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Dynasty 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Booth (ranked 3958 p4p, 480 weight class) and Kevaughn Aldridge (ranked 7039 p4p, 703 weight class). Aldridge has chosen Smooth Criminal By Michael Jackson as his entrance music. Kevaughn Aldridge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with William Booth's chin.
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevaughn Aldridge!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth missing with a left hand there. Aldridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldridge misses with a head kick.
Aldridge throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldridge, right into the meat.
Booth takes a kick to the side of the head.
Booth swings for the body but Aldridge moves out of range.
Aldridge goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Booth works Aldridge's body with a nice hook.
Booth throws a big shot that misses.
Booth lands an overhand right.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldridge wants to counter with a clinch but Booth pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Booth sets himself, and Aldridge steps forward looking for the clinch! Booth avoids it this time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aldridge.
Aldridge throws a head kick but Booth moves out of range.
Aldridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldridge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Booth. That did some damage!
Booth moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth lands with a short shot to the head.
Aldridge tries to stall but Booth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Booth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldridge is defending well for now.
Aldridge blocks a body shot from Booth.
Booth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldridge or not.
A head punch on the inside from Booth fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Booth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aldridge missing with knees to the body.
Booth scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Booth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Booth working aggressively here.
Booth missing with knees to the body.
Aldridge misses with a knee strike.
Booth misses with a knee strike.
Booth misses with a knee to the head.
Booth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aldridge blocks an uppercut.
Booth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldridge misses with a head kick.
Booth tries to clinch there but Aldridge circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booth misses with an uppercut.
Booth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aldridge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Booth.
Aldridge scores with a head kick. Booth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aldridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldridge throws a sloppy head kick and Booth moves out of range easily.
Aldridge throws a sloppy head kick and Booth moves out of range easily.
It looked like Booth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aldridge.
Booth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Booth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aldridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldridge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aldridge.
Aldridge throws a series of punches but Booth avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Booth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldridge lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Booth with a hook.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
Booth takes a swing at Aldridge's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevaughn Aldridge will probably get the nod.
That's time! Booth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Booth misses with an uppercut
and Aldridge counters with a series of strikes. Booth will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aldridge throws a head kick but Booth moves out of range.
Booth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aldridge.
Booth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldridge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Booth is able to avoid easily.
Booth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Booth avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Booth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Booth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldridge's sensitive parts.
Aldridge misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Booth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldridge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Booth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Aldridge.
Aldridge defending well as Booth loads up on a big left hand.
Aldridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Booth.
Booth throws a right hand that Aldridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldridge also avoids with ease.
Aldridge lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldridge throws a head kick that Booth semi-blocks.
Booth is rocked!
It looks like William Booth has been cut.
Booth lands a jab to Aldridge's midsection.
Oh Booth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Booth seems to have got his legs back now.
Aldridge looks to land a combination but Booth avoids it well.
Booth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldridge can pounce on him.
Booth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aldridge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Booth tries to clinch but Aldridge moves out of range.
Booth moves into the clinch.
Aldridge blocks an uppercut.
Booth throws a head punch that misses.
Booth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booth swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldridge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Booth's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Booth.
Booth tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldridge avoids the damage to the body.
Aldridge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth lands a shot to the body.
Booth misses with some punches.
Aldridge trying to stall but Booth improves his position.
Booth tries a body shot but Aldridge blocks it.
Aldridge prevents a body shot from Booth.
Booth keeps control of Aldridge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldridge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Booth blocks it with crossed arms.
Booth has Aldridge pressed against the ropes.
Booth blocks the elbow strike.
Booth misses with some punches.
Booth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Booth throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Booth.
William Booth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Booth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Booth.
Booth misses with the head strike.
Booth working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevaughn Aldridge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Booth'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. This is the final round!
Booth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kevaughn Aldridge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aldridge delivers a nice body kick.
Booth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booth thumps Aldridge with a low kick.
Booth tries to clinch up but Aldridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldridge shapes to counter with a head kick.
Booth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldridge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kevaughn Aldridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booth is looking to clinch.
Aldridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Booth.
Booth punishes Aldridge's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Booth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldridge lands with a slapping head kick.
Booth throws the left hand but Aldridge avoids the punch easily.
Booth avoids the head kick by Aldridge.
Aldridge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Booth 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 Aldridge has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aldridge and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aldridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Booth.
Aldridge misses with a head kick.
Booth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Booth thuds his right hand into Aldridge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
William Booth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth throws a chopping leg kick but Aldridge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Booth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldridge blocks a jab.
Aldridge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Booth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aldridge has time to react.
Booth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldridge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Booth.
Aldridge is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Aldridge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booth connects with a right hand. Aldridge shakes it off.
Aldridge moves away from the strike by Booth.
A nice combination there by Aldridge.
Booth stuns Aldridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aldridge moves out of range of the leg kick from Booth.
Booth throws a front kick aimed at Aldridge's knee but Aldridge avoids it well.
Aldridge flicks out a counter leg kick but Booth steps away.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldridge lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Booth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldridge throws a counter combo.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldridge manages to avoid it.
Booth misses with an uppercut. Aldridge saw that one coming.
Aldridge lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldridge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Booth throws out the jab.
Aldridge lands with a kick to the temple. Booth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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 William Booth.
I think Aldridge 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Duncan Smith (ranked 20105 p4p, 791 weight class) and Don Appleberry (ranked 15106 p4p, 759 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Duncan Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Duncan Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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204 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appleberry forces Smith back against the ropes and clinches.
Appleberry tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Appleberry back against the ropes.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith works on Appleberry's body with a couple of short punches.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Appleberry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Appleberry is defending well for now.
Appleberry stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Appleberry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Appleberry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Appleberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Appleberry's head.
Appleberry misses with a punch to the body.
Appleberry is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Appleberry.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Don Appleberry has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Appleberry is blocking nicely.
Smith just leaning against Appleberry, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Appleberry controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage as Appleberry throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Appleberry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Appleberry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Appleberry lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Appleberry fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Appleberry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Appleberry controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Appleberry.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Appleberry gets an underhook and turns Smith into the ropes.
Appleberry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Appleberry.
Appleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry lands an uppercut.
Appleberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Appleberry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Appleberry has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Appleberry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Appleberry.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Appleberry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Appleberry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Appleberry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Appleberry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Appleberry misses with the head strike.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Appleberry misses with an elbow strike.
Appleberry misses with some punches.
A short right from Appleberry on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Appleberry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Appleberry'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.
Appleberry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Appleberry lands with a good body shot.
Appleberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Appleberry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice combination there by Appleberry.
Smith misses with the combination.
Appleberry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Appleberry. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Appleberry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Appleberry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Appleberry shrugs it off though.
Donk. Smith catches Appleberry right on the button with a cross.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Appleberry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but Appleberry blocks it.
Smith working Appleberry over with knees to the body.
Appleberry misses with some punches.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Appleberry lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Appleberry misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Don Appleberry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a head kick but Appleberry moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Appleberry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Appleberry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Appleberry lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Appleberry counters with a left to the body.
Don Appleberry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Appleberry. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Appleberry scores with a jab to the body.
Appleberry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good work by Appleberry as he checks the leg kick.
Appleberry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Appleberry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith throws a head kick but Appleberry moves out of range.
Appleberry throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Appleberry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Appleberry misses with a double jab
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Appleberry.
Appleberry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Appleberry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Don Appleberry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Appleberry throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Appleberry jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Appleberry clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Appleberry moves out of range easily.
Appleberry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Appleberry tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Appleberry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Appleberry.
Appleberry scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Appleberry sees coming a mile off.
Appleberry shapes to counter with a head kick.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Appleberry.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith misses with a combination
and Appleberry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry moves out of range of the body kick.
Appleberry looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Appleberry can pounce on him.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Appleberry moves his leg out of the way.
A nice combination there by Appleberry.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Appleberry.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Appleberry scores with a shot to the body.
Duncan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Appleberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Don Appleberry's cut even more.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Appleberry.
Appleberry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Appleberry wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Appleberry lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the ropes and back into range.
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!
Appleberry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Appleberry misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Appleberry tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Appleberry moves out of range easily.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Appleberry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Appleberry managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Appleberry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Appleberry looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Appleberry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Appleberry 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Appleberry!
A very excited looking Don Appleberry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Saiyan Southbrook (ranked 6965 p4p, 697 weight class) and Takamura Mamoru (ranked 3075 p4p, 396 weight class). Mamoru has chosen The Great Takamura as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
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215 lbs
23 - 22 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saiyan Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamoru!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamoru ducks under a wild hook from Southbrook.
Southbrook fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mamoru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamoru! But no joy.
Southbrook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Southbrook moves out of range of the strikes.
Southbrook connects with an inside leg kick.
Southbrook blocks a head kick by Mamoru.
Mamoru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mamoru misses the target.
Good exchange - Mamoru coming out on top.
Southbrook is looking to land body kicks.
Southbrook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamoru.
Southbrook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Southbrook misses with an uppercut
and Mamoru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Southbrook tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mamoru counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Southbrook misses
and Mamoru counters with a straight right hand.
Southbrook instigates a clinch.
Southbrook is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru misses with the head strike.
Mamoru throws a punch but it's blocked by Southbrook.
Mamoru misses with a punch on the inside.
Mamoru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Mamoru.
Southbrook wants to break free but Mamoru has control.
Mamoru prevents Southbrook from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Southbrook on the inside.
Southbrook is trying to force a seperation but Mamoru has the dominant position.
Southbrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southbrook throws an overhand right that lands on Mamoru's shoulder, as Mamoru tries to avoid the shot.
Southbrook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Southbrook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamoru.
Southbrook is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Southbrook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamoru flicks out a counter leg kick but Southbrook steps away.
Southbrook throws a series of punches but Mamoru avoids them all with ease.
Southbrook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mamoru counter with a right hand.
Southbrook has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mamoru.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mamoru takes a swing at Southbrook's ribcage but misses.
Mamoru throws a shot from downtown. Southbrook moves away and avoids it.
Mamoru scores with a hook to the body. Southbrook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru loads up on a big right hand but Southbrook slips the punch.
Southbrook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Southbrook darts in trying to clinch
and Mamoru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Southbrook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamoru! But no joy.
Southbrook takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mamoru is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Southbrook had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mamoru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Southbrook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Southbrook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mamoru counters with an inside leg kick.
Southbrook throws a shot from downtown. Mamoru moves away and avoids it.
Southbrook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Southbrook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Southbrook goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamoru looks to land a left hand but Southbrook moved out of range nicely.
Mamoru looks to throw the jab but Southbrook is out of range.
Southbrook closes the distance and clinches.
Mamoru working aggressively here.
Mamoru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Southbrook backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takamura Mamoru dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mamoru cracks Southbrook with a good jab.
Mamoru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Southbrook lands with a slapping head kick.
Mamoru slips a straight right by Southbrook.
Mamoru lands a jab to the nose.
Southbrook tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamoru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Mamoru.
Saiyan Southbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Southbrook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamoru attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mamoru slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mamoru feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Southbrooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Southbrook clinches.
Mamoru breaks the clinch.
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!
Southbrook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Southbrook throws a low kick but Mamoru moves out of range easily.
Mamoru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mamoru throws a looping overhand right but Southbrook ducks down to avoid it.
Mamoru scores with a nice strike.
Southbrook misses with a left hand
and Mamoru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Southbrook tries to move into range but Mamoru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Southbrook closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mamoru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mamoru.
Southbrook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mamoru swats away the attempt to clinch by Southbrook.
Southbrook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mamoru clobbers Southbrook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Southbrook digs a good body shot into Mamoru's ribs.
A jab from Mamoru finds it's way through Southbrook's defenses.
Southbrook is rocked!
Mamoru jabs Southbrook to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Southbrook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamoru cracks Southbrook with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Southbrook is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Southbrook is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Southbrook could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Takamura Mamoru!
Takamura Mamoru got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pavlo Ramazanov (ranked 4492 p4p, 443 weight class) and Elvis Astrok (ranked 7181 p4p, 603 weight class). Elvis Astrok has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pavlo Ramazanov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Ramazanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Astrok!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramazanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Astrok tests Ramazanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Astrok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramazanov.
Astrok throws a head kick but Ramazanov moves out of range.
Astrok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramazanov misses with a straight right.
Ramazanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Astrok.
Astrok plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Astrok blocks a jab.
Ramazanov misses the shot to the body.
Ramazanov throws a low kick but Astrok avoids it.
Astrok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Astrok lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramazanov gets a clinch.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Astrok avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the ropes.
Astrok working aggressively here.
A short right from Astrok on the inside.
Astrok tries to work over Ramazanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Astrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Astrok.
Ramazanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Astrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Astrok manages to break the clinch.
Astrok throws a series of punches but Ramazanov avoids them all with ease.
Astrok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Astrok avoids a kick to the body.
Ramazanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramazanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramazanov throws a leg kick which misses Astrok's front leg but catches the back leg as Astrok tries to avoid it.
Astrok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Astrok avoids the body shot from Ramazanov.
Astrok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramazanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Astrok has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramazanov rushes Astrok and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Ramazanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Astrok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Astrok throws a jab when Ramazanov was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok misses with a straight left.
Ramazanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Astrok is out of range.
Ramazanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov is looking to wear down Astrok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Astrok moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Astrok misses with a low kick as Ramazanov jumps back.
Astrok is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Astrok throws out a leg kick but Ramazanov moves out of range and Astrok only half commits.
Ramazanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramazanov connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ramazanov misses.
Ramazanov moves into range and clinches up with Astrok.
Astrok manages to break the clinch.
Ramazanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Left hook, right uppercut from Astrok.
Astrok misses with a hook.
Astrok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramazanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elvis Astrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok throws a push kick but Ramazanov slaps the foot to one side.
Ramazanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Astrok.
Ramazanov tries to clinch up but Astrok circles away and keeps his distance.
Astrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Astrok dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Astrok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramazanov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Astrok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Astrok wants to counter with a clinch but Ramazanov pushes him away.
Astrok cracks Ramazanov with a good jab.
Ramazanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Astrok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramazanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramazanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Astrok throws a right hand that misses
and Ramazanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Astrok looks to throw the jab but Ramazanov is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Astrok.
Astrok misses with a looping right.
Ramazanov tries to work over Astrok's front leg with a kick but Astrok checks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Astrok. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramazanov.
Astrok jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Astrok slips under a jab.
Astrok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramazanov in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramazanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Astrok misses with a head kick.
Ramazanov throws a jab when Astrok was well out of range.
Ramazanov tries a low kick but Astrok avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok cracks Ramazanov with an open hand slap.
Astrok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ramazanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Astrok momentarily.
Ramazanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramazanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Astrok.
Ramazanov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Astrok's head.
Astrok throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ramazanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Astrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astrok throws a leg kick but Ramazanov checks it.
Elvis Astrok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramazanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Astrok.
Ramazanov throws a head kick but Astrok moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramazanov misses with a body shot.
Astrok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Astrok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramazanov can pounce on him.
A left lands for Ramazanov.
Astrok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Astrok misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramazanov. Astrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astrok takes a swing at Ramazanov's ribcage but misses.
Ramazanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Astrok throws a jab when Ramazanov was well out of range.
Astrok throws a body kick that misses.
Ramazanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Astrok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramazanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Astrok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramazanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramazanov ducks right into an uppercut from Astrok.
Ramazanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Astrok doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramazanov circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Astrok misses with some punches.
Astrok is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Ramazanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pavlo Ramazanov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Astrok avoids the body shot from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Astrok should have avoided that one.
Astrok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Astrok connects with an inside leg kick.
Astrok cracks Ramazanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramazanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Astrok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramazanov.
Astrok unleashes a big counter combination but Ramazanov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramazanov blocks the leg kick.
Astrok is looking to chop away at Ramazanov's legs.
Ramazanov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Astrok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramazanov's sensitive parts.
Astrok throws a series of strikes that have Ramazanov backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astrok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramazanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Astrok misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Astrok tries to work over Ramazanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov tries to work over Astrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramazanov throws a head punch that misses.
Astrok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramazanov backwards.
Ramazanov misses with the head strike.
Ramazanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramazanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Astrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramazanov's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Astrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Astrok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramazanov.
A short left from Astrok.
Ramazanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Astrok.
Ramazanov misses with the head strike.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Astrok avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the ropes.
Ramazanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Astrok looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramazanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramazanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramazanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Elvis Astrok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramazanov blocks an uppercut.
Ramazanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astrok missing with knees to the body.
Ramazanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramazanov cracks Astrok with a good jab.
Ramazanov misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Astrok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Astrok tries to clinch but Ramazanov is having none of it.
Astrok tries a head kick but it misses.
Astrok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Astrok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Astrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Astrok circles away.
Astrok throws a sloppy head kick and Ramazanov moves out of range easily.
Astrok tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramazanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Astrok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Astrok 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 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Astrok!
Elvis Astrok decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 4225 p4p, 455 weight class) and Hilton Teimosia (ranked 1760 p4p, 226 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the ring accompanied by Killing in the name of.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok tries to keep at a distance but Teimosia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lodbrok manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Teimosia 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.
Teimosia moves in looking to clinch but Lodbrok pushes him off.
Teimosia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Lodbrok counters with a quick kick to the body but Teimosia blocks it.
Teimosia lands a nice shot to the body.
Teimosia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Teimosia throws an overhand right that lands on Lodbrok's shoulder, as Lodbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Teimosia misses with a body kick.
Lodbrok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teimosia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lodbrok, pushing him back against the ropes.
Teimosia blocks a body shot from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teimosia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lodbrok slips a straight right by Teimosia.
Lodbrok connects with a body shot that sends Teimosia's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teimosia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lodbrok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lodbrok quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok tries to land a leg kick but Teimosia saw it coming and moves away.
Lodbrok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Teimosia throws a combination that misses
and Lodbrok counters with an inside leg kick.
Teimosia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teimosia swings for the body but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Teimosia tries to clinch up but Lodbrok circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Teimosia - just one landing.
Teimosia blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lodbrok blocks the leg kick.
Lodbrok tries to land a body kick
and Teimosia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Teimosia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick from Teimosia misses
and Lodbrok counters with a nice uppercut.
Teimosia misses with a low kick.
Teimosia rushes Lodbrok and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teimosia scores with a leg kick.
Teimosia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lodbrok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lodbrok there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lodbrok throws a push kick but Teimosia slaps the foot to one side.
Teimosia misses with a low kick.
Lodbrok digs a good body shot into Teimosia's ribs.
Lodbrok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teimosia is looking to clinch.
Lodbrok misses with the body kick
and Teimosia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lodbrok.
Teimosia moves into the clinch.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
Teimosia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilton Teimosia dominated that round.
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.
Teimosia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lodbrok counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teimosia misses with a hook
and Teimosia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teimosia with a nice cross.
Teimosia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Teimosia misses.
Lodbrok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Teimosia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lodbrok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teimosia.
Teimosia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lodbrok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lodbrok seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Teimosia moves into the clinch.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lodbrok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
Lodbrok misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teimosia lands an uppercut.
Teimosia lands an uppercut.
Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but Lodbrok avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Lodbrok lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Teimosia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lodbrok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teimosias head.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lodbrok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teimosia wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Teimosia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teimosia.
Nice cross by Teimosia.
Teimosia thumps Lodbrok with a low kick.
Teimosia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lodbrok throws the kick towards the body but Teimosia avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teimosia tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lodbrok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodbrok throws a head kick but Teimosia moves out of range.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the side of Teimosia's head but Teimosia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teimosia misses with a straight left.
Teimosia scores with a kick to the body.
Teimosia is looking to clinch.
Teimosia lands with a right hand.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teimosia throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lodbrok misses the target.
A big right from Lodbrok misses.
Teimosia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teimosia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teimosia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teimosia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilton Teimosia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Teimosia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Lodbrok misses.
Teimosia lands with an uppercut that bounces Lodbrok off the ropes and back into range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lodbrok. Teimosia shrugs it off though.
Lodbrok throws a push kick but Teimosia slaps the foot to one side.
Teimosia is looking to clinch but Lodbrok is avoiding it.
Lodbrok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lodbrok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia throws an overhand right that lands on Lodbrok's shoulder, as Lodbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Teimosia thumps Lodbrok with a low kick.
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Lodbrok swings for the body but Teimosia moves out of range.
Teimosia tries to score with a low kick but Lodbrok moves his leg out of the way.
Lodbrok scores with a spinning back kick!
Teimosia is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a double jab
and Lodbrok makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Teimosia really felt that one!
Teimosia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lodbrok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lodbrok sets himself, and Teimosia steps forward looking for the clinch! Lodbrok avoids it this time.
Lodbrok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Teimosia blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
A big right from Teimosia misses.
Lodbrok lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lodbrok.
Teimosia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok pushes Teimosia away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teimosia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lodbrok staying out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Teimosia
letting Lodbrok counter with a right hand.
Lodbrok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lodbrok lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lodbrok.
Teimosia darts in trying to clinch
and Lodbrok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Teimosia tries to close the distance and clinch but Lodbrok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lodbrok pushes Teimosia away with a front kick.
Lodbrok jabs Teimosia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halfdan Lodbrok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lodbrok throws a front kick that sends Teimosia stumbling back into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halfdan Lodbrok showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teimosia 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 4098 p4p, 432 weight class) and Kabu Loso (ranked 13942 p4p, 724 weight class). Wade comes to the ring accompanied by The Bleeding. 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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156 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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wade crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loso - the referee stops the clock and Wade gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loso. Wade manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kabu Loso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loso throws a low kick, looking for Wade's leg but Wade calmly moves out of range.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Loso's shoulder, as Loso tries to avoid the shot.
Loso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wade has time to react.
A big right from Wade misses.
Loso misses with a low kick as Wade jumps back.
Wade takes one to the side of the head.
Loso wants to clinch.
Loso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loso has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wade is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade lands a slapping body shot.
Loso misses with an uppercut.
Wade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Loso just manages to avoid it.
Wade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loso's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loso clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Loso lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade pushes Loso back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Loso lands a nice uppercut.
Wade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Loso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wade looking to stall.
Loso lands with a light punch inside.
Loso lands with a light punch inside.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Loso throws a leg kick
and Wade counters with an inside leg kick.
Wade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Wade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands with an uppercut that bounces Loso off the ropes and back into range.
Loso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loso connects with a leg kick. Wade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Loso misses.
Loso cracks Wade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Loso throws a right hand that misses
and Loso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loso 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 Wade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Loso misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Loso is looking to land body kicks.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabu Loso dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wade throws the left hand but Loso avoids the punch easily.
Loso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wade takes a swing at Loso's ribcage but misses.
Loso feints a counter leg kick.
Loso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
Loso connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Wade misses.
It looks like Wade has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
An inside leg kick lands from Loso.
Loso throws a push kick but Wade slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Wade misses.
Wade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loso lands a lovely overhand right.
Loso moves out of range as Wade strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Loso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Morgan Wade has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loso cracks a nice hook into Wade's ribs.
Loso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wade throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Loso tenderised Wade's leg. Wade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wade defending well as Loso loads up on a big left hand.
Loso avoids the body shot from Wade.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
Loso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Loso.
No joy there for Loso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wade misses with a hook.
Loso scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loso throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loso.
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loso.
Loso wants to clinch but Wade slips to the side
and Wade counters with a straight right hand.
Wade circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Wade misses the target.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Loso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wade throws the kick towards the body but Loso avoids it.
Loso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wade can pounce on him.
Wade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wade misses with an uppercut
and Loso counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso tried to score with a low kick but Wade checks it.
Wade blocks a head kick by Loso.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabu Loso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Loso is looking to clinch.
Loso closes the distance and clinches.
Wade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loso is defending well for now.
Wade blocks an elbow strike.
Loso lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Loso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wade tries to break the clinch but Loso is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Wade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loso.
A nice left hand lands by Loso.
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Loso lands a shoulder strike.
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wade.
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!
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loso's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso looking to throw knees to the head but Wade is blocking nicely.
Loso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wade scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Loso struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Wade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wade breaks from the clinch.
Wade drops his hands momentarily and Loso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Loso defending well as Wade loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Loso. That snapped Wade's head back.
Loso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade is trying to force a seperation but Loso has the dominant position.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade is trying to break the clinch but Loso has him pressed against the ropes.
Loso scores a nice knee to the body.
Wade tries to break free but Loso pushes him back against the ropes.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loso.
Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade walks into a stiff left hand from Loso.
Loso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Loso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Loso.
Wade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Loso gets a clinch.
Loso scores with a shoulder strike.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade blocking some punches.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loso's elbow.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loso avoiding damage as Wade throws knees to the body.
Loso scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kabu Loso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loso 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 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabu Loso!
A victorious Kabu Loso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 1369 p4p, 197 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 774 p4p, 120 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to James Brown - Living in America. Sharp has chosen Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death as his entrance music. Victor Sharp will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Creed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Creed misses with a hook
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
Sharp lands an overhand right.
Sharp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sharp.
Creed throws a chopping leg kick but Sharp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Creed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sharp.
A left lands for Sharp.
Sharp throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Sharp.
Sharp takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sharp!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creed is able to avoid easily.
Creed tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sharp coming out on top.
Sharp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sharp scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Creed to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Sharp lands a nice looking body kick.
Creed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creed swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick
and Creed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed wants to slow Sharp down by chopping away at his legs.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Creed's belly button to the back.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Creed throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharp throws a push kick but Creed slaps the foot to one side.
Creed throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sharp counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a jab.
Creed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sharp doesn't seem bothered though.
Sharp lands with an uppercut that bounces Creed off the ropes and back into range.
Sharp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sharp misses with a leg kick
and Creed counters with a solid body kick.
Creed throws a body kick that misses
and Sharp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Creed thinking.
Sharp throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sharp.
Sharp connects with a leg kick. Creed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Creed closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creed tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Creed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Victor Sharp should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Creed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sharp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Victor Sharp has been cut.
Creed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharp's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Creed.
Crunch! Creed slams his shin into Sharp's torso.
Creed has managed to clinch.
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Creed misses with a head kick.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sharp's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed connects with a high kick.
A jab from Creed finds it's way through Sharp's defenses.
Sharp lands a high kick!
Sharp misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Sharp scores with a kick to the body.
Sharp cracks Creed with an open hand slap.
Sharp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Creed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sharp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Creed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed wants to slow Sharp down by chopping away at his legs.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Creed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Sharp releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sharp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Creed's sensitive parts.
Creed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Creed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sharp.
Creed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
Sharp tries a quick counter leg kick but Creed is wise to it.
Creed looks to land a body kick but Sharp moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Creed - the referee stops the clock and Sharp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Creed. Sharp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sharp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Creed misses with a hook.
Sharp now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed moves into range and clinches up with Sharp.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sharp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Apollo Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creed throws a body shot but no joy.
Creed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sharp counters with an inside leg kick.
Creed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Victor Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Creed scoring well with a low kick there.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creed wants to slow Sharp down by chopping away at his legs.
Sharp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Creed takes a step back to recover.
Sharp lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Creed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharp.
Creed throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Creed misses with a hook to the body
and Sharp counters with an inside leg kick.
Creed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sharp's head.
An inside leg kick from Sharp misses.
Creed looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Creed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Creed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sharp.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Creed tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp lands the left hand.
Creed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Creed.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Creed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Creed tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
Creed's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Creed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sharp. That one must have hurt.
Sharp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sharp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creed is able to avoid easily.
Sharp moves out of range as Creed strikes.
Creed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sharp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sharp lands a glancing blow to the side of Creed's head.
Sharp thows a leg kick but Creed checks it
and Creed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Sharp.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Victor Sharp!
Victor Sharp decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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