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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 5077 p4p, 419 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 22550 p4p, 501 weight class). Zlatan Zirkov 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A good leg kick by Zirkov.
Zirkov misses with a low kick.
Zirkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazama lands with a hook. Zirkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kazama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zirkov moves forwards but Kazama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zirkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zirkov misses with a body kick.
Zirkov throws a head kick but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zirkov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zirkov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zirkov scores with a jab to the head.
Kazama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kazama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Kazama blocks the low kick.
Zirkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zirkov throws a solid leg kick but Kazama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zirkov.
Kazama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazama blocks a head kick by Zirkov.
Zirkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zirkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Kazama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kazama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A cross from Kazama lands.
Zirkov throws a leg kick
and Kazama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kazama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kazama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kazama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zirkov. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Kazama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a quick counter head kick but Kazama was just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zirkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Zirkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kazama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zirkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Kazama finds it's target.
Kazama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zirkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kazama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama lands with a kick to the temple. Zirkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zirkov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zirkov ducks right into an uppercut from Kazama.
Kazama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kazama lands the left hand.
Zirkov is rocked!
Kazama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zirkov.
Oh Zirkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kazama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zirkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kazama.
Kazama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kazama throws a front kick to the face that drops Zirkov face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Jin Kazama!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 2457 p4p, 63 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 2433 p4p, 97 weight class). Neil Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Kueller's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kueller. Kueller obviously looking to wear him down.
Kueller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kueller looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Kueller connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Benjamin Kueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kueller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kueller 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.
Kueller tries to clinch up
and Kueller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kueller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kueller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crunch! Kueller slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Kueller throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Kueller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller moves into the clinch.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Kueller tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kueller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz tries a low kick but Kueller avoids it.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Neil Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kueller throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Kueller 's knee.
Kueller dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Kueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Kueller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kueller throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Kueller avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Kueller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kueller walks into a big right hand from Diaz and goes down! The referee sends Diaz to a neutral corner as Kueller gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Kueller's belly button to the back.
Diaz checks a low kick from Kueller.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Kueller throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Kueller only half commits.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kueller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Kueller counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Kueller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.
Kueller throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Diaz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kueller throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Kueller.
A good leg kick by Kueller.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Kueller.
Kueller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Kueller slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kueller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Kueller misses
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Kueller 's knee.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kueller misses with a kick to the body.
Kueller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz throws a body punch but Kueller moves out of range.
Kueller throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Kueller ducks into a a hook from Diaz and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Kueller is rocked!
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kueller is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Neil Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kueller looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Kueller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kueller seems to have recovered his senses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kueller - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kueller. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Kueller's ribs.
Diaz connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Kueller's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Kueller - 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 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Neil Diaz!
A very excited looking Neil Diaz 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hakeem Oki (ranked 2083 p4p, 48 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 5693 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki drives through and clinches with Harris against the ropes.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Oki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Oki pushes Harris back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Oki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Oki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki rushes Harris and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oki.
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Oki.
Oki tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oki.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oki's elbow.
Oki presses Harris against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Oki misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oki wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left and a right from Oki both land. Nice combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Oki on the inside.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oki scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Oki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oki throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris misses with an uppercut. Oki saw that one coming.
Oki connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oki throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Oki shakes him off and moves away.
Harris clinches up against the ropes.
Oki throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A right handed body shot lands from Oki.
Oki tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Oki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Oki avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Oki pushes Harris back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oki.
Oki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Oki.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oki.
Harris digs a good body shot into Oki's ribs.
Oki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oki's corner calls for a 1-2. Oki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Oki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Oki.
Oki sets himself, and Harris steps forward looking for the clinch! Oki avoids it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris cracks Oki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Oki's head.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Oki lands a shoulder strike.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Oki pushes Harris back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oki tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Oki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hakeem Oki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris tries a body shot but Oki blocks it.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Oki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oki misses with some punches.
Oki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris pushes Oki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a body shot from Oki.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Oki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Oki.
Oki scores with a spinning back kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oki, as that shot connected.
Oki has Harris up against the ropes in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
A right hand to the body from Oki.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris blocks a body shot from Oki.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oki.
Oki breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Oki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oki throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oki moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris moves away from the strike by Oki.
Oki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Oki's head back.
Oki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris clinches up with Oki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Oki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oki lands a nice shot to the body.
Oki connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Oki's head.
Oki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris misses with a hook. Oki ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harris drives through and clinches with Oki against the ropes.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Oki controls his hands.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Oki scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris blocks a body shot from Oki.
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Hakeem Oki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris drives through and clinches with Oki against the ropes.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Harris misses.
A good leg kick by Oki.
Oki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oki.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris swings for the body but Oki moves out of range.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oki moves away.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Oki.
Hakeem Oki is winning the standup battle so far.
Oki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Harris.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anselmo Harris.
Well Oki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!
Hakeem Oki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 15010 p4p, 185 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3505 p4p, 88 weight class). Miguel Cotto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kosma Wawelski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cotto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wawelski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wawelski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wawelski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cotto misses with some punches.
Cotto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wawelski is defending well for now.
Wawelski throws an elbow but it misses.
Wawelski blocks the elbow strike.
Cotto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wawelski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wawelski tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Wawelski back against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cotto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wawelski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cotto.
Wawelski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Wawelski avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Wawelski scores with a hook to the body.
Wawelski misses with an elbow over the top.
Cotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Wawelski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cotto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
Wawelski lands a nice uppercut.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wawelski tries to work over Cotto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wawelski struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Cotto.
Wawelski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Wawelski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Cotto.
Wawelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wawelski works on Cotto's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wawelski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wawelski digs a right hand underneath Cotto's ribcage. Cotto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wawelski tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Wawelski back against the ropes.
Cotto breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Wawelski with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Wawelski looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Wawelski get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 3842 p4p, 98 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 1961 p4p, 45 weight class). Kinneas has chosen Judas Priest - Electric Eye as his entrance music. Maya Chigg is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
34 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinneas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chigg delivers a nice body kick.
Kinneas tries to bum rush Chigg with a series of wild strikes but Chigg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chigg connects with a looping right hand.
Kinneas slips a jab and a cross from Chigg.
A punch lands to the side of Chigg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kinneas keeps Chigg at a distance using the push kick.
A big right from Kinneas misses.
Kinneas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chigg works Kinneas's body with a nice hook.
Kinneas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Kinneas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chigg can pounce on him.
Kinneas throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chigg.
Chigg is looking to score with low kicks.
Kinneas defending well as Chigg loads up on a big left hand.
Crunch! Kinneas slams his shin into Chigg's torso.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinneas throws a hook to the side of Chigg's head but Chigg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinneas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kinneas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinneas scores with a kick to the body.
Chigg misses with a left hand
and Kinneas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chigg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kinneas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chigg misses with a body kick.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses.
Kinneas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Chigg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Chigg is predictable there
and Kinneas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chigg misses the shot to the body.
Kinneas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinneas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kinneas loads up on a big right hand but Chigg slips the punch.
Kinneas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chigg's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Chigg blocks the leg kick.
Chigg digs a good body shot into Kinneas's ribs.
Kinneas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kinneas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chiggs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chigg thows a body kick. Kinneas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chigg lands with an overhand left.
Kinneas moves away from the strike by Chigg.
Chigg looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinneas is just out of range.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chigg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kinneas throws a head kick but Chigg moves out of range.
Chigg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kinneas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chigg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinneas lands a jab.
Kinneas throws a low kick, looking for Chigg's leg but Chigg calmly moves out of range.
Kinneas ducks under a wild hook from Chigg.
Kinneas throws a looping overhand right but Chigg ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvine Kinneas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kinneas misses with the body kick
and Chigg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kinneas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kinneas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chigg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kinneas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinneas flicks out a counter leg kick but Chigg steps away.
Chigg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kinneas if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Chigg.
Chigg tries to bum rush Kinneas with a series of wild strikes but Kinneas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinneas throws a good cross that connects.
Chigg throws the left hand but Kinneas avoids the punch easily.
Chigg missing with a left hand there. Kinneas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinneas lands a jab to Chigg's midsection.
Chigg fakes the leg kick and cracks Kinneas in the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chigg throws a hook to the side of Kinneas's head but Kinneas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chigg misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kinneas.
Kinneas lands a really nice looking cross but Chigg seems unphased.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chigg throws a lazy head kick
and Kinneas counters with a left and a right that stings Chigg.
Chigg is rocked!
Chigg just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Chigg 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.
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg checks a leg kick nicely.
Chigg throws a big shot that misses.
Kinneas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chigg seems to have got his legs back now.
Chigg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kinneas throws a sloppy head kick and Chigg moves out of range easily.
Chigg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kinneas under the eye.
Kinneas throws a leg kick
and Chigg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chigg.
Kinneas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Chigg lands a hook that snaps the head of Kinneas backwards.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Kinneas controls his hands.
Chigg tries to work over Kinneas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
Chigg lands a left hand.
Kinneas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg pushes Kinneas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chigg avoids the head kick by Kinneas.
Chigg misses with a low kick as Kinneas jumps back.
Chigg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kinneas cracks Chigg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Chigg throws out a loose jab but Kinneas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chigg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kinneas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chigg tries to land a front kick but Kinneas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice jab there from Chigg.
Chigg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chigg throws a jab but it's blocked by Kinneas.
Kinneas wants to land a leg kick but Chigg is out of range.
Chigg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kinneas's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Chigg tries to land a front kick but Kinneas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kinneas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chigg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maya Chigg dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kinneas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kinneas slips a jab from Chigg.
Chigg moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
Chigg misses the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kinneas.
Kinneas moves out of range of the body kick from Chigg.
Kinneas is looking to land body kicks.
Chigg moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
Kinneas throws a wild body kick that Chigg sees coming a mile off.
Chigg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kinneas is out of range and Chigg settles back down.
Chigg stuns Kinneas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kinneas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kinneas just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChigg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas scores with a sloppy right hand. Chigg should have avoided that one.
Kinneas throws a right hand that Chigg ducks under and follows up with a left that Chigg also avoids with ease.
Kinneas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinneas.
And Chigg counters with a quick kick to the body but Kinneas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chigg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinneas.
Chigg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinneas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kinneas throws the kick towards the body but Chigg avoids it.
Chigg thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chigg lands a really nice looking cross but Kinneas seems unphased.
That kick from Chigg tenderised Kinneas's leg. Kinneas is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kinneas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kinneas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chigg.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kinneas! But no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Kinneas avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the ropes.
Kinneas working aggressively here.
Kinneas misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chigg.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinneas lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chigg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kinneas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinneas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kinneas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kinneas's elbow.
Kinneas misses with the head strike.
Kinneas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kinneas.
Chigg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Kinneas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiggs head.
A short right from Chigg on the inside.
Kinneas misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
Kinneas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chigg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Irvine Kinneas.
Well Kinneas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irvine Kinneas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 1622 p4p, 36 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 785 p4p, 16 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diego has managed to clinch.
Turturro breaks from the clinch.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego clinches up with Turturro and pushes him back against the ropes.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
Turturro is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turturro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego keeps control of Turturro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diego pushes Turturro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Turturro breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego staying out of range there.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turturro thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Turturro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Diego's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab from Diego.
Turturro tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turturro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turturro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turturro lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turturro.
Turturro is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turturro lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Turturro avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Turturro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego throws a hook but Turturro avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turturro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turturro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Turturro counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Turturro moves out of range easily.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Turturro moves out of range easily.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Diego slips under a jab from Turturro.
Turturro throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego scores with a nice strike.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Diego closes the distance and pushes Turturro back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Turturro.
Turturro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turturro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego rather than just go for the knockout.
Diego slips a straight right by Turturro.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turturro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Turturro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turturro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diego.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego throws a head kick but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego slips a straight right by Turturro.
Turturro throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turturro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Diego wants to clinch.
Turturro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Diego takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Turturro digs a good hook to Diego's body.
Turturro misses with a body punch
and Diego counters with a low kick, right behind Turturro 's knee.
Diego sizes up Turturro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turturro scores with a punch to the head.
A leg kick checked by Turturro.
Turturro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Diego.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego lands a front kick.
Turturro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turturro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro takes one to the side of the head.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turturro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turturro lands a shot to the body.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego prevents Turturro from breaking the clinch.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turturro lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turturro breaks from the clinch.
Turturro misses the jab.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turturro swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Turturro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Turturro throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turturro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turturro connects with a nice looking jab.
Diego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turturro misses the body punch
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turturro is rocked!
Diego cracks Turturro with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Tua (ranked 23032 p4p, 458 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 23008 p4p, 449 weight class). Mike Tyson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Tua's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tua throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Tua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tua works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Tyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Tua throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson works Tua's body with a nice hook.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
A big left from Tua misses.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tua thinking.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Tua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tua blocks a jab.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Tua avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson works Tua's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Tua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tua misses with a hook to the body
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
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 throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tua is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Tyson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Tua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyson walks into a left hand.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyson lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tua avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tua is looking to counter the offense by Tyson and move into the clinch.
Tua connects with the punch.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
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 David Tua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson'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.
Tua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson cracks Tua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tua tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson presses Tua against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson digs a right hand underneath Tua's ribcage. Tua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tua's defenses.
Tua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson pushes Tua back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson tests Tua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson cracks Tua with a good jab.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson is looking for the big counter here.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tua under the eye.
Tua is rocked!
Tua misses with a body punch
and Tyson counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Tua goes down! Will Tua beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Oh Tua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson connects with a quick right hand that sends Tua tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Cook (ranked 4812 p4p, 124 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19325 p4p, 168 weight class). Solomon Cook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva throws a right hand that Cook ducks under and follows up with a left that Cook also avoids with ease.
Cook moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Cook avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Cook.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cook blocks it well.
Silva throws a low kick but Cook avoids it.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick.
Cook misses with a hook.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cook misses with a leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Cook's front leg.
Cook throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Cook throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook throws a head kick that misses.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Cook lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cook explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Cook.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Cook.
Cook is stalling here.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva pushes Cook back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cook throws an elbow but misses.
Cook trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Cook lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Cook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cook blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cook managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Cook misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cook takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook misses with a knee to the head.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cook's defenses.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook has Silva pressed against the ropes.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Cook dominated that round.
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.
Cook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Cook throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Cook avoids it.
Cook connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cook misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Solomon Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cook on the side of the head.
Cook swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Cook moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.
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!
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cook throws a lazy uppercut
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a leg kick but Cook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cook seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Cook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cook's calf.
Silva connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Cook moves his leg out of the way.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Silva throws out a counter right but Cook avoids it with no problem.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Cook.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook with a knee to the head.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cook.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Cook trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cook is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva pushes Cook back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cook blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cook connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cook has managed to clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Cook - that landed with a thud.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cook is defending well for now.
Cook scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Cook is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cook tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cook lands a shoulder strike.
Silva is rocked!
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!
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Cook controls the action.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Cook finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Cook trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cook's brow.
Cook blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cook avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
Cook dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Cook is working Silva over against the ropes.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Cook.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Cook clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cook connects with a quick right hand that sends Silva tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Cook!
Solomon Cook was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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