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WKBC: Turturro VS Rumble PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Alberto Quinonez (ranked 4201 p4p, 374 weight class) and Shinji Takada (ranked 5579 p4p, 429 weight class). Jose Alberto Quinonez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Alberto Quinonez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takada!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinonez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takada.
Takada throws a head kick but Quinonez moves out of range.
Takada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takada lands a body shot.
Quinonez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quinonez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinonez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quinonez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinonez tries to clinch up but Takada circles away and keeps his distance.
Takada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose Alberto Quinonez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinonez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Shinji Takada has been cut.
Quinonez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinonez throws a nice looking combination but Takada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takada! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinonez drops his hands momentarily and Takada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quinonez throws a poor cross that misses
and Takada counters with a two punch combo.
Quinonez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takada. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinonez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quinonez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinonez misses with a looping right.
Takada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinonez tries to clinch but Takada moves out of range.
Quinonez throws a series of punches but Takada avoids them all with ease.
Takada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quinonez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quinonez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takada.
Quinonez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quinonez tries to clinch but Takada moves out of range.
Quinonez throws a combination that misses
and Takada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quinonez throws a right and a left that Takada avoids nicely.
Quinonez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takada.
Takada lands a leg kick that knocks Quinonez off balance momentarily.
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!
Takada gets tackled into the ropes by Quinonez. Quinonez maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinonez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quinonez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takada is keeping busy.
Takada is trying to stall.
Takada leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Takada prevents Quinonez from breaking the clinch.
Takada lands a body punch.
Quinonez wants to stall.
Takada tries to break the clinch but Quinonez is controlling the position.
Takada keeps control of Quinonez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Quinonez wants to break free but Takada has control.
Takada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quinonez backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Takada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinji Takada's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quinonez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takada.
Shinji Takada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quinonez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takada finds it's way round the side to connect with Quinonez's head.
Quinonez misses with a wild combination.
Quinonez throws a series of punches but Takada moves out of range.
Quinonez tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinonez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quinonez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takada digs a good body shot into Quinonez's ribs.
Quinonez moves forwards but Takada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takada walks into a stiff left hand from Quinonez.
Quinonez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jose Alberto Quinonez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takada scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada swats away the attempt to clinch by Quinonez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinonez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada slips a jab and a cross from Quinonez.
Quinonez tries to clinch
and Takada counters with an outside leg kick.
Takada throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Quinonez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takada under the eye.
Takada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Takada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quinonez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quinonez throws a poor cross that misses
and Takada counters with a low kick, right behind Quinonez 's knee.
Quinonez misses with the combination.
Takada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quinonez on the side of the head.
Takada throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quinonez misses with an uppercut. Takada saw that one coming.
Quinonez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinonez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quinonez throws a looping overhand right but Takada ducks down to avoid it.
Quinonez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Takada to counter with a crisp jab.
Takada lunges at Quinonez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quinonez's hand.
Quinonez closes the distance but Takada moves to the side
letting Takada counter with a right hand.
Takada is breathing heavily.
Quinonez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinonez throws a nice looking combination but Takada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinonez looks to land a combination but Takada avoids it well.
Quinonez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takada. That one must have hurt.
Quinonez defending well as Takada loads up on a big left hand.
Quinonez tries to bum rush Takada with a series of wild strikes but Takada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quinonez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takada's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quinonez under the eye.
Quinonez fails to land with a series of punches.
Quinonez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quinonez tries to clinch but Takada moves out of range.
Takada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Takada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinji Takada'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. This is the final round!
Takada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takada throws out a powerful jab.
Quinonez feints a jab promting Takada to slip. Quinonez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Takada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quinonez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takada lands a head kick that sends Quinonez down! Quinonez is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Takada is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shinji Takada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 3700 p4p, 353 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 6295 p4p, 453 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Nurmagomedov blocks the leg kick.
Po throws a good cross that connects.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
A little jabbing left from Po on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Po on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagomedov.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Po throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nurmagomedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab to the body
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Po throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmagomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Po looks to throw the jab but Nurmagomedov is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a one two combo.
Nurmagomedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot that sends Po's belly button to the back.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Po.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by Po.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body 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!
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Po now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Po fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Po lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Po.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Po avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Po looks to land a left hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range nicely.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov is looking to wear down Po with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Po misses with a hook
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Po.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a few strikes there.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Po strikes.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Po throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Nurmagomedov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Po missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice hook to Po's body. Po takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmagomedov lands with a cross.
Po throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Po misses.
Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook. Po ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurmagomedov.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Nurmagomedov misses.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Po! But no joy.
Po's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nurmagomedov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Po scrambles back to his feet.
Po avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Po takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nurmagomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Po moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Po fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Po displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmagomedov throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Po connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nurmagomedov connects with a right hand. Po shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Po tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Po.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Po in his tracks.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagomedov is just out of range.
Po throws an off balance right hand
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab.
Nurmagomedov works the jab nicely.
Nice shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by Po.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
Po bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nurmagomedov's head backwards.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy right hand but Po sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Po misses with a left hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Po.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Nurmagomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov stuns Po with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Po falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nurmagomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Po finds it's target.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Po can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov drops his hands momentarily and Po takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurmagomedov 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
During a confident post fight interview, Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Tong Po had this to say: 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 22802 p4p, 470 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 1975 p4p, 227 weight class). Nazarethyan has chosen Amerika as his entrance music. 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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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
59 - 62 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii connects with a jab.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Nazarethyan keeps it at a distance.
Nazarethyan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nazarethyan takes one to the chin there.
Nazarethyan throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Ishii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ishii cracks Nazarethyan with a good jab.
Ishii is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ishii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan looks to throw a body kick
and Ishii counters with a nice leg kick.
Ishii punishes Nazarethyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Nazarethyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ishii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nazarethyan has eaten all the pies!
Ishii lands a nice hook to Nazarethyan's body. Nazarethyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ishii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazarethyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ishii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nazarethyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nazarethyan looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ishii counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazarethyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Nazarethyan throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishii lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Nazarethyan's head back.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Nazarethyan circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Ishii finds it's target.
Ishii slips a jab from Nazarethyan.
Ishii is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nazarethyan's head.
Nazarethyan is looking to chop away at Ishii's legs.
Ishii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii misses with some punches.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nazarethyan unleashes a big counter combination but Ishii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishii wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Ishii.
Nazarethyan tries to land a body kick
and Ishii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takeru Ishii is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild combination.
Nazarethyan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ishii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazarethyan can do to turn this around?
Nazarethyan misses with a body kick.
Ishii moves out of range of the body kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Ishii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nazarethyan at a distance.
Nazarethyan tries to move into range but Ishii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ishii lands a body shot.
Ishii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishii catches Nazarethyan napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Nazarethyan 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! Ishii raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Takeru Ishii!
Suren Nazarethyan was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 22464 p4p, 489 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 2364 p4p, 259 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Takemura in a clinch.
Takemura can't break the clinch.
Takemura blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov has Takemura pressed against the ropes, preventing Takemura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spasov looking to slow down the pace here.
Takemura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takemura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Spasov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takemura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takemura working hard to break the clinch.
Spasov tries a body shot but Takemura blocks it.
Spasov leaning against his opponent.
Takemura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Takemura can't break the clinch.
Spasov has Takemura pressed against the ropes, preventing Takemura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takemura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Spasov stalling in the clinch.
Takemura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spasov drives through and clinches with Takemura against the ropes.
Takemura prevents a body shot from Spasov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Takemura controls his hands.
Spasov trying to control the position but instead, Takemura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spasov into the ropes.
Spasov keeps control of Takemura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Spasov.
Spasov presses Takemura against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spasov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takemura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu Takemura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spasov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takemura gets tackled into the ropes by Spasov. Spasov maintains the clinch.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Takemura seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spasov can turn it around.
Spasov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takemura lands a nice shot to the body.
Spasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takemura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spasov moves away.
Spasov scores with a hook.
Takemura misses with an uppercut
and Spasov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takemura misses with a hook.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Takemura moves out of range.
Spasov has managed to clinch.
Takemura blocks a body shot from Spasov.
A right handed body shot lands from Spasov.
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Takemura throws a nice looking combination but Spasov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takemura throws a jab but it's blocked by Spasov.
Takemura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spasov.
Takemura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spasov was well out of range. Poor timing from Takemura.
Spasov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spasov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takemura backs up against the ropes.
Spasov misses with a series of wild punches.
Takemura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spasov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takemura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spas Spasov dominated that round.
That's time! Takemura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takemura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takemura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spasov circles away quickly and effectively.
Spasov misses with a few strikes there.
Spasov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a one-two to the body.
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takemura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spasov throws a right hand that Takemura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takemura also avoids with ease.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Takemura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spasov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Takemura eats them both and turns towards Spasov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Takemura lands with a nice combination. Spasov backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Takemura circles away.
Spasov misses with a double jab.
Spasov throws an overhand right that lands on Takemura's shoulder, as Takemura tries to avoid the shot.
Takemura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spasov ducks under a wild hook from Takemura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov pushes Takemura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Takemura controls the action.
Spasov is working Takemura over against the ropes.
Takemura prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Takemura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov misses with a hook.
Spasov wants to clinch.
It looked like Takemura was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spasov looks to land a combination but Takemura avoids it well.
Spas Spasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takemura slips a jab and a cross from Spasov.
Spasov wants to clinch up but Takemura keeps it at a distance.
Ryu Takemura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spasov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takemura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takemura circles away quickly and effectively.
Takemura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spasov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Spasov throws a right hand that Takemura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takemura also avoids with ease.
Takemura seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Spasov.
Takemura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takemura misses with a hook.
Takemura works Spasov's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spasov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spasov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spasov looks to clinch
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takemura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spasov misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spas Spasov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spasov looks to land a combination but Takemura avoids it well.
Spasov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takemura misses with a wild combination.
Spasov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Spasov avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spasov is looking to clinch.
As Spasov looks to move away, Takemura throws a big counter combo but Spasov just gets out of the way.
Spasov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spasov tries to clinch but Takemura is having none of it.
Spas Spasov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov misses with a double jab
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spasov misses with an uppercut.
Takemura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spasov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takemura.
Spasov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Takemura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spasov throws a right hand that Takemura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takemura also avoids with ease.
Takemura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spasov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takemura.
Spasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryu Takemura is winning the standup battle so far.
Spasov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Spasov throws a right and a left that Takemura avoids nicely.
Takemura throwing a counter right hand but Spasov manages to avoid it.
Spasov has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spasov gets a clinch.
Takemura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Spasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spasov throws a right hand that Takemura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takemura also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takemura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takemura avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Takemura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spasov rushes Takemura and presses him up against the ropes.
Takemura breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Spasov misses.
Ryu Takemura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spasov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takemura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spasov 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 22979 p4p, 443 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 22875 p4p, 468 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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28
265 lbs
7 - 14 - 1 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyson lands a jab-cross combination.
Salomanca looks winded!
Salomanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salomanca's corner calls for a 1-2. Salomanca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Tyson swings for the body but Salomanca moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Salomanca moved out of range nicely.
Salomanca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
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!
Salomanca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson lands an overhand right.
Tyson throws a hook but Salomanca avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a hook but Salomanca blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson clips Salomanca with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Salomanca a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Salomanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through Salomanca's defenses.
Salomanca is rocked!
BAM! Tyson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Salomanca like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 2892 p4p, 86 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 1253 p4p, 35 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooke's choice of entrance music: Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Brownie Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke lands a front kick.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Cooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Cooke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooke.
Cooke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson is looking to control Cooke's arms but Cooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the ropes.
Cooke lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke connects with the punch.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooke is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Cooke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cooke throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cooke clinches with his opponent.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Cooke.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Cooke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooke trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Cooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Anderson is pushing Cooke up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Cooke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Cooke can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson avoiding damage as Cooke throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooke has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cooke is rocked!
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooke walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brownie Anderson!
In his post fight interview, Brownie Anderson gave a big smile as he said 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 14986 p4p, 182 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 6066 p4p, 162 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris wants to clinch up but Cotto keeps it at a distance.
Cotto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris is looking to clinch but Cotto is avoiding it.
Harris lands the left hand.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Cotto's head.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Cotto pushes him off.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cotto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cotto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris moves to clinch but Cotto breaks away
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Cotto moves away from the strike by Harris.
It looked like Cotto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Cotto back into the ropes.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris darts in and clinches Cotto up against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotto is looking for a counter combo.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Cotto in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cotto's elbow.
Nice body punch from Cotto - that landed with a thud.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotto throws a head punch that misses.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cotto tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris darts in and clinches Cotto up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cotto obliges.
Cotto cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cotto has him pressed against the ropes.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Cotto can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Cotto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Cotto scores with a jab.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cotto.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Miguel Cotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotto throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
Harris swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Cotto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Cotto is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Cotto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Harris looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Cotto circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses the body punch
and Cotto counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Harris misses.
Cotto scores with a three punch combo!
Harris tests Cotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cotto takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cotto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Cotto.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cotto blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
Cotto has Harris pressed against the ropes, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a body punch.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cotto.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
Cotto is working Harris over against the ropes.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotto can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Cotto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cottos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cotto lands a front kick.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Cotto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws the left hand but Cotto avoids the punch easily.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Cotto finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Cotto throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
Cotto slips a straight right by Harris.
Cotto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Cotto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris tries to clinch but Cotto is having none of it.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Cotto shakes him off and moves away.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Cotto with an uppercut!
Cotto lands the left hand.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cotto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris tries to clinch but Cotto moves out of range.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cotto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris wants to counter with a clinch but Cotto pushes him away.
Harris scores with a hook.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris looks to clinch
and Cotto counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice body shot.
Cotto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cotto tries to clinch up.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Cotto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cotto needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anselmo Harris.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmo Harris!
Anselmo Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19308 p4p, 184 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3713 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kosma Wawelski enters 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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Wawelski misses.
Wawelski darts in and clinches Silva up against the ropes.
Wawelski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wawelski.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wawelski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wawelski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Wawelski controls the action.
Wawelski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wawelski pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Wawelski.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a body shot from Wawelski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Wawelski blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wawelskis head.
A short left from Wawelski.
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Wawelski.
Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Wawelski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wawelski lands a knee to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Wawelski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wawelski.
Wawelski tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Wawelski lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Wawelski is working Silva over against the ropes.
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!
Wawelski lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Wawelski blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Wawelski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wawelski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wawelski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Wawelski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wawelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Wawelski misses with an elbow strike.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike.
Wawelski struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wawelski lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
A short right from Wawelski.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosma Wawelski 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.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wawelski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wawelski moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Wawelski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws the left hand but Wawelski avoids the punch easily.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wawelski misses with a double jab.
Wawelski scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wawelski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wawelski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wawelski throws a counter combo.
Wawelski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wawelski tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wawelski is rocked!
Wawelski glances at the clock... BAM! Silva nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wawelski crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wawelski is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
A less than humble Arnaldo Silva 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 1728 p4p, 46 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 2336 p4p, 66 weight class). Cortez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: $$$. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 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
28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego thuds his shin into the meat of Cortez's side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the ropes and back into range.
Cortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cortez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diego in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cortez is rocked!
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cortez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Diego.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Diego down.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
Cortez throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Cortez looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez missing with knees to the body.
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cortez with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cortez looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cortez 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 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
In defeat, Juanito Cortez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 862 p4p, 24 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 3137 p4p, 92 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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Turturro stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turturro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Turturro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turturro, as that shot connected.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Turturro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turturro throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Turturro as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Turturro punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Turturro slips a jab from Johnson.
Turturro is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Turturro lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Jab by Turturro.
Turturro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turturro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.
Turturro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turturro defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Turturro cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Turturro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turturro takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turturro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turturro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Turturro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Turturro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Turturro backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Turturro manages to avoid it all.
Turturro scores with a nice right hand.
Turturro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turturro swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Turturro 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.
Turturro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Turturro lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Turturro slips under a jab from Johnson.
Turturro digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Donk. Turturro catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Turturro lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Turturro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turturro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Turturro takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Turturro lands with a cross.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Turturro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Turturro lands a jab to the head.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turturro.
Turturro dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Turturro slips the punch.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Johnson takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Turturro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson slips a straight right by Turturro.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turturro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
The fighters circling - Turturro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turturro throws a poor cross that misses
and Turturro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turturro is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Johnson engages and cracks Turturro with a massive lead left hook - Turturro tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Johnson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Johnson!
Post fight, an emotional Anthony Johnson said 'I'm the baddest mother F**ker out here, who wants this smoke next?'.
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