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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 7643 p4p, 497 weight class) and Jt Tun (ranked 1947 p4p, 222 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jt Tun!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Tun is just out of range.
Tun is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tun walks into a jab.
It looks like Jt Tun has been cut.
Tun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Jt Tun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po throws a looping overhand right but Tun ducks down to avoid it.
Tun lands a lovely overhand right.
Tun moves out of range of the strikes.
Tun clinches up with Po and pushes him back against the ropes.
Po digs a right hand underneath Tun's ribcage. Tun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tun prevents a body shot from Po.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tun backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Po misses with a body punch.
Tun misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Po.
Tun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po lands an elbow inside that Tun shrugs off.
Po prevents a body shot from Tun.
Tun lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tun misses with a punch to the body.
Tun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tun.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
Tun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Po.
Tun is looking to control Po's arms but Po gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tun has his back to the ropes.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Tun looks winded!
Tun tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Tun back against the ropes.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tun is rocked!
That has opened up Jt Tun's cut even more.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Tun backwards.
Tun is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
Po has control of Tun and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Tun crashing to the mat! Tun looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Po looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Tong Po!
A relieved looking Tong Po thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shinji Takada (ranked 6979 p4p, 475 weight class) and Alexei Barmin (ranked 5683 p4p, 419 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Barmin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Takada.
Takada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barmin.
Takada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Takada.
Takada lands a front kick to the face, that drops Barmin to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Barmin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barmin is still on wobbly legs! Can Takada finish him?
Barmin throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Takada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barmin throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barmin seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barmin.
Takada tries to bum rush Barmin with a series of wild strikes but Barmin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barmin throws a jab but it's blocked by Takada.
Takada scores with the left hand. Barmin knows he should have avoided that one.
Barmin avoids the head kick by Takada.
Takada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barmin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Takada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Barmin.
Takada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barmin tries to clinch up.
Takada throws a front kick that sends Barmin stumbling back into the ropes.
Barmin checks a low kick from Takada.
Takada throws a jab but it's blocked by Barmin.
Barmin tries to counter with a clinch but Takada shakes him off and moves away.
Barmin tries to clinch up.
Barmin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takada looks to land a left hand but Barmin moved out of range nicely.
Takada pushes Barmin away with a front kick.
Takada throws a front kick that sends Barmin stumbling back into the ropes.
Takada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shinji Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barmin throws a sloppy head kick
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barmin tries to clinch there but Takada circles away.
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!
Barmin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takada.
Takada blocks a head kick by Barmin.
Takada misses with a head kick.
Takada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barmin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Takada.
Takada is breathing heavily.
Barmin misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Takada lands.
Barmin closes the distance and clinches.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Barmin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barmin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barmin tries to clinch but Takada is having none of it.
Barmin ducks under a wild hook from Takada.
Barmin throws the kick towards the body but Takada avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Takada should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barmin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barmin scrambles back to his feet.
Shinji Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takada lands a nice shot that snaps Barmin's head back.
Takada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takada throws a switch kick that catches Barmin on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Barmin looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Barmin flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shinji Takada!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 23654 p4p, 508 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 2404 p4p, 266 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 1, 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 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Takemura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spasov moves out of range as Takemura strikes.
Takemura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spasov was well out of range. Poor timing from Takemura.
Spasov moves into the clinch successfully.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takemura manages to break the clinch.
Spasov with a nice cross.
Takemura misses with a straight right.
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takemura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spasov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov misses with a double jab
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Spasov is looking to clinch but Takemura is avoiding it.
It looked like Takemura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takemura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takemura, pushing him back against the ropes.
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov misses with a double jab.
Spasov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takemura slips a jab and a cross from Spasov.
An attempted straight right counter from Takemura misses the target.
Spasov misses the body punch
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a combination
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takemura moves away from the strike by Spasov.
A combination from Spasov does no damage.
Takemura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spasov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Takemura throws a shot from downtown. Spasov moves away and avoids it.
Spasov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov walks into a left hand.
Spasov ducks under a wild hook from Takemura.
Takemura is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Spasov misses with a series of wild punches.
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takemura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Spasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takemura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spasov.
Spasov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spasov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Takemura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Takemura in a clinch.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spasov tries to work over Takemura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takemura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spas Spasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takemura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spasov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Ryu Takemura will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spasov tries to clinch but Takemura is having none of it.
Spasov clinches up against the ropes.
Spasov pushes Takemura back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Spasov keeps control of Takemura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takemura has had enough of the clinch but Spasov keeps him there for the moment.
Spasov cracks Takemura with a nice body shot.
Takemura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takemura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov misses with a lunging right hand
and Takemura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spasov lands a jab-cross combination.
Ryu Takemura is winning the standup battle so far.
Spasov throws a right and a left that Takemura avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takemura misses with a straight right.
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takemura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spasov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spasov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takemura counters with a nice body shot.
Spasov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takemura counters with a nice body shot.
Takemura lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spasov gets a clinch.
Spasov is working Takemura over against the ropes.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Takemura avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the ropes.
Takemura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Takemura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spasov blocks a body shot from Takemura.
Takemura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takemura breaks the clinch.
Takemura keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Takemura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spasov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Spasov does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura slips a jab and a cross from Spasov.
Takemura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spasov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takemura circles away quickly and effectively.
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takemura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spasov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spasov wants to counter with a clinch but Takemura pushes him away.
Spasov thuds his right hand into Takemura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takemura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Takemura cracks Spasov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takemura swinging wildly here.
Spasov misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu Takemura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takemura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Spasov looks to move away, Takemura throws a big counter combo but Spasov just gets out of the way.
Spasov avoids the body shot from Takemura.
Spasov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Takemura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spasov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Spasov misses with a combination
and Takemura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takemura swats away the attempt to clinch by Spasov.
Takemura lunges at Spasov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spasov's hand.
Spasov wants to clinch up but Takemura keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takemura misses with a body shot.
Spasov throws a right hand that Takemura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takemura also avoids with ease.
Takemura swats away the attempt to clinch by Spasov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Takemura moves out of range.
Takemura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spasov.
Spasov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a left and a right that stings Spasov.
Spasov has managed to clinch.
Takemura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Spasov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Spasov looking to stall.
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spasov works the jab nicely.
Spasov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Takemura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spasov in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takemura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takemura scores with a jab to the head.
Spasov takes the fight into the clinch.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Takemura controls the action.
Takemura manages to break the clinch.
Spasov lands a slapping body shot.
Takemura dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Takemura throwing a counter right hand but Spasov manages to avoid it.
Spasov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spasov duly obliges.
Takemura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Takemura misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spas Spasov.
I think Spasov 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spas Spasov!
During a confident post fight interview, Spas Spasov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 7470 p4p, 219 weight class) and Britt Cubbedge (ranked 1563 p4p, 47 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
29 - 39 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britt Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris throws a right hand that Cubbedge ducks under and follows up with a left that Cubbedge also avoids with ease.
Harris tries to clinch up but Cubbedge circles away and keeps his distance.
Cubbedge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Cubbedge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cubbedge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris clinches.
Cubbedge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cubbedge misses with some punches.
Cubbedge is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cubbedge breaks from the clinch.
Cubbedge clinches up against the ropes.
Cubbedge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Cubbedge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cubbedge closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Cubbedge lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cubbedge breaks the clinch.
Cubbedge misses with a double jab.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cubbedge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cubbedge drives through and clinches with Harris against the ropes.
Cubbedge avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the ropes.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cubbedge .
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cubbedge .
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Cubbedge .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Cubbedge 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cubbedge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cubbedge blocks a head kick by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up but Cubbedge circles away and keeps his distance.
Cubbedge tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cubbedge connects with a quick right hand that sends Harris 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 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Britt Cubbedge !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Benjamin Kueller (ranked 2605 p4p, 99 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 1292 p4p, 35 weight class). Cooke has chosen Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign 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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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke slips a jab from Kueller.
Kueller jabs at Cooke's body.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Kueller saw that one coming.
Kueller misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Kueller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kueller misses with a looping left.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller closes the distance and clinches.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke landing knees to the body.
Cooke lands an elbow that stopped Kueller in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kueller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooke connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller has Cooke pressed against the ropes, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke throws an elbow that misses.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Kueller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kueller avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Cooke trying to land knees to the body.
Cooke throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kueller.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke missing with knees to the body.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Kueller manages to break the clinch.
Kueller lands a head kick. Cooke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kueller punishes Cooke's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kueller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Kueller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kueller has Cooke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kueller.
Kueller just leaning against Cooke, taking a breather.
Cooke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kueller managing to block the knees to the body from Cooke.
Cooke missing with knees to the body.
Kueller dodges an elbow strike from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Kueller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooke lands an elbow inside that Kueller shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kueller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kueller throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kueller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Kueller avoids it with no problem.
Kueller slips a straight right by Cooke.
A little feinted left hand from Kueller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kueller blocks the body kick.
Benjamin Kueller is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kueller counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke wants to clinch up but Kueller keeps it at a distance.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Kueller's knee but Kueller avoids it well.
A jab from Cooke misses.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kueller manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooke is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kueller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Kueller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kueller checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke walks into a big right hand from Kueller and goes down! The referee sends Kueller to a neutral corner as Cooke gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Cooke is rocked!
A jab from Kueller misses.
Cooke is still on wobbly legs! Can Kueller finish him?
Kueller circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Cooke tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kueller wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Kueller!
After winning the bout, Benjamin Kueller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 15172 p4p, 248 weight class) and Argat Khan (ranked 2816 p4p, 82 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pierno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Khan has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. 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
38 - 35 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Pierno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Pierno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan clobbers Pierno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pierno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Pierno's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierno tries to avoid it.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Pierno throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Pierno down.
That kick from Khan tenderised Pierno's leg. Pierno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Pierno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pierno is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pierno up against the ropes.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan gets through Pierno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierno drives through and clinches with Khan against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno breaks from the clinch.
Khan wants to clinch.
Pierno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierno, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierno misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argat Khan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierno.
Khan throws a lazy body kick
and Pierno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Argat Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Pierno to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Pierno is rocked!
It looks like Tim Pierno has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Pierno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan keeps control of Pierno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pierno seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan has Pierno pressed against the ropes, preventing Pierno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pierno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pierno at a distance.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Pierno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Pierno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan catches Pierno napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Pierno 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! Khan raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Argat Khan!
A very excited looking Argat Khan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 2998 p4p, 89 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 7422 p4p, 216 weight class). Harris has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
31 - 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
28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris blocks the body kick.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Anderson cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Anderson has Harris up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Harris goes down! The ref sends Anderson to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Harris is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Harris to the mat! Harris looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Anderson is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Anderson jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 3387 p4p, 100 weight class) and Tyga Laxx (ranked 24977 p4p, 232 weight class). Adams's entrance music is Thom Pace - Maybe. A fine choice. Tyga Laxx has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a shot to the body.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laxx stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laxx closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Laxx can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Laxx gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adams.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Laxx wants to land a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
Laxx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laxx wants to counter the offense by Adams and move into the clinch position.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses
and Laxx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Laxx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Adams back against the ropes.
Laxx lands an uppercut.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Laxx can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams blocking some punches.
Laxx tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Laxx back against the ropes.
Laxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laxx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laxx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laxx throws a head punch that misses.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Laxx scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Laxx is working Adams over against the ropes.
Laxx tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Laxx back against the ropes.
Laxx misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laxx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laxx works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Laxx misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laxx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyga Laxx dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laxx dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Laxx moved out of range nicely.
Laxx takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laxx counters with a thumping low kick.
Adams avoids the head kick by Laxx .
It looked like Adams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Laxx .
Adams misses with a hook.
James Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Laxx 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Laxx tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams throws a series of punches but Laxx avoids them all with ease.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laxx on the side of the head.
Adams throws a hook but Laxx avoids it easily.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Laxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams wants to clinch up but Laxx keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams connects with a single shot there.
Adams throws a right and a left that Laxx avoids nicely.
Adams misses with a hook. Laxx ducked under it nicely.
Adams sets himself, and Laxx steps forward looking for the clinch! Adams avoids it this time.
Laxx smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laxx avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Adams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Laxx working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Tyga Laxx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laxx lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams dominated that second round.
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!
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Laxx 's shoulder, as Laxx tries to avoid the shot.
Laxx throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Laxx throws a leg kick
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams lands with a shot to the body.
Adams misses with a body shot
and Laxx counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adams blocking some punches.
Laxx throws a head punch that misses.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx has Adams pressed against the ropes, preventing Adams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adams prevents a body shot from Laxx .
Laxx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laxx lands a shot to the body.
Laxx can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laxx .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laxx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Laxx scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laxx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laxx lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Laxx lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Laxx fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
Adams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laxx s head.
Laxx lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyga Laxx .
I think Laxx 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyga Laxx !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 909 p4p, 24 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 16173 p4p, 233 weight class). Turturro has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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 - 6 - 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
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cotto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Turturro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turturro slips under a jab.
Turturro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turturro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Cotto tries a quick counter leg kick but Turturro is wise to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Cotto scores with a four punch combination!
Turturro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cotto. Cotto obviously looking to wear him down.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Cotto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turturro blocks it well.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turturro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turturro is breathing heavily.
Cotto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto has closed the distance and engaged Turturro in a clinch.
Cotto can't find room to land a body shot as Turturro controls the action.
Cotto scores with a shot to the side of Turturro's head.
Cotto landing knees to the body.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto breaks the clinch.
Cotto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cotto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto throws a sloppy head kick and Turturro moves out of range easily.
Cotto scores with a hook.
Turturro is rocked!
Cotto closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Turturro back against the ropes! Cotto follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Turturro out cold! What a finish! Cotto looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 3232 p4p, 92 weight class) and Draughn Diego (ranked 1744 p4p, 50 weight class). Johnson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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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
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Diego.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego has managed to clinch.
Diego pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego wants to stall.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Johnson crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Johnson face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Diego takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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