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Openweight GP: Semi Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boris Scheisse (ranked 3705 p4p, 329 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 22924 p4p, 473 weight class). Carlos Salomanca will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Scheisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheisse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salomanca connects with a single shot there.
Scheisse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salomanca digs a good hook to Scheisse's body.
Salomanca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scheisse on the side of the head.
Scheisse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salomanca lands a glancing blow to the side of Scheisse's head.
Scheisse is rocked!
Scheisse clinches up with Salomanca and pushes him back against the ropes.
Oh Scheisse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salomanca trying to stall but Scheisse improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Salomanca stalling the fight.
Scheisse seems to have got his legs back now.
Salomanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scheisse throws a punch but it's blocked by Salomanca.
Salomanca looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Salomanca.
Scheisse lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomanca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Scheisse misses.
Scheisse drops his hands momentarily and Salomanca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salomanca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scheisse clinches up with Salomanca and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scheisse is trying to stall.
Salomanca is pushing Scheisse up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salomanca is looking to control Scheisse's arms but Scheisse gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salomanca has his back to the ropes.
Salomanca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Salomanca is looking to control Scheisse's arms but Scheisse gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salomanca has his back to the ropes.
Scheisse leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salomanca dips to his left and cracks Scheisse with an uppercut!
Scheisse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salomanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salomanca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salomanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salomanca throws a leg kick which misses Scheisse's front leg but catches the back leg as Scheisse tries to avoid it.
Scheisse throws a big shot that misses.
Scheisse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salomanca's head backwards.
Salomanca punishes Scheisse's body with a nice straight punch.
Scheisse throws a right hand that misses
and Salomanca counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Scheisse to the mat! Salomanca runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Scheisse is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salomanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scheisse.
Scheisse swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Carlos Salomanca should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salomanca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scheisse finds it's way round the side to connect with Salomanca's head.
A jab from Salomanca does it's job there.
Salomanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Scheisse misses
and Salomanca counters with a thumping low kick.
Salomanca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Scheisse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scheisse half committed to a counter leg kick.
Salomanca connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Scheisse's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Scheisse - 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 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Carlos Salomanca!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 4875 p4p, 434 weight class) and Shinji Takada (ranked 5015 p4p, 438 weight class). Shinji Takada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Zirkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takada!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zirkov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Takada manages to circle out of the way.
Takada throws a nice head kick!
Takada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takada misses with a body kick.
Takada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zirkov at a distance.
A head kick misses from Takada.
A counter left hand to the body from Zirkov misses its target.
Zirkov blocks a head kick by Takada.
Zirkov misses the shot to the body.
Zirkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takada. Takada obviously looking to wear him down.
Zirkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zirkov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zirkov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zirkov.
Zirkov slips a straight right by Takada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a head kick that misses
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada throws a hook to the side of Zirkov's head but Zirkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takada lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov dodges the punch combination from Takada.
Takada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takada flicks out a counter leg kick but Zirkov steps away.
Zirkov throws a push kick but Takada slaps the foot to one side.
Zirkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takada lands a high kick!
Takada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zirkov takes a swing at Takada's ribcage but misses.
Zirkov lands a nice shot that snaps Takada's head back.
Zirkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takada was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zirkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zirkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Takada looks winded!
A swing and a miss from Takada.
A jab from Takada misses.
Takada throws a head kick that misses
and Zirkov counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zirkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zirkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkov working Takada over with knees to the body.
Zirkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zirkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zirkov misses with a body shot.
Zirkov takes a swing at Takada's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Zirkov. That snapped Takada's head back.
Zirkov scores with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Zirkov.
Zirkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takada doesn't seem bothered though.
Zirkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zirkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takada is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zirkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zirkov scores with a shot to the body.
Zirkov lands a really nice looking cross but Takada seems unphased.
Nice shot by Zirkov.
Zirkov is looking to wear down Takada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zirkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Zirkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takada avoids the head kick by Zirkov.
Takada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zirkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Takada circles away.
Zirkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takada.
Zirkov lands with a nice body kick.
Takada throws a nice head kick!
Takada lands with an uppercut that bounces Zirkov off the ropes and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Takada.
Takada looks to land a left hand but Zirkov moved out of range nicely.
Zirkov throws a combination. Takada tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zirkov wants to clinch.
Zirkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takada is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov scores with a spinning back kick!
A shot to the body from Zirkov misses
and Takada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zirkov tries to clinch up but Takada circles away and keeps his distance.
Takada is looking for the big counter here.
Takada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zirkov. That did some damage!
Zirkov lands a right hook to the body.
Zirkov throws a low kick but Takada moves out of range easily.
Takada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zirkov misses with a head kick.
Takada flicks out a counter leg kick but Zirkov steps away.
Zirkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takada throws a jab when Zirkov was well out of range.
Takada throws a wild body kick that Zirkov sees coming a mile off.
Zirkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Zirkov throws out a powerful jab.
Takada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Takada misses the target.
Takada 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takada.
Takada moves out of range as Zirkov throws a body kick.
Takada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Zirkov finds it's way through Takada's defenses.
Takada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a front kick that sends Takada stumbling back into the ropes.
Zirkov thuds a left hand into Takada's body.
Zirkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takada doesn't seem bothered though.
Zirkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zirkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zirkov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTakada.
Takada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zirkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zirkov cracks a nice hook into Takada's ribs.
Zirkov throws the kick towards the body but Takada avoids it.
Zirkov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zirkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Zirkov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Takada 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.
Takada cracks the inside of Zirkov's front leg.
Zirkov cracks Takada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zirkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Takada connects with a high kick.
Zirkov throws a head kick that misses.
Takada throws a big counter head kick but Zirkov avoids it with no problem.
Zirkov scores with a jab to the body.
Takada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takada misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zirkov.
Takada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zirkov throws a low kick, looking for Takada's leg but Takada calmly moves out of range.
Takada throws a counter combo.
Takada throws a head kick but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zirkov misses with a two punch combination.
Zirkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takadas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zirkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zirkov connects with a high kick.
Takada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zirkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Zirkov.
Zirkov lands a right hook to the body.
Zirkov throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Zirkov slams his shin into Takada's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takada.
Zirkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takada throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zirkov.
Zirkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zirkov avoids the head kick by Takada.
Zirkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zirkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zirkov throws the kick towards the body but Takada avoids it.
Takada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zirkov lands with a good body shot.
Zirkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Takada circles away.
Good shot there by Zirkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zirkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takada moves away.
Zirkov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Takada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shinji Takada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zlatan Zirkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zirkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zlatan Zirkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zirkov 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zlatan Zirkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Flanagan (ranked 2698 p4p, 300 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 22854 p4p, 491 weight class). Flanagan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Wizard . This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii looks to land a combination but Flanagan avoids it well.
Flanagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ishii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flanagan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Flanagan slips under a jab from Ishii.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii throws the left hand but Flanagan avoids the punch easily.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Flanagan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ishii, as that shot connected.
Ishii throws a low kick but Flanagan moves out of range easily.
Flanagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishii.
Sloppy strikes from Flanagan. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Flanagan saw that one coming.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Flanagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Flanagan.
Ishii misses with a few strikes there.
Flanagan slips under a jab.
Flanagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Ishii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flanagan counters with a straight right hand.
Ishii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Flanagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Flanagan misses its target.
Flanagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flanagan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ishii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flanagan checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Flanagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flanagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Flanagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Flanagan is looking to wear down Ishii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Flanagan.
Ishii throws a low kick, looking for Flanagan's leg but Flanagan calmly moves out of range.
Flanagan misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ishii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Flanagan's head but Flanagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flanagan avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Flanagan checks it.
Ishii defending well as Flanagan loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Flanagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flanagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ishii lands with a nice body punch.
Ishii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ishii cracks Flanagan with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Flanagan.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Flanagan circles away.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii wants to clinch.
Flanagan is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan connects with a body shot.
Ishii tries to clinch but Flanagan moves away
and Flanagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishii feints a jab promting Flanagan to slip. Ishii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Flanagan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Flanagan moved away.
Flanagan throws a hook but Ishii avoids it easily.
Flanagan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ishii's hands.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanagan.
Ishii tries to work over Flanagan's front leg with a kick but Flanagan checks it.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ishii lands a slapping body shot.
Flanagan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flanagan checks a leg kick.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Flanagan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii throws a hook but Flanagan avoids it easily.
Ishii throws a hook but Flanagan avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Flanagan moved away.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Flanagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flanagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flanagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flanagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flanagan.
No joy there for Ishii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishii wants to land a leg kick but Flanagan is out of range.
It looked like Flanagan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ishii.
Flanagan misses with a body shot
enabling Ishii to counter with a crisp jab.
Flanagan jabs Ishii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Flanagan keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Flanagan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flanagan throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii thumps Flanagan with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Flanagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Flanagan circles away.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Flanagan saw that one coming.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flanagan sets himself, and Ishii steps forward looking for the clinch! Flanagan avoids it this time.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Ishii slips the punch.
Flanagan swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Flanagan staying out of range there.
Flanagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishii takes a swing at Flanagan's ribcage but misses.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flanagan throws a big counter combination but Ishii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii looks to land a combination but Flanagan avoids it well.
Ishii throws a right hand that Flanagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Flanagan also avoids with ease.
Ishii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flanagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flanagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ishii. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii throws a right hand that Flanagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Flanagan also avoids with ease.
Ishii is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flanagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ishii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flanagan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Flanagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flanagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ishii moves to clinch but Flanagan breaks away
and Flanagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Flanagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan digs a good hook to Ishii's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flanagan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ishii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flanagan lands a right hook to the body.
Flanagan moves forwards but Ishii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Flanagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Flanagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Flanagan jumps back.
Walter Flanagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishii moves to clinch but Flanagan breaks away
and Flanagan counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Flanagan.
Ishii works the jab nicely.
Flanagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice defenses there by Flanagan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Flanagan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ishii has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Louis Alexandre Berthier (ranked 6427 p4p, 477 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 3398 p4p, 352 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Louis Alexandre Berthier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Alexandre Berthier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swinging wildly here.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nurmagomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berthier.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Berthier moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Berthier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berthier moves away.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Berthier slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berthier.
Nurmagomedov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berthier throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Nurmagomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berthier feints and then cracks Nurmagomedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmagomedov down.
Berthier lands a jab to Nurmagomedov's midsection.
Berthier is looking to slow Nurmagomedov down with leg kicks.
Berthier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nurmagomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berthier rather than just go for the knockout.
Berthier scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berthier.
Berthier misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Berthier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nurmagomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berthier.
Berthier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Berthier is looking to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berthier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berthier manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Berthier is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Berthier.
A big left from Nurmagomedov misses.
Berthier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov checks it well.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berthier throws a looping overhand right but Nurmagomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Berthier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berthier works Nurmagomedov's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Berthier throws a sloppy head kick
and Nurmagomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berthier ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berthier punishes Nurmagomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berthier moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berthier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Berthier is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nurmagomedov.
Berthier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Alexandre Berthier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berthier 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 Nurmagomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nurmagomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berthier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Berthier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Berthier moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Nurmagomedov.
Berthier drops his hands momentarily and Nurmagomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berthier lands with a shot to the body.
Berthier lands a jab.
Nurmagomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Louis Alexandre Berthier is winning the standup battle so far.
Berthier thuds a left hand into Nurmagomedov's body.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Berthier ducks down to avoid it.
Berthier jabs Nurmagomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Berthier!
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Berthier lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurmagomedov off the ropes and back into range.
Berthier misses with a low kick.
Berthier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurmagomedov at a distance.
Berthier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurmagomedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berthier.
It seemed like Nurmagomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmagomedov 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 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Louis Alexandre Berthier!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wilson El Cabare (ranked 5019 p4p, 378 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 22866 p4p, 437 weight class). Wilson El Cabare had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Cabare lands a nice looking body shot.
El Cabare misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Cabare lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Hunt throws the left hand but El Cabare avoids the punch easily.
El Cabare walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Hunt rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but El Cabare has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
It looks like Wilson El Cabare has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on El Cabare. That did some damage!
El Cabare swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Hunt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Muhammad Jabari (ranked 22807 p4p, 445 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 22348 p4p, 461 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Titties and Coke "subliminal messages". 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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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Jabari.
Jabari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee throws a hook but Jabari avoids it easily.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Jabari.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
Jabari throws out a powerful jab.
Jabari with a nice cross.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Jabari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muhammad Jabari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jabari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabari lands a jab.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabari.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jabari misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a head kick.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jabari throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari misses with an uppercut
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Jabari is rocked!
A low kick from Jabari misses
and Lee counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Jabari out cold! What a finish! Lee is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 3290 p4p, 295 weight class) and Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 22655 p4p, 490 weight class). Sigi Pesalelei is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornell scores with a leg kick.
Cornell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cornell digs a good hook to Pesalelei's body.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesalelei.
Cornell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pesalelei tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cornell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cornell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cornell throws a body kick that misses.
Pesalelei dodges the punch combination from Cornell.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cornell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Cornell is predictable there
and Pesalelei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cornell just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesalelei throws out a counter right but Cornell avoids it with no problem.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesalelei.
It appears Cornell was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei lands with a kick to the temple. Cornell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pesalelei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cornell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cornell throws a right hand that misses
and Pesalelei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesalelei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cornell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pesalelei takes a swing at Cornell's ribcage but misses.
Cornell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pesalelei slips a straight right by Cornell.
Pesalelei tries a quick counter leg kick but Cornell is wise to it.
Cornell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesalelei moves out of range of the body kick.
Cornell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cornell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Sigi Pesalelei has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesalelei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony Cornell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesalelei. Cornell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesalelei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pesalelei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pesalelei tries to clinch there but Cornell circles away.
Cornell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesalelei appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cornell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesalelei moves away.
Cornell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesalelei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cornell tries to bum rush Pesalelei with a series of wild strikes but Pesalelei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Cornell misses the target.
Pesalelei throws out a counter right but Cornell avoids it with no problem.
Cornell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pesalelei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cornell.
Pesalelei on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cornell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cornell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sigi Pesalelei's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cornell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pesalelei throws a lazy right hand but Cornell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cornell cracks Pesalelei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cornell lands a leg kick that knocks Pesalelei off balance momentarily.
Pesalelei misses with a left hand
and Cornell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pesalelei misses with a hook
and Cornell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cornell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesalelei scores with a punch to the head.
Tony Cornell is winning the standup battle so far.
Cornell lands a head kick that bluckles Pesalelei and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Cornell no doubt looking to push for a finish!
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!
Cornell thows a leg kick but Pesalelei checks it
and Pesalelei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Cornell throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Pesalelei is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Cornell!
A victorious Tony Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Sigi Pesalelei stepped up to the mic, saying 'im sorry to all my fans i let down.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 3005 p4p, 79 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19336 p4p, 177 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thom Pace - Maybe. Adams has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. James Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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187 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
28 - 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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva cracks Adams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adams takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Silva looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Silva lands a jab.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Adams misses.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adams wants to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps Adams at a distance using the push kick.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adams's calf.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva lands a front kick to the face, that drops Adams to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Adams is rocked!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Adams to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Silva away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Adams got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Adams tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva closes the distance and catches Adams with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Adams is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Adams is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Adams is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Silva takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Tua (ranked 23057 p4p, 454 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 22607 p4p, 469 weight class). Alexandrov has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexandrov looks winded!
Tua takes a swing at Alexandrov's ribcage but misses.
Alexandrov takes one to the side of the head.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandrov tries to counter with a clinch but Tua shakes him off and moves away.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Alexandrov is out of range.
Tua catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Alexandrov stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Alexandrov walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
It looks like Alex Alexandrov has been cut.
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!
Tua misses with the combination.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexandrov.
Tua swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Tua throws a series of punches but Alexandrov avoids them all with ease.
Tua cracks Alexandrov with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tua!
David Tua is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking David Tua rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 15022 p4p, 172 weight class) and Solomon Cook (ranked 4582 p4p, 117 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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cotto is looking for a counter combo.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
Cook connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Cook finds it's way through Cotto's defenses.
Cook throws a lazy head kick
and Cotto counters with a series of strikes. Cook will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cook scores with a head kick. Cotto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Cook scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Cook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Cotto misses.
Cotto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cotto is rocked!
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto 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 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Cook!
Solomon Cook is the new super heavyweight champion!
Solomon Cook 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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