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Rising Dragon: 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 2587 p4p, 72 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3362 p4p, 90 weight class). Wawelski has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Brownie Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Wawelski throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Wawelski tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Wawelski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wawelski misses with a double jab.
Wawelski looks winded!
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Wawelski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wawelski is rocked!
Wawelski walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Anderson! 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 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brownie Anderson!
Post fight, Brownie Anderson stared into the camera and said 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 5444 p4p, 137 weight class) and Don Johns (ranked 5841 p4p, 148 weight class). Don Johns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 37 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Johns!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johns! But no joy.
Johns connects with a right hand. Harris shakes it off.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Johns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Harris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns takes one on the button.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Johns.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johns blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns blocking some punches.
Johns stalls.
Harris misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Johns controls his hands.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Johns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Johns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johns! But no joy.
Johns misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johns.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns blocks an elbow strike from Harris.
Johns trying to control the position but instead, Harris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johns into the ropes.
Johns blocks an uppercut.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris lands a nice looking body kick.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris scores with the left hand. Johns knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Johns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Johns counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Johns.
A telegraphed right hand from Johns misses the target.
Harris lands a jab to Johns's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johns can do to turn this around?
Harris scores with a one two! Johns had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Johns's head back.
Harris moves to clinch but Johns breaks away
and Johns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris is rocked!
Johns knocks out Harris with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Johns before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Johns picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Johns!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Britt Cubbedge (ranked 1356 p4p, 36 weight class) and Jacinto Ramos (ranked 18606 p4p, 186 weight class). Britt Cubbedge has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britt Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacinto Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramos moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cubbedge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramos.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Ramos wants to clinch.
Cubbedge throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Cubbedge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Ramos as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Cubbedge does no damage.
Ramos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Cubbedge . That snapped Ramos's head back.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Cubbedge is avoiding it.
Cubbedge throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cubbedge takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
Cubbedge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
Cubbedge lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge misses the jab.
Ramos throws a counter combo.
Ramos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ramos lands a jab.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
A big right from Cubbedge misses.
Cubbedge throws an off balance right hand
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Cubbedge motions for Ramos to come forward. Cubbedge throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cubbedge misses with a double jab
and Ramos counters with an outside leg kick.
Cubbedge throws a big shot that misses.
Cubbedge looks to land a right hand but Ramos moved out of range.
Ramos throws a right and a left that Cubbedge avoids nicely.
Cubbedge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cubbedge misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ramos defending well as Cubbedge loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cubbedge .
Ramos has closed the distance and engaged Cubbedge in a clinch.
Cubbedge manages to break the clinch.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Cubbedge appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cubbedge misses with an uppercut
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Cubbedge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Ramos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Cubbedge misses
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos walks into a big right hand from Cubbedge and goes down! The referee sends Cubbedge to a neutral corner as Ramos gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Ramos is rocked!
A shot to the body from Cubbedge misses
and Ramos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Cubbedge finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britt Cubbedge should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Ramos seems to have recovered his senses.
Cubbedge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge misses with a wild combination.
Cubbedge swinging wildly here.
Ramos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cubbedge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Cubbedge misses.
Ramos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cubbedge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cubbedge can pounce on him.
Cubbedge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
A big right from Cubbedge misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.
Britt Cubbedge is winning the standup battle so far.
Cubbedge looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Ramos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cubbedge jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cubbedge throws out the jab.
Ramos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cubbedge circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos clobbers Cubbedge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cubbedge misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Cubbedge misses.
Ramos lands a jab.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cubbedge throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Ramos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cubbedge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Ramos connects with a high kick.
That kick from Ramos tenderised Cubbedge 's leg. Cubbedge is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cubbedge tries to score with a low kick but Ramos moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge . Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Ramos.
Ramos drives through and clinches with Cubbedge against the ropes.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
Cubbedge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Cubbedge misses.
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cubbedge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramos, as that shot connected.
Ramos tries to clinch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Ramos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cubbedge momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Ramos goes down! The ref sends Cubbedge to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Ramos 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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britt Cubbedge will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
That's time! Cubbedge 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Cubbedge .
Ramos connects with a crisp jab.
Ramos tries to bum rush Cubbedge with a series of wild strikes but Cubbedge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cubbedge misses with the combination.
Cubbedge throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches.
Cubbedge is looking to control Ramos's arms but Ramos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cubbedge has his back to the ropes.
Ramos scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of Cubbedge backwards.
Cubbedge stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Cubbedge is avoiding it.
Ramos defending well as Cubbedge loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Cubbedge swinging wildly here.
Cubbedge throws a low kick, looking for Ramos's leg but Ramos calmly moves out of range.
Cubbedge looks to land a right hand but Ramos moved out of range.
Cubbedge lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramos off the ropes and back into range.
Cubbedge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cubbedge checks a low kick from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a head kick.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge with a nice cross.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cubbedge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramos counters with a leg kick.
Cubbedge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cubbedge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Cubbedge pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos feints and then cracks Cubbedge 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cubbedge down.
Cubbedge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Cubbedge cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Ramos.
Ramos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cubbedge 's sensitive parts.
Ramos thumps Cubbedge with a low kick.
Cubbedge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cubbedge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Cubbedge does no damage.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Cubbedge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacinto Ramos.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Britt Cubbedge !
The defeated Jacinto Ramos had this to say: 'Big heart, determined '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 3355 p4p, 89 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 3589 p4p, 96 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sityodtong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Sityodtong.
A quick step to the side and Sityodtong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sityodtong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sityodtong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Ford lands a jab to the head.
Ford motions for Sityodtong to come forward. Ford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Sityodtong looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Sityodtong throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Ford catches Sityodtong napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Sityodtong crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Ford raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rob Ford!
A victorious Rob Ford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 24283 p4p, 168 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 2337 p4p, 61 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Laxx moved away.
Laxx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laxx gets a clinch.
Laxx presses Diaz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laxx .
Laxx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laxx has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Laxx is controlling the position.
Laxx misses with some punches.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz 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.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Laxx keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Laxx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laxx lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Laxx won't allow it.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laxx has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Laxx - that landed with a thud.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Laxx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Laxx avoids them all with ease.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Laxx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laxx gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz wants to break free but Laxx has control.
Diaz wants to break free but Laxx has control.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laxx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laxx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laxx , as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Laxx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tyga Laxx !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hakeem Oki (ranked 1946 p4p, 52 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 2008 p4p, 53 weight class). Cortez has chosen $$$ as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 - 9 - 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
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Oki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Oki blocks a leg kick.
Cortez slips a straight right by Oki.
An inside leg kick lands from Oki.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oki is out of range.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oki. That did some damage!
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
Cortez wants to slow Oki down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oki's calf.
Oki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oki tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Oki moved away.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Oki moves away and avoids it.
Oki is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oki misses with a wild combination.
Oki takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Oki's legs.
Oki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oki misses with a double jab.
Oki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki misses with an uppercut.
Cortez slips a jab from Oki.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oki manages to avoid it.
Oki throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Oki slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Oki moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
Oki tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Oki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki checks a low kick from Cortez.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez cracks the inside of Oki's front leg.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
Oki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Oki.
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Oki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Oki misses.
Cortez throws a hook but Oki blocks it.
It looked like Oki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez 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 Oki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oki moves away.
Oki moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
Oki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oki.
Oki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oki lands a body punch.
Oki scores with a hook to the body.
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oki.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oki avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki 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.
Oki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oki moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Oki's legs.
Oki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juanito Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cortez throws a counter combo.
Cortez wants to land a leg kick but Oki is out of range.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oki slips a straight right by Cortez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oki cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oki lands a nice looking body shot.
Oki moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Oki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oki.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oki throws a push kick but Cortez slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cortez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oki - the referee stops the clock and Cortez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oki. Cortez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cortez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oki.
Oki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oki has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oki avoids the damage to the body.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oki is defending well for now.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Oki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oki.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Oki moves out of range easily.
Oki wants to land a leg kick but Cortez is out of range.
Oki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Oki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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.
Some bone on bone action there as Oki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oki misses with a few strikes there.
Oki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oki tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez throws a counter combo.
Oki scores with a jab.
Oki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cortez back to the ropes. Oki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez moves forwards but Oki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Oki's leg but Oki calmly moves out of range.
Oki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Oki moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cortez's calf.
Oki swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Cortez looks to move away, Oki throws a big counter combo but Cortez just gets out of the way.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oki circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cortez checks a leg kick.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Oki.
Oki scores with a shot to the body.
Oki is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oki.
Oki throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Oki misses with a low kick as Cortez jumps back.
Oki throws a head kick that misses.
Oki scores with a body shot.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Oki off balance momentarily.
Oki lands a jab to the head.
Cortez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oki just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oki is able to avoid easily.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Cortez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oki.
Oki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez 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 Oki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki slips a straight right by Cortez.
Oki checks a leg kick.
Oki drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
Oki working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Oki.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oki.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hakeem Oki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oki throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Oki.
Oki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez throws the left hand but Oki avoids the punch easily.
Cortez clobbers Oki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki scores with a three punch combo!
Oki connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
Oki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cortez's head.
Oki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oki was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Oki digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oki lands with a slapping head kick.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oki thumps Cortez with a low kick.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Oki is just out of range.
Oki checks a leg kick.
Oki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Oki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Oki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Oki.
An attempted straight right counter from Oki misses the target.
Juanito Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Oki.
Cortez moves forwards but Oki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oki is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Oki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oki 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!
A determined Hakeem Oki didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Juanito Cortez spoke after the fight, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bang Pitung (ranked 3752 p4p, 104 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 2336 p4p, 60 weight class). Pitung comes to the ring accompanied by Madball - Born Strong . Weimin Liaw told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pitung does it's job there.
Pitung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pitung.
Pitung lands the left hand.
Liaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitung circles away quickly and effectively.
Liaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pitung throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liaw tries to clinch up.
Pitung fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pitung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw wants to clinch up but Pitung keeps it at a distance.
Liaw swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pitung to counter with a crisp jab.
Liaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung connects with a body shot.
Pitung cracks Liaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liaw looks winded!
Liaw slips a straight right by Pitung.
Pitung with a jab.
Liaw is rocked!
Pitung with a hook.
Liaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitung finish him?
Liaw walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bang Pitung!
After winning the bout, Bang Pitung 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 Benjamin Kueller (ranked 2381 p4p, 106 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 1763 p4p, 45 weight class). Doctore is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - . Benjamin Kueller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doctore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doctore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kueller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Doctore blocks a head kick by Kueller.
Doctore throws out a counter right but Kueller avoids it with no problem.
Kueller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doctore.
Doctore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kueller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doctore slips a jab from Kueller.
Both fighters circling a little - Doctore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller throws a right and a left that Doctore avoids nicely.
Doctore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kueller misses with a double jab
and Doctore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kueller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A punch lands to the side of Doctore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doctore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kueller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benjamin Kueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kueller misses with a head kick.
Kueller throws a leg kick
and Doctore counters with a nice uppercut.
Kueller lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Kueller misses
and Doctore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kueller slips under a jab from Doctore.
Doctore slips a jab from Kueller.
Doctore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doctore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kueller. That one must have hurt.
Kueller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doctore is out of range and Kueller settles back down.
Kueller looks to score with a jab to the body but Doctore is just out of range.
Doctore wants to counter the offense by Kueller and move into the clinch position.
Kueller lands with an uppercut that bounces Doctore off the ropes and back into range.
Doctore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller tried to score with a low kick but Doctore checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kueller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doctore misses with a hook.
Doctore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kueller pushes Doctore away with a front kick.
Kueller lands with a hook. Doctore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oenomaus Doctore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kueller throws a head kick that misses.
Kueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doctore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kueller.
Sloppy strikes from Kueller. Those never looked like landing.
Kueller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doctore moves out of range as Kueller strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Kueller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kueller clinches.
Kueller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kueller throws a low kick, looking for Doctore's leg but Doctore calmly moves out of range.
Kueller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doctore.
Kueller moves into the clinch.
Kueller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doctore is defending well for now.
Doctore trying to stall but Kueller improves his position.
Kueller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doctore has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Doctore.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kueller misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller breaks from the clinch.
Kueller misses with a leg kick
and Kueller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kueller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Doctore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Doctore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kueller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doctore! But no joy.
Kueller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kueller breaks from the clinch.
Kueller with a hook.
Kueller throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Oenomaus Doctore has been cut.
Kueller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doctore is rocked!
Kueller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doctore is still on wobbly legs! Can Kueller finish him?
Kueller lands a nice shot to the body.
Doctore seems to have recovered his senses.
Benjamin Kueller is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller staggers Doctore with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Doctore 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 Kueller is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benjamin Kueller!
Benjamin Kueller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 2645 p4p, 296 weight class) and Draco Nightfury (ranked 6057 p4p, 469 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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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot scores with the left hand. Nightfury knows he should have avoided that one.
The Zealot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Zealot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nightfury.
Nightfury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nightfury throws a leg kick but The Zealot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nightfury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nightfury looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
The Zealot moves out of range of the body kick from Nightfury.
The Zealot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Zealot slips under a jab from Nightfury.
The Zealot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
Nightfury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draco Nightfury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nightfury misses with a low kick.
The Zealot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - The Zealot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Zealot lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nightfury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Zealot.
The Zealot tries to land a front kick but Nightfury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nightfury throws a combination that misses
and The Zealot counters with a three punch combo that has Nightfury backing up. Nightfury nods at The Zealot to acknowledge the strikes.
Nightfury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Zealot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nightfury is looking to score with low kicks.
Nightfury misses with a body kick.
Nightfury misses with an uppercut.
Nightfury throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
The Zealot jabs Nightfury right on the nose. Nightfury blinks but takes it well.
The Zealot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nightfury misses with an uppercut
and The Zealot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nightfury misses the target.
The Zealot works Nightfury's body with a nice hook.
Nightfury throws a front kick aimed at The Zealot's knee but The Zealot avoids it well.
The Zealot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nightfury is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nightfury misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
It looked like The Zealot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Zealot tries a low kick but Nightfury avoids it.
The Zealot tests Nightfury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Zealot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nightfury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Zealot throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Zealot moves away from the strike by Nightfury.
Nightfury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nightfury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Zealot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nightfury throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Zealot counters with an inside leg kick.
Nightfury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nightfury throws a low kick but The Zealot avoids it.
Nightfury throws a solid leg kick but The Zealot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nightfury.
The Zealot avoids the body shot from Nightfury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot throws a leg kick which misses Nightfury's front leg but catches the back leg as Nightfury tries to avoid it.
The Zealot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nightfury back to the ropes. The Zealot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nightfury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Zealot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nightfury lands a leg kick that knocks The Zealot off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nightfury tries to land a leg kick but The Zealot saw it coming and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by The Zealot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Zealot.
The Zealot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Zealot defending well as Nightfury loads up on a big left hand.
The Zealot moves away from the strike by Nightfury.
The Zealot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nightfury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nightfury is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by The Zealot there.
Nightfury is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
The Zealot blocks a jab.
Nightfury missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nightfury seems to have recovered his senses.
Nightfury takes one on the button.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nightfury tries a low kick but The Zealot avoids it.
Good shot there by Nightfury.
Nightfury keeps The Zealot at a distance using the push kick.
Nightfury tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nightfury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Zealot scores with a body shot.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nightfury can do to turn this around?
The Zealot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot blocks a low kick nicely.
Nightfury throws a lazy right hand but The Zealot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Nightfury misses its intended target.
The Zealot slips a jab from Nightfury.
A combination from Nightfury does no damage.
Nightfury swings for the body but The Zealot moves out of range.
The Zealot scores with a jab. Nightfury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nightfury throws a solid leg kick but The Zealot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nightfury.
The Zealot throws a one two combo.
The Zealot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nightfury throws a body kick that misses.
The Zealot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nightfury misses with an uppercut.
Nightfury throws a lazy uppercut
and The Zealot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot scores with a nice head shot.
The Zealot feints a jab promting Nightfury to slip. The Zealot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nightfury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nightfury looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
The Zealot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
Nightfury tries a head kick but it misses.
The Zealot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nightfury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nightfury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nightfury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nightfury's corner calls for a 1-2. Nightfury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nightfury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot tried to counter with a leg kick but Nightfury avoided it.
A jab from The Zealot finds it's way through Nightfury's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Nightfury. That snapped The Zealot's head back.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
The Zealot defending well as Nightfury loads up on a big left hand.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Nightfury avoids them all with ease.
The Zealot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Zealot scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Nightfury to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Zealot scores with a nice right hand.
Nightfury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nightfury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Zealot.
Nightfury throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
As Nightfury backs away, The Zealot returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Nightfury goes down! The ref sends The Zealot to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Nightfury 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!
Nightfury missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nightfury throws a right hand that misses
and The Zealot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom! The Zealot lands a massive head kick that sends Nightfury crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! The Zealot is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Masada The Zealot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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