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UPKO ⅠⅠ PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezequiel Campos (ranked 4189 p4p, 4026 weight class) and Rolfe Otto (ranked 130 p4p, 126 weight class). Campos comes to the ring accompanied by Fumafu. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Solid chin
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolfe Otto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campos, pushing him back against the ropes.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Otto is controlling him.
Campos blocks a body shot from Otto.
Otto pushes off an throws an elbow but Campos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Otto is controlling the position.
Otto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otto misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Otto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otto working aggressively here.
Otto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Campos up against the ropes.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Otto has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos has Otto pressed against the ropes, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otto is trying to force a seperation but Campos has the dominant position.
Otto tries to circle away but Campos has him pinned against the ropes.
Otto pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Campos wants to get back to striking at distance but Otto won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Otto fails to land.
Campos has had enough of the clinch but Otto keeps him there for the moment.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otto tries to break free but Campos pushes him back against the ropes.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otto keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Otto prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
Otto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otto has managed to clinch.
Campos wants to break free but Otto has control.
Otto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Campos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Campos can't break the clinch.
Campos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otto has him pressed against the ropes.
Otto tries to break free but Campos pushes him back against the ropes.
Campos is trying to break free.
Campos avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Otto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Otto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rolfe Otto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Campos scores with a big combo that sends Otto crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Otto flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Campos jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezequiel Campos!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bogdan Ciechosz (ranked 4430 p4p, 4188 weight class) and Jordan Peterson (ranked 211 p4p, 131 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Brawler
Prefers standup
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Ciechosz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson walks into a stiff left hand from Ciechosz.
Ciechosz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Ciechosz knocks out Peterson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ciechosz before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ciechosz picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bogdan Ciechosz!
After winning the bout, Bogdan Ciechosz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Silva (ranked 4169 p4p, 5034 weight class) and Hayato Tani (ranked 129 p4p, 156 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tani's choice of entrance music: Takeshi's Castle Theme. 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayato Tani!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a hook. Tani ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tani takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Tani's head back.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Tani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tani lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Tani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tani counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tani! But no joy.
Jab from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tani tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Tani misses with a straight right.
Tani instigates a clinch.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tani moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tani looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Tani misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Tani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonny Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tani is looking to clinch.
Tani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Hayato Tani has been cut.
Tani lands a jab to the head.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tani clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva stalling the fight.
Tani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tani working aggressively here.
Tani misses with the head strike.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Tani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Tani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tani tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva swings for the body but Tani moves out of range.
Tani closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Tani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tani slips under a jab.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
enabling Tani to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Tani has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayato Tani's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Tani misses its intended target.
Tani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva thuds a left hand into Tani's body.
Tani avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tani takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Tani is rocked!
Tani missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tani is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tani can do to turn this around?
Tani tries to get into range but Silva steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tani! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Silva scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Silva!
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FIGHT
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