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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Matthew Hargreaves (ranked 22362 p4p, 556 weight class) and Evista Fareston (ranked 22385 p4p, 587 weight class). Matthew Hargreaves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Evista Fareston's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Hargreaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evista Fareston!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hargreaves throws a lazy body kick
and Fareston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hargreaves misses with a looping right.
Hargreaves throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Fareston 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.
The fighters circling - Fareston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hargreaves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fareston misses with a series of wild punches.
Hargreaves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hargreaves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Evista Fareston has been cut.
Hargreaves moves into the clinch.
Hargreaves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hargreaves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Hargreaves.
Hargreaves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fareston blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hargreaves manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fareston.
Hargreaves instigates a clinch.
Fareston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fareston misses with a punch to the body.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hargreaves misses with an uppercut. Fareston saw that one coming.
It seemed like Fareston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hargreaves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hargreaves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fareston, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fareston swings wildly with an uppercut but Hargreaves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch.
Fareston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hargreaves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hargreaves jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fareston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hargreaves moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fareston jabs Hargreaves right on the nose. Hargreaves blinks but takes it well.
Fareston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evista Fareston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hargreaves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fareston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hargreaves closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Fareston as the two fighters clinch.
Hargreaves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hargreaves has managed to clinch.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fareston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hargreaves clinches up with Fareston and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hargreaves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fareston's face.
Hargreaves blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fareston fails to land.
Fareston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Hargreaves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evista Fareston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fareston misses with a double jab
and Hargreaves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fareston misses with a punch on the inside.
Hargreaves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hargreaves leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Fareston swings wildly with an uppercut but Hargreaves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hargreaves is working Fareston over against the ropes.
Hargreaves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fareston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fareston struggles to land a body shot inside as Hargreaves controls his hands.
Come on Hargreaves - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fareston tries to clinch but Hargreaves moves out of range.
Hargreaves instigates a clinch.
Hargreaves scores with a knee to the head.
Hargreaves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hargreaves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hargreaves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fareston's elbow.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fareston working aggressively here.
Fareston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fareston has a couple of punches blocked by Hargreaves.
Hargreaves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fareston working aggressively here.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthew Hargreaves is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Fareston misses.
Hargreaves seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fareston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hargreaves is out of range and Fareston settles back down.
Hargreaves throws out a head kick that Fareston doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Fareston crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Fareston's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Fareston is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fareston wants to clinch up but Hargreaves keeps it at a distance.
Fareston is still on wobbly legs! Can Hargreaves finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Fareston.
Hargreaves takes the fight into the clinch.
Hargreaves leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fareston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fareston seems to have recovered his senses.
Hargreaves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hargreaves has closed the distance and engaged Fareston in a clinch.
Fareston can't find room to land a body shot as Hargreaves controls the action.
Hargreaves holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Hargreaves will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Evista Fareston's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hargreaves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evista Fareston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fareston throws a lazy right hand but Hargreaves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fareston blocks a head kick by Hargreaves.
Fareston throws a big counter head kick but Hargreaves avoids it with no problem.
Fareston throws a right and a left that Hargreaves avoids nicely.
Hargreaves scores with a nice right hand.
Hargreaves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hargreaves stalls.
Matthew Hargreaves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hargreaves tries a body shot but Fareston blocks it.
Hargreaves throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fareston misses with a punch on the inside.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch.
Hargreaves throws a head kick but Fareston moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fareston misses the target.
Hargreaves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fareston can do to turn this around?
Fareston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargreaves gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fareston counters with an outside leg kick.
Hargreaves closes the distance and clinches.
Hargreaves pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hargreaves lands a knee to the body.
Hargreaves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hargreaves breaks from the clinch.
Hargreaves ducks right into an uppercut from Fareston.
Fareston sizes up Hargreaves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fareston tries to score with a low kick but Hargreaves moves his leg out of the way.
Fareston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hargreaves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Hargreaves was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fareston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargreaves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hargreaves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fareston.
Hargreaves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hargreaves moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hargreaves leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hargreaves slowing the pace effectively.
Hargreaves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hargreaves moves in looking to clinch but Fareston pushes him off.
Hargreaves takes a swing at Fareston's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matthew Hargreaves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Hargreaves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hargreaves 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Hargreaves!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Eli Rutherford (ranked 7621 p4p, 455 weight class) and Cahal Jefferson (ranked 8309 p4p, 485 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cahal Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford leaning against his opponent.
Jefferson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Jefferson.
A nice left hand lands by Jefferson.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutherford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jefferson on the side of the head.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutherford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Jefferson is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
Rutherford wants to land a leg kick but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutherford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jefferson closes the distance and pushes Rutherford back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jefferson being controlled against the ropes.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the ropes.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutherford.
Jefferson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutherford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jefferson closes the distance and clinches.
Jefferson lands with a right to the head.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jefferson misses with some punches.
Jefferson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jefferson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jefferson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jefferson trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jefferson.
Jefferson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford gets through Jefferson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford tries to stall but Jefferson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jefferson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jefferson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Jefferson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Jefferson.
Rutherford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jefferson is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefferson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson slips under a jab from Rutherford.
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 Eli Rutherford will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jefferson rushes Rutherford and presses him up against the ropes.
Jefferson lands a shoulder strike.
Rutherford is trying to stall.
Jefferson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Jefferson throws a head punch that misses.
Jefferson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jefferson misses with some punches.
Jefferson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jefferson misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jefferson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson has Rutherford pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutherford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Jefferson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rutherford lunges at Jefferson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jefferson's hand.
Rutherford is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jefferson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jefferson clinches up against the ropes.
Rutherford avoiding damage as Jefferson throws knees to the body.
Jefferson lands with a left to the head.
Rutherford wants to get back to striking at distance but Jefferson won't allow it.
Rutherford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jefferson is keeping busy.
Rutherford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jefferson stalling in the clinch but Rutherford improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Jefferson fails to land.
Jefferson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jefferson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Jefferson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford trying to control the position but instead, Jefferson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rutherford into the ropes.
Rutherford avoiding damage as Jefferson throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Jefferson trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
Rutherford taking a breather.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Jefferson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutherford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jefferson.
Rutherford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutherford as Jefferson tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Jefferson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Jefferson controls the action.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford trying to stall but Jefferson improves his position.
Jefferson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutherford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cahal Jefferson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jefferson moves away.
Jefferson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rutherford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Rutherford circles away.
Rutherford went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jefferson walks into a stiff left hand from Rutherford.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jefferson has Rutherford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jefferson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Rutherford tries to circle away but Jefferson has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jefferson throws a head punch that misses.
Jefferson prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to break free but Jefferson pushes him back against the ropes.
Jefferson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rutherford seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jefferson can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jefferson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Jefferson ducks down to avoid it.
Eli Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
Jefferson tries to clinch up but Rutherford circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefferson avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutherford lands a nice shot to the body.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutherford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutherford cracks Jefferson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutherford misses with the combination.
Rutherford is looking to wear down Jefferson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rutherford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jefferson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutherford circles away.
Jefferson clinches with his opponent.
Jefferson gets through Rutherford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jefferson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson misses with some punches.
Jefferson looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Jefferson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jefferson looking to throw knees to the head but Rutherford is blocking nicely.
Jefferson digs a right hand underneath Rutherford's ribcage. Rutherford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Rutherford to work.
Rutherford takes a shot to the head.
Jefferson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jefferson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jefferson throws a head punch that misses.
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 Eli Rutherford.
I think Rutherford 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 Hirohito Nitta 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... Eli Rutherford!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Spangler (ranked 5063 p4p, 508 weight class) and Rahul Jhadav (ranked 7103 p4p, 590 weight class). Spangler comes to the ring accompanied by Defender-by AS I LAY DYING. This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Spangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rahul Jhadav!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spangler moves away from the strike by Jhadav.
Jhadav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spangler.
Spangler misses with the combination.
Jhadav slips under a jab from Spangler.
Spangler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jhadav is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jhadav ducks under a wild hook from Spangler.
Jhadav lands a jab to the nose.
Spangler misses with an uppercut.
Jhadav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jhadav fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spangler on the side of the head.
It looks like Nick Spangler has been cut.
Spangler misses with a straight left.
Jhadav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spangler was well out of range. Poor timing from Jhadav.
Jhadav staggers Spangler with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Spangler looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Spangler is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jhadav plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Spangler to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Spangler just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rahul Jhadav!
Rahul Jhadav seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Nick Spangler stepped up to the mic, saying '..........fuck'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Takara Ichizo (ranked 4195 p4p, 452 weight class) and Matias Hernandez (ranked 8703 p4p, 611 weight class). Matias Hernandez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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194 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takara Ichizo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matias Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichizo misses with a head kick.
Ichizo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ichizo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hernandez looking to slow down the pace here.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Ichizo has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez pushes Ichizo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ichizo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hernandez is trying to push Ichizo away but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichizo has Hernandez pressed against the ropes, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ichizo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ichizo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ichizo looking to slow down the pace here.
Ichizo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ichizo is looking to control Hernandez's arms but Hernandez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ichizo has his back to the ropes.
Ichizo tries to circle away but Hernandez has him pinned against the ropes.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichizo throws an elbow but it misses.
Hernandez looking to stall.
Ichizo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ichizo stalls.
Hernandez looking to stall.
Hernandez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes.
Ichizo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez trying to control the position but instead, Ichizo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hernandez into the ropes.
Ichizo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takara Ichizo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Ichizo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ichizo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Ichizo ducked under it nicely.
Ichizo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Ichizo moves into the clinch.
Ichizo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ichizo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hernandez is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ichizo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichizo is trying to force a seperation but Hernandez has the dominant position.
Ichizo is trying to force a seperation but Hernandez has the dominant position.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ichizo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ichizo has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Ichizo wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Ichizo lands with a left to the head.
Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ichizo's efforts to push away.
Ichizo is trying to force a seperation but Hernandez has the dominant position.
Ichizo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ichizo is pushing Hernandez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Ichizo keeps him there for the moment.
Hernandez is trying to maintain a safe position but Ichizo gets an underhook and turns Hernandez into the ropes.
Ichizo is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling him.
Ichizo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez prevents Ichizo from breaking the clinch.
Ichizo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ichizo has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez tries to stall but Ichizo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Ichizo keeps him there for the moment.
Ichizo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takara Ichizo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ichizo moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Ichizo closes the distance and clinches.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Ichizo.
Ichizo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez is trying to push Ichizo away but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ichizo has Hernandez pushed against the ropes.
Hernandez is looking to control Ichizo's arms but Ichizo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hernandez has his back to the ropes.
Matias Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez being controlled against the ropes.
Hernandez is trying to push Ichizo away but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez prevents Ichizo from breaking the clinch.
Ichizo is trying to stall.
Hernandez wants to break free but Ichizo has control.
Ichizo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ichizo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ichizo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ichizo connects with a leg kick. Hernandez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ichizo. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Ichizo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez throws a counter combo.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ichizo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ichizo rushes Hernandez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ichizo has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichizo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Ichizo is blocking nicely.
Hernandez wants to break free but Ichizo has control.
Ichizo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hernandez up against the ropes.
Takara Ichizo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ichizo tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Ichizo back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Ichizo.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Ichizo.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ichizo avoids it.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ichizo.
Takara Ichizo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takara Ichizo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ichizo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takara Ichizo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Casey Clancy (ranked 23868 p4p, 566 weight class) and Hatsu Inejiro (ranked 4241 p4p, 405 weight class). Casey Clancy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hatsu Inejiro's chin.
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170 lbs
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166 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Clancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatsu Inejiro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clancy throws a body kick that misses.
Clancy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Inejiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inejiro wants to counter with a clinch but Clancy pushes him away.
Inejiro moves out of range of the body kick from Clancy.
Inejiro unleashes a big counter combination but Clancy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Clancy misses.
Inejiro slips a straight right by Clancy.
Clancy throws out a loose jab but Inejiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inejiro ducks into a a hook from Clancy and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inejiro moves into the clinch.
A short left from Clancy.
Inejiro is rocked!
Clancy misses with some punches.
Inejiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Clancy finish him?
Inejiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clancy blocks it with crossed arms.
Inejiro blocks an uppercut.
Clancy tries to land knees in the clinch but Inejiro avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Clancy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Inejiro blocks an uppercut.
Inejiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inejiro is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Clancy doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Inejiro crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Inejiro's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Casey Clancy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mathias Gundersen (ranked 5463 p4p, 530 weight class) and Fred Sherman (ranked 4293 p4p, 466 weight class). Fred Sherman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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200 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathias Gundersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman misses with a lunging right hand
and Gundersen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gundersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherman lands with a straight right. Gundersen didn't see that one coming.
Sherman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sherman works Gundersen's body with a nice hook.
Sherman misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gundersen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Sherman - just one landing.
Sherman lands a slapping body shot.
Gundersen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sherman misses the shot to the body.
Gundersen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sherman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gundersen rather than just go for the knockout.
Sherman lands with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Sherman 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sherman misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman looks to throw the jab but Gundersen is out of range.
Sherman lands a nice looking body shot.
Sherman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gundersen moves away.
It looked like Gundersen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gundersen manages to avoid it.
Fred Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gundersen's head.
A big right from Sherman misses.
Sherman connects with a body shot.
Gundersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sherman.
Sherman lands a nice shot that snaps Gundersen's head back.
Sherman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sherman stuns Gundersen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sherman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sherman digs a good hook to Gundersen's body.
Sherman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sherman lands a slapping body shot.
Gundersen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gundersen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sherman throws out a loose jab but Gundersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gundersen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Sherman.
Sherman misses with a hook.
Gundersen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sherman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Sherman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body punch from Sherman.
Sherman lands with a nice body punch.
Sherman misses with a body shot.
Sherman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Gundersen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sherman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sherman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gundersen doesn't seem bothered though.
Sherman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherman thuds a left hand into Gundersen's body.
Sherman connects with a looping right hand.
Gundersen moves out of range as Sherman strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sherman throws a body punch but Gundersen moves out of range.
Sherman looks to score with a jab to the body but Gundersen is just out of range.
It looked like Gundersen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sherman lands with a nice body punch.
Sherman cracks Gundersen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sherman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sherman connects with a body shot that sends Gundersen's belly button to the back.
Sherman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gundersen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sherman scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman throws a body punch but Gundersen moves out of range.
Gundersen is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
A left and a right from Sherman both land. Nice combination.
Sherman throws a body shot but no joy.
Gundersen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Sherman does no damage.
Sherman connects with the punch.
A shot to the liver by Sherman. Beautiful body shot.
Sherman misses with a looping right.
Gundersen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gundersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sherman.
Sherman lands a nice hook to Gundersen's body. Gundersen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Sherman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Gundersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gundersen avoids the body shot from Sherman.
As Sherman looks to move away, Gundersen throws a big counter combo but Sherman just gets out of the way.
Sherman misses with a hook. Gundersen ducked under it nicely.
Gundersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherman loads up on a big right hand but Gundersen slips the punch.
Gundersen tries to counter by clinching up but Sherman breaks away and moves out of range.
Mathias Gundersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gundersen.
Sherman throws an overhand right that lands on Gundersen's shoulder, as Gundersen tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Gundersen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherman misses with a body shot.
Gundersen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Gundersen misses the target.
The fighters circling - Sherman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gundersen is looking to counter punch.
Sherman scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman lands a body shot.
Sherman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice combination there by Sherman.
Gundersen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gundersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
As Sherman looks to move away, Gundersen throws a big counter combo but Sherman just gets out of the way.
Mathias Gundersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sherman lands with a good body shot.
Sherman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sherman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sherman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gundersen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sherman misses with a body shot.
Gundersen throws a big counter combination but Sherman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman misses the jab.
Sherman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gundersen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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!
Sherman digs a good hook to Gundersen's body.
Gundersen dodges the punch combination from Sherman.
Sherman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gundersen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sherman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sherman works Gundersen's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Sherman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sherman 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Sherman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Fred Sherman waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nagamatsu Bunzo (ranked 4194 p4p, 438 weight class) and Mark Borrego (ranked 4946 p4p, 499 weight class). Borrego has chosen Thunderstruck-by ACDC as his entrance music. Nagamatsu Bunzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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261 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nagamatsu Bunzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Borrego!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrego lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mark Borrego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borrego tries to bum rush Bunzo with a series of wild strikes but Bunzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunzo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Borrego just manages to avoid it.
Borrego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bunzo counters with a left and a right that stings Borrego.
Borrego bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bunzo's head.
Borrego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Bunzo.
Bunzo is looking to clinch but Borrego is avoiding it.
Bunzo is looking to clinch but Borrego is avoiding it.
Borrego looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borrego misses with an uppercut.
Bunzo lands a front kick.
Bunzo throws the kick towards the body but Borrego avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borrego bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bunzo's head.
Borrego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Bunzo. Those never looked like landing.
Borrego scores with a hook.
Bunzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borrego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunzo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borrego if he has to take too many more of those.
Borrego lands the left hand.
Borrego misses the jab.
Bunzo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bunzo throws a series of punches but Borrego moves out of range.
Borrego is looking for the big counter here.
Borrego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borrego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Borrego misses.
A big right from Borrego misses.
Borrego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borrego throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borrego throws a series of punches but Bunzo moves out of range.
Bunzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borrego.
Bunzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Borrego. Those never looked like landing.
Bunzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunzo manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Borrego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunzo is looking to clinch.
Bunzo tries to clinch but Borrego is having none of it.
Borrego tries to bum rush Bunzo with a series of wild strikes but Bunzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Bunzo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Borrego throws a hook but Bunzo avoids it easily.
Bunzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Borrego slips a jab and a cross from Bunzo.
Bunzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borrego throws out a counter right but Bunzo avoids it with no problem.
Borrego lands with an overhand left.
Borrego connects with a right hand. Bunzo shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunzo tries to clinch up but Borrego circles away and keeps his distance.
Borrego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunzo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Borrego dominated that round.
That's time! Bunzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borrego connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Borrego misses with a looping right.
Borrego misses with a series of wild punches.
Bunzo is looking to counter punch.
Bunzo throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borrego takes a swing at Bunzo's ribcage but misses.
Borrego looks to throw the jab but Bunzo is out of range.
Mark Borrego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borrego moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borrego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borrego works Bunzo's body with a nice hook.
Borrego closes the distance and clinches.
Borrego lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunzo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunzo has had enough of the clinch but Borrego keeps him there for the moment.
Borrego is trying to stall.
Bunzo blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Borrego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunzo obliges.
Bunzo misses with some punches.
Bunzo wants to break free but Borrego has control.
Borrego misses with a punch to the body.
Borrego is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Borrego lands with a right to the head.
Borrego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunzo's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Borrego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunzo.
Borrego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borrego just leaning against Bunzo, taking a breather.
Bunzo blocking some punches.
Borrego taking a breather.
Bunzo missing with knees to the body.
Bunzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Borrego's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bunzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunzo wants to break free but Borrego has control.
Borrego throws a head punch that misses.
Borrego working aggressively here.
Borrego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunzo misses with a body punch.
Borrego can't find room to land a body shot as Bunzo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Borrego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bunzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bunzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borrego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borrego throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunzo.
Borrego throws a body punch but Bunzo moves out of range.
Bunzo wants to clinch.
Bunzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borrego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borrego.
Borrego pushes Bunzo up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunzo is trying to break the clinch but Borrego has him pressed against the ropes.
Borrego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borrego's elbow.
Borrego is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borrego tries a body shot but Bunzo blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Borrego.
Bunzo is trying to force a seperation but Borrego has the dominant position.
Borrego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunzo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borrego backwards.
Borrego pushes Bunzo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borrego blocks the elbow strike.
Borrego wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borrego gets through Bunzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Borrego slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borrego.
Borrego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrego is working Bunzo over against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borrego gets through Bunzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Borrego lands a body shot.
Borrego lands with a good tight uppercut to 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!
Borrego has had enough of the clinch but Bunzo keeps him there for the moment.
Borrego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Borrego.
Borrego holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Borrego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunzo backwards.
Bunzo letting Borrego take a breather here.
Borrego scores with a shoulder strike.
Mark Borrego is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borrego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nagamatsu Bunzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borrego works on Bunzo's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Borrego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Borrego 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Borrego!
After winning the bout, Mark Borrego 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 Aron Gunnarsson (ranked 8163 p4p, 640 weight class) and Vinicio Serpico (ranked 8119 p4p, 639 weight class). Aron Gunnarsson 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinicio Serpico!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serpico digs a good hook to Gunnarsson's body.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Serpico lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Serpico avoids the punch easily.
Serpico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Serpico fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gunnarsson on the side of the head.
It looks like Aron Gunnarsson has been cut.
Serpico lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Serpico.
Serpico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aron Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serpico throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Serpico lands with a good body shot.
Serpico misses with an uppercut
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson misses with a right hand
and Serpico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Serpico takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Serpico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
Serpico throws out a powerful jab.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gunnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Aspire Academy in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Serpico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Serpico's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Serpico to score with a decent uppercut.
Serpico throws a nice looking combination but Gunnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Serpico lands with a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serpico.
Gunnarsson misses with a right hand
letting Serpico counter with a right hand.
Serpico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Serpico lands a right hook to the body.
Serpico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Serpico manages to avoid it.
Serpico scores with a hook to the body. Gunnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Serpico ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Serpico.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serpico misses with a wild body shot.
Serpico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Serpico ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
A big right from Gunnarsson misses.
Gunnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Serpico moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Serpico on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Serpico. Gunnarsson shrugs it off though.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily.
Gunnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Serpico counters with a nice body shot.
Gunnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gunnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Serpico counter with a right hand.
Serpico is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serpico scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Gunnarsson 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.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Serpico ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Serpico releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Serpico has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Serpico connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Vinicio Serpico should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Aron Gunnarsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Serpico connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Serpico misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Serpico catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Gunnarsson stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Gunnarsson walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Gunnarsson is rocked!
Gunnarsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gunnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serpico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
Serpico looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunnarsson is just out of range.
Gunnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Serpico counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnarsson walks into a big right hand from Serpico and goes down! The referee sends Serpico to a neutral corner as Gunnarsson gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Oh Gunnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Serpico knocks out Gunnarsson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Serpico before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Serpico picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinicio Serpico!
A relieved looking Vinicio Serpico thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Michel De Haven (ranked 8856 p4p, 498 weight class) and David Haller (ranked 8919 p4p, 501 weight class). David Haller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michel De Haven's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel De Haven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Haven throws a big counter combination but Haller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Haller throws a body punch but De Haven moves out of range.
Haller lands a jab.
Haller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Haven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Haller.
De Haven cracks Haller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haller scores with a jab to the head.
Haller looks for the body kick but De Haven saw that one coming.
De Haven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Haven just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Haven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haller lands a nice shot that snaps De Haven's head back.
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!
De Haven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haller misses with a body shot.
Haller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab by Haller.
Haller scores with a jab to the head.
Haller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Haven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haller.
Haller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haller tries a low kick but De Haven avoids it.
Haller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Haven throws out the jab.
Haller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Haven had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haller just misses with a punch to the body.
Haller cracks De Haven with a good jab.
Haller lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Haven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David Haller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Haven looks to land a right hand but Haller moved out of range.
De Haven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haller lands a glancing blow to the side of De Haven's head.
Haller's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Haven under the eye.
De Haven blocks the body kick.
Haller with a hook.
Haller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haller throws a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from De Haven.
De Haven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It appears De Haven was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller throws a leg kick but De Haven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from De Haven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haller lands a lovely overhand right.
Haller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Haller scores with a jab to the body.
Haller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haller with a hook.
Haller lunges at De Haven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Haven's hand.
Haller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Haven has time to react.
De Haven takes a swing at Haller's ribcage but misses.
De Haven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Haven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haller moves out of range of the strikes.
De Haven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haller catches De Haven with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Haven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Haven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Haven scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Haller. That snapped De Haven's head back.
De Haven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Haven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Haven is rocked!
Haller connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of De Haven's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked De Haven - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Haller!
David Haller took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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