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Openweight GP: Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 22966 p4p, 478 weight class) and Boris Scheisse (ranked 3700 p4p, 328 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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190 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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Scheisse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Scheisse takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scheisse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scheisse lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scheisse throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scheisse's knee momentarily.
Scheisse misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scheisse drops his guard momentarily, allowing Hunt to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Scheisse! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Hunt takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Hunt!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 715 p4p, 23 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 11660 p4p, 182 weight class). Makarenko has chosen Macarena - Original version as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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257 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makarenko tries to bum rush Turturro with a series of wild strikes but Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turturro scores with a nice head shot.
Turturro takes a swing at Makarenko's ribcage but misses.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro 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.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makarenko.
Turturro throws a hook to the side of Makarenko's head but Makarenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko cracks Turturro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turturro lands a nice hook to Makarenko's body. Makarenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makarenko manages to avoid it.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makarenko.
Turturro is looking to wear down Makarenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Turturro moves out of range easily.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makarenko misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turturro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko lands a head kick. Turturro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turturro connects with a jab.
Makarenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turturro throws out a powerful jab.
Makarenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makarenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Turturro checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Turturro misses the target.
Turturro connects with a jab.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro moves out of range of the body kick from Makarenko.
A little feinted left hand from Turturro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turturro scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Makarenko beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makarenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makarenko cracks the inside of Turturro's front leg.
Makarenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turturro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Makarenko.
Makarenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makarenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makarenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turturro scores with a nice right hand.
Makarenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Turturro finish him?
Turturro lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Turturro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makarenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makarenko moves away.
Makarenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makarenko throws a head kick but Turturro moves out of range.
Makarenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makarenko looks winded!
Makarenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Makarenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makarenko manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Turturro.
Turturro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turturro works Makarenko's body with a nice hook.
Makarenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turturro cracks Makarenko with a good jab.
Turturro stuns Makarenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turturro connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Makarenko's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Makarenko - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lorenzo Turturro!
A less than humble Lorenzo Turturro misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 22750 p4p, 469 weight class) and Michael MP (ranked 3286 p4p, 294 weight class). MP has chosen Whitesnake - Is This Love? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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250 lbs
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274 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MP lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesalelei circles away quickly and effectively.
Pesalelei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MP misses with a wild combination.
Pesalelei throws a jab when MP was well out of range.
Pesalelei instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MP.
I was talking to Pesalelei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pesalelei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesalelei misses with an elbow over the top.
MP escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Pesalelei misses.
Pesalelei sets himself, and MP steps forward looking for the clinch! Pesalelei avoids it this time.
Pesalelei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesalelei throws a head kick but MP moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesalelei on the side of the head.
Pesalelei avoids the head kick by MP.
Pesalelei throws a looping overhand right but MP ducks down to avoid it.
MP throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pesalelei.
MP misses with the combination.
MP just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP throws a sloppy head kick and Pesalelei moves out of range easily.
Pesalelei avoids the head kick by MP.
Pesalelei clinches up with MP and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it misses.
MP working hard to break the clinch.
Pesalelei wants to get back to striking at distance but MP won't allow it.
Pesalelei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Michael MP has been cut.
MP blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pesalelei as the two fighters clinch.
Pesalelei struggles to land a body shot inside as MP controls his hands.
Pesalelei lands an uppercut.
Pesalelei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MP misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesalelei blocks an uppercut.
MP looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei swings wildly with an uppercut but MP uses good head movement to avoid it.
MP takes a shot to the head.
MP blocking some punches.
Pesalelei creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
MP avoids a wild elbow strike from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that MP shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it misses.
Pesalelei lands a left hand that snaps the head of MP backwards.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pesalelei fails to land.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it misses.
Pesalelei is trying to break the clinch but MP is controlling him.
Pesalelei scores with a shot to the side of MP's head.
MP working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigi Pesalelei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael MP's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
MP fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesalelei manages to avoid it.
Pesalelei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MP can do to turn this around?
Pesalelei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pesalelei misses with the head strike.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that MP shrugs off.
That has opened up Michael MP's cut even more.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pesalelei misses with a punch to the body.
Pesalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
MP breaks from the clinch.
MP throws a head kick that misses.
MP throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pesalelei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MP misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MP moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MP misses with a double jab
and Pesalelei counters with a straight right hand.
Michael MP is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pesalelei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MP on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesalelei jabs MP to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MP rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pesalelei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pesalelei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pesalelei. Pesalelei obviously looking to wear him down.
Pesalelei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MP doesn't seem bothered though.
Sigi Pesalelei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesalelei lands a jab to MP's midsection.
Pesalelei punishes MP's body with a nice straight punch.
Michael MP seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesalelei darts in and clinches MP up against the ropes.
Pesalelei misses with some punches.
Pesalelei lands an elbow that stopped MP in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, MP just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pesalelei's brow.
Pesalelei lands with a right to the head.
Pesalelei working aggressively here.
MP prevents Pesalelei from breaking the clinch.
Pesalelei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MP swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pesalelei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesalelei slips a jab and a cross from MP.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesalelei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MP tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MP uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei cracks MP with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pesalelei slips a jab and a cross from MP.
Pesalelei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pesalelei avoids the head kick by MP.
Michael MP seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesalelei lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and MP goes down! The ref sends Pesalelei to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and MP 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!
The cut above Michael MP's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good standup being displayed there by Pesalelei as he connects with a hook.
MP is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MP walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Pesalelei! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sigi Pesalelei!
Sigi Pesalelei seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Michael MP had this to say: 'That was unexpected. Give me another 5 minutes and that dude is getting wrecked.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 3310 p4p, 296 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 4206 p4p, 354 weight class). Yayi Zinsou is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornell scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Cornell moves away
and Cornell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Cornell there.
Cornell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zinsou's sensitive parts.
Zinsou closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cornell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zinsou throws a looping overhand right but Cornell ducks down to avoid it.
Zinsou misses with a hook. Cornell ducked under it nicely.
Zinsou moves in looking to clinch but Cornell pushes him off.
Cornell connects with a right hand. Zinsou shakes it off.
Zinsou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Cornell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zinsou looks to throw the jab but Cornell is out of range.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zinsou.
Cornell gets tackled into the ropes by Zinsou. Zinsou maintains the clinch.
Cornell digs a right hand into Zinsou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zinsou's gas tank.
Zinsou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zinsou tries to break the clinch but Cornell is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zinsou has him pressed against the ropes.
Cornell pushes Zinsou back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zinsou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cornell is defending well for now.
Cornell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornell lands a really nice looking cross but Zinsou seems unphased.
Zinsou misses with a body shot
and Cornell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zinsou is rocked!
Zinsou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zinsou is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornell finish him?
Zinsou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cornell. That one must have hurt.
Zinsou looks winded!
Cornell connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Zinsou out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
After winning the bout, Tony Cornell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Tua (ranked 23165 p4p, 499 weight class) and Muhammad Jabari (ranked 22903 p4p, 485 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Muhammad Jabari has been cut.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Jabari.
Tua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jabari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tua.
Tua slips a jab from Jabari.
Jabari clobbers Tua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tua drives through and clinches with Jabari against the ropes.
Tua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jabari lands with a left to the head.
Jabari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Jabari fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Tua.
Jabari looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tua.
Tua lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua tries a body shot but Jabari blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tua - that landed with a thud.
Tua tries a body shot but Jabari blocks it.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tua prevents a body shot from Jabari.
Tua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tua scores with a shot to the side of Jabari's head.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Jabari controls the action.
Tua misses with a body punch.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Tua as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua is leaning against Jabari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jabari's elbow.
Tua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jabari is rocked!
Tua definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tua creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Jabari 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! Jabari face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tua takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Tua!
David Tua bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 2866 p4p, 77 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19428 p4p, 180 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
28 - 24 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruglov.
Silva tests Kruglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva lunges at Kruglov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruglov's hand.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Kruglov scores with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Kruglov slips a jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Kruglov connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruglov.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruglov's head.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruglov.
Kruglov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kruglov misses with a right hand
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva gets through Kruglov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kruglovs head.
Kruglov controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruglov trying to land knees to the body.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Kruglov'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Kruglov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kruglov.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruglov avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kruglov.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kruglov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruglov.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruglov forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks with his arms.
Kruglov misses with some punches.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Kruglov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruglov looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kruglov.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov is trying to stall.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruglov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Kruglov tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kruglov.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Knees to the body from Kruglov.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kruglov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruglov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva pushes Kruglov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kruglov is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Kruglov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruglov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kruglov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruglov scores with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kruglov back against the ropes.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruglov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kruglov obliges.
Kruglov misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kruglov fails to land.
Kruglov avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 2939 p4p, 79 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 519 p4p, 16 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thom Pace - Maybe. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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160 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
27 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges is trying to break free.
St. Georges breaks the clinch.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams lands with a shot to the body.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
James Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams tries to clinch but St. Georges is having none of it.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams rushes St. Georges and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
St. Georges is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St. Georges wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
St. Georges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the ropes.
St. Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. St. Georges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams tries to clinch but St. Georges is having none of it.
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like James Adams has been cut.
St. Georges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges breaks the clinch.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Adams scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Adams misses
and St. Georges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Gauthier St. Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams dominated that 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!
Adams rushes St. Georges and presses him up against the ropes.
St. Georges looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St. Georges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. St. Georges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams is looking to wear down St. Georges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adams closes the distance and pushes St. Georges back into the ropes.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from St. Georges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams has St. Georges up against the ropes in a clinch.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
St. Georges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams wants to clinch but St. Georges slips to the side
and St. Georges counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
Adams throws a predictable looking body shot
and St. Georges counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adams scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Adams's defenses.
Adams lands a body shot.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
St. Georges gets tackled into the ropes by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams is looking to clinch.
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 James Adams will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St. Georges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gauthier St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams moves in looking to clinch but St. Georges pushes him off.
Adams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Adams lands with a nice body punch.
James Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams wants to clinch up but St. Georges keeps it at a distance.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but St. Georges pushes him off.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams wants to clinch but St. Georges slips to the side
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams drops his hands momentarily and St. Georges takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St. Georges finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St. Georges, pushing him back against the ropes.
St. Georges is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the ropes.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges wants to break free but Adams has control.
St. Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St. Georges connects with a crisp jab.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
Good exchange - Adams coming out on top.
Adams takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
St. Georges takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adams throws a combination. St. Georges tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St. Georges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Adams tries to clinch
and St. Georges counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams closes the distance but St. Georges moves to the side
letting St. Georges counter with a right hand.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Adams closes the distance but St. Georges moves to the side
and St. Georges counters with a nice body shot.
Adams lands with a good body shot.
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams misses with a jab to the body
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauthier St. Georges.
Well Adams 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Adams!
Our winner, James Adams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Cook (ranked 4355 p4p, 116 weight class) and Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 3079 p4p, 85 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 Henryk Tymonowicz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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40
238 lbs
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253 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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymonowicz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cook throws out a head kick that Tymonowicz doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Tymonowicz crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Tymonowicz's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook cracks Tymonowicz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! A monster head kick from Cook and Tymonowicz falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Cook!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Solomon Cook!
After the fight, Solomon Cook 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 22703 p4p, 474 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 23137 p4p, 494 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches.
Alexandrov has Tyson pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrov effectively controlling the action here.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Alexandrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Alexandrov works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov trying to stall but Tyson improves his position.
Alexandrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Alexandrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Tyson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tyson throws a right hand that Alexandrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandrov also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
Tyson throws a jab when Alexandrov was well out of range.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Alexandrov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Tyson is trying to push Alexandrov away but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tyson tries to break free but Alexandrov pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alexandrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson lands an elbow inside that Alexandrov shrugs off.
It looks like Alex Alexandrov has been cut.
A short left from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alexandrov.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Alexandrov works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov pushes Tyson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Alexandrov to work.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Alexandrov is working Tyson over against the ropes.
Alexandrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Alexandrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Alexandrov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov - that landed with a thud.
Alexandrov blocks an elbow strike from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexandrov or not.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alexandrov backs up against the ropes.
Tyson gets tackled into the ropes by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Alexandrov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Tyson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Tyson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alex Alexandrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Alexandrov trying to land knees to the body.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Alexandrov won't allow it.
Tyson being controlled against the ropes.
Alexandrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Alexandrov avoids the elbow strike from Tyson, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexandrov.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Alexandrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Alexandrov should have avoided that one.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Alexandrov darts in and clinches Tyson up against the ropes.
Alexandrov works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyson is trying to push Alexandrov away but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov lands a body punch.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands with a right to the head.
Alexandrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Alexandrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson letting Alexandrov take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank.
Alexandrov lands a body shot.
Alexandrov is leaning against Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alexandrov is working Tyson over against the ropes.
Alexandrov digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank.
Alexandrov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alexandrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Alexandrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Tyson tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alexandrov lands with a left to the head.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Alexandrov lands with a light punch inside.
Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Alexandrov effectively controlling the action here.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexandrov lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Alexandrov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alexandrov clinches.
Alexandrov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Alexandrov digs a right hand underneath Tyson's ribcage. Tyson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alexandrov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Alexandrov's shoulder, as Alexandrov tries to avoid the shot.
Alexandrov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tyson.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alexandrov rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Alexandrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexandrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov slows down the pace here.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson lands with a cross.
Alexandrov drives through and clinches with Tyson against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Alexandrov.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Alexandrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Alexandrov lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Alexandrov has Tyson pressed against the ropes.
Tyson prevents a body shot from Alexandrov.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.
Alexandrov scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Alexandrov as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.
Alexandrov slowing the pace effectively.
Alexandrov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Alexandrov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov had his way with Mike Tyson in that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Alexandrov'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. This is the final round!
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tyson tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.
Alexandrov presses Tyson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alexandrov digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrov gets a clinch.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alex Alexandrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov scores with a knee to the head.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Alexandrov is stalling here.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is working Alexandrov over against the ropes.
Alexandrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyson up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Tyson.
Alexandrov lands a right hand.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Alexandrov prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexandrov lands with a good body shot.
Alexandrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson misses with an elbow strike.
Alexandrov avoiding damage.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Alexandrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexandrov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Alexandrov!
Alex Alexandrov retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Alex Alexandrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 6601 p4p, 163 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 3687 p4p, 99 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cotto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chigg throws a lazy head kick
and Cotto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cotto moves forwards but Chigg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chigg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chigg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cotto under the eye.
Cotto moves out of range of the body kick.
Cotto ducks right into an uppercut from Chigg.
Chigg throws the kick towards the body but Cotto avoids it.
Chigg throws a low kick but Cotto moves out of range easily.
Chigg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotto misses the target.
Cotto moves into the clinch.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Cotto blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Cotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Chigg avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Cotto misses with the head strike.
Cotto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto sets himself, and Chigg steps forward looking for the clinch! Cotto avoids it this time.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chigg looks to land a combination. Cotto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chigg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cotto. That did some damage!
Chigg misses with a shot to the body
and Cotto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cotto takes one on the button.
Cotto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chigg wants to clinch up but Cotto keeps it at a distance.
Cotto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cotto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chigg scores with a jab. Cotto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chigg.
Chigg looks to throw a body kick
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto thumps Chigg with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg misses with a hook
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Chigg scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Cotto tenderised Chigg's leg. Chigg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chigg tries to land a front kick but Cotto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chigg misses with a body kick.
Chigg just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCotto.
Cotto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chigg. Chigg obviously looking to wear him down.
Chigg throws a body kick that misses.
Cotto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cotto slips under a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chigg.
Chigg throws a leg kick but Cotto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg misses with a looping right.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chigg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cotto scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maya Chigg will probably get the nod.
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.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cotto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cotto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chigg, right into the meat.
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg lands an overhand right.
Cotto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chigg.
Chigg jabs Cotto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Cotto.
Chigg throws a sloppy head kick
and whilst Chigg still has his hands down, Cotto counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Chigg crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Chigg be able to survive another onslaught?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chigg.
Cotto blocks a low kick nicely.
Cotto half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg throws a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Cotto throws a head kick but Chigg moves out of range.
Chigg lands a nice looking body kick.
Chigg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cotto in his tracks.
Chigg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chigg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotto misses the target.
Chigg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cotto throws a lazy right hand but Chigg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotto throws a wild body kick that Chigg sees coming a mile off.
Chigg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cotto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chigg is out of range and Cotto settles back down.
Chigg flicks out a counter leg kick but Cotto steps away.
Chigg misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chigg. That's going to slow Cotto down.
Cotto avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotto misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Chigg tenderised Cotto's leg. Cotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chigg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chigg.
Chigg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto tests Chigg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Chigg misses with a body shot
and Cotto counters with a big head kick but Chigg shrugs it off.
Chigg is rocked!
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Chigg throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Chigg backs away, Cotto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chigg misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chigg's knee momentarily.
Cotto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chigg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotto.
Cotto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Cotto. That snapped Chigg's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chigg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Chigg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chigg is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?
Chigg throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chigg seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Chigg.
Chigg looks to throw a body kick
and Cotto counters with a nice body kick.
Chigg blocks a head kick by Cotto.
Cotto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Cotto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Cotto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chigg lands a nice hook to Cotto's body. Cotto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chigg is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto scores with the left hand. Chigg knows he should have avoided that one.
Cotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cotto checks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotto is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Chigg misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg throws a leg kick but Cotto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cotto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cotto blocks a jab.
Cotto is looking to counter with a body kick.
That kick from Chigg tenderised Cotto's leg. Cotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cotto delivers a nice body kick.
Cotto scores with a spinning back kick!
Chigg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chigg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chigg looks to throw the jab but Cotto is out of range.
Chigg throws a push kick but Cotto slaps the foot to one side.
Cotto feints and then cracks Chigg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chigg down.
Chigg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chigg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cotto lands a head kick!
Chigg throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chigg walks into a jab.
Cotto moves out of range as Chigg throws a body kick.
Chigg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cotto avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Cotto throws a nice looking combination but Chigg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chigg swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chigg - that will leave a mark!
Chigg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
Chigg wants to counter with a clinch but Cotto pushes him away.
Chigg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cotto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chigg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Miguel Cotto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chigg just misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cotto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chigg just manages to avoid it.
Chigg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cotto blocks a head kick by Chigg.
Chigg misses the jab.
Cotto connects with a single shot there.
Chigg lands a nice shot that snaps Cotto's head back.
An inside leg kick from Chigg misses.
Cotto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chigg misses the jab.
Chigg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maya Chigg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cotto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chigg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cotto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a low kick as Cotto jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg wants to slow Cotto down by chopping away at his legs.
Chigg lands a high kick!
Cotto throws a solid leg kick but Chigg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cotto.
Chigg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chigg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chigg throws a sloppy head kick and Cotto moves out of range easily.
As Chigg looks to move away, Cotto throws a big counter combo but Chigg just gets out of the way.
Chigg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chigg misses with a shot to the body
and Cotto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cotto scores with a kick to the body.
Chigg throws a jab but it's blocked by Cotto.
It looked like Cotto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A clash of legs there as Chigg blocks the low kick.
Chigg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Chigg misses.
Cotto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cotto lands with a nice combination. Chigg backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg misses with a kick to the body
and Cotto counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chigg.
Chigg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cotto throws a leg kick but Chigg checks it.
Chigg misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Chigg throws a lazy uppercut
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Cotto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chigg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chigg throws a leg kick
and Cotto counters with a straight right that drops Chigg to the canvas! Will Chigg beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto retains his super heavyweight title!
Miguel Cotto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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