jab nicely.
Young swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. West doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
West throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
West misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young connects with a crisp jab.
West closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Nice jab there from West.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
West is looking to chop away at Young's legs.
West listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Young blocks a leg kick.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
West throws a big shot that misses.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carson West will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick from West misses.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
West blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from West.
Young throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young wants to slow West down by chopping away at his legs.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
A shot to the liver by Young. Beautiful body shot.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young misses with a looping right.
West looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
West blocks a jab.
Young tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young slips under a jab.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West misses with a low kick.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
West throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West 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.
West misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
West walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
West ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
Young moves out of range as West strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for West.
Young throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
As Young tries to get set, West tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.
Young takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Young moves away from the strike by West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by West.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. West catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
A head kick misses from West.
West takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
West loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernst Young.
Well West has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson West!
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