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Dynasty Fight Night 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 23819 p4p, 748 weight class) and Awano Shibusawa (ranked 23716 p4p, 744 weight class). Berto Kin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awano Shibusawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin clobbers Shibusawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Awano Shibusawa has been cut.
Shibusawa drops his guard momentarily, allowing Kin to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Shibusawa! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Kin takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Berto Kin!
Berto Kin very nearly forgot to thank King of Clothes amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 20032 p4p, 723 weight class) and Somchai Paowsong (ranked 21913 p4p, 707 weight class). Boobie Miles Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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256 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Boobie Miles Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somchai Paowsong!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles Iii throws a right hand that misses
and Paowsong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paowsong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miles Iii.
Paowsong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miles Iii throws a hook but Paowsong blocks it.
Miles Iii needs to keep his hands up - Paowsong had a free shot at his head there.
Miles Iii loads up on a big right hand but Paowsong slips the punch.
Miles Iii looks to land a combination but Paowsong avoids it well.
Paowsong tries to clinch but Miles Iii is having none of it.
Miles Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miles Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paowsong lands a nice hook to Miles Iii's body. Miles Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paowsong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paowsong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miles Iii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles Iii throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Paowsong to counter with a crisp jab.
Paowsong throws a lazy uppercut
and Miles Iii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paowsong just misses with a punch to the body.
Paowsong misses with a double jab.
Miles Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Paowsong misses.
Miles Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paowsong.
Paowsong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Miles Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miles Iii closes the distance and pushes Paowsong back into the ropes.
Paowsong lands with a short shot to the head.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the body.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Paowsong blocks an elbow strike.
Miles Iii lands a good knee to the midsection. Paowsong won't want to take too many of those.
Paowsong swings wildly with an uppercut but Miles Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Miles Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miles Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paowsong dodges an elbow strike from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paowsong avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paowsong dodges an elbow strike from Miles Iii.
Paowsong lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Paowsong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Paowsong swings wildly with an uppercut but Miles Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles Iii prevents a body shot from Paowsong.
Miles Iii scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Somchai Paowsong has been cut.
Miles Iii looking to throw knees to the head but Paowsong is blocking nicely.
Paowsong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paowsong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miles Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paowsong's elbow.
Miles Iii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paowsong is defending well for now.
Miles Iii throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paowsong scores with a shoulder strike.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Miles Iii using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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 Boobie Miles Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Somchai Paowsong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miles Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paowsong moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Miles Iii misses the target.
It seemed like Paowsong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Somchai Paowsong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Miles Iii there.
Paowsong tries to clinch but Miles Iii is having none of it.
Miles Iii throws out a loose jab but Paowsong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paowsong scores with a jab to the body.
Paowsong moves out of range as Miles Iii strikes.
Miles Iii darts in and clinches Paowsong up against the ropes.
Miles Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paowsong can do to turn this around?
Miles Iii throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii landing knees to the body.
Miles Iii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paowsong is defending well for now.
Miles Iii blocks an uppercut.
Paowsong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paowsong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii blocks an uppercut.
Miles Iii is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paowsong is breathing heavily.
Paowsong blocks the elbow strike.
Miles Iii lands a nice uppercut.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the body.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miles Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paowsong avoids a wild elbow strike from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii scores with a shot to the side of Paowsong's head.
A short right from Miles Iii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paowsong misses with the head strike.
Miles Iii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paowsongs head.
Miles Iii crunches a lovely knee into Paowsong's ribcage.
Miles Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miles Iii slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miles Iii obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii lands a good knee to the midsection. Paowsong won't want to take too many of those.
Miles Iii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paowsong is defending well for now.
Miles Iii putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paowsong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boobie Miles Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii scores a nice knee to the body.
Miles Iii lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miles Iii obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paowsong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paowsong.
Miles Iii lands a good knee to the midsection. Paowsong won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles Iii gets through Paowsong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miles Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paowsong.
A short right from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boobie Miles Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Somchai Paowsong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miles Iii lands an overhand right.
Paowsong slips under a jab from Miles Iii.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paowsong checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Miles Iii misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miles Iii. That's going to slow Paowsong down.
Paowsong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miles Iii.
Paowsong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miles Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paowsong throws out a loose jab but Miles Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paowsong throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Miles Iii misses its target.
Miles Iii has Paowsong up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paowsong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miles Iii lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii lands an elbow just above Paowsong 's eye.
Paowsong takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paowsong.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paowsong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miles Iii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paowsongs head.
Paowsong is rocked!
Knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Paowsong is still on wobbly legs! Can Miles Iii finish him?
Miles Iii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Miles Iii.
Paowsong seems to have recovered his senses.
Miles Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miles Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Paowsong backwards.
Miles Iii is controlling Paowsong's neck. Miles Iii unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Paowsong goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Boobie Miles Iii!
A determined Boobie Miles Iii 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 22250 p4p, 679 weight class) and Pascal Henry (ranked 23109 p4p, 700 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bush throws out the jab.
Bush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Furnace in the buildup to the fight.
Bush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bush fakes the leg kick and cracks Henry in the body.
Bush misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Bush misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Bush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Bush circles away.
Henry moves out of range as Bush strikes.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Bush fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Bush connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Henry tries to move into range but Bush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bush tries to work over Henry's front leg with a kick but Henry checks it.
Bush throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Bush is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bush throws a lazy body kick
and Henry counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bush on the side of the head.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henry tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henry tries to clinch but Bush is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bush, as that shot connected.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Bush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Henry throws a good cross that connects.
Bush walks into a straight right hand from Henry.
Henry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bush slips a jab from Henry.
Henry connects with a single shot there.
Bush takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bush misses with a hook
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bush tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Henry counters with a nice leg kick.
Henry jabs Bush right on the nose. Bush blinks but takes it well.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry scores with a jab to the body.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Bush misses the jab.
Henry moves out of range as Bush strikes.
Henry tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bush counter with a right hand.
Bush scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Bush misses.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry tries to clinch but Bush is having none of it.
Henry lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry slips under a jab from Bush.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Bush pushes him off.
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 Red Bush will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Bush misses.
Bush throws a leg kick
and Henry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bush working aggressively here.
Bush working hard to break the clinch.
Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bush or not.
Henry working aggressively here.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bush breaks the clinch.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Bush misses.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Henry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Henry clinches with his opponent.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Bush lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Henry blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry's brow.
Bush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry.
Bush blocking some punches.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bush blocking some punches.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
A short left from Henry.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Henry misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Henry keeps control of Bush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry lands a left hand.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Henry back against the ropes.
Henry blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush breaks the clinch.
Bush swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bush throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Bush counters with a quick kick to the body but Henry blocks it.
Red Bush is winning the standup battle so far.
Bush misses the jab.
Henry avoids the body shot from Bush.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Henry 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!
Bush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bush fails to land with a series of punches.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bush connects with a jab.
Henry tries to clinch but Bush is having none of it.
Bush throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Bush misses the shot to the body.
Henry is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Henry jabs Bush right on the nose. Bush blinks but takes it well.
Henry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bush.
Bush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henry wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry clobbers Bush with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Henry.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Bush turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henry tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Bush throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry thumps Bush with a low kick.
Henry throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
Henry with a nice cross.
Henry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bush.
Bush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Bush looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry instigates a clinch.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Bush looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bush scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Henry connects with a leg kick. Bush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bush lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Bush just misses with a punch to the body.
Bush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry.
Henry avoids the head kick by Bush.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pascal Henry.
I think Henry 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pascal Henry!
A relieved looking Pascal Henry 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 Tei Yeily (ranked 21193 p4p, 528 weight class) and Argus Lekas (ranked 22316 p4p, 519 weight class). Lekas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avatar-Eagle has Landed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Argus Lekas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeily clinches.
Lekas tries to throw a body punch but Yeily avoids it by throwing Lekas back against the ropes.
Lekas takes a shot to the head.
Yeily tries a body shot but Lekas blocks it.
Yeily lands an elbow inside that Lekas shrugs off.
Yeily lands an elbow inside that Lekas shrugs off.
Lekas managing to block the knees to the body from Yeily.
Yeily pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short left from Yeily.
Lekas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeily has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Lekas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yeily's head.
Lekas is looking to chop away at Yeily's legs.
Yeily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lekas.
Lekas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lekas slips a jab and a cross from Yeily.
Lekas throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeily pushes Lekas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lekas told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lekas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lekas is trying to maintain a safe position but Yeily gets an underhook and turns Lekas into the ropes.
Yeily tries to land knees in the clinch but Lekas avoids the damage to the body.
Yeily connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Argus Lekas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but Lekas blocks it.
Yeily blocks a body shot from Lekas.
Yeily misses with a punch to the body.
Lekas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yeily pushes Lekas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lekas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yeily lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lekas lands with a right to the head.
Lekas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yeily lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lekas backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Yeily.
Yeily lands a shot to the body.
Yeily creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lekas's defenses.
Yeily lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lekas backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeily lands a right hand.
Yeily lands a nice knee to the body.
Lekas looks winded!
Lekas takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yeily trying to land knees to the body.
Lekas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yeily with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lekas throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeily.
Lekas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yeily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yeily lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Argus Lekas's cut even more.
Yeily softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Lekas.
Lekas blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lekas swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeily.
Lekas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argus Lekas'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.
A jab from Lekas misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yeily.
Yeily shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yeily cracks the inside of Lekas's front leg.
Lekas is looking to slow Yeily down with leg kicks.
Yeily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeily fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Yeily as he connects with a hook.
Yeily connects with a body shot.
Lekas throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeily throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lekas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeily. Yeily obviously looking to wear him down.
Yeily lands a jab to Lekas's midsection.
Lekas checks the leg kick.
Lekas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lekas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lekas misses with an uppercut.
Yeily wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yeily gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yeily throws an elbow that misses.
Yeily lands an elbow inside.
Yeily is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lekas can do to turn this around?
Yeily prevents a body shot from Lekas.
Yeily digs a right hand underneath Lekas's ribcage. Lekas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yeily softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yeily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Lekas.
Lekas taking a breather.
Yeily lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lekas misses with a body punch.
Lekas can't find room to land a body shot as Yeily controls the action.
Lekas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lekas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lekas throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeily.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but Lekas blocks it.
Yeily pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lekas misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lekas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yeily lands an elbow just above Lekas 's eye.
Yeily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lekas blocks it with crossed arms.
Lekas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yeily backwards.
Yeily working Lekas over with knees to the body.
Yeily misses with a knee strike.
Lekas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeily landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lekas throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeily.
Lekas misses with the head strike.
Yeily misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lekas tries to work over Yeily's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lekas lands a hook that snaps the head of Yeily backwards.
Yeily 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.
Tei Yeily dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Argus Lekas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yeily lands a jab to the head.
Yeily thuds his right hand into Lekas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lekas ducks under a wild hook from Yeily.
Yeily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lekas.
Lekas throws a body punch but Yeily moves out of range.
Lekas blocks a jab.
A big right from Lekas misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yeily.
Lekas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yeily manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yeily avoids the body shot from Lekas.
Yeily thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily scores with a hook to the body. Lekas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yeily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lekas was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeily.
Yeily throws the left hand but Lekas avoids the punch easily.
Yeily lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lekas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Argus Lekas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lekas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yeily has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yeily and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yeily tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lekas manages to circle out of the way.
Yeily misses with a low kick.
Lekas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Yeily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yeily.
Yeily defending well as Lekas loads up on a big left hand.
Lekas throws a series of punches but Yeily moves out of range.
A jab from Yeily finds it's way through Lekas's defenses.
Lekas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yeily swats away the attempt to clinch by Lekas.
Yeily moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yeily connects with a jab.
Yeily throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yeily tries to clinch but Lekas moves out of range.
Lekas misses with a straight left.
Yeily displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lekas throws out the jab.
Yeily tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lekas manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lekas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yeily staying out of range there.
Yeily is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lekas.
Yeily rushes Lekas and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lekas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yeily or not.
Yeily scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yeily using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lekas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lekas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeily blocks an uppercut.
Lekas can't find room to land a body shot as Yeily controls the action.
Lekas struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeily controls his hands.
Yeily lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Argus Lekas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lekas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeily can't find room to land a body shot as Lekas controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tei Yeily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yeily 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tei Yeily!
Tei Yeily was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Duke McStoner (ranked 20266 p4p, 751 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 769 p4p, 108 weight class). Tanner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Realest - Issues. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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202 lbs
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190 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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke McStoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStoner loads up on a big right hand but Tanner slips the punch.
Tanner raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tanner throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Duke McStoner has been cut.
McStoner looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
McStoner scores with a jab.
McStoner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanner in his tracks.
McStoner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanner. Tanner obviously looking to wear him down.
McStoner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tanner moves away from the strike by McStoner.
McStoner checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from McStoner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McStoner throws a leg kick which misses Tanner's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanner tries to avoid it.
Tanner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McStoner.
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!
Tanner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. McStoner saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Tanner.
Tanner with a hook.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McStoner is looking to counter punch.
Tanner avoids the body shot from McStoner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tanner.
McStoner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tanner. Tanner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That kick from Tanner tenderised McStoner's leg. McStoner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by Tanner as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by McStoner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McStoner slips under a jab from Tanner.
McStoner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McStoner.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McStoner.
Tanner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McStoner doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanner circles away.
Tanner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McStoner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from McStoner.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tanner throws out a loose jab but McStoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Tanner looks to move away, McStoner throws a big counter combo but Tanner just gets out of the way.
McStoner tries a low kick but Tanner avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStoner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McStoner struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanner pushes McStoner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McStoner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner blocks a jab.
McStoner wants to slow Tanner down by chopping away at his legs.
McStoner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanner appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tanner throws a hook to the side of McStoner's head but McStoner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McStoner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
McStoner looks to land a left hand but Tanner moved out of range nicely.
McStoner takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McStoner is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Tanner misses.
Tanner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McStoner. That did some damage!
McStoner doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanner circles away.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. McStoner saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Tanner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke McStoner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for McStoner.
McStoner checks a leg kick.
McStoner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McStoner lands a nice hook to Tanner's body. Tanner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McStoner throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
McStoner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tanner finds it's way round the side to connect with McStoner's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Tanner as he connects with a hook.
A head kick by Tanner misses
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner throws a low kick but McStoner moves out of range easily.
Tanner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters circling a little - McStoner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McStoner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McStoner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Tanner lands.
A telegraphed right hand from McStoner misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
McStoner moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanner.
McStoner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McStoner lands with an overhand left.
Tanner with a hook.
McStoner tries to clinch up
and Tanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Tanner.
A low kick from McStoner is predictable there
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McStoner is rocked!
McStoner cracks a nice hook into Tanner's ribs.
Oh McStoner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McStoner misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
McStoner seems to have got his legs back now.
McStoner looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Tanner misses with a looping left.
McStoner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McStoner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McStoner.
McStoner checks a low kick from Tanner.
Tanner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tanner scores with a nice head shot.
McStoner staying out of range there.
McStoner is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
McStoner is looking to clinch.
Tanner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McStoner was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Tanner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McStoner's head.
McStoner throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner with a jab.
McStoner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
McStoner moves out of range of the strikes.
McStoner blocks a leg kick.
Tanner catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! McStoner stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? McStoner walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Tanner takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Duke McStoner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tanner slips under a jab.
Duke McStoner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops McStoner onto his butt! McStoner pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Tanner misses with a hook.
McStoner blocks a jab.
Jason Tanner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McStoner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McStoner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanner momentarily.
McStoner ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
It looked like McStoner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tanner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McStoner connects with a single shot there.
McStoner sizes up Tanner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McStoner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A clash of legs there as McStoner blocks the low kick.
McStoner throws a combination that misses
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
McStoner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tanner cracks McStoner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from McStoner misses.
Tanner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from McStoner. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but McStoner moved out of range.
McStoner half committed to a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McStoner. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
McStoner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tanner finds it's way round the side to connect with McStoner's head.
Tanner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Tanner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tanner.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McStoner with a jab.
Tanner scores with a jab. McStoner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tanner closes the distance and catches McStoner with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! McStoner is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and McStoner is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! McStoner is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Tanner takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Tanner!
Our winner, Jason Tanner, 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 3345 p4p, 415 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (ranked 2574 p4p, 329 weight class). Themistokles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Battle Symphony - Linkin Park. 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
13 - 16 - 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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Themistokles lands with a cross.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Themistokles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Themistokles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Themistokles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Themistokles throws a nice head kick!
Brown throws a front kick to the face that drops Themistokles face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Love Bug (ranked 10289 p4p, 753 weight class) and Dam Son (ranked 18913 p4p, 738 weight class). Bug's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Dam Son has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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272 lbs
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KO power
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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
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Love Bug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dam Son!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bug connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Son misses with a looping left.
Bug throwing a counter right hand but Son manages to avoid it.
Son attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bug misses with a hook.
Son keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Bug.
Son lands with a nice body punch.
Son lands with a good body shot.
Bug looks to throw the jab but Son is out of range.
Bug throws a leg kick which misses Son's front leg but catches the back leg as Son tries to avoid it.
Son checks a low kick from Bug.
Son keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Son keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bug lands a jab to the head.
Bug checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Bug tenderised Son's leg. Son is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bug seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bug misses with an uppercut
and Son counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Son feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bug's calf.
Son changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bug keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bug tried to score with a low kick but Son checks it.
Bug misses with a kick to the body.
Son swinging wildly here.
Son moves out of range of the strikes.
Son lands a really nice looking cross but Bug seems unphased.
It looks like Love Bug has been cut.
Bug misses the body punch
and Son counters with a left and a right that stings Bug.
Son tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bug was well out of range. Poor timing from Son.
Son throws a lazy uppercut
and Bug counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Son slips under a jab.
Son is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bug rather than just go for the knockout.
Son misses with a wild body shot.
Love Bug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bug.
Bug looks to land a right hand but Son moved out of range.
Bug fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Son has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bug misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Son was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Son lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Son tenderised Bug's leg. Bug is trying to keep his angry face on.
Son tries to clinch but Bug is having none of it.
Son thows a left - swing and a miss!
Son moves out of range as Bug strikes.
Son dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Son uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bug.
Bug blocks a low kick nicely.
Son misses with a leg kick
and Bug counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bug misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dam Son will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Love Bug's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bug paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Son 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Son throws a body punch but Bug moves out of range.
Bug throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Son looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Bug throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bug lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bug thows a leg kick but Son checks it
and Son counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love Bug is winning the standup battle so far.
Bug lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Son. Beautiful body shot.
Son moves out of range of the strikes.
Son pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Son takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bug loads up on a big right hand but Son slips the punch.
Son slips under a jab from Bug.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bug misses with a looping right.
Son connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bug's hands.
The fighters circling - Bug throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bug tried to score with a low kick but Son checks it.
Son avoids the body shot from Bug.
Son looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Son.
Bug pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Son lands with a cross.
Jab from Bug.
Son lands with a good body shot.
Bug cracks a nice hook into Son's ribs.
A slow jab from Bug misses its intended target.
Bug doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Son misses with a body shot.
Bug swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Son dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bug crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Son - the referee stops the clock and Bug gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Son. Bug manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bug misses with a leg kick.
Bug moves out of range of the body kick from Son.
Bug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Son manages to avoid it.
Bug takes one to the side of the head.
Love Bug's cut is getting worse.
Bug throws a sloppy head kick and Son moves out of range easily.
Son lunges at Bug with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bug's hand.
Son lands a body shot.
A jab from Bug does it's job there.
Son slips under a jab from Bug.
Bug ducks under a wild hook from Son.
Son ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Son throws a body shot but no joy.
Bug drops his hands momentarily and Son takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dam Son will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Love Bug's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Bug 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bug misses with an uppercut.
Bug takes one to the side of the head.
Bug is rocked!
Bug leaves his chin hanging out and Son seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bug crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dam Son!
Dam Son decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Love Bug stepped up to the mic, saying 'Gonna roll a raw one up and heal these wounds brah..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 5374 p4p, 518 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 15268 p4p, 715 weight class). Spong comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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288 lbs
32 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Spong finds it's target.
Ukkeli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
Ukkeli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Ukkeli.
Spong jabs Ukkeli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spong moves away from the strike by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Spong avoids it easily.
Ukkeli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ukkeli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spong is looking to clinch.
Spong looks to land a left hand but Ukkeli moved out of range nicely.
Ukkeli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spong if he has to take too many more of those.
Spong jabs Ukkeli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Spong scores with a jab. Ukkeli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spong tries to clinch up.
Ukkeli pushes Spong away with a front kick.
Ukkeli misses with a kick to the body.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Spong there.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Ukkeli checks the leg kick.
Ukkeli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ukkeli scores with a body shot.
Spong throws a head kick that misses.
Ukkeli misses with a wild body shot.
Ukkeli takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Ukkeli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ukkeli moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
Spong swinging wildly here.
Spong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ukkeli's head.
Ukkeli misses with a two punch combination.
Ukkeli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ukkeli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ukkeli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong throws a sloppy head kick and Ukkeli moves out of range easily.
Ukkeli misses with a low kick.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Spong digs a good hook to Ukkeli's body.
Spong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ukkeli's sensitive parts.
Ukkeli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ukkeli throws a low kick but Spong avoids it.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spong connects with a solid leg kick.
Ukkeli throws a chopping leg kick but Spong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Spong blocks it.
Ukkeli ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Ukkeli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spong misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the leg kick from Spong.
Spong closes the distance and pushes Ukkeli back into the ropes.
Spong misses with a punch to the body.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Alistair Spong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ukkeli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spong connects with a solid leg kick.
Spong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ukkeli tries to land a leg kick but Spong saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Ukkeli misses.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ukkeli with a nice cross.
Spong throws a series of punches but Ukkeli avoids them all with ease.
Ukkeli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alistair Spong is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spong. Ukkeli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ukkeli looks low and kicks high, catching Spong right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ukkeli drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Spong onto his butt! Spong pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Alistair Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukkeli lands a jab to Spong's midsection.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli 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.
Ukkeli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ukkeli looks to land a body kick but Spong moved away.
Spong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ukkeli.
A jab from Ukkeli misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkeli throws a chopping leg kick but Spong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ukkeli is able to avoid easily.
Spong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alistair Spong's cut is getting worse.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ukkeli is looking to slow Spong down with leg kicks.
Spong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spong is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Spong is looking to wear down Ukkeli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli lands a jab to the head.
Spong slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a lunging right hand
and Spong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ukkeli manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ukkeli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ukkeli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spong.
Ukkeli is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Spong.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ukkeli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spong counters with a nice uppercut.
Spong throws a leg kick which misses Ukkeli's front leg but catches the back leg as Ukkeli tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spong, as that shot connected.
Spong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Spong.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ukkeli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ukkeli is defending well for now.
Ukkeli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Spong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Ukkeli blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spong tries a body shot but Ukkeli blocks it.
Ukkeli pushes off an throws an elbow but Spong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Spong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ukkeli is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spong throws a leg kick but Ukkeli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spong avoids the body shot from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a series of punches but Spong moves out of range.
Ukkeli 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.
Spong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ukkeli tried to score with a low kick but Spong checks it.
Ukkeli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spong.
Ukkeli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ukkeli looks to land a left hand but Spong moved out of range nicely.
Spong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick from Spong.
It seemed like Ukkeli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ukkeli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ukkeli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick from Spong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spong's head backwards.
Ukkeli motions for Spong to come forward. Ukkeli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ukkeli. That did some damage!
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Spong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab from Ukkeli misses.
A head kick misses from Spong.
Ukkeli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spong throws a body shot but no joy.
Ukkeli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ukkeli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spong. That did some damage!
Ukkeli swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
Ukkeli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spong. That did some damage!
Spong throws a body shot but no joy.
Ukkeli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ukkelis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong moves forwards but Ukkeli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ukkeli swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
Ukkeli throws a jab but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong moves out of range of the body kick.
Spong misses with a shot to the body
and whilst Spong still has his hands down, Ukkeli counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Spong crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Spong be able to survive another onslaught?
Spong is looking to clinch but Ukkeli is avoiding it.
Spong misses with a head kick.
Spong thumps Ukkeli with a low kick.
Spong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ukkeli.
A head kick misses from Spong.
Ukkeli throws a lazy right hand but Spong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spong slips under a jab.
Ukkeli throws out a head kick that Spong doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Spong 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 Spong's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Spong as he checks the leg kick.
Spong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli scored multiple knockdowns in that round, so has to take it.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spong connects with the punch.
Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spong.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Ukkeli tries to get set, Spong tries to push him back and clinch up but Ukkeli manages to avoid the attempt.
Ukkeli lands a head shot.
Ukkeli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spong avoids a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Spong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spong.
Ukkeli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ukkeli loads up on a big right hand but Spong slips the punch.
Spong clinches with his opponent.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Ukkeli avoids it by throwing Spong back against the ropes.
A short right from Spong.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spong lands with a short head shot 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!
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong pushes Ukkeli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Alistair Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ukkeli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spong tries to work over Ukkeli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Ukkeli's ribcage. Ukkeli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Spong.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
Spong with a knee to the head.
Ukkeli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
Spong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukkeli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ukkeli is keeping busy.
Spong pushes Ukkeli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Ukkeli's ribcage. Ukkeli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spong gets through Ukkeli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ukkeli looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely.
Spong landing knees to the body.
Spong lands a shoulder strike.
Spong scores with a hook to the body.
Spong lands with a right to the head.
Spong lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Spong.
Spong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spong lands a left hand.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
Spong misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ukkeli tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
Spong pushes Ukkeli back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong trying to control the position but instead, Ukkeli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spong into the ropes.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Ukkeli blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong had his way with Maximus Ukkeli in that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
That's time! Spong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ukkeli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ukkeli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spong.
Ukkeli tries to work over Spong's front leg with a kick but Spong checks it.
A punch combination from Spong misses.
And Ukkeli responds with a good body kick, but Spong manages to step out the way in time.
Spong throws a hook but Ukkeli blocks it.
Ukkeli tries a quick counter leg kick but Spong is wise to it.
Ukkeli misses with a wild body shot.
Ukkeli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ukkeli swings for the body but Spong moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ukkeli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ukkeli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ukkeli moves away from the strike by Spong.
Spong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Spong here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spong.
Ukkeli misses with a straight right.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spong counters with a left to the body.
Ukkeli defending well as Spong loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong blocks an elbow strike from Ukkeli.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ukkeli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spong scores with a shoulder strike.
Ukkeli misses with an elbow strike.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ukkeli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ukkeli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spong's brow.
Ukkeli blocks an uppercut.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Ukkeli avoids it by throwing Spong back against the ropes.
Ukkeli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spong tries a body shot but Ukkeli blocks it.
Spong avoids a wild elbow strike from Ukkeli.
Spong tries to work over Ukkeli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ukkeli avoids it.
Ukkeli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Ukkeli avoids it by throwing Spong back against the ropes.
Ukkeli tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkeli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukkeli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ukkeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong thuds a left hand into Ukkeli's body.
Spong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ukkeli.
Spong digs a good body shot into Ukkeli's ribs.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spong throws a sloppy head kick and Ukkeli moves out of range easily.
Spong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ukkeli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spong throws a leg kick which misses Ukkeli's front leg but catches the back leg as Ukkeli tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Spong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 44:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 44:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 44:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ukkeli!
Maximus Ukkeli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Alistair Spong was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, got caught napping.'.
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