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Striking Masters 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Shoraku Murata (ranked 5202 p4p, 478 weight class) and Ezekiel Hall (ranked 5118 p4p, 476 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shoraku Murata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Hall!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall lands a jab to Murata's midsection.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Murata tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Murata moves away from the strike by Hall.
Murata wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Murata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Murata fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murata tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Ezekiel Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murata looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Murata wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Murata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murata tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall swings for the body but Murata moves out of range.
It looked like Murata was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murata.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Murata moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Murata tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murata tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Murata shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murata moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Murata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall cracks Murata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murata.
Murata misses with a body punch
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Murata moved out of range.
It looked like Murata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murata connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall thuds his right hand into Murata's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall throws a right and a left that Murata avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murata.
Hall misses with a hook.
Murata is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hall.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murata.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Murata missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall blocks a head kick by Murata.
Murata tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall throws the left hand but Murata avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Murata was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
Murata moves into the clinch.
Murata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murata ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall 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.
Murata misses with a body shot.
Murata tries to clinch up.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Murata should have avoided that one.
Murata tries a head kick but it misses.
Murata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ezekiel Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murata tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Murata tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murata tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Murata is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Murata's head but Murata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shoraku Murata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murata. That's going to slow Hall down.
Murata tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall throws a right and a left that Murata avoids nicely.
Murata thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Murata ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Murata.
Murata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall throws a hook but Murata blocks it.
Murata ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Murata thinks about countering with a head kick.
Murata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murata tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Murata is looking to clinch.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murata is rocked!
Hall cracks Murata with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between George Michael Bisping (ranked 5751 p4p, 475 weight class) and Branok Rosewarne (ranked 4087 p4p, 413 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bisping might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blue - Song 2. Rosewarne has chosen Stongehenge - Spinal Tap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Michael Bisping!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branok Rosewarne!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosewarne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bisping.
Bisping misses with a head kick.
Rosewarne misses the body punch
and Bisping counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rosewarne's knee momentarily.
Rosewarne looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Bisping definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bisping misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.
Bisping tries to clinch but Rosewarne moves out of range.
Rosewarne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rosewarne throws an off balance right hand
and Bisping counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rosewarne throws a hook to the side of Bisping's head but Bisping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosewarne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Branok Rosewarne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bisping does it's job there.
Rosewarne misses the shot to the body.
Bisping throws a head kick but Rosewarne moves out of range.
Rosewarne misses with a double jab
and Bisping counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosewarne misses with a body shot.
Rosewarne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bisping.
Rosewarne misses with a body shot.
Bisping closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bisping fails to land.
Rosewarne tries to break the clinch but Bisping is controlling the position.
Rosewarne misses with a punch to the body.
Rosewarne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bisping struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosewarne controls his hands.
Bisping lands a shot to the body.
Rosewarne looking to stall.
Rosewarne is trying to break the clinch but Bisping has him pressed against the ropes.
Bisping makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bisping.
Bisping lands with a short shot to the head.
Bisping misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosewarne tries to break free but Bisping pushes him back against the ropes.
Bisping lands a shoulder strike.
Bisping tries to throw a body punch but Rosewarne avoids it by throwing Bisping back against the ropes.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
Bisping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosewarnes head.
Bisping lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosewarne backwards.
Bisping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bisping fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping pushes Rosewarne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rosewarne throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping pushes Rosewarne back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
Bisping stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rosewarne takes a shot to the head.
Bisping lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rosewarne misses with a straight left.
Rosewarne throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping slips a straight right by Rosewarne.
George Michael Bisping is winning the standup battle so far.
Bisping throws a body punch but Rosewarne moves out of range.
Bisping fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisping wants to clinch.
Rosewarne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rosewarne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bisping lands a slapping body shot.
Bisping with a nice cross.
Rosewarne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Rosewarne.
Rosewarne lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Rosewarne misses.
Bisping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosewarne cracks Bisping with a good jab.
Bisping turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosewarne throws a right hand that misses
and Bisping counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bisping tries to clinch up but Rosewarne circles away and keeps his distance.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosewarne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bisping feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rosewarne's calf.
Rosewarne throws a right hand that misses
and Bisping counters with an outside leg kick.
Rosewarne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
As Rosewarne looks to move away, Bisping throws a big counter combo but Rosewarne just gets out of the way.
Bisping avoids the body shot from Rosewarne.
Bisping works the jab nicely.
Rosewarne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bisping throws a hook but Rosewarne blocks it.
Rosewarne misses with a series of wild punches.
Bisping takes the fight into the clinch.
Bisping tries to work over Rosewarne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bisping lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisping scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosewarne backwards.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bisping swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bisping prevents Rosewarne from breaking the clinch.
Bisping stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Bisping - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bisping keeps control of Rosewarne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bisping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosewarne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
Rosewarne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rosewarne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Michael Bisping dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rosewarne lands with a nice body punch.
Rosewarne slips under a jab from Bisping.
Rosewarne misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bisping lands a high kick!
Rosewarne lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Bisping goes down! The ref sends Rosewarne to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Bisping is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like George Michael Bisping has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosewarne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rosewarne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosewarne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bisping counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bisping lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rosewarne tries to keep at a distance but Bisping has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bisping lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rosewarne tries to stall but Bisping uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Bisping.
Bisping tries to work over Rosewarne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosewarne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rosewarne misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bisping.
Rosewarne working hard to break the clinch.
Bisping lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bisping lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rosewarne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bisping seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rosewarne can turn it around.
Bisping scores with a shot to the side of Rosewarne's head.
George Michael Bisping has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bisping lands with a light punch inside.
Rosewarne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bisping has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Bisping.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as Rosewarne controls the action.
Bisping lands with a light punch inside.
Rosewarne is trying to maintain a safe position but Bisping gets an underhook and turns Rosewarne into the ropes.
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rosewarne is trying to force a seperation but Bisping has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Bisping.
Bisping works on Rosewarne's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping lands a shoulder strike.
Bisping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bisping lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bisping.
Rosewarne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisping cracks Rosewarne with a nice body shot.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Bisping.
Bisping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branok Rosewarne takes the third round.
The cut man is working on George Michael Bisping's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rosewarne lands with a nice combination. Bisping backs away looking to recover.
Rosewarne throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bisping moves into the clinch.
Rosewarne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bisping scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bisping makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bisping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosewarne controls his hands.
Bisping working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bisping - that landed with a thud.
Bisping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bisping lands a shot to the body.
Rosewarne takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bisping - that landed with a thud.
Rosewarne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bisping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bisping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bisping softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bisping.
Rosewarne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bisping cracks Rosewarne with a nice body shot.
Bisping lands with a left to the head.
Bisping lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bisping's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bisping lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bisping as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bisping as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bisping.
Bisping lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bisping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosewarnes head.
Bisping scores with a shot to the side of Rosewarne's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping digs a right hand into Rosewarne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosewarne's gas tank.
Bisping softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rosewarne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short left from Bisping.
A nice left hand lands by Bisping.
Bisping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bisping is working Rosewarne over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Michael Bisping had his way with Branok Rosewarne in that round.
The cut man is working on George Michael Bisping's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. 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.
Bisping looks low and kicks high, catching Rosewarne right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Rosewarne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisping.
Rosewarne throws a body punch but Bisping moves out of range.
Rosewarne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rosewarne is rocked!
Bisping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosewarne is still on wobbly legs! Can Bisping finish him?
Bisping rushes Rosewarne and presses him up against the ropes.
Bisping working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosewarne is trying to maintain a safe position but Bisping gets an underhook and turns Rosewarne into the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Bisping.
Rosewarne is trying to stall.
Bisping lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bisping lands with a right to the head.
Bisping lands a hook that snaps the head of Rosewarne backwards.
Rosewarne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rosewarne is trying to force a seperation but Bisping has the dominant position.
Bisping scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Bisping.
Bisping lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bisping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rosewarne crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Rosewarne face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Bisping takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). George Michael Bisping!
George Michael Bisping is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rey Bargos (ranked 5467 p4p, 441 weight class) and Akio Nagashima (ranked 5388 p4p, 438 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 Los Angeles, Rey Bargos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashima blocks a low kick nicely.
Nagashima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bargos avoids the head kick by Nagashima.
Bargos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bargos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nagashima takes a swing at Bargos's ribcage but misses.
Nagashima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagashima lands with a kick to the temple. Bargos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bargos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima tries to keep at a distance but Bargos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bargos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes.
Bargos throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagashima.
Bargos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bargos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bargos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bargos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bargos avoids it.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
Nagashima misses with an elbow strike.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bargos has Nagashima pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nagashima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bargos's brow.
Bargos avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Nagashima landing knees to the body.
Bargos managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a nice knee to the body.
Bargos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nagashima up against the ropes.
Bargos is trying to maintain a safe position but Nagashima gets an underhook and turns Bargos into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside that Bargos shrugs off.
It looks like Rey Bargos has been cut.
Bargos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bargos wants to break free but Nagashima has control.
Bargos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bargos manages to break the clinch.
Bargos moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bargos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Bargos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagashima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bargos stalling in the clinch but Nagashima improves position.
Bargos throws a head punch that misses.
Bargos stalling in the clinch but Nagashima improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Nagashima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rey Bargos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bargos looks to throw a body kick
and Nagashima counters by clinching up.
Nagashima lands an elbow that stopped Bargos in his tracks for a moment.
Nagashima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nagashima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagashima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bargos's efforts to push away.
Bargos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagashima throws a leg kick which misses Bargos's front leg but catches the back leg as Bargos tries to avoid it.
Bargos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagashima blocks a head kick by Bargos.
Bargos tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagashima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bargos.
Nagashima is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima instigates a clinch.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bargos avoids it.
Bargos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagashima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bargos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagashima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bargos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nagashima.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Bargos prevents a body shot from Nagashima.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nagashima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bargos's brow.
Bargos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagashima forces Bargos back against the ropes and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nagashima.
Nagashima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
Akio Nagashima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bargos avoids the elbow strike from Nagashima, against the ropes.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bargos is defending well for now.
Bargos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bargos working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Bargos trying to land knees to the body.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but Bargos blocks with his arms.
Nagashima struggles to land a body shot inside as Bargos controls his hands.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but Bargos blocks it.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bargos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nagashima as Bargos tries to tie him up.
Nagashima has Bargos pressed against the ropes, preventing Bargos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bargos slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Nagashima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Nagashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rey Bargos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Bargos lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagashima rushes Bargos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bargos is trying to force a seperation but Nagashima has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
Nagashima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bargos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rey Bargos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagashima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bargos throws out the jab.
Nagashima tries to land a body kick
and Bargos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Bargos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bargos instigates a clinch.
Nagashima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bargos.
Nagashima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bargos tries to land knees in the clinch but Nagashima avoids the damage to the body.
Bargos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes.
Bargos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bargos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bargos has managed to clinch.
Nagashima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bargos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bargos breaks the clinch.
Nagashima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nagashima throws a push kick but Bargos slaps the foot to one side.
Bargos has Nagashima up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
Bargos tries to break free but Nagashima pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bargos is defending well for now.
Bargos misses with some punches.
Bargos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nagashima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bargos is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagashima has double underhooks.
Bargos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bargos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nagashima looking to throw knees to the head but Bargos is blocking nicely.
Nagashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bargos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagashima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nagashima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bargos blocks an elbow strike from Nagashima.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Rey Bargos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akio Nagashima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bargos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akio Nagashima.
I've got Nagashima 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Nagashima!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Julio Bargos (ranked 3627 p4p, 398 weight class) and Spicy Pablono (ranked 4863 p4p, 466 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Bargos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spicy Pablono!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablono throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pablono 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.
Bargos blocks a head kick by Pablono.
Bargos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pablono manages to circle out of the way.
Pablono digs a good hook to Bargos's body.
Pablono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pablono attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bargos.
Bargos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pablono in his tracks.
Pablono lands a head shot.
Pablono misses with a body kick.
Bargos throws a leg kick which misses Pablono's front leg but catches the back leg as Pablono tries to avoid it.
Pablono thows a leg kick but Bargos checks it
enabling Bargos to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bargos clips Pablono 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 Pablono a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Pablono is rocked!
It looks like Spicy Pablono has been cut.
Pablono looks winded!
Pablono throws a leg kick but Bargos moved away.
Pablono is still on wobbly legs! Can Bargos finish him?
Bargos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crack! A monster head kick from Bargos and Pablono falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bargos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Julio Bargos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Isadore James (ranked 5418 p4p, 477 weight class) and Jared Conors (ranked 5509 p4p, 481 weight class). James comes to the ring accompanied by Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isadore James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jared Conors!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws out a loose jab but Conors uses good head movement to avoid it.
James looks to throw a body kick
and Conors counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conors.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conors tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from James misses.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team DarkSpirit in the buildup to the fight.
Conors throws a nice head kick!
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conors's sensitive parts.
Conors takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from James misses.
Conors looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Conors pushes James up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James misses with a body kick.
Conors is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Conors misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conors just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJames.
Conors ducks right into an uppercut from James.
Conors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Conors moves into the clinch.
Conors is stalling here.
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
Conors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a head kick by Conors.
Danga de danga de dang - Conors scores with a four punch combination!
Conors avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James blocks a head kick by Conors.
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
James connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Conors onto his butt! Conors bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like Jared Conors has been cut.
James misses with a right hand
and Conors holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James is trying to push Conors away but Conors has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
James manages to break the clinch.
Conors tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
James tries to land a leg kick but Conors saw it coming and moves away.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws a low kick, looking for Conors's leg but Conors calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James connects with a stiff jab that staggers Conors - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isadore James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Conors (ranked 4706 p4p, 447 weight class) and Nathan Morris (ranked 5808 p4p, 494 weight class). Conors comes to the ring accompanied by Cut the Cord- Shinedown. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Conors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Morris!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morris, pushing him back against the ropes.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conors's elbow.
Morris pushes off an throws an elbow but Conors leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conors blocks an uppercut.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conors will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Conors.
A head kick by Conors misses
and Morris counters with a nice leg kick.
Morris scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conors trying to stall but Morris improves his position.
Morris tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Conors trying to land knees to the body.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conors is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Conors breaks from the clinch.
Nathan Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morris lands with a left to the head.
Morris working aggressively here.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conors's elbow.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Conors tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the ropes.
Morris lands an elbow that stopped Conors in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alex Conors has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Conors just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morris's brow.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Morris is leaning against Conors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conors blocks a body shot from Morris.
Conors is trying to push Morris away but Morris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Conors controls his hands.
Morris prevents Conors from breaking the clinch.
Morris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conors tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Conors wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conors backwards.
Conors blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conors turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morris blocks a head kick by Conors.
Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conors's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Conors's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Conors throws a combination that misses
and Morris counters with a series of strikes. Conors will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Conors gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Conors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morris pushes off an throws an elbow but Conors leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Conors prevents a body shot from Morris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris pushes Conors back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Conors's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Conors working aggressively here.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conors is looking to control Morris's arms but Morris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conors has his back to the ropes.
Morris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morris lands a body punch.
Conors throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conors prevents a body shot from Morris.
Conors misses with a body punch.
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Conors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Morris.
Morris digs a right hand underneath Conors's ribcage. Conors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris lands a damaging elbow.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conors or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris presses Conors against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Conors prevents a body shot from Morris.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morris presses Conors against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Morris.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Conors controls his hands.
Morris scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Morris.
Conors blocks the elbow strike.
Morris digs a right hand into Conors's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conors's gas tank.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morris works on Conors's body with a couple of short punches.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conors backwards.
Conors blocks a body shot from Morris.
Conors looking to stall.
Conors avoids the elbow strike from Morris, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Conors's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Nathan Morris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Morris.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morris works on Conors's body with a couple of short punches.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conors's elbow.
Morris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conors's defenses.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conors's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Morris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Conors controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris dodges an elbow strike from Conors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conors wants to get back to striking at distance but Morris won't allow it.
Conors is trying to push Morris away but Morris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Conors avoids the elbow strike from Morris, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conors avoids a wild elbow strike from Morris.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morris misses with the head strike.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris blocks a body shot from Conors.
Conors blocks a body shot from Morris.
Morris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conorss head.
Morris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Morris throws an elbow that misses.
Morris tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris is leaning against Conors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Morris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris pushes Conors back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conors blocks an elbow strike from Morris.
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conors or not.
Conors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morris lands an elbow inside that Conors shrugs off.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
Alex Conors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris lands an elbow that stopped Conors in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morris 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Morris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ando Fumiaki (ranked 5707 p4p, 427 weight class) and Green Pablano (ranked 4156 p4p, 354 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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253 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ando Fumiaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Green Pablano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fumiaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pablano follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fumiaki moves into the clinch.
Fumiaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pablano avoids it.
Pablano scores with a shot to the side of Fumiaki's head.
Pablano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pablano with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ando Fumiaki has been cut.
Pablano lands a nice elbow.
Fumiaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Green Pablano has been cut.
Fumiaki missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fumiaki.
Pablano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fumiaki scores with a knee to the head.
Fumiaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pablano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pablano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pablano throws an elbow that misses.
Fumiaki crunches a lovely knee into Pablano's ribcage.
Fumiaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pablano with a knee to the head.
Fumiaki scores with a knee to the head.
Pablano looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fumiaki lands an elbow that stopped Pablano in his tracks for a moment.
Fumiaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Pablano avoids the damage to the body.
Pablano lands a nice knee to the body.
Pablano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pablano takes an elbow to the temple.
Pablano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fumiaki prevents a body shot from Pablano.
Fumiaki looking to throw knees to the head but Pablano is blocking nicely.
Fumiaki missing with knees to the body.
Fumiaki misses with a knee to the head.
Fumiaki looking to throw knees to the head but Pablano is blocking nicely.
Pablano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pablano tries to work over Fumiaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fumiaki trying to land knees to the body.
Fumiaki lands a knee to the body.
Fumiaki tries to land a knee to the head but Pablano blocks with his arms.
Fumiaki tries a body shot but Pablano blocks it.
Fumiaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pablano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablano takes an elbow to the temple.
Fumiaki lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fumiaki lands an elbow inside that Pablano shrugs off.
Fumiaki misses with an elbow strike.
Fumiaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Pablano managing to block the knees to the body from Fumiaki.
Fumiaki lands an elbow just above Pablano 's eye.
Fumiaki tries a knee to the head but Pablano blocks it.
Fumiaki working Pablano over with knees to the body.
Fumiaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fumiaki obliges.
Pablano takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fumiaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fumiaki lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fumiaki.
Fumiaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ando Fumiaki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Crunch! Fumiaki slams his shin into Pablano's torso.
Pablano blocks the body kick.
Green Pablano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fumiaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fumiaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fumiaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pablano is defending well for now.
Fumiaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pablano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fumiaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pablano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fumiaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fumiaki misses with a knee strike.
Fumiaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fumiaki crunches a lovely knee into Pablano's ribcage.
Pablano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fumiaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pablano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fumiaki lands an elbow inside.
Pablano is breathing heavily.
Pablano managing to block the knees to the body from Fumiaki.
Fumiaki missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Fumiaki.
Fumiaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pablano can do to turn this around?
Fumiaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Pablano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fumiaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fumiaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fumiaki misses with some punches.
Fumiaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pablano.
Fumiaki lands an elbow that stopped Pablano in his tracks for a moment.
Fumiaki lands a damaging elbow.
Fumiaki tries a body shot but Pablano blocks it.
Fumiaki with a knee to the head.
Pablano trying to land knees to the body.
Pablano avoids the elbow strike from Fumiaki, against the ropes.
Fumiaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Pablano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ando Fumiaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Fumiaki.
That has opened up Green Pablano's cut even more.
Fumiaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Pablano avoids the damage to the body.
Fumiaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fumiaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablano blocks a body shot from Fumiaki.
Fumiaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fumiaki throws a head punch that misses.
Fumiaki avoiding damage as Pablano throws knees to the body.
Fumiaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pablano blocks a body shot from Fumiaki.
Fumiaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pablano is defending well for now.
Fumiaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pablano blocks it with crossed arms.
Fumiaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pablano is defending well for now.
Fumiaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pablano managing to block the knees to the body from Fumiaki.
Fumiaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pablano avoids the elbow strike from Fumiaki, against the ropes.
Pablano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fumiaki avoids it.
Fumiaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fumiaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pablano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ando Fumiaki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fumiaki lands a front kick.
Fumiaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fumiaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pablano. That did some damage!
Fumiaki throws a sloppy head kick and Pablano moves out of range easily.
Fumiaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Pablano moves out of range of the strikes.
Pablano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fumiaki missing with knees to the body.
Fumiaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fumiaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Pablano won't want to take too many of those.
Pablano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fumiaki lands an elbow inside that Pablano shrugs off.
Fumiaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pablano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pablano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pablano avoiding damage as Fumiaki throws knees to the body.
Fumiaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fumiaki misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fumiaki lands an elbow just above Pablano 's eye.
Pablano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pablano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fumiaki tries a knee to the head but Pablano blocks it.
Fumiaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fumiaki trying to land knees to the body.
Fumiaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fumiaki.
Pablano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fumiaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pablano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fumiaki landing knees to the head.
Fumiaki lands a knee to the body.
Fumiaki working aggressively here.
Pablano blocks an elbow strike from Fumiaki.
Fumiaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Green Pablano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fumiaki throws an elbow but misses.
Fumiaki tries a knee to the head but Pablano blocks it.
Fumiaki lands an elbow just above Pablano 's eye.
Fumiaki lands a knee to the head.
Fumiaki misses with the head strike.
Fumiaki tries to land a knee to the head but Pablano blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Fumiaki.
Fumiaki lands an elbow that stopped Pablano in his tracks for a moment.
Fumiaki can't find room to land a body shot as Pablano controls the action.
Fumiaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Pablano avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fumiaki throws an elbow but misses.
Fumiaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Green Pablano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fumiaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Pablano controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Fumiaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fumiaki lands an elbow inside.
Fumiaki trying to land knees to the body.
Ando Fumiaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fumiaki scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ando Fumiaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fumiaki 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ando Fumiaki!
A very excited looking Ando Fumiaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wooden Pencil (ranked 2560 p4p, 67 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 2043 p4p, 51 weight class). Pencil's entrance music is Full Retard. A fine choice. Watt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Edmund Fitzgerald. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil tries to land a leg kick but Watt saw it coming and moves away.
We've been informed that Watt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Scott Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pencil lands a front kick to the face, that drops Watt 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!
Watt is rocked!
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pencil jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Watt is still on wobbly legs! Can Pencil finish him?
Watt lands a lovely overhand right.
Watt seems to have recovered his senses.
Watt throws a hook but Pencil blocks it.
Pencil has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel's Grappling Penn in the buildup to the fight.
Pencil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pencil misses with a right hand
and Watt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Watt misses.
Pencil misses with a head kick.
Pencil sets himself, and Watt steps forward looking for the clinch! Pencil avoids it this time.
Pencil throws a right hand that misses
and Watt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Watt misses.
Watt scores with a head kick.
Pencil throws a combination that misses
and Watt counters with a nice uppercut.
Pencil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watt with a nice cross.
Watt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Pencil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pencil throws a poor cross that misses
and Watt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watt.
Watt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watt stalks Pencil and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pencil's face. Pencil staggers backwards, shaken.
Watt throws a sloppy head kick and Pencil moves out of range easily.
Watt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pencil.
Watt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pencil's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watt.
Watt throws a sloppy head kick and Pencil moves out of range easily.
Watt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watt cracks Pencil with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pencil looks to land a body kick but Watt moved away.
Pencil scores with a nice right hand.
Pencil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pencil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watt.
Wooden Pencil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt tests Pencil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watt blocks a head kick by Pencil.
It seemed like Watt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watt throws a big shot that misses.
Pencil cracks Watt with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Watt 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 Watt is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Watt connects with a solid leg kick.
Watt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Watt.
Watt throws a big shot that misses.
Watt lands a body shot.
Watt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pencil throws a sloppy head kick and Watt moves out of range easily.
Pencil misses with a left hand
and Watt counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pencil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watt finds it's way round the side to connect with Pencil's head.
Watt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pencil had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pencil scores with a hook to the body. Watt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pencil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pencil thumps Watt with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wooden Pencil takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Scott Watt was lucky to get out of the first round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pencil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watt, right into the meat.
Watt looks to land a right hand but Pencil moved out of range.
Pencil misses with a kick to the body
and Watt counters with a stiff right hand.
Pencil moves away from the strike by Watt.
Pencil blocks the body kick.
Pencil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pencil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watt blocks the body kick.
Pencil throws a jab but it's blocked by Watt.
Pencil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pencil throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Pencil missing with a left hand there. Watt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watt unleashes a big counter combination but Pencil bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Watt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pencil.
Watt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pencil tries to move into range but Watt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pencil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil throws a hook to the side of Watt's head but Watt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pencil throws an overhand right that lands on Watt's shoulder, as Watt tries to avoid the shot.
Watt lands a head shot.
Watt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pencil.
Watt slips a straight right by Pencil.
Watt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pencil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pencil scores with a punch to the head.
Pencil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pencil connects with a right hand. Watt shakes it off.
Watt lands with a hook. Pencil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pencil misses with an uppercut.
Watt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pencil's head.
Pencil throws a lazy head kick
and Watt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pencil lands a head kick that bluckles Watt and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Pencil no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Watt moves out of range of the body kick from Pencil.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watt! But no joy.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt scores with a jab to the head.
Pencil throws a body shot but no joy.
Watt throws a combination that misses
and Pencil counters with a nice body shot.
Watt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Watt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pencil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pencil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pencil misses with a kick to the body
and Watt counters with a straight right hand.
Pencil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pencil is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scott Watt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watt fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pencil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watt.
Pencil is looking to counter punch.
Watt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wooden Pencil will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pencil throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pencil throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Watt counter with a right hand.
Pencil misses with a hook. Watt ducked under it nicely.
Pencil misses with a combination
and Watt counters with a straight right hand.
Watt throws out a powerful jab.
Pencil misses with a wild combination.
Pencil blocks a head kick by Watt.
Pencil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pencil avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pencil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watt's head.
Pencil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watt avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pencil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Pencil.
Watt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A clash of legs there as Watt blocks the low kick.
Pencil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pencil misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooden Pencil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Pencil. Those never looked like landing.
Pencil misses with a hook.
Watt throws a head kick that half lands.
Pencil lands with a cross.
Pencil misses with a low kick.
Watt scores with a jab to the head.
Watt moves out of range as Pencil strikes.
A jab lands there for Watt.
Scott Watt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pencil takes one on the button.
Pencil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pencil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watt scores with a jab.
Watt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Watt moves out of range as Pencil strikes.
Watt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Watt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pencil scores with a head kick. Watt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pencil throws a body punch but Watt moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Watt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott Watt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watt lands a high kick!
Pencil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Watt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watt 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wooden Pencil!
Wooden Pencil took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yuji Nagata (ranked 1631 p4p, 37 weight class) and Nosyaj Rram (ranked 1847 p4p, 48 weight class). Rram is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuji Nagata !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nosyaj Rram!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagata misses with a wild body shot.
Rram takes a swing at Nagata 's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Nagata was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rram.
Rram misses the jab.
Rram 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.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Nagata tried to counter with a leg kick but Rram avoided it.
Rram scores with a leg kick.
Rram rushes Nagata and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nagata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagata tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagata is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nagata controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagata prevents a body shot from Rram.
Nagata misses with the head strike.
Nagata prevents a body shot from Rram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram stalling in the clinch but Nagata improves position.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram blocking some punches.
Rram misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagata stalling in the clinch.
Nagata misses with the head strike.
Rram is trying to stall.
Nagata throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
I was talking to Nagata 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nagata misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Nagata .
Nagata taking a breather.
Rram scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Rram - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rram.
Rram working aggressively here.
Rram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagata backwards.
Rram looking to throw knees to the head but Nagata is blocking nicely.
Nagata can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nagata .
Nagata blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram lands with a short shot to the head.
Rram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rram lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagata .
Rram gets through Nagata 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagata blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosyaj Rram 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.
Nagata misses with a double jab.
Rram feints and then cracks Nagata 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nagata down.
Rram misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rram is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nagata .
It looks like Nosyaj Rram has been cut.
Nagata moves out of range as Rram throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagata throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rram to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rram as he connects with a hook.
Rram tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nagata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nagata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Rram is predictable there
and Nagata counters with a nice body shot.
Rram takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Rram missing with a left hand there. Nagata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Nagata on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram moves in looking to clinch but Nagata pushes him off.
Nagata half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nagata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rram misses the jab.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagata just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Nagata .
Rram thows a leg kick but Nagata checks it
and Nagata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Rram.
Rram connects with a crisp jab.
Nagata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rram tries to clinch but Nagata moves out of range.
Nagata digs a good body shot into Rram's ribs.
Nagata throws a hook to the side of Rram's head but Rram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Nagata misses the target.
Nagata defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rram misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Nagata went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rram misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nagata throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Nagata scores with a leg kick.
Nagata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagata misses the target.
Rram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rram gets a clinch.
Rram misses with the head strike.
Nagata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rrams head.
Rram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Rram.
Nagata pushes Rram back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rram.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagata has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Rram 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuji Nagata will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nosyaj Rram's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nagata swats away the attempt to clinch by Rram.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagata moves away.
Rram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rram blocks a jab.
Rram lands a slapping body shot.
Rram connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram slips a jab from Nagata .
Nagata looks to land a right hand but Rram moved out of range.
Nagata 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rram tries to clinch up.
Rram shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nagata eats them both and turns towards Rram to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rram swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nagata .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagata is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rram!
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagata makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rram really felt that one!
Rram throws a front kick that sends Nagata stumbling back into the ropes.
Nagata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rram throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagata .
Nagata was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nagata throws a leg kick which misses Rram's front leg but catches the back leg as Rram tries to avoid it.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Nagata makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagata .
Rram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rram tries to throw a body punch but Nagata avoids it by throwing Rram back against the ropes.
Nagata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagata uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Nagata .
Rram will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nagata up against the ropes.
Nagata throws a head punch that misses.
Rram misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rram - that landed with a thud.
Nagata presses Rram against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nagata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagata tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
Nagata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nagata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nosyaj Rram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rram 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nosyaj Rram!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nosyaj Rram made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 2379 p4p, 60 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 1208 p4p, 58 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thom Tharrier enters the ring!
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225 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier throws a low kick but Zoid avoids it.
Tharrier lands a nice looking body shot.
Zoid throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Zoid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tharrier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Zoid.
Zoid lands a jab to Tharrier's midsection.
Tharrier cracks Zoid with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tharrier avoids a kick to the body.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Zoid moved out of range.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
letting Zoid counter with a right hand.
Zoid checks a low kick from Tharrier.
An inside leg kick lands from Tharrier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tharrier misses with a body shot.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zoid's sensitive parts.
Tharrier throws the left hand but Zoid avoids the punch easily.
Zoid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zoid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tharrier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tharrier blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a head kick but Zoid moves out of range.
Tharrier loads up on a big right hand but Zoid slips the punch.
Tharrier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zoid can pounce on him.
Zoid checks a low kick from Tharrier.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoid misses the target.
Tharrier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoid is just out of range.
Tharrier throws a leg kick that misses.
Zoid is looking to chop away at Tharrier's legs.
As Zoid backs off Tharrier throws a huge counter combo but Zoid manages to avoid it all.
Tharrier lands with a hook. Zoid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
Zoid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zoid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zoid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tharrier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Zoid to counter with a crisp jab.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut.
Zoid's corner calls for a 1-2. Zoid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tharrier misses with a low kick as Zoid jumps back.
Tharrier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zoid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zoid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zoid lunges at Tharrier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tharrier's hand.
Zoid scoring well with a low kick there.
Zoid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tharrier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zoid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tharrier can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tharrier, as that shot connected.
Zoid throws the left hand but Tharrier avoids the punch easily.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Tharrier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zoid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tharrier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tharrier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tharrier swings for the body but Zoid moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zoid.
Zoid checks a leg kick nicely.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
and Zoid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zoid lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zoid lands a glancing blow to the side of Tharrier's head.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Zoid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zoid scores with a three punch combo!
Zoid connects with an inside leg kick.
Tharrier thumps Zoid with a low kick.
Tharrier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zoid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Tharrier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tharrier connects with a body shot.
Zoid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zoid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Zoid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tharrier needs to keep his hands up - Zoid had a free shot at his head there.
Zoid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Zoid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zoid scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid scores with a sloppy right hand. Tharrier should have avoided that one.
Zoid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zoid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab lands there for Zoid.
Zoid lands a head kick. Tharrier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tharrier misses with a low kick.
Tharrier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zoid.
Tharrier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoid. That did some damage!
Tharrier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zoid scores with a leg kick.
Zoid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tharrier's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tharrier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zoid throwing a counter right hand but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Tharrier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zoid. That one must have hurt.
Tharrier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoid misses the target.
Zoid tests Tharrier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zoid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?
Zoid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tharrier.
Harold Zoid is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoid throws a leg kick which misses Tharrier's front leg but catches the back leg as Tharrier tries to avoid it.
Zoid defending well as Tharrier loads up on a big left hand.
Zoid scores with a spinning back kick!
Tharrier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zoid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Zoid lands a lovely overhand right.
Zoid moves out of range as Tharrier strikes.
Zoid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tharrier momentarily.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zoid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Zoid throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Zoid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tharrier lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
That's time! Zoid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zoid staying out of range there.
It looked like Zoid was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tharrier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tharrier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tharrier throws a leg kick but Zoid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zoid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zoid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoid misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tharrier, right into the meat.
Jab from Zoid.
Tharrier takes one to the chin there.
Tharrier misses with a body shot
and Zoid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zoid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by Zoid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoid tries a head kick but it misses.
Tharrier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tharrier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tharrier throws a lazy head kick
and Zoid counters with a left to the body.
Zoid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zoid.
Tharrier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zoid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid throws a sloppy head kick and Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Tharrier looks to throw a body kick
enabling Zoid to counter with a crisp jab.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Zoid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tharrier throws a shot from downtown. Zoid moves away and avoids it.
Zoid fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tharrier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zoid cracks Tharrier with an open hand slap.
Zoid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tharrier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Zoid is out of range.
Zoid looks to score with a jab to the body but Tharrier is just out of range.
Zoid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zoid lands a really nice looking cross but Tharrier seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier dodges the punch combination from Zoid.
Tharrier is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Zoid misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tharrier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zoid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zoid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zoid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoid was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Nice shot by Zoid.
Zoid moves out of range of the leg kick from Tharrier.
Tharrier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zoid checks it well.
Tharrier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zoid lands with a kick to the temple. Tharrier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tharrier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zoid.
Nice shot by Zoid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tharrier dodges the punch combination from Zoid.
Zoid cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
That's time! Zoid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Zoid ducked under it nicely.
Zoid cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
Zoid feints and then cracks Tharrier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tharrier down.
Tharrier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoid 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.
Zoid just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tharrier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zoid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tharrier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zoid looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tharrier throws an overhand right that lands on Zoid's shoulder, as Zoid tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zoid is looking to counter punch.
Tharrier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tharrier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoid takes one on the button.
Zoid scores with a three punch combo!
Zoid just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zoid looks to land a body kick but Tharrier moved away.
Tharrier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoid manages to avoid it.
Tharrier throws a right and a left that Zoid avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zoid.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tharrier throws a jab but it's blocked by Zoid.
Zoid misses with the combination.
A leg kick checked by Zoid.
Zoid feints a jab promting Tharrier to slip. Zoid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tharrier slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zoid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Zoid looks to land a right hand but Tharrier moved out of range.
Zoid's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Zoid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zoid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands with a straight right. Zoid didn't see that one coming.
Tharrier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier lands a right hook to the body.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Tharrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zoid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zoid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Zoid.
Zoid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid throwing a counter right hand but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Tharrier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
and Zoid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zoid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tharrier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharrier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tharrier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid had his way with Thom Tharrier in that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tharrier just misses with a punch to the body.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tharrier jabs Zoid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tharrier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tharrier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zoid's hands.
Zoid lands a slapping body shot.
Zoid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Tharrier 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.
Zoid lands with a straight right. Tharrier didn't see that one coming.
Zoid lands a nice shot that snaps Tharrier's head back.
Tharrier lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoid moves away.
Tharrier wants to land a leg kick but Zoid is out of range.
Zoid feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zoid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tharrier eats them both and turns towards Zoid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tharrier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zoid.
Tharrier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That kick from Tharrier tenderised Zoid's leg. Zoid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Zoid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a right hand that misses
enabling Zoid to counter with a crisp jab.
Zoid connects with a body shot.
Zoid misses with the combination.
Zoid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Zoid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zoid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Zoid went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zoid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tharrier misses with a straight left.
A big right from Tharrier misses.
Zoid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tharrier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid lands a body shot.
Zoid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tharrier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zoid counters with a left and a right that stings Tharrier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoid cracks Tharrier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tharrier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zoid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoid was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zoid moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zoid, as that shot connected.
Zoid cracks Tharrier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zoid lands with a good body shot.
Tharrier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zoid checks it well.
Zoid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tharrier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tharrier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoid. That did some damage!
Tharrier lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Zoid. Those never looked like landing.
Harold Zoid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tharrier misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Zoid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zoid 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Zoid!
After the fight, Harold Zoid 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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