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Striking Masters 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwayne Wade (ranked 2109 p4p, 253 weight class) and Joe Casey (ranked 5707 p4p, 477 weight class). Casey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's Nothing To Me - Sanford Clark. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Casey!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wade's hands.
Joe Casey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Dwayne Wade has been cut.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Casey connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Wade's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Wade - 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 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joe Casey!
A less than humble Joe Casey misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Diego Masanato (ranked 4910 p4p, 454 weight class) and Shinsuke Nakamura (ranked 5593 p4p, 489 weight class). Shinsuke Nakamura 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Masanato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masanato looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Masanato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Nakamura.
Shinsuke Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura throws a wild body kick that Masanato sees coming a mile off.
Masanato throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Nakamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masanato.
Nakamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masanato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nakamura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakamura throws a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakamura.
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!
Nakamura scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Masanato to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Nakamura away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Masanato 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?!
Masanato is rocked!
Masanato walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Nakamura! 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 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinsuke Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fre Ledanch (ranked 5015 p4p, 459 weight class) and Hopeful Junior (ranked 5197 p4p, 467 weight class). Hopeful Junior 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fre Ledanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hopeful Junior!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledanch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Hopeful Junior has been cut.
Junior avoids the head kick by Ledanch.
Ledanch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ledanch lands a high kick!
Junior blocks a head kick by Ledanch.
Junior steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ledanch.
Junior scores with a hook.
It looks like Fre Ledanch has been cut.
Junior jabs Ledanch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ledanch misses the jab.
A head kick by Ledanch misses
and Junior counters with a series of strikes. Ledanch will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Junior has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ledanch checks a leg kick.
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Junior tries to clinch but Ledanch is having none of it.
Junior tries to clinch there but Ledanch circles away.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ledanch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ledanch misses.
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior wants to counter with a clinch but Ledanch pushes him away.
Ledanch moves out of range of the body kick from Junior.
Ledanch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Junior is looking to score with low kicks.
Junior tries to clinch up but Ledanch circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior wants to clinch.
Ledanch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Ledanch moves out of range easily.
Ledanch throws a counter high kick but Junior was just alert enough to avoid it.
Junior throws a chopping leg kick but Ledanch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Ledanch throws a jab but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Ledanch circles away.
Junior tries to clinch but Ledanch is having none of it.
Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ledanch throws out the jab.
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ledanch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior lands a really nice looking cross but Ledanch seems unphased.
Ledanch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Junior is predictable there
and Ledanch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Ledanch swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Ledanch dodges the punch combination from Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fre Ledanch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junior avoids the head kick by Ledanch.
Junior tries to clinch but Ledanch moves away
and Ledanch counters with a head kick.
Ledanch throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Junior slips a straight right by Ledanch.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Ledanch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ledanch just misses with a punch to the body.
Ledanch keeps the fight on the outside.
Ledanch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledanch tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior connects with a body shot that sends Ledanch's belly button to the back.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior counters with a body kick.
Ledanch throws a head kick that misses.
Junior tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ledanch counters with a nice uppercut.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ledanch misses the target.
Junior tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ledanch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junior misses with a leg kick.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior wants to clinch.
Junior tries to clinch up but Ledanch circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledanch throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Ledanch walks into a jab.
Ledanch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Junior unleashes a big counter combination but Ledanch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ledanch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Junior moves to clinch but Ledanch breaks away
and Ledanch counters with a head kick. That will keep Junior thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior throws a right and a left that Ledanch avoids nicely.
Ledanch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ledanch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ledanch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fre Ledanch dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ledanch swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Ledanch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ledanch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Ledanch is looking to counter punch.
Ledanch looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Junior throws a solid leg kick but Ledanch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Junior.
Ledanch throws an overhand right that lands on Junior's shoulder, as Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Ledanch checks a low kick from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ledanch throws a counter high kick but Junior was just alert enough to avoid it.
Junior defending well as Ledanch loads up on a big left hand.
Ledanch throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it.
Ledanch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ledanch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Junior pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ledanch back to the ropes. Junior follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Junior wants to counter with a clinch but Ledanch pushes him away.
Fre Ledanch is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Ledanch.
Ledanch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ledanch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Fre Ledanch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Ledanch keeps the fight on the outside.
Ledanch blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior jabs Ledanch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Ledanch misses
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Ledanch misses
and Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Junior tries to clinch up.
Junior tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ledanch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Ledanch throws a counter high kick but Junior was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ledanch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ledanch counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fre Ledanch.
Well Ledanch 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fre Ledanch!
Fre Ledanch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Condemned, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Brodie King (ranked 6550 p4p, 399 weight class) and Jiro Takahashi (ranked 3636 p4p, 309 weight class). King comes to the ring accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brodie King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King rushes Takahashi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to King's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King has Takahashi pressed against the ropes, preventing Takahashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takahashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takahashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Takahashi tries to break free but King pushes him back against the ropes.
Takahashi avoids a wild elbow strike from King.
Takahashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi breaks from the clinch.
King darts in and clinches Takahashi up against the ropes.
Takahashi is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Takahashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King prevents Takahashi from breaking the clinch.
Takahashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
King has Takahashi pressed against the ropes, preventing Takahashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King scores with a shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
Takahashi is trying to break free.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takahashi's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takahashi is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takahashi has his back to the ropes.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Takahashi is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Takahashi tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King gets through Takahashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King misses with the head strike.
King lands a body punch.
Takahashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takahashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takahashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King misses with the head strike.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takahashi is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King is struggling to control the position.
Takahashi tries to break free but King pushes him back against the ropes.
King content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takahashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takahashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie King dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Takahashi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King pushes Takahashi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Takahashi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Takahashi is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahashi can do to turn this around?
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Takahashi gets an underhook and turns King into the ropes.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takahashi is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
A shot in the inside from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
Takahashi is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
King prevents Takahashi from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Takahashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takahashi blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Takahashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King avoiding damage.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takahashi's efforts to push away.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King gets through Takahashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King misses with some punches.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takahashi is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Takahashi is trying to break free.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takahashis head.
Takahashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takahashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Takahashi trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takahashi into the ropes.
Takahashi tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie King dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
King gets a clinch.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takahashi's efforts to push away.
King stalling against the ropes.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King lands a right hand.
Takahashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
King misses with some punches.
Takahashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takahashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takahashi's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King misses with the head strike.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takahashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeps control of Takahashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takahashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takahashi is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takahashi has his back to the ropes.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takahashi into the ropes.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with the head strike.
Takahashi is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Takahashi is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Takahashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King missing with knees to the body.
Takahashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Takahashi is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King pushes Takahashi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi tries to break free but King pushes him back against the ropes.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahashi has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Takahashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takahashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi is trying to break free.
Takahashi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Jiro Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi trying to stall but King improves his position.
Takahashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brodie King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brodie King!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Shin Tsu (ranked 23183 p4p, 408 weight class) and Jose Angel Diaz (ranked 4174 p4p, 338 weight class). Shin Tsu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Angel Diaz's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shin Tsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Angel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsu throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsu. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz catches Tsu napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Tsu 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! Diaz raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jose Angel Diaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Denzil J Kenny (ranked 23376 p4p, 561 weight class) and Teiji Iori (ranked 5866 p4p, 499 weight class). Kenny comes to the ring accompanied by Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings. Denzil J Kenny could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teiji Iori's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denzil J Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teiji Iori!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iori tries to clinch up but Kenny circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenny throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Iori tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kenny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenny misses with a hook to the body
and Iori counters with a nice body kick.
Kenny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Iori drops his hands momentarily and Kenny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Iori blocks a jab.
Iori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenny.
Iori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Iori is rocked!
Kenny cracks Iori with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Iori is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Iori is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Iori could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Denzil J Kenny!
A very excited looking Denzil J Kenny made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby Bryant (ranked 2533 p4p, 309 weight class) and Hank Murdock (ranked 5577 p4p, 488 weight class). Bryant comes to the ring accompanied by One Step Closer. Bobby Bryant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Murdock.
Bryant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murdock's hands.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murdock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Murdock counters with a three punch combo that has Bryant backing up. Bryant nods at Murdock to acknowledge the strikes.
Murdock throws a front kick aimed at Bryant's knee but Bryant avoids it well.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Bryant.
Murdock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bryant misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
Bryant throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock slips a straight right by Bryant.
Murdock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bryant drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Murdock onto his butt! Murdock pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Bryant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murdock is looking to clinch.
Bryant misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Murdock.
Murdock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Bryant finds it's way through Murdock's defenses.
Murdock is rocked!
Bryant connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Murdock out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Bryant!
Bobby Bryant very nearly forgot to thank Threads of HARDCORE amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donald Duck (ranked 3886 p4p, 355 weight class) and Peter Andrei Arlovski (ranked 5372 p4p, 412 weight class). Donald Duck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrei Arlovski lunges at Duck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duck's hand.
Duck moves into range and clinches up with Andrei Arlovski.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Andrei Arlovski throws a head punch that misses.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrei Arlovski.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Andrei Arlovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andrei Arlovski dodges an elbow strike from Duck.
A left hand lands to the body for Andrei Arlovski.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Andrei Arlovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Andrei Arlovski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duck avoids it.
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!
Andrei Arlovski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrei Arlovski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrei Arlovski blocks the elbow strike.
Andrei Arlovski misses with the head strike.
Andrei Arlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Duck controls his hands.
Andrei Arlovski avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Duck blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duck.
Andrei Arlovski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andrei Arlovski avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the ropes.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Duck.
It looks like Peter Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andrei Arlovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andrei Arlovski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Duck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andrei Arlovski's brow.
Andrei Arlovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Duck avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Andrei Arlovski fails to land.
Andrei Arlovski blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a body punch.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andrei Arlovski looking to throw knees to the head but Duck is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duck as Andrei Arlovski tries to tie him up.
Andrei Arlovski scores with a shot to the side of Duck's head.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andrei Arlovski lands with a left to the head.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Duck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrei Arlovski tries a knee to the head but Duck blocks it.
Andrei Arlovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Duck.
Andrei Arlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Duck controls his hands.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
Andrei Arlovski avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Andrei Arlovski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Andrei Arlovski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duck clinches.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Andrei Arlovski shrugs off.
Andrei Arlovski blocks the elbow strike.
Duck takes a shot to the head.
Andrei Arlovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Duck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Duck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andrei Arlovski's brow.
Donald Duck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andrei Arlovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ducks head.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duck blocks a body shot from Andrei Arlovski.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Andrei Arlovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Duck throws an elbow but misses.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrei Arlovski avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the ropes.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Andrei Arlovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a punch on the inside.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
Duck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrei Arlovski blocks the elbow strike.
Andrei Arlovski lands with a left to the head.
Andrei Arlovski dodges an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Andrei Arlovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Andrei Arlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Duck controls his hands.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duck throws an elbow but it misses.
Andrei Arlovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duck backwards.
Andrei Arlovski's coach down at Dark Horse MMA (HBE) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Andrei Arlovski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Andrei Arlovski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Andrei Arlovski lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrei Arlovski avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Andrei Arlovski working aggressively here.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duck lands an elbow just above Andrei Arlovski 's eye.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Andrei Arlovski misses with the head strike.
Andrei Arlovski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Duck lands an elbow just above Andrei Arlovski 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Duck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andrei Arlovski's brow.
Andrei Arlovski working Duck over with knees to the body.
Andrei Arlovski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Andrei Arlovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Andrei Arlovski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Duck instigates a clinch.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duck takes a shot to the head.
Andrei Arlovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Duck.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Andrei Arlovski avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andrei Arlovski.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike.
Andrei Arlovski avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duck lands an elbow just above Andrei Arlovski 's eye.
Andrei Arlovski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duck's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Andrei Arlovski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andrei Arlovski tries to throw a body punch but Duck avoids it by throwing Andrei Arlovski back against the ropes.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrei Arlovski blocks the elbow strike.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrei Arlovski avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the ropes.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andrei Arlovski lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Duck throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Andrei Arlovski.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andrei Arlovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Duck.
A head punch on the inside from Andrei Arlovski fails to land.
Andrei Arlovski avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the ropes.
Andrei Arlovski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Andrei Arlovski.
Andrei Arlovski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrei Arlovski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andrei Arlovski avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Duck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andrei Arlovski's brow.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Andrei Arlovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Andrei Arlovski shrugs off.
Andrei Arlovski blocks the elbow strike.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a knee strike.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Andrei Arlovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andrei Arlovski blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Andrei Arlovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Andrei Arlovski blocks the elbow strike.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a knee to the head.
Duck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrei Arlovski can do to turn this around?
Andrei Arlovski trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Duck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Duck!
An out of breath Donald Duck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between George Michael Bisping (ranked 5808 p4p, 482 weight class) and Emporio Cannabino (ranked 4666 p4p, 441 weight class). Bisping comes into the arena with Blue - Song 2 blaring out of the sound system. Emporio Cannabino has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Michael Bisping!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emporio Cannabino!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cannabino closes the distance and clinches.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannabino misses with the head strike.
Bisping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannabino works on Bisping's body with a couple of short punches.
Cannabino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bisping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannabino.
A short right from Cannabino on the inside.
Bisping misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannabino throws a head punch that misses.
Bisping swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Cannabino.
Cannabino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cannabino lands with a right to the head.
Bisping swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannabino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino prevents a body shot from Bisping.
Cannabino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bisping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannabino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannabino.
Bisping blocking some punches.
A short right from Cannabino on the inside.
I was talking to Bisping's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bisping working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bisping lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bisping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cannabino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannabino is struggling to control the position.
Cannabino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as Cannabino controls the action.
Cannabino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannabino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cannabino swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannabino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
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!
Cannabino is trying to stall.
Bisping tries to throw a body punch but Cannabino avoids it by throwing Bisping back against the ropes.
Cannabino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino taking a breather.
Bisping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bisping lands a hook that snaps the head of Cannabino backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
Bisping misses with a body punch.
Bisping lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cannabino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bisping or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino 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.
Bisping gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannabino.
Cannabino misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bisping.
Bisping prevents a body shot from Cannabino.
A short body shot lands from Cannabino as the two fighters clinch.
Bisping softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cannabino struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Cannabino swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cannabino.
Bisping is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cannabino tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping lands with a short shot to the head.
Bisping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cannabinos head.
Cannabino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino tries to stall but Bisping uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cannabino misses with a punch to the body.
Bisping lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bisping misses with a punch on the inside.
Bisping lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cannabino or not.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannabino.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bisping.
Bisping scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bisping swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cannabino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cannabino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannabino blocks a body shot from Bisping.
Cannabino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bisping - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bisping pushes Cannabino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannabino holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bisping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cannabino is looking to control Bisping's arms but Bisping gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cannabino has his back to the ropes.
Cannabino struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Bisping blocking some punches.
Cannabino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Cannabino misses with some punches.
Cannabino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bisping.
Cannabino tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping tries to throw a body punch but Cannabino avoids it by throwing Bisping back against the ropes.
Cannabino tries to throw a body punch but Bisping avoids it by throwing Cannabino back against the ropes.
Cannabino misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Michael Bisping dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bisping darts in and clinches Cannabino up against the ropes.
Bisping lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Bisping.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannabino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino darts in and clinches Bisping up against the ropes.
Cannabino struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Bisping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cannabino tries to stall but Bisping uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bisping blocking some punches.
Cannabino throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bisping is keeping busy.
Cannabino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bisping tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannabino's elbow.
Cannabino misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bisping misses with some punches.
Cannabino presses Bisping against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cannabino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cannabino trying to control the position but instead, Bisping has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannabino into the ropes.
Cannabino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bisping breaks from the clinch.
Cannabino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bisping, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bisping.
Bisping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cannabino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannabino blocks an uppercut.
Bisping struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannabino controls his hands.
Cannabino digs a right hand underneath Bisping's ribcage. Bisping let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bisping misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannabino backwards.
Cannabino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Cannabino blocks an uppercut.
Bisping fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
Cannabino prevents a body shot from Bisping.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannabino.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannabino.
Cannabino swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannabino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannabino throws a head punch that misses.
Cannabino misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Cannabino.
Cannabino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bisping creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but George Michael Bisping did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cannabino's corner calls for a 1-2. Cannabino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cannabino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Bisping as he connects with a hook.
Bisping has Cannabino up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cannabino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cannabino leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short right from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino pushes Bisping back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannabino.
Cannabino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Cannabino cracks Bisping with a nice body shot.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
George Michael Bisping has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cannabino working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannabino.
Bisping misses with a body punch.
Cannabino lands with a right to the head.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannabino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannabino is trying to stall.
Cannabino trying to stall but Bisping improves his position.
Cannabino is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Still in the clinch, Cannabino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cannabino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cannabino lands a left hand.
Cannabino has a couple of punches blocked by Bisping.
Cannabino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannabino is pushing Bisping up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino scores with a shot to the side of Bisping's head.
Cannabino lands an uppercut.
Cannabino stalling.
Bisping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino throws a head punch that misses.
Bisping misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Cannabino.
Cannabino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannabino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Cannabino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Bisping tries to work over Cannabino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannabino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Cannabino lands a nice shot to the body.
Cannabino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Bisping's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bisping throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cannabino.
It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Bisping moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cannabino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bisping, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bisping tries to work over Cannabino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cannabino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bisping lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannabino lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cannabino.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannabino 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.
Cannabino moves in looking to clinch but Bisping pushes him off.
As Cannabino backs away, Bisping returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cannabino clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannabino misses with the head strike.
Cannabino can't find room to land a body shot as Bisping controls the action.
Bisping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannabino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
Still in the clinch, Cannabino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cannabino lands a left hand.
A short right from Cannabino.
Cannabino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bisping has a couple of punches blocked by Cannabino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannabino misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannabino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannabino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannabino is struggling to control the position.
Cannabino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bisping.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping blocks a body shot from Cannabino.
Bisping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cannabinos head.
Cannabino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannabino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bisping swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cannabino.
Cannabino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bisping misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Cannabino to work.
Cannabino misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emporio Cannabino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cannabino 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emporio Cannabino!
Emporio Cannabino is the new middleweight champion!
The defeated George Michael Bisping had this to say: 'Well ... fuck ! That didn't go to plan.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juha Niska (ranked 311 p4p, 11 weight class) and Yuji Nagata (ranked 1780 p4p, 49 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuji Nagata !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Niska misses.
Nagata misses with a low kick.
Niska wants to land a leg kick but Nagata is out of range.
A cross from Nagata lands.
Nagata slips under a jab.
Nagata tries a quick counter leg kick but Niska is wise to it.
Nagata throws a lazy right hand but Niska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Nagata checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nagata drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Yuji Nagata has been cut.
Niska misses with a hook.
Niska wants to clinch up but Nagata keeps it at a distance.
Nagata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nagata moves out of range as Niska strikes.
Nagata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been informed that Nagata 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.
Nagata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niska can pounce on him.
Niska turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nagata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niska lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niska digs a good hook to Nagata 's body.
Nagata lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagata misses with a lunging right hand
and Niska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niska stuns Nagata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niska throws a sloppy head kick and Nagata moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niska moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Nagata .
Niska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagata .
Nagata tries to clinch there but Niska circles away.
Nagata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Niska clinches up with Nagata and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niska lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nagata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagata thumps Niska with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska tries to land a leg kick but Nagata saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Nagata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niska blocks a leg kick.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niska is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagata cracks Niska with an open hand slap.
Nagata instigates a clinch.
Niska lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Niska breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Niska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niska throws a chopping leg kick but Nagata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Niska looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nagata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niska. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagata checks a low kick from Niska.
Nagata smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nagata takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nagata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niska.
Niska tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Niska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nagata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagata can do to turn this around?
Niska wants to land a leg kick but Nagata is out of range.
Niska connects with a looping right hand.
Nagata tries to clinch but Niska moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Niska there.
Nagata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nagata looks to land a left hand but Niska moved out of range nicely.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagata tries to close the distance and clinch but Niska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagata moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niska.
A left lands for Niska.
A bone on bone clash there as Nagata blocks the leg kick.
Niska is looking to chop away at Nagata 's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagata , right into the meat.
Niska throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagata .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nagata checks a leg kick.
Niska misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata misses with a body shot.
Nagata scores with a hook to the body. Niska takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nagata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niska misses with a series of wild punches.
Niska gets a clinch.
Niska working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nagata fails to land.
Niska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagata is trying to maintain a safe position but Niska gets an underhook and turns Nagata into the ropes.
Nagata works on Niska's body with a couple of short punches.
Niska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagata backwards.
Niska is trying to break free.
Nagata pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Nagata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagata is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Niska lands a nice uppercut.
Nagata lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Nagata .
A head kick by Niska misses
letting Nagata counter with a right hand.
Nagata explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nagata throws a looping overhand right but Niska ducks down to avoid it.
Nagata tries to clinch up.
Nagata throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niska throws out a leg kick but Nagata moves out of range and Niska only half commits.
Nagata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nagata .
Niska throws a looping overhand right but Nagata ducks down to avoid it.
Nagata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juha Niska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata '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.
Nagata ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Niska takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nagata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niska throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nagata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagata looks to score with a jab to the body but Niska is just out of range.
Niska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagata .
Nagata throws a body punch but Niska moves out of range.
Niska moves into the clinch.
Niska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagata staying out of range there.
Nagata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagata .
Nagata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska is looking to clinch.
Niska has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagata .
Niska pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagata is out of range and Niska settles back down.
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niska tries to clinch up.
Nagata feints a counter leg kick.
Nagata throws a hook to the side of Niska's head but Niska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagata , right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nagata checks a leg kick.
Nagata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Niska scores with a leg kick.
Nagata tries to clinch but Niska moves out of range.
Niska throws an overhand right that lands on Nagata 's shoulder, as Nagata tries to avoid the shot.
Niska tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
Niska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagata can pounce on him.
Nagata connects with a solid leg kick.
Niska takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagata misses with a double jab.
Niska tried to counter with a leg kick but Nagata avoided it.
Niska throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nagata pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niska is out of range and Nagata settles back down.
A cross from Nagata lands.
Niska gets tackled into the ropes by Nagata . Nagata maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagata swings wildly with an uppercut but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagata misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagata blocks the elbow strike.
Nagata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagata tries to work over Niska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niska swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagata checks a leg kick.
Nagata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nagata checks a leg kick.
Nagata was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niska throws a hook but Nagata avoids it easily.
Niska tries to clinch up
and Nagata counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagata misses with a body shot.
Nagata dips to his left and cracks Niska with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuji Nagata really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nagata ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Nagata digs a good hook to Niska's body.
Niska looks to throw the jab but Nagata is out of range.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niska connects with a looping right hand.
Niska misses with a straight left.
Niska is looking to slow Nagata down with leg kicks.
Niska throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nagata .
Niska throws a head kick that misses.
Niska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niska tried to score with a low kick but Nagata checks it.
Niska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska throws a low kick, looking for Nagata 's leg but Nagata calmly moves out of range.
Nagata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niska.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagata .
Niska takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagata misses with a double jab.
Niska misses with a hook. Nagata ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagata .
Nagata takes a swing at Niska's ribcage but misses.
Niska blocks a jab.
Niska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niska, as that shot connected.
Niska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagata can pounce on him.
Niska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niska connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nagata 's hands.
Nagata throws an overhand right that lands on Niska's shoulder, as Niska tries to avoid the shot.
Nagata blocks a head kick by Niska.
Nagata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nagata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagata lands a jab to Niska's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Niska tries to land a leg kick but Nagata saw it coming and moves away.
Niska punishes Nagata 's body with a nice straight punch.
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska misses with a hook
and Nagata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagata .
Niska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagata .
Nagata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagata lands a head kick!
Nagata slips under a jab.
Niska moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNagata .
Niska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niska missing with a left hand there. Nagata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niska throws a head kick that misses.
Nagata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niska.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niska slips under a jab from Nagata .
Nagata connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niska paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yuji Nagata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Niska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nagata takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagata blocking some punches.
Nagata working aggressively here.
Niska creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niska tries to throw a body punch but Nagata avoids it by throwing Niska back against the ropes.
Niska misses with the head strike.
Nagata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagata lands a right hand.
Niska creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nagata pushes Niska back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagata blocking some punches.
Niska can't break the clinch.
Nagata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niska swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niska blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagata misses with some punches.
Niska misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagata leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nagata .
Niska throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nagata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagata misses with a punch on the inside.
Niska can't find room to land a body shot as Nagata controls the action.
Nagata tries a body shot but Niska blocks it.
Niska tries a body shot but Nagata blocks it.
Nagata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nagata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagata misses with a punch to the body.
Nagata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nagata working aggressively here.
Niska tries to break free but Nagata pushes him back against the ropes.
Nagata tries to stall but Niska uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nagata lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niska.
Nagata can't find room to land a body shot as Niska controls the action.
Nagata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Niska is keeping busy.
Nagata blocking some punches.
Nagata has Niska pressed against the ropes, preventing Niska from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niska misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Niska - that landed with a thud.
Nagata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagata scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niska letting Nagata take a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuji Nagata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nagata has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuji Nagata !
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