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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ralph Brooks (ranked 2700 p4p, 292 weight class) and Draco Nightfury (ranked 7940 p4p, 523 weight class). Ralph Brooks had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ralph Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightfury avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nightfury, right into the meat.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Nightfury.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nightfury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nightfury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks throws the kick towards the body but Nightfury avoids it.
Nightfury connects with a single shot there.
Nightfury looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Nightfury to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nightfury doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Brooks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nightfury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brooks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Nightfury moves out of range.
A lazy left from Nightfury finds it's target.
Ralph Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nightfury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nightfury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nightfury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brooks is rocked!
Nightfury connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Brooks's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Brooks - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draco Nightfury!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 25080 p4p, 555 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 24159 p4p, 532 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii moves away from the strike by Po.
Ishii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ishii tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Po swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishii cracks Po with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishii. That's going to slow Po down.
Ishii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Po throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Po keeps it at a distance.
Ishii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Po's calf.
Ishii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Po circles away.
Po swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Po looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po sets himself, and Ishii steps forward looking for the clinch! Po avoids it this time.
Po looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Po misses with a looping left.
Ishii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Po at a distance.
Ishii feints and then cracks Po's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Po down.
Po is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Ishii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Po walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Po on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii tries to clinch
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po cracks Ishii with a good jab.
Po tried to score with a low kick but Ishii checks it.
Ishii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Ishii coming out on top.
Po takes the fight into the clinch.
Ishii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Po's defenses.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Ishii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Po.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Po stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ishii wants to land a leg kick but Po is out of range.
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Po blocks a leg kick.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Po throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii throws a low kick but Po moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Po.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ishii. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Po is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ishii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishii.
Po takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ishii slips under a jab from Po.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
A bone on bone clash there as Ishii blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ishii.
Po chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Po moves out of range of the leg kick from Ishii.
Po connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Ishii connects with a single shot there.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii digs a good hook to Po's body.
Po moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
Po swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Po throws a hook but Ishii avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po circles away from the clinch attempt
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ishii is rocked!
Ishii tries to clinch up
and Po counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Ishii goes down! Will Ishii beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tong Po!
A very excited looking Tong Po 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 4420 p4p, 113 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 962 p4p, 26 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chigg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turturro throws a hook but Chigg avoids it easily.
Chigg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chigg slips under a jab.
Turturro dodges the punch combination from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a straight right.
Chigg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turturro. Turturro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chigg lands with a good body shot.
Chigg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turturro lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Turturro misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chigg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turturro moves out of range as Chigg strikes.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chigg.
Chigg misses with a head kick.
Chigg scores with a hook to the body. Turturro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Turturro misses.
Chigg tried to score with a low kick but Turturro checks it.
Chigg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turturro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chigg throws a body kick that misses.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Chigg is just out of range.
Turturro misses with a jab to the body
and Chigg moves into the clinch.
Turturro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Turturro controls his hands.
Chigg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turturro.
Turturro lands a hook that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Turturro breaks the clinch.
Chigg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chigg throws a big shot that misses.
Chigg blocks a jab.
Turturro slips under a jab from Chigg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chigg!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turturro takes a swing at Chigg's ribcage but misses.
Chigg thinks about countering with a head kick.
Turturro throws a body punch but Chigg moves out of range.
Chigg looks to land a left hand but Turturro moved out of range nicely.
Turturro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chigg walks into a stiff left hand from Turturro.
Chigg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chigg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chigg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chigg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turturro scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Chigg.
Turturro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg lands a slapping body shot.
Turturro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab by Turturro.
Chigg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turturro's calf.
Turturro lands a really nice looking cross but Chigg seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maya Chigg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chigg scores with a body shot.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Chigg is looking to counter the offense by Turturro and move into the clinch.
Chigg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turturro is out of range.
Chigg throws a wild body kick that Turturro sees coming a mile off.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Chigg's shoulder, as Chigg tries to avoid the shot.
Maya Chigg is winning the standup battle so far.
Turturro swings for the body but Chigg moves out of range.
Turturro just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChigg.
Turturro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chigg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chigg.
Chigg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turturro.
Chigg lands with a shot to the body.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chigg connects with a jab.
Chigg throws a solid leg kick but Turturro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chigg.
Turturro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro lands a really nice looking cross but Chigg seems unphased.
A jab lands there for Turturro.
Turturro misses the jab.
Chigg blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Chigg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chigg.
Chigg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Chigg misses.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro catches Chigg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chigg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turturro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chigg finds it's way round the side to connect with Turturro's head.
Turturro slips under a jab.
Turturro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turturro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chigg swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Chigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Chigg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chigg misses with a jab to the body
and Turturro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turturro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chigg.
Chigg misses with an uppercut
and Turturro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Turturro.
Turturro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg loads up on a big right hand but Turturro slips the punch.
Turturro throws the left hand but Chigg avoids the punch easily.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Chigg ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro blocks a low kick nicely.
Chigg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chigg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Turturro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses.
Chigg throws the kick towards the body but Turturro avoids it.
Chigg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turturro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chigg's head backwards.
Chigg connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Turturro.
Turturro lands a jab to Chigg's midsection.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chigg moves away.
Chigg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turturro.
Chigg throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turturro avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Turturro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chigg lands with an uppercut that bounces Turturro off the ropes and back into range.
Chigg misses with a body shot.
Turturro jabs Chigg right on the nose. Chigg blinks but takes it well.
Turturro cracks Chigg with a good jab.
Chigg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turturro finds it's way round the side to connect with Chigg's head.
Chigg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Chigg walks into a stiff left hand from Turturro.
Chigg is rocked!
A slow jab from Chigg misses its intended target.
Oh Chigg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turturro defending well as Chigg loads up on a big left hand.
Chigg seems to have got his legs back now.
Chigg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg throws a series of punches but Turturro avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turturro throws a lazy right hand but Chigg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro avoids a kick to the body.
Chigg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chigg darts in and clinches Turturro up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Turturro breaks from the clinch.
Chigg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chigg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chigg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chigg looks to land a body kick but Turturro moved away.
Chigg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro thuds a left hand into Chigg's body.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
Chigg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turturro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turturro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chigg.
Chigg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turturro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chigg can pounce on him.
Turturro misses the jab.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses.
Chigg moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
Chigg throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turturro avoids the head kick by Chigg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turturro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chigg jabs Turturro right on the nose. Turturro blinks but takes it well.
Chigg throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
Chigg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro throws a body punch but Chigg moves out of range.
Chigg tries to counter by clinching up but Turturro breaks away and moves out of range.
Chigg takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Chigg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chigg moves out of range of the strikes.
Turturro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Chigg's shoulder, as Chigg tries to avoid the shot.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
Turturro misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg lands a nice hook to Turturro's body. Turturro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
Turturro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Turturro.
Turturro slips under a jab from Chigg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Turturro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turturro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Turturro!
After the fight, Lorenzo Turturro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Cook (ranked 6900 p4p, 157 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 12889 p4p, 197 weight class). Makarenko has chosen Macarena - Original version as his entrance music. Cook has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Solomon Cook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makarenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Cook in the body.
Cook checks a leg kick nicely.
Makarenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Makarenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cook backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Makarenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.
Cook takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makarenko throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Cook blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makarenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
Makarenko throws out a leg kick but Cook moves out of range and Makarenko only half commits.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makarenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Makarenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Makarenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Makarenko lands with an overhand left.
Solomon Cook's cut is getting worse.
Makarenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makarenko misses with a leg kick.
Cook throwing a counter right hand but Makarenko manages to avoid it.
Makarenko throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Makarenko lands but Cook takes it in his stride.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makarenko scores with a jab to the body.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makarenko misses with a body kick.
Cook steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makarenko. That one must have hurt.
Makarenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cook is rocked!
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Cook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makarenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Makarenko.
Cook seems to have got his legs back now.
Boom! Makarenko lands a massive head kick that sends Cook crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Makarenko is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cyril Makarenko!
A less than humble Cyril Makarenko misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Awut Smith (ranked 3167 p4p, 296 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 24351 p4p, 529 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ladies and Gentlemen. Smith is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. On his way into the ring it seems that Awut Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Awut Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Awut Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Tua staggers Smith with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Smith looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
It looks like Awut Smith has been cut.
Tua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Tua thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua connects with a body shot.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Tua counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Smith goes down! Tua rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Smith is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Tua!
David Tua is the new heavyweight champion!
David Tua spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Argat Khan (ranked 2903 p4p, 344 weight class) and Hakeem Oki (ranked 2402 p4p, 298 weight class). Khan comes to the ring accompanied by Can't be touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Oki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Oki.
Oki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hakeem Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oki tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Oki throws a head kick that misses.
Oki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oki scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan slips under a jab.
Oki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan staying out of range there.
Oki instigates a clinch.
Khan blocks a body shot from Oki.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oki is keeping busy.
Oki takes a shot to the head.
Oki scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki lands a body punch.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Oki can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oki lands a jab to the nose.
Khan has Oki up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oki.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Oki on the inside.
Oki has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Oki tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan motions for Oki to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oki.
Oki slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Oki seems unphased.
Khan throws a leg kick but Oki checks it.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Oki.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Oki.
Khan 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.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan 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.
Oki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oki takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oki. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hakeem Oki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Oki moves out of range of the body kick from Khan.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oki is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Khan misses with a hook. Oki ducked under it nicely.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan blocks a body shot from Oki.
A short right from Khan.
Oki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan working aggressively here.
Oki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oki blocking some punches.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oki lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan avoids the head kick by Oki.
Oki clinches up against the ropes.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
A body shot lands from Oki.
Oki tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Oki.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oki scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oki.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Oki gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oki.
Oki tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan pushes Oki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oki blocking some punches.
Oki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oki presses Khan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Khan misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Oki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oki.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Oki - that landed with a thud.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Oki has him pressed against the ropes.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Oki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan misses with a kick to the body.
Oki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Argat Khan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Oki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan looks to land a combination. Oki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oki tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oki misses with a head kick.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan blocks a low kick nicely.
Oki digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Oki as the two fighters clinch.
Oki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Oki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oki is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan lands a right hand.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Oki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Oki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oki can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan prevents a body shot from Oki.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Oki tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan working aggressively here.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Oki saw that one coming.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oki. That's going to slow Khan down.
Oki swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
Oki misses with an uppercut.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oki tries to clinch up.
Oki misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Oki swinging wildly here.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Oki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Oki misses with a body shot.
Oki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan avoids the head kick by Oki.
Oki throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oki tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan feints a jab promting Oki to slip. Khan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Hakeem Oki has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Oki there.
Oki tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Oki moves out of range of the strikes.
Oki misses with a few strikes there.
Oki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oki can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oki.
Khan trying to stall but Oki improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Oki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oki can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Hakeem Oki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan tries to stall but Oki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oki misses with some punches.
Khan blocks a body shot from Oki.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Oki. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Oki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Argat Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oki throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Oki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan gets a clinch.
Oki misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Oki lands a right hand.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Oki.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets through Oki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oki missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan clinches.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Oki letting Khan take a breather here.
Oki misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan looking to stall.
Oki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan drives through and clinches with Oki against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Argat Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Oki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oki closes the distance and clinches.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Oki as the two fighters clinch.
Oki tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Oki cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Oki keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oki lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Oki.
Oki lands a shot to the body.
Oki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oki lands a shoulder strike.
Oki lands with a right to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Khan prevents a body shot from Oki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan blocks a body shot from Oki.
Khan blocks a body shot from Oki.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Oki has double underhooks.
Oki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Oki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oki throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Oki jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Oki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Oki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oki to score with a decent uppercut.
Oki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan is rocked!
Oki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oki punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Oki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Oki moves out of range.
And Oki responds with a good body kick, but Khan manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oki connects with a single shot there.
Oki closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the ropes.
Khan wants to break free but Oki has control.
Oki lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Oki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!
Hakeem Oki is the new welterweight champion!
Hakeem Oki decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mom Cheating (ranked 2760 p4p, 298 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 3139 p4p, 325 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheating darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Zealot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cheating swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Zealot fails to land with a series of punches.
The Zealot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheating blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, The Zealot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cheating breaks the clinch.
Cheating misses with a straight right.
The Zealot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Zealot moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Zealot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheating throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheating thows a leg kick but The Zealot checks it
and Cheating takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Zealot clinches up with Cheating and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheating tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheating throws a lazy right hand but The Zealot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheating throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Zealot.
A little jabbing left from The Zealot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Zealot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Zealot is looking to clinch.
Cheating instigates a clinch.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheating working hard to break the clinch.
Cheating working hard to break the clinch.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Cheating.
A short right from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
Cheating looking to stall.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheating backwards.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masada The Zealot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheating lands an overhand right.
The Zealot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheating scores with a nice strike.
Cheating takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Zealot tests Cheating's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheating thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheating misses with a leg kick
and The Zealot counters with a two punch combo.
Cheating is rocked!
Cheating fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Zealot manages to avoid it.
Oh Cheating is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good work by The Zealot as he checks the leg kick.
And The Zealot responds with a good body kick, but Cheating manages to step out the way in time.
Cheating seems to have got his legs back now.
The Zealot looks to land a combination but Cheating avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Zealot - that will leave a mark!
Cheating misses the jab.
The Zealot lands a jab-cross combination.
The Zealot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cheating stuns The Zealot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cheating throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Zealot swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheating.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Zealot checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Zealot dodges the punch combination from Cheating.
Cheating lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Zealot at a distance.
A head kick from The Zealot lands but Cheating takes it in his stride.
Cheating fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Zealot, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cheating is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheating.
Masada The Zealot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Zealot keeps control of Cheating as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cheating wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Zealot has him pressed against the ropes.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
Cheating blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot keeps control of Cheating as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cheating breaks the clinch.
The Zealot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cheating misses the body punch
letting The Zealot counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheating lands a jab.
Cheating lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheating looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
Cheating throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
Cheating rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Zealot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheating throws a leg kick
and The Zealot counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheating moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Zealot walks into a left hand.
Cheating missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Zealot ducks under a wild hook from Cheating.
Cheating cracks The Zealot with an open hand slap.
The Zealot misses with a wild body shot.
Cheating swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Zealot throws a combination. Cheating tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Zealot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheating looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Zealot misses with a few strikes there.
Cheating tried to counter with a leg kick but The Zealot avoided it.
Cheating misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot rushes Cheating and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The Zealot is looking to control Cheating's arms but Cheating gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Zealot has his back to the ropes.
Cheating lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The Zealot prevents Cheating from breaking the clinch.
Cheating blocks an uppercut.
Cheating wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Zealot has him pressed against the ropes.
The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheating looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
Cheating misses with a lunging right hand
letting The Zealot counter with a right hand.
Cheating tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling The Zealot to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
The Zealot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Zealot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheating throws out the jab.
The Zealot is looking for the big counter here.
The Zealot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheating, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheating tries to break the clinch but The Zealot is controlling the position.
The Zealot works on Cheating's body with a couple of short punches.
Cheating wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Zealot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cheating misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Zealot with a nice cross.
The Zealot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheating to score with a decent uppercut.
Cheating uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cheating misses with a hook
and The Zealot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Zealot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheating.
The Zealot throws a counter combo.
The Zealot punishes Cheating's body with a nice straight punch.
The Zealot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheating thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Zealot feints a jab promting Cheating to slip. The Zealot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cheating slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Zealot rushes Cheating and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheating manages to break the clinch.
Cheating takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Zealot connects with the punch.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheating throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Cheating throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cheating throws a hook but The Zealot blocks it.
Cheating missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheating throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Zealot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from The Zealot misses.
The Zealot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cheating cracks The Zealot with an open hand slap.
The Zealot takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Zealot tries to bum rush Cheating with a series of wild strikes but Cheating uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mom Cheating is winning the standup battle so far.
The Zealot slips a jab and a cross from Cheating.
The Zealot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Zealot works the jab nicely.
The Zealot scoring well with a low kick there.
Cheating throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
Cheating takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheating jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheating waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a cross.
The Zealot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheating back to the ropes. The Zealot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot misses with a wild combination.
Cheating throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Zealot counters with a left and a right that stings Cheating.
Cheating tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheating misses with a looping right.
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheating.
Cheating takes a swing at The Zealot's ribcage but misses.
The Zealot scores with a one two! Cheating had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses.
Cheating throws a jab but it's blocked by The Zealot.
Cheating tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Zealot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheating throws an off balance right hand
and The Zealot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Zealot keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on The Zealot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cheating misses with a hook
and The Zealot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheating looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
The Zealot lands a right and a left and another right! Cheating goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Masada The Zealot! Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masada The Zealot made sure he mentioned Dr Zoidberg Office, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 1794 p4p, 46 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 16344 p4p, 193 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
Cotto throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Cotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
Diego throws a leg kick
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries a body shot but Cotto blocks it.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cotto, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cotto tries to clinch there but Diego circles away.
Diego connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cotto momentarily.
Diego scores with a head kick. Cotto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Cotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cotto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotto flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego looks to clinch
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotto. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego tries to clinch up
and Cotto counters with an outside leg kick.
Diego throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Diego swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotto lands a front kick.
Diego throws a nice head kick!
Diego connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cotto's hands.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Cotto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diego misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Cotto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cotto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
And Cotto responds with a good body kick, but Diego manages to step out the way in time.
Cotto misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego tries to clinch but Cotto moves out of range.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cotto has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cotto's efforts to push away.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto manages to break the clinch.
Cotto tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego is looking to clinch but Cotto is avoiding it.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cotto can do to turn this around?
Diego jabs Cotto right on the nose. Cotto blinks but takes it well.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego slips under a jab.
Cotto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cotto throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Cotto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks an elbow strike from Cotto.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Cotto lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Diego's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cotto breaks the clinch.
Cotto blocks the body kick.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotto unleashes a big counter combination but Diego bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Cotto's ribs.
Diego instigates a clinch.
Cotto misses with some punches.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cotto.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego misses with a leg kick
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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 Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Diego moves into the clinch.
Miguel Cotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego tries a body shot but Cotto blocks it.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cotto as Diego tries to tie him up.
Diego gets through Cotto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cotto prevents a body shot from Diego.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Cotto can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
A short right from Diego.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego avoids the elbow strike from Cotto, against the ropes.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Cotto.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cotto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with some punches.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto blocks a body shot from Diego.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Diego avoiding damage as Cotto throws knees to the body.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Cotto.
Cotto throws a head punch that misses.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cotto is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Diego.
Cotto is rocked!
A hook to the body from Diego.
Cotto is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Cotto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego cracks Cotto with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Cotto 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! Cotto wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Irvine Kinneas (ranked 2289 p4p, 60 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20670 p4p, 187 weight class). Kinneas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Judas Priest - Electric Eye. Irvine Kinneas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arnaldo Silva's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kinneas lands a head kick!
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Kinneas takes one on the button.
Kinneas throws a shot to the body.
Kinneas loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Kinneas tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kinneas checks the leg kick.
Kinneas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva slips a jab from Kinneas.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kinneas is able to avoid easily.
Kinneas throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Silva moves forwards but Kinneas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva throws a body punch but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Kinneas misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinneas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Kinneas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Kinneas dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Kinneas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kinneas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kinneas motions for Silva to come forward. Kinneas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas misses with a kick to the body.
Kinneas throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kinneas staying out of range there.
Silva throws a low kick but Kinneas moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kinneas's calf.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinneas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinneas.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Kinneas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kinneas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kinneas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Kinneas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kinneas needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinneas.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinneas.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Kinneas's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinneas tries to avoid it.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Silva lands but Kinneas takes it in his stride.
Kinneas works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Kinneas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kinneas is looking to score with low kicks.
Kinneas throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kinneas's sensitive parts.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva defending well as Kinneas loads up on a big left hand.
Kinneas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Kinneas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinneas down.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kinneas in his tracks.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kinneas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinneas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kinneas misses the shot to the body.
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Kinneas moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Nice shot by Kinneas.
That kick from Kinneas tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinneas.
Kinneas staying out of range there.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy body kick from Kinneas
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Kinneas was not able to check.
Kinneas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinneas.
Kinneas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kinneas avoids the head kick by Silva.
Kinneas lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Silva misses.
Kinneas moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinneas blocks a leg kick.
Kinneas misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kinneas wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Kinneas's head but Kinneas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinneas tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinneas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kinneas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Kinneas with an uppercut!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinneas.
Kinneas moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva slips a straight right by Kinneas.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinneas lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kinneas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kinneas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kinneas. Kinneas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kinneas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinneas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinneas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Kinneas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Kinneas seems unphased.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kinneas slips the punch.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinneas.
Kinneas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kinneas throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kinneas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Kinneas.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kinneas moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Kinneas.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Kinneas back into the ropes.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinneas backwards.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kinneas controls the action.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
Kinneas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinneas prevents a body shot from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva'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.
Kinneas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a low kick but Kinneas moves out of range easily.
As Silva tries to get set, Kinneas tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kinneas throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Kinneas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kinneas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinneas tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick from Silva lands but Kinneas takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a push kick but Kinneas slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
And Kinneas counters with a quick kick to the body but Silva blocks it.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinneas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Kinneas fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Kinneas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Kinneas misses with a looping left.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kinneas lands a body shot.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinneas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinneas moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Kinneas scores with a four punch combination!
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Kinneas manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinneas looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Good exchange - Kinneas coming out on top.
That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
Kinneas feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Good leg kick by Kinneas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Kinneas's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a leg kick but Kinneas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva slips under a jab from Kinneas.
Kinneas thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Irvine Kinneas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva'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. This is the final round!
Silva blocks a head kick by Kinneas.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinneas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinneas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kinneas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kinneas throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinneas lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva is rocked!
Kinneas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kinneas finish him?
Kinneas throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Kinneas tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva cracks the inside of Kinneas's front leg.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas misses with a leg kick.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kinneas moves out of range easily.
Silva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKinneas.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Kinneas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kinneas misses with a leg kick.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Kinneas is wise to it.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kinneas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinneas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kinneas has time to react.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas lands a jab.
Kinneas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kinneas misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinneas tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kinneas will feel that in the morning.
Good exchange - Kinneas coming out on top.
Irvine Kinneas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kinneas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Kinneas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kinneas.
Kinneas throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kinneas wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva is the new super heavyweight champion!
Arnaldo Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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