Elite Thai Showdown: 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Tua (ranked 23516 p4p, 484 weight class) and Tony Jaggard (ranked 6308 p4p, 455 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tua
vs
Jaggard

180 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Jaggard!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua catches Jaggard with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Jaggard forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Tua!
In his post fight interview, David Tua started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 22917 p4p, 523 weight class) and Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 4355 p4p, 405 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zlatan Zirkov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Takemura
vs
Zirkov

170 cm
29
150 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

172 cm
27
160 lbs
2 - 11 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Zirkov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takemura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zirkov.
Zirkov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takemura avoids the body shot from Zirkov.
Takemura lands with a straight right. Zirkov didn't see that one coming.
Zirkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Takemura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zirkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takemura throws out the jab.
Zirkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zirkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takemura digs a good body shot into Zirkov's ribs.
Takemura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zirkov looks for the body kick but Takemura saw that one coming.
Takemura throwing a counter right hand but Zirkov manages to avoid it.
Zirkov wants to clinch but Takemura slips to the side
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zirkov, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov looks to land a left hand but Takemura moved out of range nicely.
Takemura misses with a wild body shot.
Takemura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takemura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zirkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takemura is out of range and Zirkov settles back down.
As Zirkov looks to move away, Takemura throws a big counter combo but Zirkov just gets out of the way.
Takemura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takemura connects with a right hand. Zirkov shakes it off.
Zirkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zirkov. Takemura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zirkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Zirkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Takemura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Takemura closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Zirkov crashing to the mat! Zirkov uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Zirkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Takemura finds it's target.

Zirkov is rocked!
Takemura cracks Zirkov with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Zirkov is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Zirkov is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Zirkov could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryu Takemura!
An intense looking Ryu Takemura took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 5376 p4p, 441 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 23278 p4p, 507 weight class). Takeru Ishii is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Po
vs
Ishii

167 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
28
127 lbs
8 - 9 - 2

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Po. Those never looked like landing.
Ishii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Po.
Ishii lands a jab.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii stalks Po and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Po's face. Po staggers backwards, shaken.
Ishii sizes up Po with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ishii clobbers Po with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Po throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Po.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
Po throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries a low kick but Ishii avoids it.
Po lands a lovely overhand right.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Po walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ishii scores with a jab to the head.
Ishii scores with a decent looking hook.
Po takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po misses with a looping left.
Ishii lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ishii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No joy there for Po, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Po blocks the low kick.
Nice shot lands for Ishii.
Po misses with the combination.
Ishii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Po had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Po throws a jab when Ishii was well out of range.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po is having none of it.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishii tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ishii.
Ishii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
That's time! Po's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Po is out of range.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishii stuns Po with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Ishii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Po, pushing him back against the ropes.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ishii lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Po.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii misses with some punches.

Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishii throws out a leg kick but Po moves out of range and Ishii only half commits.
A punch lands to the side of Po 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Po 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 Ishii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ishii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A countering left hand to the body from Ishii misses.
Ishii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Po misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po misses the jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ishii. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ishii throws a combination. Po tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Po digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
Ishii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Po's sensitive parts.
Po has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Po there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Po off balance momentarily.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Po chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Ishii scoring well with a low kick there.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Po momentarily.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ishii checks a leg kick.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Ishii tenderised Po's leg. Po is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Po misses its target.
Ishii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Po was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ishii.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Po throws a right hand that misses
and Ishii counters with a thumping low kick.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Po throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Po throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Ishii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Po swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Po throws an off balance right hand
and Ishii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii connects with a body shot.
Po throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Po defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Po swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Po avoids them all with ease.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Po throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ishii.
Po takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Ishii scores with a shot to the body.
Po looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
Po keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Ishii.

Ishii rushes Po and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Po.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Po lands a body punch.
A short left from Po.
Po gets through Ishii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Po.
Ishii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Po.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po cracks Ishii with a nice body shot.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.

Po manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeru Ishii.
I've got Ishii 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
Tong Po spoke after the fight, saying 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.

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RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 2947 p4p, 83 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 3473 p4p, 92 weight class). Henryk Tymonowicz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Ford's chin.

Tymonowicz
vs
Ford

192 cm
33
253 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

195 cm
39
215 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tymonowicz tries to keep at a distance but Ford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tymonowicz blocks an elbow strike.
Tymonowicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rob Ford has been cut.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Tymonowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tymonowicz backwards.
Tymonowicz lands an uppercut.
Tymonowicz lands a left hand.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.

Tymonowicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Ford catches Tymonowicz right on the button with a cross.
Ford throws a hook but Tymonowicz blocks it.
Tymonowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tymonowicz blocks a jab.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Tymonowicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tymonowicz throws a quick counter head kick but Ford was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ford's corner calls for a 1-2. Ford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Tymonowicz cracks Ford with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ford 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 Ford is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Ford misses with a hook.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tymonowicz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tymonowicz drops his hands momentarily and Ford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tymonowicz misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Ford swings for the body but Tymonowicz moves out of range.
Ford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tymonowicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymonowicz thumps Ford with a low kick.
Ford thows a leg kick but Tymonowicz checks it
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford tries to clinch there but Tymonowicz circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Tymonowicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tymonowicz thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
Ford is looking to clinch.
It looked like Tymonowicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tymonowicz misses the target.
Tymonowicz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Ford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tymonowicz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tymonowicz working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Ford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz misses with the head strike.

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

Ford has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henryk Tymonowicz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Rob Ford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford misses with a lunging right hand
and Tymonowicz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford tries to clinch there but Tymonowicz circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ford.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Ford misses with a leg kick
letting Tymonowicz counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Ford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ford throws the left hand but Tymonowicz avoids the punch easily.
Tymonowicz looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford misses with a combination
and Tymonowicz counters with a left to the body.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tymonowicz. That did some damage!
Ford throws a lazy right hand but Tymonowicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ford. That's going to slow Tymonowicz down.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tymonowicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford wants to clinch.
It looked like Tymonowicz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tymonowicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tymonowicz eats them both and turns towards Ford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tymonowicz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ford misses with a looping right.
Tymonowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tymonowicz staggers Ford with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ford looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Tymonowicz is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henryk Tymonowicz!
A very excited looking Henryk Tymonowicz 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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RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 23489 p4p, 494 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 23292 p4p, 526 weight class). Mark Hunt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tyson
vs
Hunt

178 cm
20
225 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
28
265 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a combination that misses
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Tyson.

Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Hunt looks winded!
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyson presses Hunt against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tyson clinches.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Tyson scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Hunt is rocked!
Tyson knocks out Hunt with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Tyson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Tyson picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tyson!

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RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 2216 p4p, 59 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19698 p4p, 161 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Silva

193 cm
34
199 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

186 cm
30
187 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz slips a jab from Silva.
Diaz throws a quick counter head kick but Silva was just out of range.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Silva darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with the head strike.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.

Silva forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.

Diaz breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz cracks Silva with an open hand slap.

It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.

Diaz looks low and kicks high, catching Silva 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!
Silva wants to clinch.
A jab from Silva misses.
Diaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Diaz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Silva tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Diaz is rocked!
Silva closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Diaz back against the ropes! Silva follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Diaz out cold! What a finish! Silva looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arnaldo Silva!
In his post fight interview, Arnaldo Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Salomanca (ranked 23358 p4p, 500 weight class) and Muhammad Jabari (ranked 23226 p4p, 467 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Salomanca
vs
Jabari

195 cm
28
265 lbs
6 - 10 - 1

190 cm
28
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari ducks under a wild hook from Salomanca.
Salomanca throws a nice looking combination but Jabari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muhammad Jabari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salomanca fails to land with a series of punches.
Jabari feints and then cracks Salomanca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salomanca down.
Jabari throws a looping overhand right but Salomanca ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Jabari.
Salomanca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jabari throws an overhand right that lands on Salomanca's shoulder, as Salomanca tries to avoid the shot.
Jabari throws the left hand but Salomanca avoids the punch easily.
Jabari misses with a wild body shot.
Salomanca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jabari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salomanca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jabari misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salomanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabari.
Salomanca defending well as Jabari loads up on a big left hand.
Jabari connects with a single shot there.
Salomanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Jabari is just out of range.
Jabari misses with a few strikes there.
Salomanca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jabari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salomanca.
Salomanca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jabari finds it's way round the side to connect with Salomanca's head.
Jabari lands with an uppercut that bounces Salomanca off the ropes and back into range.
Salomanca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jabari can pounce on him.
A big left from Jabari misses.
Jabari lands a head kick. Salomanca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jabari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jabari connects with a crisp jab.
Salomanca is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salomanca ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Jabari throws a shot from downtown. Salomanca moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Salomanca rushes Jabari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jabari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Jabari lands with a short shot to the head.
Salomanca stalling against the ropes.
Salomanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Salomanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salomanca could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jabari lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jabari.
Jabari lands a left hand.
Jabari gets through Salomanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jabari.
Jabari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salomanca backwards.
Jabari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salomanca blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jabari.
Salomanca is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Jabari.
Jabari tries to land a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks with his arms.
Jabari tries to throw a body punch but Salomanca avoids it by throwing Jabari back against the ropes.
Jabari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabari avoiding damage.
Jabari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jabari has Salomanca pushed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Jabari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Salomanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jabari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salomanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Jabari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salomanca drops his hands momentarily and Jabari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab by Jabari.
Salomanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabari.
Salomanca looks to throw the jab but Jabari is out of range.
Jabari scores with a leg kick.
Jabari scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Jabari lands.

Salomanca is rocked!
Jabari and Salomanca are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Jabari throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Salomanca into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Jabari knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muhammad Jabari!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hakeem Oki (ranked 1794 p4p, 46 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 16067 p4p, 178 weight class). George has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oki
vs
George

170 cm
39
123 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

185 cm
37
159 lbs
35 - 11 - 4

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

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 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki misses with a body kick.
George lands a glancing blow to the side of Oki's head.
Oki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
George 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.
Oki moves in looking to clinch but George pushes him off.
George looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
George ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oki.
Oki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
George lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oki is out of range and George settles back down.
Oki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but George paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oki throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Oki moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGeorge.
The fighters circling - Oki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oki dips to his left and cracks George with an uppercut!
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Oki off the ropes and back into range.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oki throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George swats away the attempt to clinch by Oki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from George! But no joy.
Oki looks to throw a body kick
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oki slips a jab from George.
Oki tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Oki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oki ducks right into an uppercut from George.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George misses with the combination.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George moves out of range of the body kick.
Oki tries to clinch there but George circles away.
Oki misses with an uppercut.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oki manages to avoid it.
Oki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oki throws the left hand but George avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oki backing away here, and George unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
George wants to slow Oki down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oki 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 George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws a solid leg kick but Oki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at George.

Oki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Oki on the inside.
Oki lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
George lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oki.
George presses Oki against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
George lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oki lands a body shot in the clinch.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oki tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head.
George lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
George blocks an uppercut.
George misses with a knee to the head.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George 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.

George uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oki has time to react.
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Oki off the ropes and back into range.
Oki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
Oki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oki throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oki misses with a straight right.
George tests Oki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oki.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oki throws a low kick, looking for George's leg but George calmly moves out of range.
Oki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lambert George seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Oki - just one landing.
Oki misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
Oki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oki sets himself, and George steps forward looking for the clinch! Oki avoids it this time.
Oki moves in looking to clinch but George pushes him off.
George dips to his left and cracks Oki with an uppercut!
Oki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Oki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Oki misses
letting George counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Oki.
George tries to move into range but Oki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oki throws a head kick that misses
and George counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Oki misses.
George throws a nice inside leg kick.
George has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
Oki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Oki has closed the distance and engaged George in a clinch.
Oki scores with a hook to the body.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.
George blocks a body shot from Oki.
George lands an elbow just above Oki 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George misses with a body punch.
Oki misses with a hook to the ribs.
George prevents a body shot from Oki.
George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oki blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oki takes a shot to the head.

George breaks the clinch.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
Oki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
George motions for Oki to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George swinging wildly here.
It looked like Oki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Oki.
Oki misses with a straight right.

George drives through and clinches with Oki against the ropes.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
Oki lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Oki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oki can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Oki pushes George back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
George lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oki misses with a looping right.
Oki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oki missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oki throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Oki.
George is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
George connects with a right hand. Oki shakes it off.

Oki has George up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George lands a damaging elbow.
Oki has a couple of punches blocked by George.

Oki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oki. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Oki misses the target.
Oki wants to clinch.
George scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Oki does no damage.
Oki fails with an attempt to clinch.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

George clinches with his opponent.
Oki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oki misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
George tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki misses with a body punch.
George misses with the head strike.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Oki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oki lands with a right to the head.
Oki misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George lands an elbow inside that Oki shrugs off.
Oki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head.
Oki working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George digs a right hand into Oki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oki's gas tank.
A short uppercut from George.
George lands an elbow inside that Oki shrugs off.

It looks like Hakeem Oki has been cut.
George tries a knee to the head but Oki blocks it.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from George.
Oki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Oki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of George backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki lands with a left to the head.
Oki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oki works on George's body with a couple of short punches.
Oki blocks an elbow strike from George.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Oki's cut.
That's time! Oki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oki misses the body punch
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oki throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Oki checks a low kick from George.
Oki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oki just misses with a punch to the body.
George thumps Oki with a low kick.
George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oki. That did some damage!
Hakeem Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oki misses with a wild body shot.
George misses the shot to the body.
George misses with an uppercut.
George gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oki throws a leg kick that is checked
and George counters with a straight right hand.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oki.
George lands a nice shot that snaps Oki's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
George scores with a nice head shot.
Oki works George's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Oki.
Oki moves out of range of the leg kick from George.
George dodges the punch combination from Oki.
George throws a big shot that misses.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oki takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Oki off balance momentarily.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George is looking to chop away at Oki's legs.
Oki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent George stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oki checks the leg kick.
Oki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oki.
George defending well as Oki loads up on a big left hand.
George only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. George's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Oki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oki tries to clinch there but George circles away.
George lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oki misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oki throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
George throws a combination. Oki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
George slips a jab from Oki.
George motions for Oki to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
George fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oki loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
George tries a quick counter leg kick but Oki is wise to it.

Oki moves into the clinch.
George tries to land a knee to the head but Oki blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Oki fails to land.
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki throws a head punch that misses.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oki digs a right hand into George's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on George's gas tank.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.

Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Oki'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. This is the final round!

Oki clinches up against the ropes.
Hakeem Oki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oki swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki working aggressively here.
George lands a damaging elbow.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Oki.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
George misses with a knee strike.
Oki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Oki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George lands an elbow that stopped Oki in his tracks for a moment.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Oki - that landed with a thud.
Oki tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Oki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Oki.
Oki lands with a right to the head.
Oki digs a right hand underneath George's ribcage. George let out a lung full of air as it connected.
George blocks a body shot from Oki.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oki takes a knee right on the jaw!
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oki blocking some punches.
George presses Oki against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Oki misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George tries to land a knee to the head but Oki blocks with his arms.
George blocks an uppercut.
Oki blocks an elbow strike from George.
Oki misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for George.
George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oki blocks it with crossed arms.
Oki gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George lands a nice elbow.
Lambert George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oki cracks George with a nice body shot.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands an uppercut.
Oki lands a hook that snaps the head of George backwards.
Oki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from George.
Oki lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Oki is blocking nicely.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Oki dodges an elbow strike from George.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hakeem Oki.
Well George 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!