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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 23872 p4p, 599 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 24175 p4p, 589 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii tried to score with a low kick but Takemura checks it.
Takemura jabs Ishii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ishii looks winded!
Takemura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishii closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Takemura avoids them all with ease.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Takemura checks it.
Takemura sizes up Ishii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takemura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ishii doesn't seem bothered though.
Takemura throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Ishii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura sizes up Ishii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takemura scores with a nice strike.
Takemura lands with a right hand.
Takemura scores with a big combo that sends Ishii crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Ishii flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Takemura jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Takemura!
Ryu Takemura took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harumichi Bouya (ranked 4162 p4p, 404 weight class) and Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn (ranked 5920 p4p, 472 weight class). Bouya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Victory. Harumichi Bouya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bouya.
Yudthangarngamtorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bouya's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bouya duly obliges.
Bouya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bouya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bouya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yudthangarngamtorn.
A head kick misses from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body kick there by Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouya is looking to chop away at Yudthangarngamtorn's legs.
Bouya tests Yudthangarngamtorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn has been cut.
Yudthangarngamtorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bouya.
Bouya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bouya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn looks to land a body kick but Bouya moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bouya.
Yudthangarngamtorn looks to throw the jab but Bouya is out of range.
Bouya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouya sets himself, and Yudthangarngamtorn steps forward looking for the clinch! Bouya avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudthangarngamtorn ducks under a wild hook from Bouya.
Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bouya checks a leg kick.
Bouya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouya moves out of range of the body kick from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Bouya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yudthangarngamtorn is rocked!
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to get into range but Bouya steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Yudthangarngamtorn! 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! Bouya scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harumichi Bouya!
An intense looking Harumichi Bouya took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Draco Nightfury (ranked 25060 p4p, 571 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 2364 p4p, 268 weight class). Biernat has chosen Ballroom Blitz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightfury throws a lazy right hand but Biernat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biernat clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biernat.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Biernat throws an elbow but misses.
Biernat lands an elbow inside.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
Biernat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Nightfury.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
Biernat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nightfury backwards.
Biernat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Biernat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nightfury takes an elbow to the temple.
Nightfury tries a body shot but Biernat blocks it.
Nightfury throws a head punch that misses.
Nightfury takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Draco Nightfury has been cut.
Biernat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Biernat on the inside.
Biernat has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nightfury seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Biernat can turn it around.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Biernat throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Biernat lands an elbow just above Nightfury 's eye.
Biernat lands an elbow that stopped Nightfury in his tracks for a moment.
Biernat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nightfury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nightfury takes an elbow to the temple.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biernat takes the fight into the clinch.
Nightfury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biernat avoids it.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Nightfury misses with a punch on the inside.
Nightfury misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Biernat backwards.
Biernat misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Nightfury blocks the elbow strike.
Biernat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nightfury backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biernat.
Biernat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nightfury working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Biernat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nightfury's brow.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nightfury misses with the head strike.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Nightfury blocks the elbow strike.
Nightfury tries to throw a body punch but Biernat avoids it by throwing Nightfury back against the ropes.
Biernat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nightfury backwards.
Biernat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Biernat throws an elbow but it misses.
Biernat prevents a body shot from Nightfury.
Biernat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biernat's elbow.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nightfury is trying to maintain a safe position but Biernat gets an underhook and turns Nightfury into the ropes.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biernat lands a right hand.
Biernat prevents a body shot from Nightfury.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateusz Biernat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draco Nightfury's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biernat clinches up with Nightfury and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nightfury is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nightfury avoids the elbow strike from Biernat, against the ropes.
Nightfury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Biernat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nightfury backwards.
Nightfury misses with a body punch.
Biernat lands an elbow inside.
Nightfury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nightfury tries to throw a body punch but Biernat avoids it by throwing Nightfury back against the ropes.
Nightfury missing with knees to the body.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biernat's elbow.
Biernat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Biernat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat lands a knee to the head.
Nightfury misses with an elbow strike.
Nightfury blocks the elbow strike.
Nightfury trying to land knees to the body.
Biernat blocks a body shot from Nightfury.
Nightfury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biernat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biernat misses with an elbow over the top.
Biernat throws an elbow that misses.
Nightfury pushes off an throws an elbow but Biernat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
Biernat lands a nice elbow.
Biernat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biernat lands an elbow inside that Nightfury shrugs off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nightfury struggles to land a body shot inside as Biernat controls his hands.
Nightfury scores with a hook to the body.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nightfury's defenses.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike from Biernat.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
Biernat lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Biernat scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biernat misses with an elbow over the top.
Nightfury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Nightfury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Biernat throws an elbow that misses.
Nightfury lands with a short shot to the head.
Nightfury tries to throw a body punch but Biernat avoids it by throwing Nightfury back against the ropes.
Nightfury misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Biernat.
Biernat pushes off an throws an elbow but Nightfury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nightfury struggles to land a body shot inside as Biernat controls his hands.
Nightfury tries to work over Biernat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biernat tries a knee to the head but Nightfury blocks it.
Biernat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
Nightfury lands with a short shot to the head.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nightfury trying to land knees to the body.
Nightfury dodges an elbow strike from Biernat.
Nightfury can't find room to land a body shot as Biernat controls the action.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Nightfury is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Biernat is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateusz Biernat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Draco Nightfury's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Biernat closes the distance and pushes Nightfury back into the ropes.
Biernat lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Biernat throws an elbow but misses.
Biernat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biernat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nightfury avoids the elbow strike from Biernat, against the ropes.
Nightfury trying to control the position but instead, Biernat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nightfury into the ropes.
Biernat lands an elbow inside that Nightfury shrugs off.
Nightfury avoids the elbow strike from Biernat, against the ropes.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biernat's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nightfury takes an elbow to the temple.
Biernat breaks the clinch.
Nightfury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nightfury tries to score with a low kick but Biernat moves his leg out of the way.
Biernat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Biernat pushes off an throws an elbow but Nightfury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nightfury tries to work over Biernat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biernat.
Nightfury misses with the head strike.
Nightfury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biernat is defending well for now.
Biernat gets through Nightfury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nightfury.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
Nightfury avoids a wild elbow strike from Biernat.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike from Biernat.
Biernat throws an elbow but it misses.
Biernat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Biernat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Biernat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biernat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Nightfury takes a shot to the head.
Biernat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nightfury is rocked!
Draco Nightfury's cut is getting worse.
Biernat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh Nightfury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nightfury tries a body shot but Biernat blocks it.
Biernat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Biernat connects with a lovely elbow that drops Nightfury to the mat! Nightfury bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take a standing 8 count before we can continue.
Nightfury moves into the clinch.
Draco Nightfury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nightfury throws a punch but it's blocked by Biernat.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Biernat gets through Nightfury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Nightfury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Biernat backwards.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nightfury's defenses.
Nightfury tries to throw a body punch but Biernat avoids it by throwing Nightfury back against the ropes.
Biernat avoiding damage as Nightfury throws knees to the body.
Biernat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nightfury seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nightfury tries a body shot but Biernat blocks it.
Nightfury avoids the elbow strike from Biernat, against the ropes.
Nightfury avoids a wild elbow strike from Biernat.
Mateusz Biernat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Biernat prevents a body shot from Nightfury.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateusz Biernat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Biernat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Biernat!
An out of breath Mateusz Biernat 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chicken Destroyer (ranked 4430 p4p, 416 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 25063 p4p, 573 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Destroyer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Po.
Destroyer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Po attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Destroyer lands the left hand.
That has opened up Tong Po's cut even more.
Po falls off balance throwing a combination
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Po is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer scores with a jab.
The cut above Tong Po's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Po misses with an uppercut
and Destroyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Destroyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Po throws a right hand that misses
and Destroyer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Po misses with the combination.
A big left from Po misses.
Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Destroyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Tong Po's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Destroyer with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tong Po's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chicken Destroyer!
A very excited looking Chicken Destroyer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Tong Po stepped up to the mic, saying 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shane Murphy (ranked 3143 p4p, 324 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 24188 p4p, 617 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Murphy lands a high kick!
A head kick from Murphy lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunt's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunt's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Hunt.
It looks like Shane Murphy has been cut.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shane Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunt's head.
It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
Murphy darts in and clinches Hunt up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CrossFit Sydney in the buildup to the fight.
Murphy catches Hunt napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Hunt goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shane Murphy!
Shane Murphy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 23997 p4p, 616 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 3002 p4p, 309 weight class). Boyka has chosen Norman - Fury as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesalelei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesalelei slips a straight right by Boyka.
As Boyka backs away, Pesalelei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pesalelei misses with a double jab.
Boyka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesalelei is looking to clinch.
Boyka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pesalelei scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Boyka. Beautiful body shot.
Boyka throws a hook but Pesalelei blocks it.
Boyka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boyka catches Pesalelei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Boyka misses with a right hand
and Pesalelei counters with a right hand to the body.
Pesalelei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesalelei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyka throws a lazy right hand but Pesalelei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesalelei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boyka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pesalelei lands with an uppercut that bounces Boyka off the ropes and back into range.
Pesalelei darts in trying to clinch
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka avoids the head kick by Pesalelei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei keeps Boyka at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka misses with a left hand
enabling Pesalelei to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pesalelei lands a nice hook to Boyka's body. Boyka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Pesalelei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and Pesalelei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pesalelei scores with a head kick. Boyka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pesalelei connects with a body shot.
Boyka looks winded!
Boyka throws a hook to the side of Pesalelei's head but Pesalelei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesalelei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boyka is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesalelei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boyka is still on wobbly legs! Can Pesalelei finish him?
Boyka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pesalelei.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Pesalelei counters with a nice body kick.
Boyka seems to have recovered his senses.
Pesalelei scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigi Pesalelei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyka drops his guard momentarily, allowing Pesalelei to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Boyka! 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! Pesalelei takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sigi Pesalelei!
A very excited looking Sigi Pesalelei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Somsak Ngo (ranked 4683 p4p, 428 weight class) and Wilson El Cabare (ranked 8012 p4p, 577 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somsak Ngo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ngo. That's going to slow El Cabare down.
A right-left combo lands from Ngo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
El Cabare gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ngo.
Ngo throws a shot from downtown. El Cabare moves away and avoids it.
Ngo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Cabare.
A nice combination there by El Cabare.
El Cabare tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Cabare is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
El Cabare looks winded!
El Cabare takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Cabare misses with a hook. Ngo ducked under it nicely.
El Cabare has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ngo finds it's way round the side to connect with El Cabare's head.
El Cabare walks into a stiff left hand from Ngo.
El Cabare is rocked!
Ngo throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Cabare is still on wobbly legs! Can Ngo finish him?
El Cabare throws the left hand but Ngo avoids the punch easily.
El Cabare seems to have recovered his senses.
Ngo jabs at El Cabare's body.
El Cabare walks into a jab.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ngo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Somsak Ngo!
A relieved looking Somsak Ngo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 3489 p4p, 355 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 4096 p4p, 399 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kazama can't find room to land a body shot as The Zealot controls the action.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
Kazama blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
Kazama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazamas head.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot effectively controlling the action here.
The Zealot scores with a hook to the body.
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Kazama controls the action.
The Zealot leaning against his opponent.
Kazama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Zealots head.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
Kazama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Zealot effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with a shoulder strike.
The Zealot has Kazama pushed against the ropes.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The Zealot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kazama backwards.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kazama misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kazama is rocked!
Kazama misses with the head strike.
Kazama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kazama misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
Kazama tries to break free but The Zealot pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
Kazama throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot works on Kazama's body with a couple of short punches.
Kazama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Zealot has Kazama pushed against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
Kazama lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
The Zealot just leaning against Kazama, taking a breather.
Kazama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Zealot looking to slow down the pace here.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
Kazama is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot has Kazama pressed against the ropes, preventing Kazama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kazama misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kazama fails to land.
The Zealot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kazama backwards.
The Zealot takes a shot to the head.
The Zealot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kazama or not.
A right hook to the body lands for The Zealot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kazama throws a lazy head kick
and The Zealot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kazama thinking.
No joy there for The Zealot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kazama looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
Kazama seems to have recovered his senses.
The Zealot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Zealot moves into the clinch.
Masada The Zealot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Zealot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kazama.
The Zealot works on Kazama's body with a couple of short punches.
The Zealot leaning against his opponent.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Kazama's head.
Kazama has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Zealot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kazama can turn it around.
Kazama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazama misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazama throws a head punch that misses.
Kazama misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazama can do to turn this around?
Kazama misses with a body punch.
Kazama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
A short uppercut from The Zealot.
The Zealot is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Kazama fails to land.
Kazama is trying to push The Zealot away but The Zealot has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from The Zealot.
Kazama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot taking a breather.
The Zealot prevents a body shot from Kazama.
The Zealot just leaning against Kazama, taking a breather.
The Zealot stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Zealot.
The Zealot seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A right handed body shot lands from The Zealot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Masada The Zealot.
Kazama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot pushes Kazama up against the ropes in a clinch.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kazama wants to break free but The Zealot has control.
Kazama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Zealot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kazama can't find room to land a body shot as The Zealot controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Zealot.
The Zealot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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.
Kazama thumps The Zealot with a low kick.
Jin Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazama misses with a leg kick.
Kazama lands a leg kick that knocks The Zealot off balance momentarily.
The Zealot scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Kazama to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Kazama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Zealot is out of range.
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.
Nice jab there from Kazama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Zealot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazama.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick.
The Zealot has closed the distance and engaged Kazama in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Zealot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Kazama crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Kazama face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! The Zealot takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Masada The Zealot very nearly forgot to thank Dr Zoidberg Office amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Britt Cubbedge (ranked 1650 p4p, 48 weight class) and James Adams (ranked 4367 p4p, 116 weight class). Adams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thom Pace - Maybe. This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britt Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge misses with a few strikes there.
Cubbedge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtramarital Floating Shingles in the buildup to the fight.
Adams lands a slapping body shot.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Britt Cubbedge has been cut.
Adams takes a swing at Cubbedge 's ribcage but misses.
Cubbedge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
Adams avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge misses with a double jab.
Adams throws out a counter right but Cubbedge avoids it with no problem.
Cubbedge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams cracks Cubbedge with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cubbedge misses with a straight right.
Adams drives through and clinches with Cubbedge against the ropes.
Cubbedge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Adams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cubbedge 's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cubbedge misses with a body punch.
Cubbedge is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
Adams prevents Cubbedge from breaking the clinch.
Cubbedge stalls.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A short left from Adams.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Cubbedge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Adams tries to bum rush Cubbedge with a series of wild strikes but Cubbedge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cubbedge avoids the body shot from Adams.
Cubbedge misses with a series of wild punches.
Cubbedge throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Cubbedge is just out of range.
Cubbedge tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Adams manages to circle out of the way.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Britt Cubbedge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cubbedge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams lands a right hook to the body.
Adams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Britt Cubbedge 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cubbedge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cubbedge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adams lands with a good body shot.
Cubbedge works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Adams closes the distance and catches Cubbedge with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Cubbedge is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Cubbedge is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Cubbedge is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Adams takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). James Adams!
A victorious James Adams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 3579 p4p, 354 weight class) and Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 2769 p4p, 290 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
34 - 16 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Cathaway. Beautiful body shot.
Cornell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cornell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cathaway if he has to take too many more of those.
Cornell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cathaway flicks out a counter leg kick but Cornell steps away.
Cathaway moves out of range of the leg kick from Cornell.
Cornell lands a leg kick that knocks Cathaway off balance momentarily.
Cathaway looks to throw the jab but Cornell is out of range.
Cathaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping body kick lands there for Cornell.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cornell counters with an outside leg kick.
Cathaway takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Cathaway throws a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a good, hard body kick but Cathaway shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cathaway.
Cathaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cornell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cornell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cornell throws a hook but Cathaway blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell misses with a low kick.
Cathaway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cathaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cathaway misses with a hook
and Cornell counters with a nice body shot.
Cornell connects with a body shot that sends Cathaway's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Cornell.
Cathaway misses with a left hand
and Cornell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cornell connects with a leg kick. Cathaway looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cornell. That's going to slow Cathaway down.
Cathaway walks into a left hand.
Cathaway misses with a left hand
and Cornell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cathaway moves away from the strike by Cornell.
Cathaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cathaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cornell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornell.
A jab from Cornell misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornell.
Cornell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cathaway.
Cathaway throws out a loose jab but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cathaway misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Cornell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cathaway throws a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a body kick that stops Cathaway in his tracks momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Cornell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cathaway throws an off balance right hand
and Cornell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cathaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cornell checks a low kick from Cathaway.
Cornell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cathaway moves away.
Cornell is looking to slow Cathaway down with leg kicks.
Cathaway is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cornell!
Cathaway walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cornell swings for the body but Cathaway moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cornell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Cathaway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cornell ducks under a wild hook from Cathaway.
Cornell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cornell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cathaway.
Cathaway throws out a loose jab but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cathaway flicks out a counter leg kick but Cornell steps away.
Cathaway feints and then cracks Cornell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cornell down.
Donk. Cornell catches Cathaway right on the button with a cross.
Cornell fails to land with a series of punches.
Cornell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cathaway moves away.
Cathaway misses with a hook.
Cathaway lands a leg kick that knocks Cornell off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cornell checks a low kick from Cathaway.
Cathaway misses with a looping left.
Cornell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cathaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Jimmy Cathaway's cut even more.
Cornell moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cornell misses the target.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cathaway can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cornell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Cathaway misses its intended target.
Cornell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cornell throws a push kick but Cathaway slaps the foot to one side.
Cathaway misses the body punch
and Cornell counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cornell clobbers Cathaway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cathaway tests Cornell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cornell throws an off balance right hand
and Cathaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cathaway tries to work over Cornell's front leg with a kick but Cornell checks it.
Cathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cathaway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cornell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cathaway tests Cornell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cornell is rocked!
Cornell misses with a kick to the body.
Oh Cornell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cathaway is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cornell seems to have got his legs back now.
The cut above Jimmy Cathaway's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cornell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cornell throws a sloppy head kick
and Cathaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cathaway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cornell can pounce on him.
Cathaway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut
and Cornell counters with a solid body kick.
Cathaway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cornell to score with a decent uppercut.
Cornell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cornell cracks Cathaway with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cathaway is rocked!
Cathaway misses with a looping right.
Cornell closes the distance and catches Cathaway with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Cathaway is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Cathaway is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Cathaway is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Cornell takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Tony Cornell retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tony Cornell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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