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K1 Kings: 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 23841 p4p, 551 weight class) and Gary Saxton (ranked 23932 p4p, 574 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Takeru Ishii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Saxton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Saxton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxton digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Ishii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saxton doesn't seem phased though.
Saxton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saxton cracks Ishii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ishii misses with a body shot.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Saxton counters with a straight right hand.
Saxton throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Saxton's head but Saxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Saxton.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Saxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ishii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saxton throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii lands a jab-cross combination.
Saxton misses with a double jab.
Ishii tries to counter by clinching up but Saxton breaks away and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saxton dips to his left and cracks Ishii with an uppercut!
Saxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishii.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Saxton.
Saxton throws a leg kick
and Ishii counters with a three punch combo that has Saxton backing up. Saxton nods at Ishii to acknowledge the strikes.
Saxton misses with a double jab.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Saxton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ishii under the eye.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saxton.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Saxton saw that one coming.
Saxton scores with a jab to the body.
Saxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saxton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii swings for the body but Saxton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Saxton lands.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saxton misses the shot to the body.
Ishii tries to bum rush Saxton with a series of wild strikes but Saxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishii.
Saxton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ishii's calf.
Saxton misses with a kick to the body.
Saxton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saxton throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Saxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishii slips a straight right by Saxton.
Saxton throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saxton throws a low kick, looking for Ishii's leg but Ishii calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ishii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Ishii is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saxton.
Saxton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ishii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Saxton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Saxton misses the jab.
Saxton dodges the punch combination from Ishii.
Ishii checks the leg kick.
Saxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saxton throws a combination that misses
and Saxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saxton.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gary Saxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Saxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saxton manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saxton.
Gary Saxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Saxton misses the target.
Ishii throwing a counter right hand but Saxton manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Saxton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ishii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Saxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saxton lands a nice looking body shot.
That kick from Saxton tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii drives through and clinches with Saxton against the ropes.
Saxton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saxton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saxton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Saxton misses.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Saxton.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Saxton pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saxton looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
Ishii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishii has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saxton slips under a jab.
Ishii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saxton.
A slow jab from Saxton misses its intended target.
Saxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Saxton is avoiding it.
Ishii misses with a body shot
and Saxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
Ishii slips a jab from Saxton.
Saxton blocks a jab.
Saxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Saxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Saxton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saxton drives through and clinches with Ishii against the ropes.
Saxton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii misses with some punches.
Saxton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saxton just leaning against Ishii, taking a breather.
Saxton tries a body shot but Ishii blocks it.
Saxton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saxton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saxton blocks the elbow strike.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saxton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Saxton misses.
Saxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Saxton's head but Saxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saxton unleashes a big counter combination but Ishii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saxton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saxton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Saxton as he connects with a hook.
Saxton misses with a leg kick
and Ishii counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Saxton lands an elbow inside.
Saxton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ishii slips a jab from Saxton.
A right-left combo lands from Saxton.
Ishii takes one to the chin there.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Saxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saxton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Saxton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 7253 p4p, 544 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 4170 p4p, 433 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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160 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
13 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takemura blocks a jab.
Takemura appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takemura shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Po eats them both and turns towards Takemura to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takemura seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Takemura walks into a stiff left hand from Po.
Po looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Po looks to land a right hand but Takemura moved out of range.
Po falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Po tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Takemura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Po misses the body punch
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takemura works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Po in his tracks.
Takemura cracks Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Po misses with a lunging right hand
and Takemura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takemura punishes Po's body with a nice straight punch.
Po throws a hook but Takemura blocks it.
Takemura throws a big counter combination but Po scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Po looks to throw the jab but Takemura is out of range.
It looked like Takemura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Po.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takemura lands with a nice combination. Po backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po misses with a right hand
and Takemura counters with a left and a right that stings Po.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura avoids the body shot from Po.
Takemura needs to keep his hands up - Po had a free shot at his head there.
Takemura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Po tries to clinch there but Takemura circles away.
It looked like Takemura was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Po takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takemura, as that shot connected.
Po misses with an uppercut
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Po takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po thows a leg kick but Takemura checks it
and Takemura counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Takemura finds it's way through Po's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takemura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
That's time! Takemura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Takemura counters with a two punch combo.
Po misses with a lunging right hand
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Takemura misses with a few strikes there.
Takemura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Takemura lands with a right hand.
Takemura digs a good hook to Po's body.
Takemura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Po can do to turn this around?
Po throws a combination that misses
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Takemura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Po misses with an uppercut
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takemura cracks a nice hook into Po's ribs.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Po has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takemura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Po takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takemura fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryu Takemura is winning the standup battle so far.
Po throws a right hand that misses
and Takemura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Po takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takemura lands with a straight right. Po didn't see that one coming.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Po gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takemura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Takemura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Po is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to land a leg kick but Takemura saw it coming and moves away.
Po swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takemura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Po misses with a jab to the body
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Takemura.
Takemura misses with a two punch combination.
Po falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Takemura as he connects with a hook.
Takemura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Po back to the ropes. Takemura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takemura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Po closes the distance but Takemura moves to the side
and Takemura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Takemura throws a series of strikes that have Po backpedaling.
Takemura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takemura thuds a left hand into Po's body.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Takemura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takemura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Po misses
and Takemura counters with a left to the body.
Po throws a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries to clinch there but Takemura circles away.
Po misses with a left hand
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Takemura clobbers Po with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab from Takemura.
Takemura lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Takemura throws a series of punches but Po moves out of range.
Po throws a good cross that connects.
Po takes a swing at Takemura's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Takemura. Beautiful body shot.
Takemura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takemura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Takemura.
Takemura lands a nice shot to the body.
Po takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takemura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takemura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Po.
Takemura lands with an overhand left.
Po throws an off balance right hand
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Po throws a lazy uppercut
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Po takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takemura scores with a nice head shot.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryu Takemura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takemura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Po's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takemura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takemura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Takemura!
Ryu Takemura made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.
In defeat, Tong Po stepped up to the mic, saying '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 Cyril Makarenko (ranked 5661 p4p, 83 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20171 p4p, 112 weight class). Makarenko comes to the ring accompanied by Macarena - Original version. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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257 lbs
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187 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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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
43 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Makarenko is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Makarenko off balance momentarily.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Makarenko 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.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Makarenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makarenkos head.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Makarenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makarenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Makarenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Makarenko controls his hands.
A short right from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makarenko is rocked!
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Oh Makarenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A short left from Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Silva cracks Makarenko with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Makarenko goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Makarenko wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 2620 p4p, 53 weight class) and Tyga Laxx (ranked 25136 p4p, 103 weight class). Tyga Laxx has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yodsanan Sityodtong's chin.
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Sityodtong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laxx doesn't seem phased though.
Sityodtong scores with a sloppy right hand. Laxx should have avoided that one.
Sityodtong lands with a good body shot.
Sityodtong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laxx counters with a one-two to the body.
Laxx takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Tyga Laxx has been cut.
Laxx looks winded!
Laxx smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laxx walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Sityodtong rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Laxx has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Laxx is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sityodtong connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Laxx out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yodsanan Sityodtong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 1287 p4p, 160 weight class) and Brock Steve (ranked 1377 p4p, 176 weight class). Biernat comes to the ring accompanied by California Dreamin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Steve!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Biernat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Biernat does no damage.
Biernat misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Biernat.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Biernat misses its intended target.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Biernat throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biernat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve lands with a nice combination. Biernat backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biernat throws a head kick that misses
and Steve counters with a series of strikes. Biernat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Biernat is rocked!
A slow jab from Biernat misses its intended target.
Steve throws a counter combo.
Oh Biernat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Biernat seems to have got his legs back now.
Biernat throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Biernat lands with a slapping head kick.
Biernat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Biernat throws a front kick that sends Steve stumbling back into the ropes.
We've been hearing reports that Biernat has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A punch combination from Biernat misses.
Steve lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Biernat swinging wildly here.
Biernat misses with a wild combination.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Steve fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Biernat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve throws a right hand that Biernat ducks under and follows up with a left that Biernat also avoids with ease.
Biernat is looking for a counter combo.
Biernat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Steve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biernat.
Steve is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Biernat misses with the combination.
Steve unleashes a big counter combination but Biernat bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Biernat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steve counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Biernat throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steve counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Biernat to the mat! Steve runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Biernat is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biernat moves into the clinch successfully.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Brock Steve should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Biernat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Biernat is looking to break free of the clinch but Steve has double underhooks.
Biernat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Biernat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biernat working hard to break the clinch.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biernat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Biernat throws a right and a left that Steve avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat throws a sloppy head kick
and Biernat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Biernat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Biernat crashing to the mat! Biernat is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Steve screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brock Steve!
After winning the bout, Brock Steve thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 24529 p4p, 562 weight class) and Chicken Destroyer (ranked 3145 p4p, 342 weight class). Nofud's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Offspring - Kids Aren't Alright. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aingot Nofud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Destroyer does it's job there.
Destroyer takes a swing at Nofud's ribcage but misses.
Nofud appears to be looking for a big counter.
Destroyer throws a head kick that Nofud semi-blocks.
Destroyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Destroyer.
Nofud misses with a series of wild punches.
Nofud misses with an uppercut. Destroyer saw that one coming.
Destroyer throws the left hand but Nofud avoids the punch easily.
Destroyer misses the jab.
Good work by Destroyer as he checks the leg kick.
Destroyer throws out a counter right but Nofud avoids it with no problem.
Nofud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nofud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Destroyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Nofud.
Nofud swinging wildly here.
Nofud slips a straight right by Destroyer.
Nofud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Destroyer forces Nofud back against the ropes and clinches.
Nofud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destroyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Destroyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nofud misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Nofud.
Still in the clinch, Destroyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nofud.
Destroyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nofud swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nofud misses with a punch on the inside.
Nofud pushes off an throws an elbow but Destroyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Destroyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Destroyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Nofud.
Destroyer misses with some punches.
Destroyer blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
Destroyer lands a shoulder strike.
Nofud lands a nice elbow.
Destroyer has a couple of punches blocked by Nofud.
Nofud misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer blocks the elbow strike.
Destroyer misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destroyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nofud misses with a punch on the inside.
Destroyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nofud is leaning against Destroyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nofud working aggressively here.
Nofud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destroyer tries to throw a body punch but Nofud avoids it by throwing Destroyer back against the ropes.
Nofud blocks an uppercut.
Destroyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Destroyer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nofud's brow.
Destroyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Destroyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destroyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Nofud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nofud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nofud scores with a shot to the side of Destroyer's head.
Nice body punch from Destroyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Destroyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Destroyer lands with a shot to the body.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nofud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Destroyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aingot Nofud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nofud jabs Destroyer right on the nose. Destroyer blinks but takes it well.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nofud manages to avoid it.
Destroyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Destroyer throws a looping overhand right but Nofud ducks down to avoid it.
Destroyer swings widly with a right hand
and Nofud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Destroyer has managed to clinch.
Destroyer working aggressively here.
Destroyer blocks the elbow strike.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Nofud.
Destroyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nofud working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nofud misses with some punches.
Nofud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Nofud.
Destroyer blocks an elbow strike.
Nofud tries a body shot but Destroyer blocks it.
Nofud throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Destroyer on the inside.
Destroyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Destroyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Destroyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Destroyer has a couple of punches blocked by Nofud.
Destroyer lands a shoulder strike.
Destroyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Destroyer tries to land a knee to the head but Nofud blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Nofud as the two fighters clinch.
Nofud throws an elbow that misses.
Destroyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Destroyer is leaning against Nofud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nofud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Destroyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nofud backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nofud blocks it with crossed arms.
Destroyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Destroyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Destroyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Nofud fails to land.
Destroyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nofud backwards.
Destroyer tries to throw a body punch but Nofud avoids it by throwing Destroyer back against the ropes.
Destroyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nofud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chicken Destroyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nofud throws an elbow but it misses.
Nofud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nofud swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Destroyer lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer lands an elbow that stopped Nofud in his tracks for a moment.
Nofud working aggressively here.
Destroyer lands with a light punch inside.
Destroyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nofud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Destroyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nofud throws a low kick but Destroyer moves out of range easily.
Nofud throws a leg kick but Destroyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nofud misses with a two punch combination.
Destroyer blocks a jab.
Destroyer dodges the punch combination from Nofud.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nofud manages to avoid it.
Nofud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Destroyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nofud's head.
Destroyer connects with a looping right hand.
Destroyer misses with a double jab
and Nofud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nofud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Destroyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chicken Destroyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Destroyer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destroyer lands a head kick. Nofud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Nofud moves out of range.
Nofud seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nofud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Destroyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud walks into a stiff left hand from Destroyer.
Nofud ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Destroyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nofud. That did some damage!
Nofud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Destroyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nofud at a distance.
Destroyer throws an overhand right that lands on Nofud's shoulder, as Nofud tries to avoid the shot.
Destroyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chicken Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer throws a leg kick which misses Nofud's front leg but catches the back leg as Nofud tries to avoid it.
Destroyer looks to land a left hand but Nofud moved out of range nicely.
Nofud moves out of range of the body kick from Destroyer.
Destroyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Nofud misses the target.
Destroyer misses with a low kick.
Destroyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Nofud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aingot Nofud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Destroyer. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Destroyer lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nofud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Destroyer lands a left hand.
Destroyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Destroyer lands an elbow inside that Nofud shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Destroyer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Destroyer lands with a light punch inside.
Nofud misses with an elbow strike.
Destroyer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Destroyer on the inside.
Destroyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Destroyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Destroyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Destroyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nofud's face.
Nofud is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nofud avoiding damage as Destroyer throws knees to the body.
Oh Nofud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nofud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destroyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aingot Nofud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nofud seems to have got his legs back now.
Destroyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chicken Destroyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Destroyer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chicken Destroyer!
After winning the bout, Chicken Destroyer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Aingot Nofud stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd win if I had food'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 7251 p4p, 457 weight class) and Pucy McGraber (ranked 24617 p4p, 469 weight class). McGraber has chosen Kid Rock - Born Free as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pucy McGraber!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraber fakes the leg kick and cracks Alexandrov in the body.
McGraber connects with a leg kick. Alexandrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexandrov scores with a jab to the body.
McGraber misses with a kick to the body
and Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
McGraber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGraber throws an elbow that misses.
McGraber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov can't break the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGraber swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov trying to control the position but instead, McGraber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexandrov into the ropes.
McGraber struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
Alexandrov tries to work over McGraber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGraber lands a shoulder strike.
McGraber wants to stall.
McGraber struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McGraber fails to land.
McGraber throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Alexandrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alexandrov is looking to break free of the clinch but McGraber has double underhooks.
McGraber managing to block the knees to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Alexandrov.
McGraber wants to stall.
McGraber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pucy McGraber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraber is looking to clinch but Alexandrov is avoiding it.
McGraber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with McGraber.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGraber throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov is trying to maintain a safe position but McGraber gets an underhook and turns Alexandrov into the ropes.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but McGraber blocks it.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
McGraber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGraber lands an uppercut.
McGraber blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
McGraber blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
McGraber misses with a body punch.
McGraber misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGraber uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Alexandrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alexandrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGraber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alexandrov will feel that in the morning.
Alexandrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGraber.
Alexandrov drives through and clinches with McGraber against the ropes.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
McGraber misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov avoids the elbow strike from McGraber, against the ropes.
McGraber effectively controlling the action here.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
McGraber misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraber swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov just leaning against McGraber, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGraber tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing McGraber back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGraber as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraber is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McGraber scores with a shot to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Alexandrov just leaning against McGraber, taking a breather.
McGraber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alexandrov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGraber throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
McGraber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexandrov avoids the elbow strike from McGraber, against the ropes.
McGraber throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
McGraber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexandrov is keeping busy.
McGraber misses with a body punch.
McGraber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov letting McGraber take a breather here.
Pucy McGraber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from McGraber on the inside.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGraber's elbow.
McGraber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexandrov is keeping busy.
McGraber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov gets through McGraber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by McGraber.
Alexandrov wants to stall.
McGraber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pucy McGraber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alexandrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGraber looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McGraber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alexandrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGraber scrambles back to his feet.
McGraber throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Alexandrov misses
and McGraber counters with a body kick that stops Alexandrov in his tracks momentarily.
McGraber throws out a loose jab but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Alexandrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexandrov 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.
McGraber avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGraber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but McGraber keeps it at a distance.
Alex Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexandrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGraber.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGraber.
McGraber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGraber, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGraber up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGraber backwards.
McGraber lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGraber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McGraber misses with the head strike.
McGraber throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
McGraber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Alexandrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGraber swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
McGraber struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraber misses with some punches.
Alexandrov is looking to control McGraber's arms but McGraber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexandrov has his back to the ropes.
McGraber digs a right hand into Alexandrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexandrov's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from McGraber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraber pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Alexandrov avoids a wild elbow strike from McGraber.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGraber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pucy McGraber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGraber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pucy McGraber!
In his post fight interview, Pucy McGraber gave a big smile as he said 'My fellow Americans: Tonight, I am speaking to you because there is a growing humanitarian and security crisis at
our southern border. Every day, Customs and Border Patrol agents encounter thousands of illegal immigrants trying
to enter our country. We are out of space to hold them, and we have no'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Jai White (ranked 1975 p4p, 204 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 6670 p4p, 436 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White walks into a jab.
Tyson catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from White does no damage.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Tyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
White misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
White walks into a left hand.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a left to the body.
Tyson takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Tyson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tyson throws a hook but White blocks it.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White misses the shot to the body.
White misses with a straight left.
Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
White throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Tyson lands.
A big right from White misses.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through White's defenses.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyson's hands.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White with a nice cross.
White cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
White lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.
Tyson avoids the body shot from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As White backs off Tyson throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White lands the left hand.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Tyson there.
Nice straight punches there by Tyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyson.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson misses with a body shot
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Tyson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White slips a jab from Tyson.
White slips under a jab.
Michael Jai White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson slips a straight right by White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyson under the eye.
Tyson cracks White with a good jab.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Tyson.
Well Tyson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 2890 p4p, 58 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 2239 p4p, 48 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Calabi Yau was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Chigg as he connects with a hook.
Chigg throws a sloppy head kick
and Yau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yau.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chigg.
Yau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Chigg avoids the damage to the body.
Yau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chigg slips under a jab.
Chigg lands a right hook to the body.
Yau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Chigg tenderised Yau's leg. Yau is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chigg looks to throw a body kick
and Yau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chigg throws a hook but Yau blocks it.
Yau clinches with his opponent.
Yau tries to work over Chigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yau lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Yau has the Thai clinch. Yau obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Chigg's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Maya Chigg has been cut.
Yau throws a hook but Chigg avoids it easily.
Yau fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Yau misses.
Yau moves out of range as Chigg throws a body kick.
Chigg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chigg lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yau avoids a kick to the body.
Yau wants to counter with a clinch but Chigg pushes him away.
Chigg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Yau takes one to the side of the head.
Yau misses with a looping left.
Chigg tries to keep at a distance but Yau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yau.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Chigg on the inside.
Yau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Chigg avoids the damage to the body.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chigg.
Yau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chigg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chigg's face.
A head punch on the inside from Chigg fails to land.
Chigg digs a right hand underneath Yau's ribcage. Yau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Yau controls his hands.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yau tries a knee to the head but Chigg blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Calabi Yau should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Maya Chigg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yau cracks Chigg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chigg.
Chigg tries to score with a low kick but Yau moves his leg out of the way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chigg - that will leave a mark!
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yau with a jab.
Yau throws a hook to the side of Chigg's head but Chigg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yau motions for Chigg to come forward. Yau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg is looking to counter the offense by Yau and move into the clinch.
Chigg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chigg lands with a good body shot.
Chigg closes the distance and clinches.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Yau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yau throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yau working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chigg.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Yau avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the ropes.
Chigg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chigg gets through Yau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chigg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chigg blocks it with crossed arms.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chigg blocks it with crossed arms.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calabi Yau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chigg prevents a body shot from Yau.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yau.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
A nice left hand lands by Yau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Chigg on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yau.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Chigg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chigg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Yau misses with the head strike.
Chigg tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maya Chigg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maya Chigg's cut.
That's time! Chigg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chigg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yau punishes Chigg's body with a nice straight punch.
Yau avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Yau is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chigg lands a head kick!
Chigg just misses with a punch to the body.
Yau punishes Chigg's body with a nice straight punch.
Yau throws a right hand that Chigg ducks under and follows up with a left that Chigg also avoids with ease.
Chigg is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chigg loads up on a big right hand but Yau slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chigg.
Yau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chigg lands a nice shot that snaps Yau's head back.
Chigg throws a leg kick but Yau sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yau avoids the head kick by Chigg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg connects with a leg kick. Yau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yau lands a nice shot that snaps Chigg's head back.
Yau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chigg's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg slips a straight right by Yau.
Yau misses with a wild body shot.
Chigg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yau.
Yau clinches with his opponent.
Chigg tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
Yau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
A short right from Yau on the inside.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Yau misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Yau.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Yau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chigg tries a body shot but Yau blocks it.
Yau pushes off an throws an elbow but Chigg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg working aggressively here.
Yau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yau lands a knee to the head.
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 Maya Chigg.
I think Chigg 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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