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Friday Contender Series 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Draco Nightfury (ranked 24711 p4p, 6834 weight class) and Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn (ranked 632 p4p, 570 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
Experienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightfury lunges at Yudthangarngamtorn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yudthangarngamtorn's hand.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a lazy body kick
and Nightfury makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yudthangarngamtorn.
Nightfury throws a lazy right hand but Yudthangarngamtorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nightfury clinches up against the ropes.
Nightfury struggles to land a body shot inside as Yudthangarngamtorn controls his hands.
Nightfury lands with a left to the head.
Yudthangarngamtorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nightfury avoiding damage as Yudthangarngamtorn throws knees to the body.
Nightfury avoids the elbow strike from Yudthangarngamtorn, against the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn is looking to control Nightfury's arms but Nightfury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yudthangarngamtorn has his back to the ropes.
Nightfury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yudthangarngamtorn looking to slow down the pace here.
Nightfury prevents a body shot from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Nightfury is pushing Yudthangarngamtorn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nightfury tries a body shot but Yudthangarngamtorn blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nightfury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudthangarngamtorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nightfury.
 It looks like Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn has been cut.
Nightfury dodges an elbow strike from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Nightfury lands an elbow just above Yudthangarngamtorn 's eye.
Nightfury tries to work over Yudthangarngamtorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Yudthangarngamtorn missing with knees to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nightfury avoids it.
Yudthangarngamtorn trying to land knees to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nightfury lands a knee to the body.
Nightfury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yudthangarngamtorn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yudthangarngamtorn avoiding damage as Nightfury throws knees to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn working aggressively here.
Nightfury looking to slow down the pace here.
Nightfury throws a punch but it's blocked by Yudthangarngamtorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudthangarngamtorn avoiding damage as Nightfury throws knees to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nightfury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nightfury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightfury misses with the head strike.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nightfury.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries a body shot but Nightfury blocks it.
Yudthangarngamtorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Nightfury.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Nightfury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yudthangarngamtorn avoids it.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yudthangarngamtorn's elbow.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nightfury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Nightfury is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Nightfury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Nightfury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nightfury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yudthangarngamtorn can do to turn this around?
A big left from Yudthangarngamtorn misses.
Nightfury connects with a solid leg kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn blocks a head kick by Nightfury.
Nightfury tries to clinch there but Yudthangarngamtorn circles away.
Yudthangarngamtorn forces Nightfury back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nightfury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn has a couple of punches blocked by Nightfury.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yudthangarngamtorn's elbow.
Nightfury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightfury has Yudthangarngamtorn pushed against the ropes.
Nightfury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nightfury trying to land knees to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn blocks a body shot from Nightfury.
Nightfury landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudthangarngamtorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nightfury tries to throw a body punch but Yudthangarngamtorn avoids it by throwing Nightfury back against the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yudthangarngamtorn dodges an elbow strike from Nightfury.
A head punch on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land.
Nightfury trying to stall but Yudthangarngamtorn improves his position.
Nice body punch from Nightfury.
Nightfury trying to land knees to the body.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yudthangarngamtorn's elbow.
Yudthangarngamtorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nightfury lands a hook that snaps the head of Yudthangarngamtorn backwards.
A short right from Nightfury.
Yudthangarngamtorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nightfury is trying to stall.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands an elbow inside that Nightfury shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury struggles to land a body shot inside as Yudthangarngamtorn controls his hands.
Nightfury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nightfury is leaning against Yudthangarngamtorn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nightfury is defending well for now.
Nightfury taking a breather.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn is trying to maintain a safe position but Nightfury gets an underhook and turns Yudthangarngamtorn into the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nightfury scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nightfury takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nightfury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nightfury is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Draco Nightfury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nightfury blocks a body shot from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nightfury is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Nightfury.
Nightfury avoiding damage as Yudthangarngamtorn throws knees to the body.
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 Draco Nightfury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nightfury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nightfury drives through and clinches with Yudthangarngamtorn against the ropes.
Nightfury struggles to land a body shot inside as Yudthangarngamtorn controls his hands.
Yudthangarngamtorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nightfury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nightfury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nightfury lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head punch that misses.
Nightfury misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightfury misses with a punch to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn gets through Nightfury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nightfury is looking to control Yudthangarngamtorn's arms but Yudthangarngamtorn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nightfury has his back to the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nightfury is keeping busy.
Yudthangarngamtorn trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yudthangarngamtorn.
A short right from Yudthangarngamtorn on the inside.
Yudthangarngamtorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nightfury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nightfury misses with a punch on the inside.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands an uppercut.
Nightfury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn takes a shot to the head.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nightfury.
Nightfury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nightfury.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yudthangarngamtorn as Nightfury tries to tie him up.
Nightfury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yudthangarngamtorn avoids it.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with the head strike.
Yudthangarngamtorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nightfury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightfury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yudthangarngamtorn backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nightfury obliges.
Yudthangarngamtorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nightfury is defending well for now.
Yudthangarngamtorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yudthangarngamtorn just leaning against Nightfury, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yudthangarngamtorn.
Nightfury missing with knees to the body.
Nightfury tries a body shot but Yudthangarngamtorn blocks it.
Yudthangarngamtorn can't find room to land a body shot as Nightfury controls the action.
Yudthangarngamtorn trying to control the position but instead, Nightfury has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yudthangarngamtorn into the ropes.
Nightfury blocks an uppercut.
Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Nightfury.
Yudthangarngamtorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nightfury's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn.
Well Nightfury has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Draco Nightfury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 2267 p4p, 2059 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 247 p4p, 229 weight class). Stern comes to the ring accompanied by The Great American Nightmare. John has chosen Ali-A as his entrance music. Howard Stern 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 42 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern rushes John and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stern is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stern scores with a hook.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Stern swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid body kick from John .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John lands a jab.
John throws the left hand but Stern avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from John . Stern does a little dance to reset his feet.
John tests Stern's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stern gets off balance looking for a body kick
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Stern looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John tries to land a front kick but Stern steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
Stern tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern misses with a looping left.
Stern slips under a jab.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stern lands a nice shot that snaps John 's head back.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stern fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stern takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from John misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stern misses with a right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stern scores with a nice strike.
Stern moves out of range as John strikes.
Stern tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Stern blocks a jab.
Stern dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!
John lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stern takes a step back to recover.
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
Stern jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stern connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stern.
Stern throws a front kick aimed at John 's knee but John avoids it well.
Stern looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stern works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern with a jab.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Stern misses its target.
John lands with a shot to the body.
Stern missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stern is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Stern gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stern is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
John has Stern pressed against the ropes, preventing Stern from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John has Stern pressed against the ropes, preventing Stern from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stern lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Stern managing to block the knees to the body from John .
Stern wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John prevents Stern from breaking the clinch.
John crunches a lovely knee into Stern's ribcage.
Stern is breathing heavily.
Stern on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stern working aggressively here.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 Howard Stern will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
John lands with a nice body punch.
Stern misses with a body shot.
Stern walks into a jab.
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stern misses with a hook.
John throws out a counter right but Stern avoids it with no problem.
Howard Stern is winning the standup battle so far.
Stern ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John . Stern shrugs it off though.
John tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Stern tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from John ! But no joy.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stern.
A head kick from John lands but Stern takes it in his stride.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stern.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Stern staying out of range there.
Stern wants to clinch.
Stern misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John tries to stall but Stern uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stern is trying to break free.
Stern is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Stern.
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stern.
Stern throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Stern swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
Stern connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stern throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Stern is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John .
Stern takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John looks to land a body kick but Stern moved away.
Stern misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stern throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
John has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stern finds it's way round the side to connect with John 's head.
Stern takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern.
John delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stern on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John .
Stern tries to clinch up.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern throws a head kick that misses.
John blocks a leg kick.
Stern moves out of range as John strikes.
John misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stern is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stern throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
John takes a swing at Stern's ribcage but misses.
John delivers a nice body kick.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Stern is looking to clinch.
John misses with a body shot.
John lands with an uppercut that bounces Stern off the ropes and back into range.
Stern scores with a jab.
Stern misses with an uppercut.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on John 's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John moves forwards but Stern connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Stern there.
Stern throws a jab when John was well out of range.
Stern takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern scores with a body shot.
John misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a body kick.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John .
Stern looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John wants to counter with a clinch but Stern pushes him away.
Stern throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stern scores with a jab to the body.
John ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stern scores with a punch to the head.
Stern moves out of range of the body kick.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
John needs to keep his hands up - Stern had a free shot at his head there.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stern was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stern connects with a looping right hand.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Stern misses the shot to the body.
Stern swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a nice body kick.
John bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stern steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John .
John lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stern will feel that in the morning.
John is looking to land body kicks.
A jab lands there for John .
John looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
John moves into the clinch successfully.
Stern swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern wants to break free but John has control.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Howard Stern has been cut.
Stern avoids a wild elbow strike from John .
John lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John .
Stern on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well John 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi John !
Jihadi John was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Howard Stern was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Spas Spasov (ranked 3247 p4p, 23884 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 357 p4p, 647 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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159
17 - 17 - 2 |
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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 17 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ishii as he connects with a hook.
Ishii 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.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Ishii avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Ishii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ishii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spasov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spasov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Spasov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spasov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spasov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spasov throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Spasov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Spasov takes one to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Spasov jumps back.
Spasov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ishii.
Ishii scores with a hook to the body. Spasov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spasov drives through and clinches with Ishii against the ropes.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Spasov blocks the elbow strike.
Spasov effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
Spasov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spasov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov misses with a series of wild punches.
Takeru Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Spasov as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Spasov.
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Spasov.
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spasov is out of range.
Spasov appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ishii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Spasov slips under a jab from Ishii.
Spasov gets a clinch.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Spasov.
Spasov avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Spasov.
Nice body punch from Spasov.
Ishii looks winded!
Spasov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ishii.
A right hook to the body lands for Spasov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spasov presses Ishii against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spas Spasov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spasov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spasov moves into the clinch.
Spasov lands a shot to the body.
Spasov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Spasov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Spasov pushes Ishii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
Spasov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Spasov lands with a right to the head.
Spas Spasov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Spasov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spasov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii pushes Spasov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spasov is stalling here.
Spasov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Spasov feints a jab promting Ishii to slip. Spasov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ishii slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spasov misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spasov breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov lands with a good body shot.
Spasov throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Spasov moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Spasov.
Spasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spasov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Spasov.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
Spasov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishii up against the ropes.
Spasov stalls.
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Spasov and move into the clinch position.
Spasov misses with a wild combination.
Spasov darts in and clinches Ishii up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spas Spasov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spasov takes the fight into the clinch.
Spasov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Spasov's head but Spasov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii scoring well with a low kick there.
Spasov moves into the clinch.
Spasov lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii drives through and clinches with Spasov against the ropes.
Spasov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ishii blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Good body shot from Spasov.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Spasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Spas Spasov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ishii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Spasov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Ishii in a clinch.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Spasov.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Spasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spasov works on Ishii's body with a couple of short punches.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov lands a body shot.
Ishii lands with a right to the head.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
Spasov closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spasov tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spas Spasov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spasov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spas Spasov!
A very excited looking Spas Spasov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 3021 p4p, 2427 weight class) and Snake Duanesboy (ranked 383 p4p, 312 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to work over Duanesboy's front leg with a kick but Duanesboy checks it.
Duanesboy throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duanesboy closes the distance and clinches.
Duanesboy lands a body shot.
Duanesboy working aggressively here.
Duanesboy can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duanesboy misses with some punches.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Snake Duanesboy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duanesboy tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Duanesboy back against the ropes.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duanesboy is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Duanesboy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Duanesboy can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Duanesboy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duanesboy tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Duanesboy slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Duanesboy closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the ropes.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Duanesboy blocks the elbow strike.
Duanesboy pushes Anderson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the ropes.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duanesboy lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Duanesboy working hard to break the clinch.
Duanesboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duanesboy avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the ropes.
Duanesboy lands a body punch.
Duanesboy manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snake Duanesboy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duanesboy tries to clinch up.
Anderson cracks Duanesboy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duanesboy wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Duanesboy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Duanesboy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Duanesboy.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Duanesboy's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duanesboy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duanesboy closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the ropes.
Duanesboy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duanesboy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy throws a head punch that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Duanesboy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duanesboy pushes Anderson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Snake Duanesboy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duanesboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duanesboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duanesboy gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duanesboy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Duanesboy misses with some punches.
Duanesboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duanesboy struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Duanesboy improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Duanesboy tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Duanesboy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Duanesboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Duanesboy scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Duanesboy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duanesboy working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duanesboy lands with a light punch inside.
Duanesboy struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Duanesboy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snake Duanesboy's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Duanesboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Duanesboy checks it
and Duanesboy counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Duanesboy to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Duanesboy instigates a clinch.
Duanesboy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duanesboy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snake Duanesboy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duanesboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson tries to work over Duanesboy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Duanesboy as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duanesboy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duanesboy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Duanesboy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duanesboy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duanesboy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duanesboy tries a head kick but it misses.
Duanesboy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duanesboy counters with a stiff right hand.
Duanesboy clinches with his opponent.
Duanesboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duanesboy avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the ropes.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Duanesboy.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Duanesboy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duanesboy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Duanesboy!
A victorious Snake Duanesboy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Somsak Ngo (ranked 7196 p4p, 4542 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 567 p4p, 437 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somsak Ngo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ngo misses with a low kick.
Alexandrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the body kick from Ngo.
As Ngo backs off Alexandrov throws a huge counter combo but Ngo manages to avoid it all.
Alexandrov rushes Ngo and presses him up against the ropes.
Ngo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Ngo keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Ngo blocks the leg kick.
Ngo lands a leg kick that knocks Alexandrov off balance momentarily.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch.
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Ngo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexandrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ngo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov has Ngo pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngo.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ngo misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ngo managing to block the knees to the body from Alexandrov.
Ngo tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngo controls his hands.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngo controls his hands.
Ngo lands a left hand.
Ngo breaks from the clinch.
Ngo keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Alexandrov.
Ngo misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexandrov.
Come on Alexandrov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ngo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ngo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ngo tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngo throws a leg kick which misses Alexandrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexandrov tries to avoid it.
Ngo is looking to score with low kicks.
As Ngo backs off Alexandrov throws a huge counter combo but Ngo manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ngo lands a head kick!
Ngo swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexandrov.
Ngo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ngo scores with a shoulder strike.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngo controls his hands.
Alexandrov pushes Ngo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ngo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ngo breaks from the clinch.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ngo circles away.
Ngo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Ngo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ngo lands a head kick!
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Ngo circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ngo dominated that round.
That's time! Ngo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alexandrov clinches up against the ropes.
Ngo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngo pushes Alexandrov away with a front kick.
Ngo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ngo looks for the body kick but Alexandrov saw that one coming.
Ngo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
A head kick from Ngo lands but Alexandrov takes it in his stride.
Alexandrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ngo.
Alexandrov slips a jab and a cross from Ngo.
Alexandrov throws a counter combo.
Ngo looks to land a body kick but Alexandrov moved away.
Alexandrov rushes Ngo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ngo misses with some punches.
Ngo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Ngo tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Ngo back against the ropes.
Alexandrov misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov misses with the head strike.
Ngo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Ngo.
Alexandrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Ngo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ngo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngo controls his hands.
Ngo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ngo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexandrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ngo is keeping busy.
Ngo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ngo as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ngo.
Ngo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexandrov trying to control the position but instead, Ngo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexandrov into the ropes.
Ngo lands with a right to the head.
Ngo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Ngo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov 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.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Ngo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov tries to work over Ngo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov tries to work over Ngo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ngo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alexandrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ngo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ngo throws a head punch that misses.
Ngo throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Alexandrov.
Ngo misses with some punches.
Alexandrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ngo is defending well for now.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Ngo.
Knees to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alexandrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ngo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alexandrov can turn it around.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Ngo controls the action.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Ngo.
Ngo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Ngo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Ngo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov gets through Ngo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Ngo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexandrov wants to stall.
Ngo throws a head punch that misses.
Ngo tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Ngo tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ngo gets through Alexandrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Ngo blocks it.
Alexandrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ngo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ngo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Alexandrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ngo has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Ngo.
A shot in the inside from Ngo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ngo.
Ngo stalls.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Alexandrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexandrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ngo backwards.
Ngo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngo scores with a leg kick.
Alex Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexandrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ngo half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Alexandrov.
I think Ngo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Somsak Ngo!
During a confident post fight interview, Somsak Ngo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 7464 p4p, 2513 weight class) and Datu Rizalia (ranked 108 p4p, 121 weight class). Rizalia has chosen Ballad of a dead soulja by tupac as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Datu Rizalia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford throws a leg kick but Rizalia checks it.
Rizalia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizalia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rizalia scores with a leg kick.
Rizalia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ford under the eye.
Rizalia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizalia lands a nice looking body kick.
Rizalia misses the jab.
Rizalia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Rizalia pushes him off.
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rizalia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ford has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ford misses with a kick to the body.
Rizalia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rizalia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford thuds his right hand into Rizalia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rizalia misses with a straight left.
Rizalia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rizalia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rizalia throws an off balance right hand
and Ford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ford throws out a leg kick but Rizalia moves out of range and Ford only half commits.
Rizalia tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Rizalia tries to get set, Ford tries to push him back and clinch up but Rizalia manages to avoid the attempt.
Rizalia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rizalia's hands.
Rizalia lands a two punch combo.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Rizalia.
Rizalia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Rizalia should have avoided that one.
Ford wants to clinch.
Rizalia misses with a wild body shot.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizalia.
Ford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizalia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizalia was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Rizalia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford slips a straight right by Rizalia.
Rizalia looks for the body kick but Ford saw that one coming.
Rizalia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford counters with a left and a right that stings Rizalia.
Datu Rizalia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizalia misses the target.
Rizalia lands the left hand.
Ford drives through and clinches with Rizalia against the ropes.
Rizalia dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizalia's elbow.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizalia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizalia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizalia breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ford, as that shot connected.
Ford drops his hands momentarily and Rizalia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Rizalia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Datu Rizalia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Datu Rizalia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rizalia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rizalia connects with a jab.
Rizalia looks to land a body kick but Ford moved away.
Ford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rizalia to score with a decent uppercut.
Rizalia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rizalia lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizalia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Ford is rocked!
Rizalia cracks Ford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rizalia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rizalia cracks Ford with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ford is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ford is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ford could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Datu Rizalia!
Datu Rizalia made sure to mention his sponsor, UnderGround Clothing Co. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 23607 p4p, 4660 weight class) and Awut Smith (ranked 624 p4p, 444 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ladies and Gentlemen. Ryu Takemura is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 26 - 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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Awut Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Takemura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takemura, pushing him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takemura.
Takemura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Takemura tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takemura is defending well for now.
Smith taking a breather.
Takemura takes a shot to the head.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takemura is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Takemura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith keeps control of Takemura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takemura working hard to break the clinch.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takemura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Takemura is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Takemura blocks with his arms.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Takemura's ribcage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Takemura managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Takemura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Takemura's ribcage.
Smith just leaning against Takemura, taking a breather.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Takemura's ribcage.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takemura takes a shot to the head.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takemura is defending well for now.
Takemura tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Takemura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takemura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Takemura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Takemura wants to break free but Smith has control.
Takemura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith has Takemura pushed against the ropes.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takemura avoids it.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Takemura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takemura is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takemura up against the ropes.
Takemura tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awut Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Takemura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takemura moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Takemura walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Smith and drops face first to the floor! Takemura's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Takemura in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Awut Smith!
Awut Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, RESISTANCE in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Juanito Cortez (ranked 3736 p4p, 6502 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 450 p4p, 624 weight class). Cortez comes to the ring accompanied by $$$. Cyborg Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 31 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Cortez throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Silva throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortez.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cortez throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez lands a high kick!
It looks like Cyborg Silva has been cut.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortez tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez is looking to score with low kicks.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Cortez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juanito Cortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Cortez misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cortez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez with the inside leg kick.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cortez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Cortez throws out a powerful jab.
Juanito Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cortez tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Cortez misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Cortez was not able to check.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Cortez misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Cortez is predictable there
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Cortez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Cortez settles back down.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cortez misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Juanito Cortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Cortez is looking to score with low kicks.
Cortez lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cortez blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Cortez backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Cortez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Cortez wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Cortez steps away.
Juanito Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Cortez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.
A head kick by Cortez misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Jab by Cortez.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cyborg Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Cortez throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortez 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito Cortez!
Juanito Cortez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 6648 p4p, 3450 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 97 p4p, 61 weight class). Kinneas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judas Priest - Electric Eye. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinneas ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab to Kinneas's midsection.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinneas moves away.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinneas tries to land a body kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kinneas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kinneas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Kinneas moves away and avoids it.
Kinneas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinneas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinneas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinneas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Kinneas slips a straight right by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinneas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinneas was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Kinneas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kinneas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Kinneas misses with the body kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kinneas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Kinneas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Kinneas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Kinneas's ribs.
Kinneas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Kinneas counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Kinneas to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinneas misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kinneas scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Kinneas.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kinneas counters with an outside leg kick.
Kinneas scores with a push kick.
Kinneas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Kinneas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinneas.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Kinneas moves away and avoids it.
Kinneas misses with a head kick.
Kinneas throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Irvine Kinneas has been cut.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinneas throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Irvine Kinneas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irvine Kinneas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kinneas is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Kinneas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kinneas.
Kinneas tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Kinneas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kinneas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinneas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson is rocked!
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson 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.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kinneas throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Kinneas misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Kinneas. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Kinneas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinneas scores with a kick to the body.
Kinneas looks low and kicks high, catching Johnson 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!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a hook.
Kinneas scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kinneas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kinneas looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Jab, jab by Kinneas - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas slips under a jab.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to wear down Kinneas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kinneas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Kinneas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kinneas lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Johnson goes down! The ref sends Kinneas to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Johnson 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!
Johnson walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Kinneas rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Johnson has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Kinneas lands an overhand right.
Kinneas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinneas throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kinneas counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Johnson goes down! Will Johnson beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Irvine Kinneas!
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