Karate Ketsueki Supotsu 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Stan Sanchez (ranked 6944 p4p, 548 weight class) and Mark Angelo Nambatac (ranked 23526 p4p, 654 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Angelo Nambatac

189 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

155 cm
27
170 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Angelo Nambatac!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nambatac slips a straight right by Sanchez.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Sanchez backs off Nambatac throws a huge counter combo but Sanchez manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Nambatac saw that one coming.
Nambatac 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.
Nambatac should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nambatac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings for the body but Nambatac moves out of range.
Sanchez backing away here, and Nambatac unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Nambatac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nambatac misses with a wild body shot.
Nambatac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Nambatac fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Nambatac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nambatac misses the shot to the body.
Nambatac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nambatac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Nambatac with a series of wild strikes but Nambatac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Nambatac.
Nambatac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez thows a leg kick but Nambatac checks it
and Nambatac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Nambatac saw that one coming.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nambatac throws a big shot that misses.
Nambatac on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nambatac moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Nambatac misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Nambatac counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nambatac lands with a nice body punch.

Nambatac looks low and kicks high, catching Sanchez 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!

Sanchez is rocked!
Nambatac checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Nambatac! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Angelo Nambatac!
A victorious Mark Angelo Nambatac thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Devin Wade (ranked 6571 p4p, 602 weight class) and Sledge Harrison (ranked 23780 p4p, 741 weight class). Harrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sex Machine by James Brown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sledge Harrison acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Wade
vs
Harrison

188 cm
19
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devin Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sledge Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade lands a jab.
Wade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrison on the side of the head.
Wade throws a jab when Harrison was well out of range.

Wade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Wade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wade managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Wade takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Devin Wade has been cut.
Wade stalling.
Harrison tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wade is defending well for now.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
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 throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harrison.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Wade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrison.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harrison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wade's brow.
Harrison lands an elbow inside that Wade shrugs off.
Harrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Wade pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Wade scores with a hook to the body.
Wade lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wade has Harrison pushed against the ropes.
Wade taking a breather.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harrison tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Wade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Wade blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Wade looking to slow down the pace here.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
Harrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Wade digs a right hand into Harrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrison's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Wade.
Wade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wade avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrison as Wade tries to tie him up.
Wade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Wade tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Wade back against the ropes.
Harrison tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison takes a shot to the head.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands with a right to the head.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
Wade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wade lands a right hand.

Harrison is rocked!
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wade lands with a left to the head.
Wade gets through Harrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Wade pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Harrison drops his guard momentarily, allowing Wade to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Harrison! 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! Wade takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Devin Wade!
Sledge Harrison spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm just gonna get right back up! Ain't nothing stopping the groovy lovin' sex machine! Right on baby!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Gatto (ranked 7464 p4p, 591 weight class) and Jolly James (ranked 7351 p4p, 584 weight class). James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sea of Lies by Symphony X. The key to victory for Ray Gatto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gatto
vs
James

193 cm
25
253 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
240 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Counter fighter
Good chin

Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Gatto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jolly James!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatto moves out of range of the body kick.
Gatto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gatto looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gatto throws a right and a left that both miss.

James moves into range and clinches up with Gatto.
James pushes Gatto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gatto is defending well for now.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gatto is defending well for now.
We've been hearing reports that Gatto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
James stalling in the clinch.

James breaks the clinch.
Gatto wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatto looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James unleashes a big counter combination but Gatto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ray Gatto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatto misses with a looping left.
James throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James forces Gatto back against the ropes and clinches.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

James rushes Gatto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
James taking a breather.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gatto is keeping busy.
James blocks a body shot from Gatto.
Gatto misses with a body punch.
James slowing the pace effectively.
Gatto wants to stall.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gatto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

James rushes Gatto and presses him up against the ropes.
James is pushing Gatto up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Gatto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

James breaks the clinch.

James moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

James has managed to clinch.
Gatto misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatto avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from James.

James breaks from the clinch.

James closes the distance and clinches.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

James has taken the fight to the clinch.
James is stalling here.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James scores with the left hand. Gatto knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Ray Gatto has been cut.

James moves into the clinch.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Gatto as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatto is looking to clinch.
James is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gatto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.

James has Gatto up against the ropes in a clinch.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatto backwards.
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!
James dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
James connects with a knee to the head.
Gatto tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Gatto back against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
James effectively controlling the action here.
James is stalling here.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

James breaks the clinch.

James closes the distance and pushes Gatto back into the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
James effectively controlling the action here.

James breaks from the clinch.

James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gatto, pushing him back against the ropes.
James is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

James breaks the clinch.
Gatto misses with a double jab

and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James is struggling to control the position.
James lands a nice elbow from 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!
James slowing the pace effectively.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gatto, pushing him back against the ropes.
James stalling against the ropes.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

James breaks the clinch.
Gatto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gatto is out of range.

James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for James.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gatto tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James lands with a short punch from the clinch.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

James drives through and clinches with Gatto against the ropes.
James with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James lands a shot to the body.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

James closes the distance and pushes Gatto back into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
James has Gatto pushed against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

James breaks from the clinch.
Gatto tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gatto is out of range and James settles back down.
Gatto tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James unleashes a big counter combination but Gatto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

James clinches with his opponent.
Ray Gatto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jolly James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gatto's brow.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jolly James!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jolly James!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jolly James!

Jolly James wins by unanimous decision!
Jolly James decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 1807 p4p, 242 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 4009 p4p, 451 weight class). Casacci has chosen Heartbeat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

El Toro
vs
Casacci

178 cm
44
196 lbs
26 - 22 - 1

183 cm
39
198 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Casacci.
El Toro throws an off balance right hand
and Casacci counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
Casacci throws a head kick but El Toro moves out of range.
We've been informed that Casacci 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.
Casacci throws the kick towards the body but El Toro avoids it.
The fighters circling - El Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casacci tries to clinch up.
Casacci is looking to clinch but El Toro is avoiding it.
El Toro misses with a hook.
Casacci gets cracked there but stands up to it.
El Toro loads up on a big right hand but Casacci slips the punch.
Casacci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Casacci. Those never looked like landing.
El Toro lands a really nice looking cross but Casacci seems unphased.
El Toro lands with a straight right. Casacci didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro looks to throw the jab but Casacci is out of range.
A left lands for El Toro.
Casacci slips a straight right by El Toro.
Casacci tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and El Toro is able to avoid easily.
El Toro throws a jab but it's blocked by Casacci.
El Toro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Casacci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Casacci misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for El Toro.
El Toro throws a jab but it's blocked by Casacci.
El Toro throws a push kick but Casacci slaps the foot to one side.
Casacci lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Casacci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casacci is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Casacci tries to work over El Toro's front leg with a kick but El Toro checks it.
El Toro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
El Toro dodges the punch combination from Casacci.
El Toro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from El Toro misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - El Toro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like El Toro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Casacci misses with a few strikes there.
El Toro blocks a low kick nicely.
Casacci throws a series of punches but El Toro avoids them all with ease.
El Toro misses with a looping left.
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Casacci's shoulder, as Casacci tries to avoid the shot.
Casacci connects with a looping right hand.
El Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casacci.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casacci misses with a two punch combination.
Casacci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
El Toro misses with a looping left.
A combination from Casacci does no damage.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Casacci's head backwards.
Casacci moves in looking to clinch but El Toro pushes him off.
Casacci wants to clinch.
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casacci makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Toro is looking to slow Casacci down with leg kicks.
A jab from El Toro misses.
El Toro misses with a looping right.
Casacci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casacci avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Casacci on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
El Toro looks to land a right hand but Casacci moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Casacci.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casacci.
El Toro misses with a straight left.
Casacci wants to clinch up but El Toro keeps it at a distance.
Casacci slips a jab from El Toro.
El Toro scores with the left hand. Casacci knows he should have avoided that one.
El Toro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Casacci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro.
El Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casacci.
Nice uppercut lands for El Toro. That snapped Casacci's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for El Toro.
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target.
Casacci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
It seemed like Casacci was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
El Toro throws a jab when Casacci was well out of range.
Casacci is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
El Toro throws a shot from downtown. Casacci moves away and avoids it.
Casacci throws a counter combo.
Casacci blocks a jab.
Casacci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
El Toro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Casacci is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Casacci moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
El Toro pushes off an throws an elbow but Casacci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Casacci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casacci is looking to land body kicks.
El Toro misses with a hook. Casacci ducked under it nicely.
Casacci is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
El Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Casacci misses.
Casacci tries to clinch but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro throws a looping overhand right but Casacci ducks down to avoid it.
El Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Casacci clinches.
Casacci is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
Casacci trying to control the position but instead, El Toro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Casacci into the ropes.
El Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Casacci.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Toro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
I was talking to El Toro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Casacci manages to break the clinch.
Casacci throws a head kick but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Toro throws a right hand that misses

and Casacci holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Casacci throws a knee to the head but misses.

Casacci breaks from the clinch.
El Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Casacci's shoulder, as Casacci tries to avoid the shot.
Casacci lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
El Toro looks to land a right hand but Casacci moved out of range.
Casacci was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
El Toro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
El Toro throws a hook but Casacci blocks it.
Casacci tries to clinch but El Toro moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big right from El Toro misses.
Casacci tries to counter with a clinch but El Toro shakes him off and moves away.
Casacci moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Toro defending well as Casacci loads up on a big left hand.
Casacci avoids a kick to the body.
Casacci's hands are dropping dangerously low here and El Toro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Casacci scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from El Toro misses.
Nice defenses there by Casacci.
El Toro swings widly with a right hand
letting Casacci counter with a right hand.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but El Toro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from El Toro misses the target.
El Toro missing with a left hand there. Casacci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Toro throws a jab when Casacci was well out of range.
El Toro loads up on a big right hand but Casacci slips the punch.
Casacci tries to clinch there but El Toro circles away.
Casacci slips a jab from El Toro.
El Toro swings widly with a right hand
and Casacci counters with a one-two to the body.
Casacci throws a body kick that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Casacci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
Casacci wants to clinch up but El Toro keeps it at a distance.
Casacci is looking to clinch.
Casacci tries to clinch but El Toro is having none of it.
El Toro dodges the punch combination from Casacci.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
El Toro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Casacci slips a straight right by El Toro.
Casacci takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
El Toro lands with a hook. Casacci tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casacci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Casacci takes one to the chin there.
El Toro misses with an uppercut.
Casacci wants to counter the offense by El Toro and move into the clinch position.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Toro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from El Toro misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casacci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Casacci misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from El Toro misses.
A punch lands to the side of Casacci 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casacci ducks under a wild hook from El Toro.
El Toro keeps the fight on the outside.
El Toro cracks Casacci with a right hand to the side of the head.
Casacci moves out of range as El Toro strikes.
El Toro keeps the fight on the outside.
El Toro throws out a loose jab but Casacci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casacci tries to clinch but El Toro moves out of range.
Max Casacci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casacci tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. El Toro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Julio El Toro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
El Toro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
El Toro throws a looping overhand right but Casacci ducks down to avoid it.
El Toro tests Casacci's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Casacci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Toro.
El Toro with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a hook to the side of Casacci's head but Casacci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Casacci tries to clinch up but El Toro circles away and keeps his distance.
El Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casacci wants to counter the offense by El Toro and move into the clinch position.
El Toro keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by El Toro.
El Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Toro blocks a head kick by Casacci.
A jab from El Toro does it's job there.
Casacci scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Casacci 's head but he takes it in his stride.
El Toro throws a hook but Casacci avoids it easily.
Casacci walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Casacci doesn't manage to clinch there - El Toro circles away.
Casacci staying out of range there.
El Toro missing with a left hand there. Casacci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Casacci.
Casacci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
Casacci lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio El Toro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think El Toro 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Julio El Toro!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Julio El Toro!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Julio El Toro!

Julio El Toro wins by unanimous decision!
Julio El Toro tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Griffin Heath (ranked 1890 p4p, 272 weight class) and Carnesto Shoost (ranked 3937 p4p, 511 weight class). Heath comes to the ring accompanied by Fuck Dat Ass · DJ Funk. Shoost comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Grontapu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carnesto Shoost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Heath
vs
Shoost

192 cm
28
212 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

189 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
KO power

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Griffin Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carnesto Shoost!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shoost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoost 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.
Shoost swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heath misses with a body shot.
Shoost throws a head kick but Heath moves out of range.
Heath lands with a kick to the temple. Shoost shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shoost throws a head kick that misses.
Shoost is looking to chop away at Heath's legs.
Heath lands a nice hook to Shoost's body. Shoost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heath 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.
Heath swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Heath looks low and kicks high, catching Shoost 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!

It looks like Carnesto Shoost has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heath blocks a head kick by Shoost.
Shoost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shoost ducks into a a hook from Heath and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Heath throws a front kick to the face that drops Shoost 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 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Griffin Heath!
Griffin Heath took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dada Five Thousand (ranked 5625 p4p, 525 weight class) and Tyson Lee (ranked 7819 p4p, 604 weight class). Five Thousand's entrance music is Hurt Somebody by Akon (ft. Dada 5000). A fine choice. 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.

Five Thousand
vs
Lee

191 cm
27
260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dada Five Thousand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee tries to clinch there but Five Thousand circles away.
Five Thousand throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Five Thousand throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Five Thousand.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Five Thousand's hands.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Five Thousand moves out of range easily.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Five Thousand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Five Thousand shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Five Thousand misses with the combination.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Five Thousands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Five Thousand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Five Thousand is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Five Thousand throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee slips a straight right by Five Thousand.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Five Thousand seems unphased.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Five Thousand.
Lee cracks Five Thousand with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Five Thousand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Five Thousand is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Five Thousand appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee lands with a hook. Five Thousand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Five Thousand's defenses.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Five Thousand scores with a nice right hand.
Five Thousand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Five Thousand is rocked!
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!
Lee cracks Five Thousand with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Five Thousand 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 Five Thousand is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Five Thousand could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tyson Lee!
A very excited looking Tyson Lee 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.
Dada Five Thousand was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm DEAD!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Sins (ranked 20404 p4p, 749 weight class) and Sith Kyaw Thin (ranked 2263 p4p, 289 weight class). Kyaw Thin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Myanmar love hip hop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sith Kyaw Thin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sins
vs
Kyaw Thin

186 cm
26
201 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sith Kyaw Thin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyaw Thin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sins moves forwards but Kyaw Thin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sins throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyaw Thin.
A swing and a miss from Sins.
Sins takes a swing at Kyaw Thin's ribcage but misses.
Kyaw Thin misses with a hook
and Sins counters with a stiff right hand.
Kyaw Thin slips under a jab from Sins.
Sins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kyaw Thin 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.
Kyaw Thin throws a chopping leg kick but Sins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sins connects with the punch.
Kyaw Thin misses with a wild body shot.
Sins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kyaw Thin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyaw Thin.
Sins lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyaw Thin slips under a jab.
Kyaw Thin avoids the head kick by Sins.
Sins throws the left hand but Kyaw Thin avoids the punch easily.
Kyaw Thin scores with the left hand. Sins knows he should have avoided that one.
Sins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyaw Thin.
Sins misses with an uppercut. Kyaw Thin saw that one coming.
Kyaw Thin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sins looks to land a left hand but Kyaw Thin moved out of range nicely.
Sins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyaw Thin manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kyaw Thin misses.
Kyaw Thin defending well as Sins loads up on a big left hand.
Sins looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyaw Thin is just out of range.
Sins misses with a hook.
Sins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyaw Thin looks to land a right hand but Sins moved out of range.
Sins slips a jab and a cross from Kyaw Thin.
It looked like Sins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sins throws a head kick that misses.
Kyaw Thin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Kyaw Thin closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Sins crashing to the mat! Sins uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Kyaw Thin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kyaw Thin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kyaw Thin.
Sins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kyaw Thin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyaw Thin moves away.
Sins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sins throws the left hand but Kyaw Thin avoids the punch easily.
Kyaw Thin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyaw Thin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sins.
Kyaw Thin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyaw Thin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nick Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sins ducks into a a hook from Kyaw Thin and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Sins is rocked!

It looks like Nick Sins has been cut.

Kyaw Thin has Sins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Sins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyaw Thin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kyaw Thin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sins seems to have got his legs back now.
Sins throws a poor cross that misses
and as Sins looks to reset his feet, Kyaw Thin counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Sins crashing to the canvas! Sins is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Sins is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Kyaw Thin is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sith Kyaw Thin!
Our winner, Sith Kyaw Thin, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 6635 p4p, 536 weight class) and Dick Johnson (ranked 23699 p4p, 608 weight class). Johnson has chosen What What (In the Butt) by Samwell as his entrance music. The key to victory for Craig Mack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mack
vs
Johnson

178 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

159 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.
Mack trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mack avoids it.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Mack misses with some punches.
Mack wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Mack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mack.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.

Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson clinches up with Mack and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Johnson pushes Mack back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mack's face.

It looks like Craig Mack has been cut.
Mack is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Mack working aggressively here.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Mack is trying to stall.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mack tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying to stall.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Mack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson has Mack pressed against the ropes, preventing Mack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Mack tries to tie him up.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson presses Mack against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Mack misses with some punches.
Mack working aggressively here.
Mack is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mack trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mack into the ropes.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack looking to slow down the pace here.
Mack misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Mack tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson pushes Mack back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mack misses with an elbow over the top.
Mack tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Mack working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Johnson.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Mack misses with some punches.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mack is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Mack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mack takes a shot to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mack back against the ropes.
Mack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mack is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Mack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mack or not.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the ropes.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mack back against the ropes.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.

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 Craig Mack.
Well Mack 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Craig Mack!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Craig Mack!

Craig Mack wins by majority decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tevin Mangrove Jr (ranked 962 p4p, 104 weight class) and Jo Smo (ranked 3230 p4p, 338 weight class). Mangrove Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Macho Man. Tevin Mangrove Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mangrove Jr
vs
Smo

199 cm
40
246 lbs
34 - 11 - 1

180 cm
33
280 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Powerful

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tevin Mangrove Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo Smo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smo swings for the body but Mangrove Jr moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Smo misses the target.
Smo is looking to score with low kicks.
Smo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mangrove Jr is looking for a counter combo.

Mangrove Jr forces Smo back against the ropes and clinches.
Smo tries to circle away but Mangrove Jr has him pinned against the ropes.

Mangrove Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jo Smo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smo lands a head shot.

It looks like Tevin Mangrove Jr has been cut.
Mangrove Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 空手Karate Choppushoppu in the buildup to the fight.
Mangrove Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Mangrove Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Smo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Smo tries to break free but Mangrove Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mangrove Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangrove Jr.
Smo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangrove Jr moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr staying out of range there.

Mangrove Jr moves into the clinch.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Mangrove Jr is controlling him.

Mangrove Jr breaks the clinch.

Mangrove Jr moves into range and clinches up with Smo.
A right hook to the body lands for Mangrove Jr.
Smo working hard to break the clinch.

Mangrove Jr manages to break the clinch.
Smo throws a combination that misses
and Mangrove Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mangrove Jr lands a body punch.
Smo looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mangrove Jr.

Mangrove Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mangrove Jr moves into range and clinches up with Smo.

Mangrove Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mangrove Jr rushes Smo and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Mangrove Jr.
Smo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mangrove Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smo can turn it around.
Mangrove Jr keeps control of Smo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mangrove Jr breaks from the clinch.
Smo throws a combination that misses
and Mangrove Jr counters with a two punch combo.

Mangrove Jr has Smo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smo lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mangrove Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mangrove Jr has closed the distance and engaged Smo in a clinch.
The referee calls for Mangrove Jr to work.

Mangrove Jr manages to break the clinch.
Mangrove Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smo tests Mangrove Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smo connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mangrove Jr gets a clinch.
Smo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangrove Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Mangrove Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mangrove Jr prevents Smo from breaking the clinch.
Smo tries to break free but Mangrove Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Mangrove Jr has Smo pressed against the ropes, preventing Smo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smo is trying to force a seperation but Mangrove Jr has the dominant position.
Smo can't break the clinch.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Mangrove Jr has him pressed against the ropes.

Mangrove Jr breaks from the clinch.
Smo looks to land a combination but Mangrove Jr avoids it well.

Mangrove Jr has closed the distance and engaged Smo in a clinch.

Mangrove Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smo throws a looping overhand right but Mangrove Jr ducks down to avoid it.

Mangrove Jr darts in and clinches Smo up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mangrove Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smo throws a hook but Mangrove Jr blocks it.
Mangrove Jr is looking to counter the offense by Smo and move into the clinch.
Mangrove Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Mangrove Jr scores with the left hand. Smo knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mangrove Jr looks low and kicks high, catching Smo 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!
Mangrove Jr tries to clinch but Smo is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Smo. Those never looked like landing.
Smo takes a swing at Mangrove Jr's ribcage but misses.
As Smo tries to get set, Mangrove Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Smo manages to avoid the attempt.

Mangrove Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Mangrove Jr holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Mangrove Jr is controlling him.

Mangrove Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mangrove Jr. That did some damage!
Mangrove Jr slips a jab from Smo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smo misses with a series of wild punches.
Smo throws a head kick that misses.
Mangrove Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.

Mangrove Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smo, pushing him back against the ropes.

Mangrove Jr breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Smo manages to break the clinch.
Mangrove Jr blocks a head kick by Smo.

Mangrove Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mangrove Jr has Smo pressed against the ropes, preventing Smo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smo is trying to break free.

Mangrove Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Smo.
Mangrove Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

It looks like Jo Smo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mangrove Jr lands a front kick.
Smo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mangrove Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mangrove Jr throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Smo crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tevin Mangrove Jr!
Tevin Mangrove Jr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Jo Smo spoke after the fight, saying 'Pshhhh what bull man, I can beat that guy easy. give me a rematch man!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 862 p4p, 94 weight class) and Rahul Jhadav (ranked 4563 p4p, 456 weight class). Samson Goldstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Goldstein
vs
Jhadav

200 cm
36
260 lbs
36 - 20 - 1

193 cm
22
237 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Heavy handed

KOMBAT KLOTHING
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rahul Jhadav!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goldstein has Jhadav up against the ropes in a clinch.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldstein lands a left hand.
Goldstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jhadav has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jhadav's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jhadav's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice body punch from Goldstein.
Goldstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jhadav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldstein lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jhadav is rocked!
Jhadav tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jhadav is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldstein finish him?
A short uppercut from Goldstein.
Goldstein creates a bit of distance and cracks Jhadav with a big uppercut! Jhadav goes down! The referee pushes Goldstein away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Jhadav make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Goldstein takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Samson Goldstein!
Samson Goldstein 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.