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WKBC: Mom VS The Zealot 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 6205 p4p, 461 weight class) and Awut Smith (ranked 3325 p4p, 317 weight class). Smith has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Awut Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou misses with a straight right.
Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a hook but Zinsou avoids it easily.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Zinsou's knee but Zinsou avoids it well.
Smith cracks the inside of Zinsou's front leg.
Zinsou lands with a shot to the body.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Zinsou circles away.
Smith throws a low kick but Zinsou avoids it.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinsou.
Zinsou gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Zinsou avoids the damage to the body.
Zinsou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zinsou can't break the clinch.
Zinsou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Zinsou thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zinsou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Zinsou checks the leg kick.
It looked like Zinsou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Awut Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zinsou avoids the head kick by Smith.
Zinsou moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zinsou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zinsou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Zinsou.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zinsou 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.
Zinsou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith looks to clinch
and Zinsou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith gets tackled into the ropes by Zinsou. Zinsou maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zinsou stalling in the clinch.
Zinsou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Zinsou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zinsou managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Zinsou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zinsou avoids it.
Zinsou is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Zinsou trying to land knees to the body.
Zinsou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith avoiding damage as Zinsou throws knees to the body.
Smith keeps control of Zinsou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zinsou tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zinsou.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Zinsou throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zinsou tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Zinsou avoids the damage to the body.
Zinsou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Awut Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zinsou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Zinsou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zinsou tries to clinch up.
Zinsou wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Zinsou is out of range.
Zinsou tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Zinsou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zinsou staying out of range there.
Smith works over Zinsou's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith is looking to slow Zinsou down with leg kicks.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zinsou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zinsou is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zinsou slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zinsou thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zinsou scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Zinsou.
Zinsou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Zinsou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith lands a head kick that bluckles Zinsou and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Smith no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice cross by Zinsou.
Zinsou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Smith misses.
Zinsou is looking to clinch.
Zinsou swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
Awut Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zinsou tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Zinsou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the ropes.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Zinsou gets an underhook and turns Smith into the ropes.
Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
Zinsou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zinsou is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zinsou's head backwards.
Smith clinches up with Zinsou and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zinsou stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zinsou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zinsou backwards.
Yayi Zinsou's cut is getting worse.
Zinsou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a hook but Zinsou blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awut Smith takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zinsou clinches with his opponent.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Zinsou managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Zinsou tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the ropes.
Zinsou working hard to break the clinch.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zinsou.
Zinsou working hard to break the clinch.
Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
Zinsou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zinsou slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Zinsou collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Awut Smith!
Awut Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RESISTANCE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chicken Destroyer (ranked 4290 p4p, 396 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 2494 p4p, 274 weight class). Chicken Destroyer had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spasov tries to bum rush Destroyer with a series of wild strikes but Destroyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Destroyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spasov takes the fight into the clinch.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Destroyer breaks from the clinch.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spasov lands a head shot.
Spasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spasov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spasov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spasov looking to slow down the pace here.
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Destroyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Destroyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Destroyer tries to counter by clinching up but Spasov breaks away and moves out of range.
Destroyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spasov clinches up with Destroyer and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Destroyer controls his hands.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Spasov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Spasov.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spasov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spasov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Spasov tries a body shot but Destroyer blocks it.
Destroyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Destroyer throwing a counter right hand but Spasov manages to avoid it.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spasov rushes Destroyer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Spasov is trying to stall.
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Spasov does no damage.
Spas Spasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer stuns Spasov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Destroyer circles away.
Destroyer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spasov avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Spasov misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spas Spasov dominated that round.
That's time! Destroyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spasov lands a jab.
Spasov scores with a decent looking hook.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Destroyer moves out of range.
Spasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spasov tries to bum rush Destroyer with a series of wild strikes but Destroyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Destroyer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spasov misses with a combination
and Destroyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spasov thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov moves out of range of the body kick from Destroyer.
Spasov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Destroyer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spasov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov throws a right hand that Destroyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Destroyer also avoids with ease.
Destroyer takes a swing at Spasov's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer lands a high kick!
It looks like Spas Spasov has been cut.
Spasov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spasov misses with a wild combination.
Destroyer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spasov misses with a double jab
and Destroyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spasov moves into the clinch successfully.
Spasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Destroyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spasov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Destroyer counters with a body kick that stops Spasov in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spasov manages to avoid it.
Spasov tries to bum rush Destroyer with a series of wild strikes but Destroyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Destroyer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spasov.
Destroyer works over Spasov's head and body with a nice combination.
Spasov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Destroyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Destroyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spasov.
An attempted straight right counter from Destroyer misses the target.
Spas Spasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spasov tries to clinch but Destroyer moves out of range.
Spasov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Destroyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spasov tries to clinch but Destroyer moves away
and Destroyer counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer throws a jab when Spasov was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spas Spasov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Destroyer gets tackled into the ropes by Spasov. Spasov maintains the clinch.
Spasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Destroyer controls his hands.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the ropes.
Chicken Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spasov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spasov tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Destroyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Spasov does no damage.
Destroyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spas Spasov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov drives through and clinches with Destroyer against the ropes.
Destroyer breaks from the clinch.
Spasov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Destroyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov tries to clinch up.
Spasov misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Destroyer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spasov.
Spasov closes the distance and clinches.
Destroyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spasov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Destroyer misses the target.
Spasov rushes Destroyer and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spasov prevents a body shot from Destroyer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Destroyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Spasov controls his hands.
A short right from Spasov.
Destroyer misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spas Spasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spasov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spas Spasov!
Spas Spasov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael MP (ranked 3708 p4p, 347 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 2944 p4p, 286 weight class). MP's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whitesnake - Is This Love?. Boyka has chosen Norman - Fury as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka missing with a left hand there. MP was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MP scores with a kick to the body.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
MP misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boyka! But no joy.
MP throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
MP throws a head kick that misses.
MP throws a hook but Boyka avoids it easily.
MP swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MP fails to land with a series of punches.
MP throws a head kick that misses
and Boyka counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyka avoids the head kick by MP.
Boyka throws out a counter right but MP avoids it with no problem.
Boyka throws a right hand that MP ducks under and follows up with a left that MP also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MP.
Boyka throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from MP misses its intended target.
MP rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MP throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
MP looks to land a combination but Boyka avoids it well.
MP throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MP tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael MP seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from MP misses.
Boyka throws a hook to the side of MP's head but MP sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MP throws a series of punches but Boyka avoids them all with ease.
Boyka misses with the combination.
MP went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MP slips a jab from Boyka.
MP throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boyka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MP throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MP throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyka.
A big left from Boyka misses.
MP looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from MP.
MP fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyka looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
MP blocks a head kick by Boyka.
We've been told by MP's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MP throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MP takes a swing at Boyka's ribcage but misses.
Boyka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MP with a body shot.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
MP cracks Boyka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boyka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MP lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyka circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from MP misses.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MP moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from MP. Those never looked like landing.
MP misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boyka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MP. That did some damage!
MP misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka's jab looks to have found its range, popping MP under the eye.
Boyka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MP rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Boyka misses.
MP throws a head kick but Boyka moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MP dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyka misses with an uppercut. MP saw that one coming.
Boyka throws a right hand that MP ducks under and follows up with a left that MP also avoids with ease.
MP throws a sloppy head kick and Boyka moves out of range easily.
MP rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MP throws a lazy head kick
and Boyka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyka avoids a punch combination nicely.
MP avoids the head kick by Boyka.
MP fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyka lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Michael MP has been cut.
MP throws a head kick but Boyka moves out of range.
MP dodges the punch combination from Boyka.
MP appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boyka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boyka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michael MP is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka lands with an overhand left.
Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
MP throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MP throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target.
MP looks to land a combination but Boyka avoids it well.
MP looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but MP slips the punch.
MP throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyka.
A head kick misses from MP.
MP ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MP lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MP.
MP throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Boyka to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyka throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Boyka misses.
MP throws a nice looking combination but Boyka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyka connects with an inside leg kick.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MP.
MP rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MP will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MP sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyka lands with a hook. MP tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael MP's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from MP misses.
MP throws a jab when Boyka was well out of range.
Boyka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MP eats them both and turns towards Boyka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
MP throws a right hand that misses
and Boyka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MP throws a series of punches but Boyka avoids them all with ease.
MP throws a combination. Boyka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
MP misses with a few strikes there.
Boyka throws a head kick but MP moves out of range.
Boyka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MP.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
MP tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MP fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MP misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
Boyka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MP is able to avoid easily.
Boyka lands with an uppercut that bounces MP off the ropes and back into range.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and MP counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boyka scores with a shot to the body.
MP misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MP looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MP ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
MP throws a series of punches but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but MP bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but MP bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MP throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Boyka counter with a right hand.
MP swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boyka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MP throws a right hand that Boyka ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyka also avoids with ease.
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MP appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka cracks the inside of MP's front leg.
No joy there for MP, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MP fails to land with a series of punches.
MP throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from MP.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boyka throws a series of punches but MP avoids them all with ease.
Boyka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boyka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MP looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MP takes one to the side of the head.
MP is rocked!
MP tries to get into range but Boyka steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops MP! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Boyka scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuri Boyka!
In his post fight interview, Yuri Boyka started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Michael MP was interviewed post fight and said 'That was unexpected. Give me another 5 minutes and that dude is getting wrecked.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wilson El Cabare (ranked 7131 p4p, 505 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 2973 p4p, 292 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Cabare with a nice cross.
El Cabare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Wilson El Cabare has been cut.
El Cabare blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and El Cabare moves out of range easily.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Cabare scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
El Cabare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
El Cabare tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
El Cabare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy throws a head kick but El Cabare moves out of range.
El Cabare fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
El Cabare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy throws out a head kick that El Cabare doesn't see coming - it connects and sends El Cabare crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into El Cabare's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from El Cabare misses its target.
El Cabare avoids the head kick by Murphy.
El Cabare shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Cabare lands a head shot.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Wilson El Cabare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
El Cabare throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Cabare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from El Cabare. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and El Cabare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Cabare.
Murphy lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged El Cabare in a clinch.
El Cabare tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but El Cabare is blocking nicely.
Murphy avoids the elbow strike from El Cabare, against the ropes.
El Cabare could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Cabare blocks a head kick by Murphy.
El Cabare stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
El Cabare fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Cabare throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Cabare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by El Cabare. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Cabare.
El Cabare bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Murphy rushes El Cabare and presses him up against the ropes.
El Cabare lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Cabare.
El Cabare lands with an overhand left.
Murphy clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Shane Murphy should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Wilson El Cabare's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
El Cabare connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shane Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Cabare throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
El Cabare connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
El Cabare fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
El Cabare lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by El Cabare.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Cabare.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Cabare. El Cabare obviously looking to wear him down.
El Cabare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and El Cabare moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Cabare.
El Cabare cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
El Cabare is looking to clinch.
El Cabare swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson El Cabare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Cabare throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy rushes El Cabare and presses him up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and El Cabare moves out of range easily.
El Cabare is looking to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch.
Shane Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Cabare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Cabare fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Shane Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Cabare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
El Cabare lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes El Cabare back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Cabare tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but El Cabare has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Cabare misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Cabare.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Cabare trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.
Murphy prevents a body shot from El Cabare.
El Cabare misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Cabare tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Murphy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
El Cabare blocks a head kick by Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Murphy.
El Cabare tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
El Cabare lands a jab-cross combination.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wilson El Cabare's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
El Cabare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy shapes to counter with a head kick.
El Cabare tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Cabare blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
El Cabare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Cabare blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by El Cabare.
El Cabare tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
El Cabare lands with a cross.
El Cabare lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from El Cabare.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
El Cabare buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from El Cabare.
El Cabare connects with a body shot.
El Cabare fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
El Cabare blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Cabare is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by El Cabare there.
El Cabare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from El Cabare finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
El Cabare misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy connects with a high kick.
El Cabare scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
El Cabare throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
El Cabare sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! El Cabare avoids it this time.
El Cabare thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has El Cabare backing up. El Cabare nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
El Cabare lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Shane Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
El Cabare lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy connects with a high kick.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Cabare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from El Cabare.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy defending well as El Cabare loads up on a big left hand.
El Cabare tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
A jab from El Cabare misses.
Wilson El Cabare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Cabare cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wilson El Cabare.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Murphy!
Shane Murphy gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 3867 p4p, 98 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 2685 p4p, 106 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
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kueller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Danga de danga de dang - Kueller scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Kueller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tymonowicz's sensitive parts.
Kueller throws a leg kick that misses.
Kueller just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTymonowicz.
Tymonowicz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kueller lands a nice shot that snaps Tymonowicz's head back.
Tymonowicz misses with a body shot.
Tymonowicz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kueller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tymonowicz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kueller blocks a head kick by Tymonowicz.
Kueller misses with a body kick.
Tymonowicz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kueller forces Tymonowicz back against the ropes and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tymonowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kueller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kueller tries to break the clinch but Tymonowicz is controlling the position.
Kueller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tymonowicz's defenses.
Henryk Tymonowicz's cut is getting worse.
Tymonowicz misses with an elbow strike.
Tymonowicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tymonowicz working aggressively here.
Tymonowicz misses with some punches.
Tymonowicz avoiding damage as Kueller throws knees to the body.
Tymonowicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tymonowicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kueller manages to break the clinch.
Kueller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tymonowicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tymonowicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tymonowicz misses with the head strike.
Kueller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymonowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tymonowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tymonowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tymonowicz breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Kueller with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Kueller looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Kueller get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Kueller misses with a straight left.
Tymonowicz moves out of range as Kueller strikes.
Kueller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henryk Tymonowicz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kueller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tymonowicz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tymonowicz connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kueller - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henryk Tymonowicz!
Our winner, Henryk Tymonowicz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 25109 p4p, 192 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 15381 p4p, 178 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pierno's choice of entrance music: Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 40 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris thumps Pierno with a low kick.
Pierno moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris dips to his left and cracks Pierno with an uppercut!
Pierno takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
Pierno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Pierno with an uppercut!
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.
Harris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierno misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a combination but Pierno avoids it well.
Harris clinches up against the ropes.
Pierno is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pierno tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris lands a right hand.
Pierno is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Pierno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pierno tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the ropes.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
Harris tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Pierno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris avoids the body shot from Pierno.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierno tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pierno prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris gets through Pierno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris looks to land a combination. Pierno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris drives through and clinches with Pierno against the ropes.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno breaks the clinch.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harris has Pierno up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a nice elbow.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Pierno blocks with his arms.
Pierno has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pierno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pierno tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Baby Boy Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pierno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Pierno lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Harris slams his shin into Pierno's torso.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierno misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Pierno wants to clinch.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pierno is able to avoid easily.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Pierno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
Pierno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris tries to clinch up but Pierno circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
Pierno is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris instigates a clinch.
Pierno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harris prevents Pierno from breaking the clinch.
Harris misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno is trying to break free.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierno blocks it with crossed arms.
Pierno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pierno blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Pierno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierno blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierno tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the ropes.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Harris lands a nice knee to the body.
Pierno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pierno gets tackled into the ropes by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris keeps control of Pierno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pierno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Boy Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Boy Harris!
An out of breath Baby Boy Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Argat Khan (ranked 3042 p4p, 84 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 1026 p4p, 29 weight class). Khan's entrance music is Can't be touched. A fine choice. 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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turturro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan works over Turturro's head and body with a nice combination.
Turturro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Turturro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turturro throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Lorenzo Turturro has been cut.
Turturro catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan clinches up against the ropes.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turturro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan is looking to clinch but Turturro is avoiding it.
Turturro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khan.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to move into range but Turturro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Turturro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turturro scores with a jab.
Khan throws a hook but Turturro blocks it.
Turturro tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turturro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turturro jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Turturro with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan defending well as Turturro loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Turturro counters with a right hand to the body.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Turturro moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Turturro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turturro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turturro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turturro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Turturro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan staying out of range there.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan clinches with his opponent.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Turturro gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turturro misses with a body punch.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turturro has him pressed against the ropes.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan throws a right and a left that Turturro avoids nicely.
Turturro scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Argat Khan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a switch kick that catches Turturro on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Turturro looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Turturro flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Argat Khan!
A less than humble Argat Khan 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juanito Cortez (ranked 2557 p4p, 71 weight class) and Britt Cubbedge (ranked 1621 p4p, 46 weight class). Cortez comes to the ring accompanied by $$$. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britt Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cubbedge moves away.
Cubbedge is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
Cubbedge scores with a shot to the body.
Cubbedge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cubbedge .
A right-left combo lands from Cubbedge .
Cortez drops his guard momentarily, allowing Cubbedge to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Cortez! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Cubbedge takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Britt Cubbedge !
Juanito Cortez spoke after the fight, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Datu Rizalia (ranked 1673 p4p, 67 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 7982 p4p, 171 weight class). Rizalia comes into the arena with Ballad of a dead soulja by tupac blaring out of the sound system. Datu Rizalia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Datu Rizalia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizalia.
Harris clinches up with Rizalia and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rizalia avoiding damage.
Rizalia gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris blocks a body shot from Rizalia.
Rizalia is trying to stall.
Rizalia tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Rizalia back against the ropes.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris pushes Rizalia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Harris.
Rizalia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rizalia misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizalia takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Rizalia avoids the body shot from Harris.
Rizalia lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Rizalia.
Rizalia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Rizalia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizalia controls his hands.
Rizalia stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris lands the left hand.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Rizalia's shoulder, as Rizalia tries to avoid the shot.
Rizalia misses with a kick to the body
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Rizalia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizalia is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Rizalia misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizalia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Rizalia.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Rizalia tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Rizalia back against the ropes.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Rizalia controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Rizalia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizalia.
Harris pushes Rizalia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Rizalia cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Rizalia backwards.
Rizalia tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rizalia throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rizalia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A cross from Harris lands.
Rizalia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rizalia throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Rizalia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizalia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rizalia throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizalia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Rizalia misses with a hook.
Harris blocks a head kick by Rizalia.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Rizalia throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
Rizalia throws a head kick that misses.
Rizalia misses with a body shot.
Rizalia tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Rizalia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris takes a swing at Rizalia's ribcage but misses.
Rizalia connects with a single shot there.
Rizalia loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Rizalia is out of range.
Rizalia tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Rizalia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris catches Rizalia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rizalia tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris cracks Rizalia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris tries to clinch but Rizalia is having none of it.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rizalia misses with a wild body shot.
Rizalia staying out of range there.
Rizalia throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris tries to clinch up but Rizalia circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizalia looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizalia.
Rizalia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Rizalia tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rizalia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizalia taking a breather.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizalia misses the jab.
Rizalia misses with a body kick.
Rizalia throws a head kick that misses.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rizalia swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
A big right from Harris misses.
Rizalia swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rizalia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris misses the jab.
Datu Rizalia is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Datu Rizalia has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rizalia, as that shot connected.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Rizalia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizalia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizalia throws a body kick that misses.
Rizalia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris rushes Rizalia and presses him up against the ropes.
Rizalia misses with a punch to the body.
Rizalia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Datu Rizalia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Datu Rizalia'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. This is the final round!
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizalia.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Rizalia shakes him off and moves away.
Rizalia misses with a straight left.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizalia.
Rizalia misses with a wild body shot.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizalia's head backwards.
Rizalia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizalia throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Rizalia and move into the clinch position.
Rizalia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rizalia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rizalia moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Rizalia misses.
Rizalia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizalia doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Rizalia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Rizalia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizalia tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris moves out of range as Rizalia throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizalia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris gets a clinch.
Rizalia can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rizalia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rizalia is keeping busy.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rizalia tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Rizalia back against the ropes.
Harris cracks Rizalia with a nice body shot.
Rizalia is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rizalia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizalia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
Rizalia ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Rizalia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rizalia at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizalia looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Rizalia cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris forces Rizalia back against the ropes and clinches.
Harris lands a left hand.
Rizalia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Rizalia.
Harris drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Rizalia onto his butt! Rizalia pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Rizalia is rocked!
Rizalia glances at the clock... BAM! Harris nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Rizalia crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Rizalia is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anselmo Harris!
After winning the bout, Anselmo Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 3298 p4p, 333 weight class) and Mom Cheating (ranked 2890 p4p, 307 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheating wants to clinch up but The Zealot keeps it at a distance.
Cheating throws a sloppy head kick and The Zealot moves out of range easily.
The Zealot moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cheating.
Cheating's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by The Zealot.
Cheating has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Zealot.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Zealot scores with a one two! Cheating had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cheating drives through and clinches with The Zealot against the ropes.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cheating scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheating working aggressively here.
The Zealot is working Cheating over against the ropes.
Cheating landing knees to the body.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheating wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cheating breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Zealot. That's going to slow Cheating down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheating. The Zealot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheating dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot scores with a punch to the head.
The Zealot blocks a head kick by Cheating.
Cheating takes the fight into the clinch.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot is stalling here.
Cheating misses with a body punch.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheating backwards.
The Zealot managing to block the knees to the body from Cheating.
The Zealot pushes Cheating back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The Zealot takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cheating misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheating lands with a light punch inside.
Cheating takes a shot to the head.
Cheating wants to break free but The Zealot has control.
The Zealot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheating's efforts to push away.
The Zealot works on Cheating's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating tries to break free but The Zealot pushes him back against the ropes.
Cheating is trying to force a seperation but The Zealot has the dominant position.
Cheating with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
The Zealot moves into the clinch.
The Zealot prevents Cheating from breaking the clinch.
Cheating misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheating's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheating misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.
Cheating breaks from the clinch.
Masada The Zealot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Zealot.
The Zealot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cheating's calf.
The Zealot blocks a head kick by Cheating.
Cheating rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Zealot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Zealot jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheating misses with a jab, cross combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Zealot.
The Zealot clinches with his opponent.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Zealot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheating at a distance.
The Zealot lands with an overhand left.
The Zealot has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Zealot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Cheating controls the action.
The Zealot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cheating up against the ropes.
Cheating misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheating misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot looking to slow down the pace here.
The Zealot takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot has Cheating pressed against the ropes, preventing Cheating from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Zealot pushes Cheating back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cheating escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Zealot throws a right hand that Cheating ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheating also avoids with ease.
Cheating on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cheating misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 throws a right and a left that Cheating avoids nicely.
Cheating tries to clinch but The Zealot moves out of range.
Cheating clinches with his opponent.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot tries to stall but Cheating uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Zealot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cheating as The Zealot tries to tie him up.
Cheating working aggressively here.
Cheating is trying to force a seperation but The Zealot has the dominant position.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheating wants to get back to striking at distance but The Zealot won't allow it.
Cheating breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A frustrated look appears on Cheating's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.
Cheating takes a shot to the head.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheating can do to turn this around?
Cheating working aggressively here.
Cheating blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheating breaks from the clinch.
The Zealot lands a slapping body shot.
Cheating throws a head kick that misses.
The Zealot has Cheating up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Zealot.
Cheating swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masada The Zealot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Zealot trying to stall but Cheating improves his position.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheating misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that second 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.
The Zealot lands with a right hand.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheating has closed the distance and engaged The Zealot in a clinch.
The Zealot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cheating looking to stall.
The Zealot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheating tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Cheating looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Cheating just gets out of the way.
Cheating takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheating is trying to break the clinch but The Zealot is controlling him.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.
Cheating is trying to stall.
The Zealot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheating's efforts to push away.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Zealot keeps control of Cheating as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
Cheating working aggressively here.
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Cheating controls the action.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot works on Cheating's body with a couple of short punches.
The Zealot stalling in the clinch but Cheating improves position.
Still in the clinch, The Zealot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheating tries to clinch up.
Cheating throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Zealot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cheating misses with the combination.
The Zealot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cheating throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheating throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Zealot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheating misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheating tries to clinch but The Zealot moves out of range.
Cheating is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Zealot throwing a counter right hand but Cheating manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheating.
Cheating throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheating tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Zealot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Zealot lands a slapping body shot.
Cheating takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Zealot clinches with his opponent.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
The Zealot tries to stall but Cheating uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheating swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheating is trying to force a seperation but The Zealot has the dominant position.
Cheating breaks the clinch.
The Zealot lands a nice looking body shot.
Cheating pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from The Zealot both land. Nice combination.
Cheating has managed to clinch.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
The Zealot prevents Cheating from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot clearly takes that round.
That's time! The Zealot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Zealot lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Cheating goes down! The ref sends The Zealot to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Cheating is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Cheating is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Cheating misses with a body punch
and The Zealot counters with a nice body shot.
Cheating is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
The Zealot clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cheating seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheating has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheating.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Zealot.
Cheating manages to break the clinch.
Cheating takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheating darts in and clinches The Zealot up against the ropes.
The Zealot looking to slow down the pace here.
Cheating lands with a short shot to the head.
Cheating breaks the clinch.
Cheating tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance.
The Zealot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cheating has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Zealot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheating tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheating moves into the clinch.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheating backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot managing to block the knees to the body from Cheating.
The referee calls for The Zealot to work.
The Zealot trying to control the position but instead, Cheating has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Zealot into the ropes.
The Zealot lands a right hand.
Cheating is trying to break the clinch but The Zealot is controlling him.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
Cheating working aggressively here.
The Zealot digs a right hand underneath Cheating's ribcage. Cheating let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cheating breaks from the clinch.
Cheating swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cheating is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cheating dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
Cheating throws a right and a left that The Zealot avoids nicely.
The Zealot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Zealot connects with a nice looking jab.
Cheating will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Cheating looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Cheating just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot scores with a nice right hand.
Cheating doesn't manage to clinch there - The Zealot circles away.
Cheating throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Zealot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheating's knee momentarily.
Cheating tries to clinch
and Cheating takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Zealot staggers Cheating with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Cheating 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! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and The Zealot is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Masada The Zealot gave a mention to Dr Zoidberg Office in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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