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WKBC: Anderson vs Pitung PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jao Rua (ranked 1361 p4p, 162 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 2442 p4p, 276 weight class). Rua comes to the ring accompanied by Tarantula . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spasov feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Spasov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Spasov misses with a series of wild punches.
Spasov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Spasov misses with some punches.
Spasov taking a breather.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov wants to break free but Rua has control.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spasov is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua gets through Spasov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spasov tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Rua blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Spasov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
No joy there for Spasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spasov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Rua gets tackled into the ropes by Spasov. Spasov maintains the clinch.
Spasov wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Spasov has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Spasov lands a body punch.
Spasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spasov tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Rua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spasov throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jao Rua dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spasov moves into the clinch successfully.
Spasov is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Spasov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spasov lands with a right to the head.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the ropes.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov is stalling here.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Spasov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spasov wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spasov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spasov tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Spasov.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Spasov is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Spasov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spasov can't break the clinch.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Spasov is trying to break free.
Jao Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Rua prevents a body shot from Spasov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spasov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jao Rua will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spasov tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spas Spasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Spasov's head.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Rua lands a shot to the body.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rua prevents Spasov from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the ropes.
Spasov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Jao Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spasov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rua blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov is pushing Rua up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Rua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spasov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Spasov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spasov can do to turn this around?
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spasov is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the ropes.
Rua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jao Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jao Rua!
Jao Rua very nearly forgot to thank Notorious amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shinji Takada (ranked 7258 p4p, 482 weight class) and Harumichi Bouya (ranked 23488 p4p, 520 weight class). Bouya has chosen Victory as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bouya counters with a nice body shot.
Takada checks a low kick from Bouya.
A head kick misses from Takada.
Bouya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bouya clobbers Takada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters circling a little - Bouya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Takada throws a sloppy head kick and Bouya moves out of range easily.
Bouya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bouya looks for the body kick but Takada saw that one coming.
Bouya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bouya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takada. Takada obviously looking to wear him down.
Bouya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bouya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takada is out of range and Bouya settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada takes one on the button.
Takada looks to throw the jab but Bouya is out of range.
As Takada backs off Bouya throws a huge counter combo but Takada manages to avoid it all.
Bouya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takada walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bouya is looking to slow Takada down with leg kicks.
Takada throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bouya to counter with a crisp jab.
Bouya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bouya slips a jab and a cross from Takada.
Takada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bouya.
Good exchange - Bouya coming out on top.
Bouya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bouya blocks a head kick by Takada.
Takada does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bouya counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takada throws a front kick aimed at Bouya's knee but Bouya avoids it well.
Bouya blocks a jab.
A head kick by Takada misses
letting Bouya counter with a right hand.
It looks like Shinji Takada has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takada is rocked!
Takada is breathing heavily.
Bouya cracks Takada with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harumichi Bouya!
In his post fight interview, Harumichi Bouya gave a big smile as he said 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 4004 p4p, 378 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 23881 p4p, 524 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 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
8 - 9 - 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Kazama was well out of range.
Jin Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kazama has time to react.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Kazama avoids the punch easily.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Kazama is looking to slow Nurmagomedov down with leg kicks.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Kazama moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kazama.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Kazama moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Kazama moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazama.
Kazama connects with a solid leg kick.
Kazama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid body kick from Kazama.
Kazama swinging wildly here.
Kazama looks winded!
Nurmagomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kazama.
Kazama throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Kazama throws a leg kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Kazama missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kazama!
Kazama avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kazama flicks out a counter leg kick but Nurmagomedov steps away.
Kazama ducks right into an uppercut from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazama.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kazama.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kazama. Nurmagomedov shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kazama! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Kazama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kazama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Kazama missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kazama throws a head kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nurmagomedov!
Nurmagomedov is looking to wear down Kazama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nurmagomedov avoids the head kick by Kazama.
Kazama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurmagomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kazama at a distance.
Nurmagomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazama. Kazama obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Kazama's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kazama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kazama has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kazama throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmagomedov moves out of range easily.
Kazama lands with a nice combination. Nurmagomedov backs away looking to recover.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice hook to Kazama's body. Kazama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kazama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nurmagomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Kazama.
Kazama is breathing heavily.
Kazama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kazama.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kazama misses with a looping left.
Nurmagomedov connects with a single shot there.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazama can do to turn this around?
Kazama throws a leg kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kazama is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Kazama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Kazama avoids the punch easily.
Kazama throws the left hand but Nurmagomedov avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Kazama.
Kazama throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Kazama moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazama.
Kazama looks for the body kick but Nurmagomedov saw that one coming.
Nurmagomedov cracks Kazama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Kazama throws a body kick.
No joy there for Nurmagomedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov works Kazama's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kazama connects with a high kick.
A big right from Nurmagomedov misses.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazama throws a sloppy head kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping right.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Kazama avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nurmagomedov lands with a good body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov lands a really nice looking cross but Kazama seems unphased.
Nurmagomedov lands a body shot.
Kazama throws a leg kick
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab.
Kazama moves away from the strike by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazama.
Kazama throws a head kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagomedov lands a right hook to the body.
Kazama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazama throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmagomedov moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Nurmagomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook. Kazama ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov scores with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazama.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama misses the jab.
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Kazama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Kazama moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKazama.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Kazama throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazama.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Kazama misses with a low kick.
Nurmagomedov throws a big counter combination but Kazama scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmagomedov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kazama ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
A jab from Nurmagomedov finds it's way through Kazama's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice strike.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
Kazama is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Kazama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Kazama's ribcage but misses.
Kazama scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kazama.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Kazama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov digs a good body shot into Kazama's ribs.
Kazama throws a head kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Kazama.
Jin Kazama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazama was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 2680 p4p, 263 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 2895 p4p, 278 weight class). Shane Murphy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toktogulovich Bakiyev's chin.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
Murphy tries to clinch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Bakiyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bakiyev throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy closes the distance but Bakiyev moves to the side
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Bakiyev keeps it at a distance.
Bakiyev lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bakiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy clinches.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy tries to clinch up
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shane Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakiyev cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Bakiyev pushes him off.
Bakiyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy rushes Bakiyev and presses him up against the ropes.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Bakiyev blocks with his arms.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Bakiyev blocks with his arms.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeps control of Bakiyev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bakiyev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Murphy tries to circle away but Bakiyev has him pinned against the ropes.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Bakiyev blocks with his arms.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakiyev circles away.
Bakiyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the liver by Bakiyev. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy wants to clinch but Bakiyev slips to the side
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
As Bakiyev backs off Murphy throws a huge counter combo but Bakiyev manages to avoid it all.
Murphy tries to clinch up
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Bakiyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses its target.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Bakiyev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Bakiyev misses.
Murphy closes the distance but Bakiyev moves to the side
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Murphy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Bakiyev throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Bakiyev is avoiding it.
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy moves to clinch but Bakiyev breaks away
and Bakiyev counters with a left to the body.
Murphy tries to clinch
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch but Bakiyev moves away
and Bakiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch but Bakiyev is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bakiyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Bakiyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Bakiyev avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev 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!
Murphy closes the distance but Bakiyev moves to the side
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy wants to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bakiyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Bakiyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Bakiyev blocks with his arms.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakiyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Bakiyev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy clinches up against the ropes.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to clinch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Murphy closes the distance but Bakiyev moves to the side
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy scores with a head kick.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Bakiyev with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy tries to clinch but Bakiyev is having none of it.
Jab by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy darts in and clinches Bakiyev up against the ropes.
Shane Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bakiyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shane Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bakiyev is defending well for now.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Bakiyev blocks with his arms.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bakiyev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
After winning the bout, Toktogulovich Bakiyev 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 1804 p4p, 201 weight class) and Ret Ired (ranked 2349 p4p, 235 weight class). Stern comes to the ring accompanied by The Great American Nightmare. Ired has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Howard Stern is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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45
220 lbs
40 - 34 - 1 |
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ret Ired!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ired.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Stern misses the target.
A slow jab from Stern misses its intended target.
Stern lands a glancing blow to the side of Ired's head.
Stern bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ired's head backwards.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Stern.
Stern throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Ired.
Ired misses with a hook.
Stern throws a good cross that connects.
Ired looks winded!
Ired moves into the clinch successfully.
Stern breaks from the clinch.
Stern missing with a left hand there. Ired was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stern moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ired ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stern throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stern scores with a punch to the head.
Stern clinches up against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Stern has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ired misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stern blocking some punches.
Stern lands an elbow that stopped Ired in his tracks for a moment.
Stern is trying to force a seperation but Ired has the dominant position.
Stern blocks an uppercut.
Ired escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ired fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stern listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ired misses the jab.
Stern is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ired.
Stern scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ired in his tracks.
Stern is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ired is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard Stern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ired looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ired uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stern.
Ired looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern tries to work over Ired's front leg with a kick but Ired checks it.
Stern cracks Ired with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern lands a body shot.
Ired slips a jab and a cross from Stern.
Stern misses with a looping left.
Stern lunges at Ired with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ired's hand.
A good leg kick by Stern.
Ired avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stern bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ired's head.
Stern lands with a straight right. Ired didn't see that one coming.
Stern bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ired's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stern breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ired is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ired is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Stern dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ired looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stern swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ired.
Ired takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ired tries to bum rush Stern with a series of wild strikes but Stern uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ired is looking to clinch but Stern is avoiding it.
Ired fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ired takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stern scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stern fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ired on the side of the head.
Stern lands with a cross.
Ired moves in looking to clinch but Stern pushes him off.
Ired walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stern.
Ired tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stern paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ired wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance.
Stern lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ired's sensitive parts.
Ired is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ired doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
The crowd cheers as Stern lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ired doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ired in his tracks.
Ired ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
Stern throws a hook but Ired blocks it.
A jab from Stern does it's job there.
Stern throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ired moves to clinch but Stern breaks away
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern thuds his right hand into Ired's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Stern misses.
Stern misses with a hook.
Stern fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stern lands a lovely overhand right.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stern cracks Ired with an open hand slap.
Howard Stern is winning the standup battle so far.
Stern feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ireds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ired wants to clinch
and Stern makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Ired misses with a low kick.
Stern moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ired struggles to land a body shot inside as Stern controls his hands.
Stern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stern clinches up against the ropes.
Stern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Ired misses.
Stern uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ret Ired is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stern misses with a leg kick.
Ired lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stern fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stern lands a nice shot that snaps Ired's head back.
Ired steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern misses with a looping right.
Ired avoids the body shot from Stern.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern lands a nice hook to Ired's body. Ired takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stern throws a leg kick but Ired checks it.
Stern tries to keep at a distance but Ired has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Stern dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stern drives through and clinches with Ired against the ropes.
Ired working aggressively here.
Stern is looking to break free of the clinch but Ired has double underhooks.
Stern's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stern misses with a looping right.
Stern fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ired, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ired misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ret Ired has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ired dodges an elbow strike from Stern.
Ired presses Stern against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ired is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ired.
Ired struggles to land a body shot inside as Stern controls his hands.
Ired takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ired cracks Stern with a nice body shot.
Stern breaks the clinch.
Stern works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern scores with a jab.
Stern is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ired can do to turn this around?
Stern cracks Ired with an open hand slap.
Stern scoring well with a low kick there.
Ired throws a right and a left that Stern avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Stern misses the target.
Ired clinches up against the ropes.
Stern tries to circle away but Ired has him pinned against the ropes.
Stern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ired moves in looking to clinch but Stern pushes him off.
A punch combination from Stern misses.
Ired slips a straight right by Stern.
Stern thuds his right hand into Ired's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ired avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ired walks into a stiff left hand from Stern.
Stern takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Stern.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern rushes Ired and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stern is looking to break free of the clinch but Ired has double underhooks.
Stern is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stern wants to break free but Ired has control.
Ired breaks the clinch.
Howard Stern is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ired throws a combination. Stern tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Howard Stern has been cut.
Stern lands with a cross.
Ired gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stern cracks Ired with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stern connects with a right hand. Ired shakes it off.
Ired needs to keep his hands up - Stern had a free shot at his head there.
Stern misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stern looks to land a left hand but Ired moved out of range nicely.
Stern bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ired's head backwards.
Ired has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ired ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Stern swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stern tests Ired's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Stern showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stern 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Stern!
A very excited looking Howard Stern made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 23958 p4p, 519 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 24165 p4p, 526 weight class). Mark Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sigi Pesalelei's chin.
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22
250 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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28
265 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesalelei instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Pesalelei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pesalelei keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Pesalelei has him pressed against the ropes.
Pesalelei lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Pesalelei slowing the pace effectively.
Pesalelei keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Pesalelei is controlling him.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Pesalelei.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Pesalelei keeps him there for the moment.
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Pesalelei as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt looks winded!
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt is trying to push Pesalelei away but Pesalelei has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pesalelei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pesalelei as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Pesalelei on the inside.
Pesalelei lands a shoulder strike.
Pesalelei scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Mark Hunt's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Pesalelei.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt is rocked!
Pesalelei cracks Hunt with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hunt goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hunt wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sigi Pesalelei!
Our winner, Sigi Pesalelei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 4283 p4p, 109 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 2697 p4p, 74 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Liaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford tries to clinch up but Liaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Liaw throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
Liaw defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Ford misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Ford drives through and clinches with Liaw against the ropes.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Liaw.
Liaw blocks an elbow strike.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ford throws a combination that misses
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Liaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ford lands an overhand right.
Liaw moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liaw drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Ford onto his butt! Ford pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Ford is rocked!
It looks like Rob Ford has been cut.
Ford misses with a hook
and Liaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford misses with a looping left.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Liaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liaw stuns Ford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford clinches up with Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes.
Liaw blocks an elbow strike.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford landing knees to the head.
It looks like Weimin Liaw has been cut.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Weimin Liaw should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford looks to clinch
and Liaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
It seemed like Liaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liaw slips under a jab from Ford.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ford with a body shot.
Ford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
It seemed like Liaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liaw's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Liaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw walks into a jab.
Weimin Liaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liaw throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Liaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Liaw moves away from the strike by Ford.
Liaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Liaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Liaw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liaw. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford stuns Liaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
Liaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Liaw.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Ford tried to score with a low kick but Liaw checks it.
Ford takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Ford tries to clinch but Liaw moves out of range.
Ford drops his hands momentarily and Liaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Ford dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ford looks for the body kick but Liaw saw that one coming.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liaw.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford moves to clinch but Liaw breaks away
and Liaw counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Ford onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford misses with a combination
and Liaw counters with a huge right that knocks Ford out cold! Liaw is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
After winning the bout, Weimin Liaw 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 Juanito Cortez (ranked 2444 p4p, 66 weight class) and Tonkei Oloishona (ranked 3325 p4p, 85 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cortez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to $$$. Oloishona is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Keleya. Tonkei Oloishona acknowledges the crowd's support as he 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
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonkei Oloishona!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oloishona manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Oloishona avoids it.
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oloishona needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
A cross from Cortez lands.
Oloishona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Oloishona looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oloishona moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
Oloishona is looking to control Cortez's arms but Cortez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oloishona has his back to the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oloishona is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Oloishona avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
Oloishona breaks the clinch.
Cortez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oloishona is out of range and Cortez settles back down.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez throws a head kick but Oloishona moves out of range.
Cortez throws a jab when Oloishona was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Oloishona's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oloishona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oloishona staying out of range there.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cortez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oloishona tries a head kick but it misses.
Juanito Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oloishona wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Oloishona blocks the low kick.
Cortez feints and then cracks Oloishona's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oloishona down.
Oloishona gets a clinch.
A short left from Cortez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cortez as Oloishona tries to tie him up.
Oloishona taking a breather.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez lands with a short shot to the head.
Oloishona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oloishona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Oloishona tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oloishona lands with a nice body kick.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oloishona's sensitive parts.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oloishona.
Oloishona takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Oloishona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez scores with a nice strike.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oloishona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oloishona checks it well.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oloishona rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Oloishona lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
Oloishona blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oloishona prevents Cortez from breaking the clinch.
Oloishona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Oloishona goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Cortez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Oloishona steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oloishona instigates a clinch.
Oloishona breaks the clinch.
Oloishona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Oloishona slips under a jab from Cortez.
Oloishona tries a head kick but it misses.
Oloishona clinches up against the ropes.
Cortez has had enough of the clinch but Oloishona keeps him there for the moment.
Oloishona breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oloishona darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left and a right from Oloishona both land. Nice combination.
Cortez is rocked!
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oloishona can do to turn this around?
Cortez motions for Oloishona to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oloishona looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Cortez scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oloishona checks a leg kick.
Oloishona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oloishona moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Oloishona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tonkei Oloishona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to slow Oloishona down with leg kicks.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Oloishona is out of range.
Oloishona throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Oloishona.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a low kick but Oloishona avoids it.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oloishona moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cortez tries to land a leg kick but Oloishona saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Oloishona. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oloishona checks a low kick from Cortez.
Oloishona instigates a clinch.
Oloishona breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Oloishona.
Oloishona doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oloishona scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oloishona slips under a jab from Cortez.
Juanito Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez throws a low kick but Oloishona avoids it.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Oloishona sees coming a mile off.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Oloishona sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oloishona keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oloishona.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Oloishona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oloishona is looking to clinch.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oloishona defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oloishona is out of range.
Oloishona scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Cortez 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.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonkei Oloishona takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oloishona has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Oloishona wants to clinch.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Oloishona's legs.
Oloishona blocks a head kick by Cortez.
A nice combination there by Cortez.
Oloishona gets a clinch.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oloishona backwards.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oloishona avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oloishona misses with a head kick.
Oloishona takes the fight into the clinch.
Tonkei Oloishona seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oloishona breaks the clinch.
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!
Oloishona moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control the position but instead, Oloishona has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cortez into the ropes.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oloishona avoids the damage to the body.
Oloishona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oloishona keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortez's efforts to push away.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cortez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Oloishona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Cortez trying to land knees to the body.
Oloishona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez is trying to force a seperation but Oloishona has the dominant position.
Cortez wants to get back to striking at distance but Oloishona won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oloishona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to force a seperation but Oloishona has the dominant position.
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oloishona.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oloishona looking to stall.
Cortez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
Oloishona stalling against the ropes.
Oloishona keeps control of Cortez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cortez is trying to push Oloishona away but Oloishona has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oloishona backwards.
Oloishona has Cortez pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez tries to break free but Oloishona pushes him back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cortez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 3445 p4p, 90 weight class) and Datu Rizalia (ranked 1542 p4p, 70 weight class). Adams's entrance music is Thom Pace - Maybe. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rizalia's choice of entrance music: Ballad of a dead soulja by tupac. Adams has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 12 - 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Datu Rizalia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizalia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams avoids the head kick by Rizalia.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizalia.
Rizalia lands a lovely overhand right.
Rizalia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adams in his tracks.
Rizalia lands with an uppercut that bounces Adams off the ropes and back into range.
Rizalia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizalia. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Adams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adams slips a straight right by Rizalia.
Adams thuds a left hand into Rizalia's body.
Rizalia lands with a nice body punch.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams slips a jab from Rizalia.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams throws an off balance right hand
and Rizalia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams misses the jab.
Adams swings for the body but Rizalia moves out of range.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Rizalia in a clinch.
Rizalia manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Rizalia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams checks a low kick from Rizalia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams connects with a body shot.
Rizalia instigates a clinch.
Adams prevents Rizalia from breaking the clinch.
Adams blocks a body shot from Rizalia.
Rizalia misses with the head strike.
Rizalia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizalia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Rizalia does it's job there.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams clinches.
Rizalia misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Rizalia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizalia trying to control the position but instead, Adams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizalia into the ropes.
Rizalia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizalia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams throws a series of punches but Rizalia avoids them all with ease.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Rizalia.
Rizalia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizalia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizalia doesn't seem bothered though.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Rizalia ducks down to avoid it.
Adams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizalia gets tackled into the ropes by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizalia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizalia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Datu Rizalia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizalia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rizalia missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Datu Rizalia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizalia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizalia lands with a straight right. Adams didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Rizalia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizalia scores with a sloppy right hand. Adams should have avoided that one.
Adams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Adams blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Rizalia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rizalia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Rizalia throws a head kick that half lands.
Rizalia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adams is rocked!
Adams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rizalia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Rizalia lands.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rizalia slips under a jab.
Rizalia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams 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 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Datu Rizalia!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Datu Rizalia made sure he mentioned UnderGround Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 3032 p4p, 358 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 4431 p4p, 470 weight class). Pitung has chosen Madball - Born Strong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 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
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitung blocking some punches.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitungs head.
Pitung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pitung lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Pitung in his tracks for a moment.
Pitung takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bang Pitung has been cut.
Pitung tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pitung avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitung.
Pitung tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pitung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Pitung tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Pitung moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson clinches up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitung.
Pitung scores with a hook to the body.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Pitung's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pitung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Pitung has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitung can do to turn this around?
Anderson working aggressively here.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Pitung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson stalling against the ropes.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Pitung is trying to counter with his kicks.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitung.
Pitung keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitung drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pitung tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pitung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitung steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Pitung.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitung with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson cracks Pitung with a nice body shot.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitung wants to stall.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pitung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bang Pitung's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pitung slips under a jab.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitung appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pitung.
Anderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pitung's head.
Pitung throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Pitung's defenses.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Pitung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pitung circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pitung counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Pitung finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Pitung tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Pitung misses with some punches.
Pitung misses with a body punch.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pitung misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pitung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson gets through Pitung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitung tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Pitung trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pitung into the ropes.
Anderson 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.
Brownie Anderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Pitung's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pitung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pitung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pitung scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson wants to slow Pitung down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pitung throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pitung scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Pitung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitung misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Pitung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Pitung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Pitung cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pitung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pitung avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Pitung avoids nicely.
Pitung swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson tries to bum rush Pitung with a series of wild strikes but Pitung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitung moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Pitung is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thumps Pitung with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a hook but Pitung avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pitung throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Pitung moves out of range.
Pitung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pitung's sensitive parts.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pitung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitung manages to avoid it.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pitung's calf.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson had his way with Bang Pitung in that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Pitung's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Pitung avoids it well.
Pitung tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitung's shoulder, as Pitung tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Pitung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Pitung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pitung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitung dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitung's shoulder, as Pitung tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung connects with a crisp jab.
Pitung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Pitung.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Pitung takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pitung's head.
Pitung takes one on the button.
Pitung keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitung looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Pitung avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Pitung counters with a straight right hand.
Pitung misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Pitung throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a big counter combination but Pitung scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Pitung pushes him off.
Pitung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Brownie Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson feints a jab promting Pitung to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pitung slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.
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