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WKBC: Turturro VS Cook PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 6884 p4p, 3056 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 130 p4p, 66 weight class). Kinneas has chosen Judas Priest - Electric Eye as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25 - 14 - 1 |
Great elbows
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford throws a series of punches but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kinneas connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford wants to clinch up but Kinneas keeps it at a distance.
Kinneas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ford blocks the body kick.
Ford tries to clinch but Kinneas is having none of it.
Kinneas throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Ford walks into a jab.
Ford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ford takes a swing at Kinneas's ribcage but misses.
Kinneas moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Kinneas tries to counter with a clinch but Ford shakes him off and moves away.
Kinneas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinneas.
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!
Kinneas scores with a hook.
Kinneas jabs at Ford's body.
Ford moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Kinneas fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinneas breaks from the clinch.
Kinneas scores with a hook.
Kinneas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kinneas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Ford.
Kinneas scores with a hook.
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kinneas counters by clinching up.
Kinneas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinneas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kinneas in his tracks.
Ford with a nice calf kick.
Kinneas clobbers Ford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinneas.
Ford throws a hook to the side of Kinneas's head but Kinneas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinneas misses with a straight left.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Ford.
Kinneas lands a head kick that bluckles Ford 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 Kinneas no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Ford throws a right hand that Kinneas ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinneas also avoids with ease.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Kinneas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford ducks into a a hook from Kinneas and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Kinneas lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Ford goes down! The ref sends Kinneas to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Ford 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!
 Ford is rocked!
Kinneas defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kinneas counters with a low kick, right behind Ford 's knee.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinneas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kinneas connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford throws a hook but Kinneas avoids it easily.
Kinneas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvine Kinneas will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kinneas lands with a shot to the body.
Kinneas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kinneas tries to land a leg kick but Ford saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Kinneas.
Ford blocks a low kick nicely.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
Ford throwing a counter right hand but Kinneas manages to avoid it.
Kinneas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kinneas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kinneas misses with a head kick.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinneas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ford looks to land a left hand but Kinneas moved out of range nicely.
Kinneas lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinneas.
Kinneas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kinneas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Ford throws a right hand that misses
and Kinneas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kinneas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ford.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Ford.
Ford misses with a wild combination.
Ford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kinneas lands a head kick that bluckles Ford 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 Kinneas no doubt looking to push for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinneas fails to land with a series of punches.
Kinneas throws a leg kick but Ford sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford gets a clinch.
Kinneas misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Kinneas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kinneas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kinneas breaks from the clinch.
Kinneas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Ford throws a leg kick but Kinneas moved away.
Kinneas ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and as Ford resets, Kinneas pounces with a savage head kick that drops Ford to the mat! Ford looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Kinneas moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Kinneas wants to counter the offense by Ford and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinneas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ford throws a leg kick but Kinneas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Kinneas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvine Kinneas will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ford misses with a hook
and Kinneas counters with a straight right hand.
Rob Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Kinneas throws a wild body kick that Ford sees coming a mile off.
Kinneas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kinneas manages to circle out of the way.
Kinneas misses with a head kick.
Kinneas staying out of range there.
Ford is looking to chop away at Kinneas's legs.
Kinneas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Kinneas blocks an elbow strike.
Ford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kinneas.
Kinneas gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kinneas dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Kinneas working aggressively here.
Kinneas blocks an elbow strike.
Kinneas avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinneas blocks an uppercut.
Kinneas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kinneas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinneas lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinneas misses with some punches.
Kinneas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kinneas backwards.
Kinneas working aggressively here.
Kinneas lands a nice uppercut.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kinneas's elbow.
Kinneas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinneas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford defending well as Kinneas loads up on a big left hand.
Ford blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford closes the distance and pushes Kinneas back into the ropes.
Kinneas lands a right hand.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinneas.
Kinneas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kinneas has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Kinneas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from Kinneas.
Ford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kinneas - just one landing.
Ford throws a looping overhand right but Kinneas ducks down to avoid it.
Ford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Kinneas walks into a stiff left hand from Ford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford has Kinneas up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kinneas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kinneas blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irvine Kinneas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kinneas 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 22:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 22:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 22:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irvine Kinneas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 23758 p4p, 25350 weight class) and Wilson El Cabare (ranked 624 p4p, 615 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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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 23 - 11 - 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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takemura swings for the body but El Cabare moves out of range.
Takemura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Takemura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
El Cabare takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takemura connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from El Cabare. Those never looked like landing.
El Cabare closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
El Cabare connects with an inside leg kick.
El Cabare tries to clinch but Takemura moves out of range.
Takemura throwing a counter right hand but El Cabare manages to avoid it.
El Cabare misses with a shot to the body
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Takemura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and El Cabare releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Takemura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
El Cabare misses with an uppercut
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takemura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Cabare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Takemura. Those never looked like landing.
El Cabare is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Cabare lands a jab to the nose.
Takemura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takemura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
El Cabare throws a sloppy body shot
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Cabare lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takemura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Cabare throws out the jab.
El Cabare tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Cabare moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
El Cabare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
El Cabare tries to clinch up
and Takemura counters with a left to the body.
El Cabare throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
El Cabare throws a right hand that misses
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
El Cabare throws the left hand but Takemura avoids the punch easily.
Takemura lands with a cross.
A low kick from El Cabare misses
and Takemura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Cabare tries to close the distance and clinch but Takemura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As El Cabare looks to move away, Takemura throws a big counter combo but El Cabare just gets out of the way.
Wilson El Cabare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Takemura.
Takemura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Cabare manages to avoid it.
El Cabare takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
El Cabare misses with an uppercut. Takemura saw that one coming.
Takemura went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
El Cabare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takemura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takemura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
El Cabare misses with a wild combination.
A big right from El Cabare misses.
El Cabare should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
El Cabare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takemura scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takemura scores with a sloppy right hand. El Cabare should have avoided that one.
A combination from Takemura does no damage.
El Cabare throws a lazy uppercut
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takemura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takemura connects with a body shot.
El Cabare has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Takemura scores with a punch to the head.
El Cabare throws a looping overhand right but Takemura ducks down to avoid it.
El Cabare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Takemura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
El Cabare dips to his left and cracks Takemura with an uppercut!
El Cabare finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Takemura misses its target.
El Cabare throws an off balance right hand
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Cabare misses the shot to the body.
Ryu Takemura is winning the standup battle so far.
Takemura slips under a jab.
El Cabare misses with a wild body shot.
Takemura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Cabare misses with a left hand
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
El Cabare misses with an uppercut
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Cabare ducks under a wild hook from Takemura.
El Cabare connects with a leg kick.
Takemura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Cabare.
Takemura scores with a one two! El Cabare had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Takemura throws a combination. El Cabare tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ryu Takemura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Cabare throws a poor cross that misses
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Takemura digs a good body shot into El Cabare's ribs.
Takemura scores with a nice head shot.
Takemura connects with a body shot that sends El Cabare's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for El Cabare.
El Cabare tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Takemura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Cabare moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takemura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Cabare can do to turn this around?
Takemura cracks El Cabare with a right hand to the side of the head.
El Cabare avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Cabare.
A quick step to the side and Takemura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Takemura does it's job there.
Takemura checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from El Cabare misses
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Takemura. That snapped El Cabare's head back.
El Cabare is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takemura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takemura looks to land a right hand but El Cabare moved out of range.
El Cabare throws a lazy uppercut
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Cabare misses the shot to the body.
El Cabare throws a leg kick but Takemura sees it coming and checks it nicely.
El Cabare misses with an uppercut
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takemura dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Takemura checks a leg kick.
El Cabare swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Takemura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takemura takes one to the side of the head.
Takemura tries to bum rush El Cabare with a series of wild strikes but El Cabare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
El Cabare throws out a counter right but Takemura avoids it with no problem.
El Cabare throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
El Cabare moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on El Cabare's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Takemura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of El Cabare's head.
El Cabare walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takemura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Cabare misses with a body shot.
El Cabare on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Cabare tries to clinch there but Takemura circles away.
Takemura appears to be looking for a big counter.
El Cabare misses with a hook. Takemura ducked under it nicely.
El Cabare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takemura.
El Cabare swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takemura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura jabs El Cabare right on the nose. El Cabare blinks but takes it well.
Takemura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from El Cabare lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Takemura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takemura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takemura is looking to counter punch.
El Cabare misses with a body shot
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Cabare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takemura.
Takemura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Cabare.
Takemura lands a jab.
El Cabare ducks right into an uppercut from Takemura.
Takemura looks to land a left hand but El Cabare moved out of range nicely.
Takemura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
El Cabare is looking to clinch.
Takemura checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from El Cabare misses
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
El Cabare throws out a powerful jab.
El Cabare thows a leg kick but Takemura checks it
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takemura moves forwards but El Cabare connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takemura misses with a straight left.
El Cabare missing with a left hand there. Takemura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Cabare thows a leg kick but Takemura checks it
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Takemura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Takemura misses with a looping right.
El Cabare appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
El Cabare swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takemura counters with a left and a right that stings El Cabare.
El Cabare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takemura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by El Cabare - just one landing.
El Cabare takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Cabare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takemura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson El Cabare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryu Takemura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Cabare tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takemura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takemura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takemura 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Takemura!
Post fight, Ryu Takemura stared into the camera and said 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pucy McGraber (ranked 2796 p4p, 6464 weight class) and Somsak Ngo (ranked 300 p4p, 517 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGraber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid Rock - Born Free. Pucy McGraber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pucy McGraber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somsak Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ngo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ngo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as McGraber blocks the leg kick.
McGraber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ngo doesn't seem bothered though.
Ngo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Ngo finds it's target.
McGraber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ngo lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGraber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGraber.
Ngo misses with a kick to the body.
McGraber is looking to counter with head kicks.
McGraber checks the leg kick.
McGraber fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGraber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGraber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ngo under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGraber pushes Ngo up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Ngo.
Ngo manages to break the clinch.
McGraber throws a head kick that misses.
Ngo misses the body punch
and McGraber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ngo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraber takes a swing at Ngo's ribcage but misses.
Ngo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGraber can pounce on him.
McGraber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ngo counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Ngo misses its intended target.
McGraber has closed the distance and engaged Ngo in a clinch.
McGraber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McGraber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraber scores with a shoulder strike.
Ngo throws a head punch that misses.
McGraber lands with a left to the head.
Ngo lands a hook that snaps the head of McGraber backwards.
Ngo working aggressively here.
McGraber is trying to break the clinch but Ngo has him pressed against the ropes.
McGraber working aggressively here.
Ngo misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGraber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ngo misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ngo.
McGraber throws out a loose jab but Ngo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ngo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McGraber lands a jab to Ngo's midsection.
McGraber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ngo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ngo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ngo misses with the combination.
Ngo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGraber looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ngo scores with a punch to the head.
Ngo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGraber tries to clinch but Ngo is having none of it.
McGraber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ngo at a distance.
Ngo lands a head kick!
Ngo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ngo throws a low kick but McGraber avoids it.
A jab from McGraber finds it's way through Ngo's defenses.
A head kick from McGraber lands but Ngo takes it in his stride.
Ngo throws a leg kick
and McGraber counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pucy McGraber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ngo misses with a straight right.
Ngo misses with a looping left.
Ngo throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGraber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ngo.
Ngo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGraber checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGraber.
McGraber jabs Ngo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ngo throws a head kick but McGraber moves out of range.
McGraber instigates a clinch.
Ngo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGraber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Ngo.
Ngo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGraber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, McGraber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGraber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGraber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraber.
McGraber trying to control the position but instead, Ngo has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGraber into the ropes.
McGraber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ngo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ngo.
McGraber misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraber misses with some punches.
McGraber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ngo or not.
McGraber cracks Ngo with a nice body shot.
Ngo is breathing heavily.
McGraber lands with a right to the head.
McGraber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from McGraber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraber.
Ngo tries a body shot but McGraber blocks it.
Ngo blocks a body shot from McGraber.
A head punch on the inside from McGraber fails to land.
Ngo misses with a body punch.
McGraber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngo's elbow.
McGraber throws a punch but it's blocked by Ngo.
McGraber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo swings wildly with an uppercut but McGraber uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraber tries to throw a body punch but Ngo avoids it by throwing McGraber back against the ropes.
McGraber prevents a body shot from Ngo.
Ngo tries to work over McGraber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from McGraber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngo wants to get back to striking at distance but McGraber won't allow it.
A short right from Ngo.
Ngo misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraber breaks the clinch.
Ngo tries to score with a low kick but McGraber moves his leg out of the way.
McGraber lands with a hook. Ngo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGraber lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGraber fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGraber looks low and kicks high, catching Ngo right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
 Ngo is rocked!
Somsak Ngo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGraber circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ngo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! McGraber wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pucy McGraber!
Pucy McGraber 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Awut Smith (ranked 4215 p4p, 24203 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 410 p4p, 607 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. 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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Awut Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tyson.
Awut Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses the jab.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith slips a jab from Tyson.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyson is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyson! But no joy.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tyson throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a low kick as Tyson jumps back.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tyson there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyson checks a low kick from Smith.
Tyson swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
Tyson tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith connects with a jab.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Smith.
A big left from Tyson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson misses the jab.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyson off the ropes and back into range.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson.
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith throws a leg kick but Tyson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Tyson has taken the fight to 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!
Tyson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tyson avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Tyson tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson wants to break free but Smith has control.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyson throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is working Tyson over against the ropes.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Tyson, against the ropes.
Tyson tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Awut Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith has Tyson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Awut Smith has been cut.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyson up against the ropes.
Smith'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.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Smith cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Tyson's knee but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith slips under a jab.
As Tyson backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Tyson closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Awut Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awut Smith!
Awut Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RESISTANCE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 7119 p4p, 3299 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 623 p4p, 387 weight class). Cortez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. $$$ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Maya Chigg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez lands a front kick to the face, that drops Chigg to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Chigg cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Chigg drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chigg is rocked!
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oh Chigg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez throws a leg kick that misses.
Chigg seems to have got his legs back now.
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chigg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cortez knocks out Chigg with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Cortez before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Cortez picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juanito Cortez!
Juanito Cortez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chicken Destroyer (ranked 5716 p4p, 4497 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 495 p4p, 435 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kazama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Destroyer is looking to counter punch.
Kazama throws the kick towards the body but Destroyer avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Destroyer misses the target.
A head kick from Kazama lands but Destroyer takes it in his stride.
Kazama is looking to score with low kicks.
Kazama throws a leg kick but Destroyer moved away.
Destroyer avoids the head kick by Kazama.
Destroyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Destroyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazama.
An attempted straight right counter from Destroyer misses the target.
Kazama connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Destroyer takes a step back to recover.
Kazama misses with a wild combination.
Kazama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama is looking to slow Destroyer down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Destroyer checks a leg kick.
Destroyer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Kazama as he connects with a hook.
Kazama clobbers Destroyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Destroyer blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Destroyer.
It looked like Destroyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Destroyer blocks a low kick nicely.
Kazama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kazama.
Destroyer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Destroyer blocks a head kick by Kazama.
Destroyer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazama can pounce on him.
Kazama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kazama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destroyer connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kazama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kazama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Destroyer's sensitive parts.
Destroyer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kazama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kazama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Kazama.
Destroyer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kazama looks to land a right hand but Destroyer moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kazama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Destroyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kazama counters with a big head kick but Destroyer shrugs it off.
Destroyer misses with a hook
enabling Kazama to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazama throws a sloppy head kick and Destroyer moves out of range easily.
Destroyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Kazama.
Kazama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazama.
Jab, jab by Kazama - just one landing.
Kazama scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Destroyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazama can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Kazama blocks the low kick.
Jin Kazama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Destroyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazama looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kazama is looking to slow Destroyer down with leg kicks.
Kazama throws a leg kick but Destroyer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jin Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kazama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kazama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazama feints and then cracks Destroyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Destroyer down.
Kazama throws a wild body kick that Destroyer sees coming a mile off.
Destroyer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Destroyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Destroyer as he checks the leg kick.
Destroyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Destroyer is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kazama.
Destroyer takes a swing at Kazama's ribcage but misses.
Kazama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses
and Destroyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kazama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kazama scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazama scores with a nice body kick.
Kazama scores with a kick to the body.
Destroyer instigates a clinch.
Kazama can't break the clinch.
Kazama throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kazama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Destroyer'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!
Destroyer checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Kazama coming out on top.
Kazama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Kazama.
Destroyer wants to clinch up but Kazama keeps it at a distance.
Chicken Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Destroyer is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by Kazama.
Kazama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama connects with an inside leg kick.
Kazama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Destroyer's head.
Kazama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama throws out a counter right but Destroyer avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama loads up on a big right hand but Destroyer slips the punch.
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kazama looks to throw the jab but Destroyer is out of range.
It looked like Destroyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kazama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Destroyer circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Destroyer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kazama.
Kazama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Destroyer.
Destroyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jin Kazama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazama tries to work over Destroyer's front leg with a kick but Destroyer checks it.
Destroyer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Destroyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kazama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Destroyer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Destroyer rushes Kazama and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kazama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer tries a body shot but Kazama blocks it.
Kazama lands a nice uppercut.
Destroyer lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Kazama.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
Kazama being controlled against the ropes.
Kazama misses with the head strike.
Jin Kazama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kazama misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kazama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kazama 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Kazama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Cartagena (ranked 19517 p4p, 6184 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 628 p4p, 514 weight class). Cartagena comes into the arena with The Crack Attack blaring out of the sound system. 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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cartagena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartagena throws a shot to the body.
Cartagena scores with a jab.
Cartagena misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Cartagena. Beautiful body shot.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nurmagomedov misses with a combination
and Cartagena counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Nurmagomedov on his ass! Nurmagomedov wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Cartagena closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Nurmagomedov back against the ropes! Cartagena follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Nurmagomedov out cold! What a finish! Cartagena looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Cartagena!
Don Cartagena decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 1787 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Macho Randy (ranked 37 p4p, 43 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with Last Caress - Metallica blaring out of the sound system. 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 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macho Randy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy lands a jab.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brophy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Trinity Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Macho Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randy misses with a hook to the body
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Randy tries to work over Brophy's front leg with a kick but Brophy checks it.
It appears Brophy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Randy lands a nice looking body shot.
Randy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brophy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Randy manages to avoid it.
Brophy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Randy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy misses with a wild body shot.
Randy looks for the body kick but Brophy saw that one coming.
Randy throws a wild body kick that Brophy sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Randy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Randy.
Randy lands a really nice looking cross but Brophy seems unphased.
Randy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Randy misses the target.
Randy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Randy moved out of range.
Randy misses with a kick to the body
and Brophy counters with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Randy as he connects with a hook.
Brophy lands a jab to the nose.
Randy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Brophy coming out on top.
 It looks like Macho Randy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randy.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Randy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy thows a body kick. Randy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brophy scores with a jab.
Randy misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Brophy misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Randy misses with a low kick.
Randy throws a front kick aimed at Brophy's knee but Brophy avoids it well.
Randy misses with a left hand
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Randy.
Randy avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Randy checks it well.
Randy darts in and clinches Brophy up against the ropes.
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 John Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Macho Randy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Randy feints a counter leg kick.
Brophy lands a leg kick that knocks Randy off balance momentarily.
Brophy misses with a kick to the body
and Randy counters with a nice body kick.
Brophy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A lazy left from Randy finds it's target.
Randy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Randy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Randy moves away and avoids it.
Randy connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy misses with a shot to the body
and whilst Randy still has his hands down, Brophy counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Randy crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Randy be able to survive another onslaught?
Randy is rocked!
Randy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randy misses with a hook to the body
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Randy was not able to check.
Randy is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Randy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Randy.
Randy seems to have recovered his senses.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy lands a nice looking body kick.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Randy.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Randy thows a leg kick but Brophy checks it
and Brophy counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Randy goes down! Brophy rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Randy is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Brophy misses the jab.
Randy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
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!
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randy can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Randy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brophy.
Randy walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy.
Randy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
A little jabbing left from Randy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Randy throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Crunch! Brophy slams his shin into Randy's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brophy.
Randy throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
As Randy looks to move away, Brophy throws a big counter combo but Randy just gets out of the way.
Brophy throws a hook but Randy blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Randy! But no joy.
Brophy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Randy misses with a hook to the body
and as Randy tries to reset, Brophy cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Randy is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Brophy!
A victorious John Brophy 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 6063 p4p, 3149 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 120 p4p, 133 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with Thom Pace - Maybe blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kueller circles away.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Kueller pushes him off.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kueller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Adams throws a hook but Kueller avoids it easily.
Kueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kueller throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller misses with some punches.
Kueller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kueller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kueller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adams.
Some wild striking there from Kueller.
Kueller throws a wild body kick that Adams sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Adams finds it's way through Kueller's defenses.
Adams clips Kueller with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Kueller a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Kueller is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kueller misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams throws a series of punches but Kueller moves out of range.
Adams checks a low kick from Kueller.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kueller throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Kueller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kueller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kueller is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the ropes.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
Kueller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adams.
Adams breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Adams tries to clinch up
letting Kueller counter with a right hand.
It looks like James Adams has been cut.
James Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kueller just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kueller. That snapped Adams's head back.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kueller can do to turn this around?
Kueller dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams darts in and clinches Kueller up against the ropes.
Kueller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kueller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller moves into the clinch.
Kueller is trying to break free.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Kueller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Kueller lands an elbow inside.
Kueller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Kueller tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kueller's efforts to push away.
Kueller wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kueller throws an elbow but it misses.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Kueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kueller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kueller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benjamin Kueller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Adams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kueller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kueller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kueller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kueller misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Adams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adams lands a nice shot that snaps Kueller's head back.
Adams clinches.
Nice elbow from Kueller.
Kueller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams tries to clinch but Kueller moves out of range.
Adams wants to clinch up but Kueller keeps it at a distance.
Kueller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
James Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams scores with a hook to the body. Kueller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Kueller scores with a three punch combo!
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kueller wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kueller is looking to chop away at Adams's legs.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Kueller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams misses with a looping left.
Adams tries to clinch but Kueller moves out of range.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kueller misses with a two punch combination.
Adams avoids the head kick by Kueller.
Adams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kueller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kueller is trying to stall.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Kueller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Kueller manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Kueller.
Benjamin Kueller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams tries to clinch there but Kueller circles away.
Adams instigates a clinch.
Kueller breaks the clinch.
Kueller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kueller's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Kueller.
Kueller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Kueller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kueller on the side of the head.
Kueller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin Kueller.
I think Kueller 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 1450 p4p, 24935 weight class) and Solomon Cook (ranked 28 p4p, 150 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turturro lands a really nice looking cross but Cook seems unphased.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.
Cook misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cook. That's going to slow Turturro down.
Turturro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turturro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cook throws a front kick aimed at Turturro's knee but Turturro avoids it well.
Cook lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cook with the inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Turturro.
Turturro blocks a head kick by Cook.
A leg kick checked by Turturro.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cook throws a right and a left that Turturro avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Turturro as he connects with a hook.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turturro.
Cook rushes Turturro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turturro misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Turturro controls his hands.
Turturro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turturro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Cook works the jab nicely.
Turturro cracks Cook with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Turturro throws a hook to the side of Cook's head but Cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turturro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turturro stuns Cook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook throws out a counter right but Turturro avoids it with no problem.
Turturro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turturro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Turturro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Turturro's shoulder, as Turturro tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Cook steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cook looks to land a combination but Turturro avoids it well.
Turturro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cook avoids the body shot from Turturro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook works over Turturro's head and body with a nice combination.
Turturro takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Cook slips the punch.
Cook throws a counter combo.
Turturro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro is looking to wear down Cook with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turturro lands with a good body shot.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turturro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cook closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cook walks into a straight right hand from Turturro.
Turturro misses with a hook.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turturro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
Turturro gets tackled into the ropes by Cook. Cook maintains the clinch.
Cook effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook is looking to control Turturro's arms but Turturro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cook has his back to the ropes.
Cook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Cook.
Turturro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Turturro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Cook tries a quick counter leg kick but Turturro is wise to it.
Turturro moves out of range of the leg kick from Cook.
Cook pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Cook's shoulder, as Cook tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro lands with a shot to the body.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
Turturro lands an overhand right.
Turturro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cook can do to turn this around?
Cook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turturro.
It looked like Turturro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turturro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lorenzo Turturro is winning the standup battle so far.
Turturro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cook on the side of the head.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Turturro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook throws a combination that misses
and Turturro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cook thinking.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Cook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Turturro connects with a body shot that sends Cook's belly button to the back.
Cook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turturro.
Cook avoids the body shot from Turturro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Turturro ducks down to avoid it.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook staying out of range there.
Solomon Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Cook throws a chopping leg kick but Turturro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turturro.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro dips to his left and cracks Cook with an uppercut!
Cook throws a leg kick but Turturro checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cook as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turturro lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Turturro connects with the punch.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Turturro digs a good body shot into Cook's ribs.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.
Cook defending well as Turturro loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Cook was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turturro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cook throws a nice head kick!
Turturro is rocked!
Turturro misses the jab.
Oh Turturro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cook is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Turturro is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Solomon Cook!
Solomon Cook is the new super heavyweight champion!
Solomon Cook tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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