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Warzone 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kula Leumpei (ranked 4253 p4p, 409 weight class) and Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 4012 p4p, 393 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kula Leumpei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Zirkov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zirkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leumpei moves away.
Zirkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Leumpei gets a clinch.
Zirkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leumpei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zirkov managing to block the knees to the body from Leumpei.
Zirkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zirkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zirkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zirkov looks for the body kick but Leumpei saw that one coming.
Zirkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Leumpei clobbers Zirkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zirkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leumpei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zirkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leumpei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zirkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Leumpei misses its intended target.
Leumpei moves out of range as Zirkov throws a body kick.
Leumpei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zirkov's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zirkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zirkov cracks a nice hook into Leumpei's ribs.
Leumpei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zirkov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leumpei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leumpei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zirkov swinging wildly here.
Zirkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leumpei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zirkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zirkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zirkov misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leumpei closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Leumpei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Zirkov avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Leumpei blocks an uppercut.
Leumpei lands a nice knee to the body.
Leumpei lands with a right to the head.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Leumpei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zirkov misses with the head strike.
Leumpei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leumpei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zirkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leumpei landing knees to the head.
Leumpei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zirkov's efforts to push away.
Zirkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zirkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leumpei tries to land knees in the clinch but Zirkov avoids the damage to the body.
Zirkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leumpei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kula Leumpei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Leumpei.
Leumpei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zirkov can do to turn this around?
Leumpei is looking to clinch but Zirkov is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Zirkov.
Leumpei walks into a left hand.
Zirkov scores with a hook to the body. Leumpei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leumpei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leumpei is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leumpei throws a head kick but Zirkov moves out of range.
Leumpei throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leumpei throws a head kick that Zirkov semi-blocks.
Zirkov is rocked!
Zlatan Zirkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leumpei cracks Zirkov with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Zirkov is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Zirkov is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Zirkov could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kula Leumpei!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 23473 p4p, 504 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 23847 p4p, 516 weight class). Salomanca has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carlos Salomanca enters the ring!
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265 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Salomanca. Alexandrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos Salomanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salomanca looks winded!
An inside leg kick from Alexandrov misses.
Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexandrov has Salomanca pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrov is working Salomanca over against the ropes.
Salomanca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salomanca or not.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov works on Salomanca's body with a couple of short punches.
Salomanca should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov pushes Salomanca up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexandrov pushes off an throws an elbow but Salomanca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov stalls.
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 stalling against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Alexandrov throws knees to the body.
Alexandrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexandrov has Salomanca pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.
Salomanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Salomanca misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov rushes Salomanca and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexandrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salomanca or not.
Alexandrov digs a right hand underneath Salomanca's ribcage. Salomanca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Salomanca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Salomanca.
Alexandrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands a right hand.
Alexandrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alexandrov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alexandrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alexandrov clinches up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is stalling here.
Alexandrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salomanca can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salomanca backwards.
Alexandrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexandrov lands a left hand.
Salomanca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandrov lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov is pushing Salomanca up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alexandrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alex Alexandrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salomanca is breathing heavily.
Alexandrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salomanca backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov pushes Salomanca back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Alexandrov digs a right hand into Salomanca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salomanca's gas tank.
Alexandrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salomanca up against the ropes.
Alexandrov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salomanca up against the ropes.
A short right from Alexandrov.
A short left from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is struggling to control the position.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salomanca.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexandrov looking to throw knees to the head but Salomanca is blocking nicely.
Alexandrov works on Salomanca's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov slows down the pace here.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salomanca is rocked!
Alexandrov is stalling here.
Alexandrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Salomanca is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexandrov finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Salomanca with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Salomanca looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Salomanca get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alex Alexandrov!
Alex Alexandrov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Draco Nightfury (ranked 5040 p4p, 457 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 23758 p4p, 531 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii cracks a nice hook into Nightfury's ribs.
Ishii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nightfury slips a jab and a cross from Ishii.
Nightfury tries to clinch there but Ishii circles away.
Nightfury looks to land a body kick but Ishii moved away.
Nightfury connects with a solid leg kick.
Nightfury scoring well with a low kick there.
Ishii gets tackled into the ropes by Nightfury. Nightfury maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ishii prevents a body shot from Nightfury.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Nightfury.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nightfury tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ishii scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ishii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nightfury takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nightfury swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nightfury blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Nightfury misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nightfury.
Nightfury throws a punch but it's blocked by Ishii.
Nightfury looking to stall.
Nightfury lands with a right to the head.
Nightfury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Nightfury.
Nightfury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nightfury lands an uppercut.
Ishii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nightfury blocks an uppercut.
Nightfury dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nightfury.
Nightfury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nightfury jabs at Ishii's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Ishii slips a straight right by Nightfury.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Nightfury blocks the low kick.
It looked like Nightfury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nightfury moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nightfury cracks Ishii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nightfury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ishii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
That kick from Nightfury tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii looks to score with a jab to the body but Nightfury is just out of range.
Ishii scores with a jab to the head.
Nightfury tests Ishii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ishii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nightfury scores with a leg kick.
Nightfury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nightfury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Draco Nightfury 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.
Ishii slips a jab from Nightfury.
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Nightfury misses with a straight left.
Nightfury takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ishii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nightfury lands the left hand.
Draco Nightfury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nightfury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ishii clinches with his opponent.
Nightfury avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Nightfury takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Nightfury.
Nightfury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Nightfury is trying to stall.
Nightfury dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Nightfury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Nightfury is leaning against Ishii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
Nightfury lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nightfury avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nightfury tries a body shot but Ishii blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nightfury obliges.
Nightfury blocks an uppercut.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Nightfury.
Ishii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nightfury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nightfury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Nightfury.
Ishii forces Nightfury back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Nightfury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Nightfury is trying to stall.
Nightfury tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Nightfury tries to throw a body punch but Ishii avoids it by throwing Nightfury back against the ropes.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nightfury tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nightfury stalls.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
Nightfury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Nightfury blocks the leg kick.
Nightfury seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Draco Nightfury is winning the standup battle so far.
Nightfury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ishii's calf.
Nightfury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nightfury misses with a kick to the body.
Nightfury darts in and clinches Ishii up against the ropes.
Nightfury tries to stall but Ishii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nightfury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nightfury is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Nightfury into the ropes.
Nightfury swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Nightfury.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Nightfury.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nightfury tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ishii as Nightfury tries to tie him up.
Nightfury misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury misses with a body punch.
Nightfury taking a breather.
Ishii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Nightfury in his tracks for a moment.
Nightfury blocks an uppercut.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Nightfury dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ishii lands a nice elbow.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow.
Nightfury lands a shot to the body.
Nightfury lands a shoulder strike.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow.
Nightfury breaks from the clinch.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Nightfury.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nightfury, right into the meat.
Nightfury throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Nightfury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nightfury throws a lazy uppercut
and Ishii counters with a good low kick that Nightfury was not able to check.
Nightfury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
Ishii digs a good body shot into Nightfury's ribs.
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nightfury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nightfury cracks the inside of Ishii's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeru Ishii.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 3263 p4p, 298 weight class) and Al Hereford (ranked 5429 p4p, 408 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Hereford!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Cornell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hereford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Cornell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hereford. Cornell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cornell scores with a shot to the body.
Cornell moves out of range of the body kick.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hereford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hereford tries a head kick but it misses.
Hereford misses with a wild body shot.
Cornell avoids a kick to the body.
It appears Cornell was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hereford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Cornell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hereford 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.
Cornell defending well as Hereford loads up on a big left hand.
Cornell scores with a push kick.
Hereford throws a nice looking combination but Cornell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hereford back to the ropes. Cornell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Al Hereford has been cut.
Cornell avoids the head kick by Hereford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cornell.
Hereford looks winded!
Hereford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cornell blocks a head kick by Hereford.
Hereford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hereford walks into a big right hand from Cornell and goes down! The referee sends Cornell to a neutral corner as Hereford gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Hereford is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hereford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hereford is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornell finish him?
Cornell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cornell lands a slapping body shot.
Hereford seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornell drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Hereford onto his butt! Hereford pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Hereford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cornell can pounce on him.
Cornell circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Hereford tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cornell wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Cornell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 24418 p4p, 544 weight class) and Beck Lee (ranked 1785 p4p, 206 weight class). Nofud's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Offspring - Kids Aren't Alright. On his way into the ring it seems that Aingot Nofud has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aingot Nofud seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 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
0 - 3 - 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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee punishes Nofud's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nofud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Nofud.
Nofud avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Nofud.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nofud fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Nofud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Nofud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nofud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nofud clips Lee with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Lee a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Lee is rocked!
Nofud closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Lee out cold! Lee corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aingot Nofud!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Muhammad Jabari (ranked 23690 p4p, 492 weight class) and Tony Jaggard (ranked 5600 p4p, 415 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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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Jaggard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jabari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jabari scores with a jab. Jaggard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jabari lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaggard off the ropes and back into range.
Jaggard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaggard.
Jabari cracks Jaggard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jabari blocks a head kick by Jaggard.
A lazy left from Jabari finds it's target.
Jaggard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jabari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Jaggard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muhammad Jabari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabari misses with a body kick.
Jaggard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabari.
A jab from Jabari does it's job there.
Jaggard is rocked!
Jabari connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Jaggard out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muhammad Jabari!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Irvine Kinneas (ranked 1392 p4p, 29 weight class) and Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 2912 p4p, 60 weight class). Kinneas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Judas Priest - Electric Eye. Irvine Kinneas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinneas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sityodtong slips under a jab.
A big right from Sityodtong misses.
Kinneas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sityodtong manages to circle out of the way.
Sityodtong misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Kinneas misses the target.
Sityodtong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinneas.
Kinneas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kinneas with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Kinneas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sityodtong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinneas moves away.
Sityodtong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kinneas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sityodtong struggles to land a body shot inside as Kinneas controls his hands.
Kinneas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kinneas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sityodtong's calf.
Sityodtong misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinneas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kinneas lands a front kick to the face, that drops Sityodtong to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
It looks like Yodsanan Sityodtong has been cut.
Sityodtong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kinneas. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Kinneas misses.
A jab from Sityodtong misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kinneas! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Irvine Kinneas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20109 p4p, 131 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 3136 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Ford finds it's target.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Ford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from Ford.
Ford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford misses with a knee strike.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ford.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva is working Ford over against the ropes.
Silva misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford misses with some punches.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Ford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Silva lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford looks winded!
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ford or not.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Ford working aggressively here.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
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 Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arnaldo Silva's cut is getting worse.
Ford avoids the head kick by Silva.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Ford checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch there but Ford circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Ford tries to clinch
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ford back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Ford.
Arnaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva working aggressively here.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ford's knee momentarily.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ford avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Ford down.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 throws a solid leg kick but Ford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves out of range as Ford strikes.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ford.
Ford walks into a left hand.
Silva takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Ford ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silva.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Ford sees coming a mile off.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Ford is rocked!
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ford.
Ford walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Ford is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Arnaldo Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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