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K1 Kings: 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 2374 p4p, 41 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 5336 p4p, 71 weight class). Makarenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Macarena - Original version kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cyril Makarenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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204 lbs
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makarenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMakarenko.
Makarenko misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Makarenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
Makarenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Makarenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Makarenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makarenko tries to land a body kick
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Makarenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Makarenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makarenko misses with a kick to the body.
Makarenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makarenko scores with a body shot.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makarenko missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson lunges at Makarenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makarenko's hand.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makarenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a body shot
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Makarenko's defenses.
Makarenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Makarenko moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makarenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Anderson tries to clinch but Makarenko moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Makarenko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Makarenko throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson tries to clinch but Makarenko moves away
and Makarenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Makarenko misses with a body shot
and Makarenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Makarenko being controlled against the ropes.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Makarenko misses with a body kick.
Makarenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makarenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makarenko throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makarenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makarenko tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makarenko keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Makarenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Makarenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson pushes Makarenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Makarenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Makarenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Makarenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A short left from Anderson.
Makarenko looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Makarenko tries to tie him up.
Makarenko tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
A bit of stalling here from Makarenko.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Makarenko fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Makarenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Makarenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Makarenko misses with a body kick.
Makarenko looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Makarenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makarenko thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Makarenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makarenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Makarenko backpedaling.
Makarenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson tries to bum rush Makarenko with a series of wild strikes but Makarenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Makarenko throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Makarenko avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makarenko. That's going to slow Anderson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Makarenko blocks the low kick.
Anderson backing away here, and Makarenko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Makarenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Makarenko didn't see that one coming.
Makarenko connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makarenko.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Makarenko misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Makarenko.
Makarenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Makarenko.
Makarenko thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Makarenko's knee momentarily.
Makarenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Makarenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makarenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Makarenko.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarenko misses with a body kick.
Makarenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makarenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Makarenko misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makarenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makarenko's head backwards.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Makarenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makarenko.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Makarenko.
Makarenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makarenko.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Makarenko tries to tie him up.
Makarenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Brownie Anderson.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
In his post fight interview, Brownie Anderson gave a big smile as he said 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 6939 p4p, 522 weight class) and Gary Saxton (ranked 23988 p4p, 564 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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165 lbs
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Very quick
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Saxton!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxton swings widly with a right hand
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Saxton looks to land a left hand but Takemura moved out of range nicely.
Takemura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saxton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a one-two to the body.
Saxton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gary Saxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saxton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takemura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saxton misses with a double jab.
Saxton throws a hook to the side of Takemura's head but Takemura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saxton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Takemura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saxton is looking for the big counter here.
Saxton clobbers Takemura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Takemura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saxton misses with a left hand
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Saxton is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takemura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saxton thinking.
Takemura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takemura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saxton is still on wobbly legs! Can Takemura finish him?
Saxton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takemura counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Saxton to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryu Takemura!
Ryu Takemura made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 3973 p4p, 413 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 23895 p4p, 531 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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127 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Po blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Po wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Ishii moves out of range as Po strikes.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Po takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ishii 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.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po throws out a powerful jab.
Po drops his hands momentarily and Ishii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii stuns Po with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Po's shoulder, as Po tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii feints and then cracks Po's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Po down.
Po scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ishii misses with a straight left.
Po was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po closes the distance and pushes Ishii back into the ropes.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Po tries a body shot but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Po blocking some punches.
Ishii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Po.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ishii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Ishii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Po is looking to counter punch.
Ishii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Po's sensitive parts.
Po fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishii lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ishii, right into the meat.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Ishii coming out on top.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ishii blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Po's head back.
Po fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Po misses with a body shot.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Po smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ishii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Po takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Po stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishii.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Po misses with a looping left.
Po takes one on the button.
Po slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Po is able to avoid easily.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Po pushes him off.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ishii to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishii throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a series of strikes. Ishii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Po swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ishii connects with a looping right hand.
Po looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Po and move into the clinch position.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishii 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 Po has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Po and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Ishii slips a straight right by Po.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Po and move into the clinch position.
Ishii has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Po in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po is looking to counter punch.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Po.
Po misses with a low kick.
Ishii cracks Po with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ishii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ishii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ishii tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Po.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Ishii moves away and avoids it.
Po gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Po blocks an elbow strike.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Po.
Po digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Po lands with a right to the head.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po lands a left hand.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po breaks the clinch.
Ishii throws a leg kick which misses Po's front leg but catches the back leg as Po tries to avoid it.
Ishii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Po throws a low kick but Ishii avoids it.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po throws a leg kick but Ishii checks it.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Po off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
Ishii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Po throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Ishii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Po on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Po finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Po keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Ishii both land. Nice combination.
Ishii scores with a nice right hand.
Po pushes Ishii up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike from Po.
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 Tong Po.
I think Ishii 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
Tong Po was interviewed post fight and said 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 2103 p4p, 37 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 3475 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cortez's choice of entrance music: $$$. Cortez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Neil Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juanito Cortez's chin.
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199 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez walks into a big right hand from Diaz and goes down! The referee sends Diaz to a neutral corner as Cortez gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
It looks like Juanito Cortez has been cut.
Diaz knocks out Cortez with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Diaz before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Diaz picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neil Diaz!
Neil Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Juanito Cortez spoke after the fight, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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