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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Julia Alves Chai (ranked 25336 p4p, 2749 weight class) and Bubba Dukes (ranked 181 p4p, 83 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julia Alves Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dukes.
Dukes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dukes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dukes throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dukes throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dukes just manages to avoid it.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chai wants to slow Dukes down by chopping away at his legs.
Chai blocks the body kick.
Dukes checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes forces Chai back against the ropes and clinches.
Dukes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dukes throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Dukes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.
Dukes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai is looking to control Dukes's arms but Dukes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chai has his back to the ropes.
Chai looking to stall.
Dukes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dukes obliges.
Chai is looking to control Dukes's arms but Dukes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chai has his back to the ropes.
Chai trying to control the position but instead, Dukes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chai into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position but instead, Dukes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chai into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Julia Alves Chai.
Dukes throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Chai gets tackled into the ropes by Dukes. Dukes maintains the clinch.
Dukes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dukes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dukes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai looking to slow down the pace here.
Dukes scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Dukes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dukes throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
As Dukes looks to move away, Chai throws a big counter combo but Dukes just gets out of the way.
Chai walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Dukes! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Dukes!
As Bubba Dukes got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Time to make a run and see how good I am.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 24508 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Kanetake Makio (ranked 214 p4p, 106 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanayama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Want To Break Free. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanetake Makio!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makio throws a sloppy head kick
and Hanayama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hanayama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makio wants to clinch up but Hanayama keeps it at a distance.
Makio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hanayama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Makio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Makio tries to clinch
and Hanayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanayama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makio is out of range.
Makio tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanayama closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hanayama as Makio tries to tie him up.
Makio can't break the clinch.
Hanayama effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makio wants to stall.
Makio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanayama prevents a body shot from Makio.
Hanayama manages to break the clinch.
Hanayama pushes Makio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Makio is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanayama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanayama blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hanayama as Makio tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Makio fails to land.
Hanayama slows down the pace here.
Hanayama stalls.
Makio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanayama has Makio pressed against the ropes, preventing Makio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Hanayama dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanayama moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanayama controlling the action here for a moment.
Makio is trying to push Hanayama away but Hanayama has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hanayama manages to break the clinch.
Hanayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanayama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanayama clinches with his opponent.
Makio is trying to force a seperation but Hanayama has the dominant position.
Makio is trying to force a seperation but Hanayama has the dominant position.
Hanayama prevents Makio from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama tries to land a knee to the head but Makio blocks with his arms.
Makio is trying to maintain a safe position but Hanayama gets an underhook and turns Makio into the ropes.
Hanayama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Makio as the two fighters clinch.
Makio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanayama has him pressed against the ropes.
Hanayama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanetake Makio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanayama keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanayama looks to land a combination but Makio avoids it well.
Hanayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makio can do to turn this around?
Makio scores with a nice body kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Makio has eaten all the pies!
Makio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hanayama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makio wants to clinch up but Hanayama keeps it at a distance.
Hanayama lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Makio is looking to clinch but Hanayama is avoiding it.
Hanayama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Makio managing to block the knees to the body from Hanayama.
Makio working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Makio.
Makio is trying to break the clinch but Hanayama has him pressed against the ropes.
Makio throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanayama stalling.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Hanayama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hanayama moves into the clinch.
Hanayama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Makio up against the ropes.
Hanayama blocks an uppercut.
Makio looking to slow down the pace here.
Makio wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanayama won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanayama manages to break the clinch.
Hanayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hanayama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaoru Hanayama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanayama has closed the distance and engaged Makio in a clinch.
Kaoru Hanayama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanayama effectively controlling the action here.
Makio looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanayama has him pressed against the ropes.
Makio is trying to push Hanayama away but Hanayama has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hanayama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makio looks to clinch
and Makio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanayama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makio taking a breather.
Hanayama keeps control of Makio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hanayama breaks the clinch.
Kaoru Hanayama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanayama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanayama has Makio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kanetake Makio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanayama leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoru Hanayama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanayama 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoru Hanayama!
A less than humble Kaoru Hanayama misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomoya Yamamoto (ranked 4969 p4p, 3233 weight class) and Hayato Countinho (ranked 153 p4p, 108 weight class). 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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomoya Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Countinho!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Countinho closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Yamamoto crashing to the mat! Yamamoto uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
 It looks like Tomoya Yamamoto has been cut.
Countinho closes the distance and clinches.
Countinho lands an elbow just above Yamamoto 's eye.
Yamamoto letting Countinho take a breather here.
Countinho breaks the clinch.
Countinho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Countinho lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Countinho misses with a kick to the body.
Countinho catches Yamamoto napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Yamamoto goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Hayato Countinho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Parsons (ranked 3956 p4p, 4903 weight class) and Urjo Sokk (ranked 124 p4p, 146 weight class). Urjo Sokk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 Los Angeles, Riley Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urjo Sokk!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokk darts in trying to clinch
and Parsons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parsons just misses with a punch to the body.
Urjo Sokk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Parsons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sokk misses with a series of wild punches.
Parsons plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Sokk swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Sokk face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Riley Parsons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hideki Hamamoto (ranked 4936 p4p, 2515 weight class) and Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 148 p4p, 72 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Hamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ajuricaba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hideki Hamamoto has been cut.
Hamamoto misses with a jab to the body
and Ajuricaba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamamoto throws a wild body kick that Ajuricaba sees coming a mile off.
Ajuricaba lands with a hook. Hamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ajuricaba scores with a hook to the body. Hamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ajuricaba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamamoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ajuricaba to counter with a crisp jab.
Hideki Hamamoto's cut is getting worse.
Hamamoto walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Huena Ajuricaba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sakichi Kawamura (ranked 4967 p4p, 4340 weight class) and Woo Hyuk Hwang (ranked 154 p4p, 134 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Brawler
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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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakichi Kawamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Woo Hyuk Hwang!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hwang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kawamura momentarily.
Hwang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hwang misses with an uppercut.
Hwang cracks Kawamura with a good jab.
Hwang dodges the punch combination from Kawamura.
Hwang sizes up Kawamura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kawamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hwang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawamura tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hwang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Kawamura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hwang scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Kawamura beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hwang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawamura.
Kawamura thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kawamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Kawamura sets himself, and Hwang steps forward looking for the clinch! Kawamura avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hwang throws a shot from downtown. Kawamura moves away and avoids it.
Hwang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kawamura misses with a two punch combination.
Hwang connects with a quick right hand that sends Kawamura tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Woo Hyuk Hwang!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Musashi Wataru (ranked 3164 p4p, 4243 weight class) and Ernesto Cro Cop (ranked 101 p4p, 208 weight class). Ernesto Cro Cop 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musashi Wataru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wataru throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wataru misses with a few strikes there.
Cro Cop darts in and clinches Wataru up against the ropes.
Wataru tries to break the clinch but Cro Cop is controlling the position.
Wataru wants to get back to striking at distance but Cro Cop won't allow it.
Cro Cop is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Cro Cop.
Wataru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cro Cop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wataru blocks an uppercut.
Cro Cop leaning against his opponent.
Wataru trying to land knees to the body.
Wataru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wataru is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cro Cop is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cro Cop fails to land.
Cro Cop misses with a punch on the inside.
Wataru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Cro Cop.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cro Cop as Wataru tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wataru.
Cro Cop has Wataru pressed against the ropes, preventing Wataru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cro Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cro Cop taking a breather.
Wataru tries to circle away but Cro Cop has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop looking to stall.
Cro Cop throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cro Cop misses with a punch to the body.
Wataru is trying to force a seperation but Cro Cop has the dominant position.
Cro Cop has Wataru pressed against the ropes, preventing Wataru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cro Cop content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cro Cop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cro Cop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wataru is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Cro Cop as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Cro Cop dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cro Cop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wataru clinches up against the ropes.
Cro Cop just leaning against Wataru, taking a breather.
Wataru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Cro Cop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cro Cop prevents Wataru from breaking the clinch.
Cro Cop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wataru's efforts to push away.
Wataru tries to break the clinch but Cro Cop is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cro Cop tries to work over Wataru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cro Cop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cro Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wataru's elbow.
Cro Cop wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cro Cop is trying to maintain a safe position but Wataru gets an underhook and turns Cro Cop into the ropes.
Cro Cop swings wildly with an uppercut but Wataru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cro Cop gets through Wataru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Wataru.
Ernesto Cro Cop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wataru has had enough of the clinch but Cro Cop keeps him there for the moment.
Wataru blocks a body shot from Cro Cop.
A head punch on the inside from Cro Cop fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wataru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wataru has managed to clinch.
Cro Cop tries to throw a body punch but Wataru avoids it by throwing Cro Cop back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wataru wants to stall.
Wataru could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cro Cop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wataru utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cro Cop is breathing heavily.
Cro Cop trying to control the position but instead, Wataru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cro Cop into the ropes.
Cro Cop swings wildly with an uppercut but Wataru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wataru is trying to break the clinch but Cro Cop is controlling him.
Wataru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musashi Wataru dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wataru moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Wataru scores with a four punch combination!
Wataru throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cro Cop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wataru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cro Cop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wataru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cro Cop can do to turn this around?
Wataru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wataru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Cro Cop blocks a head kick by Wataru.
Wataru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wataru is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wataru is trying to break free.
Cro Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wataru's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Wataru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop is trying to maintain a safe position but Wataru gets an underhook and turns Cro Cop into the ropes.
Wataru is trying to push Cro Cop away but Cro Cop has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wataru is trying to break the clinch but Cro Cop is controlling him.
Cro Cop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wataru tries to land a knee to the head but Cro Cop blocks with his arms.
Wataru being controlled against the ropes.
Cro Cop is trying to maintain a safe position but Wataru gets an underhook and turns Cro Cop into the ropes.
Cro Cop stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wataru.
Cro Cop is trying to maintain a safe position but Wataru gets an underhook and turns Cro Cop into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wataru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wataru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Wataru.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cro Cop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cro Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wataru's elbow.
Wataru tries to break free but Cro Cop pushes him back against the ropes.
The referee calls for Cro Cop to work.
Wataru blocks an uppercut.
Wataru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cro Cop.
Wataru lands a good knee to the midsection. Cro Cop won't want to take too many of those.
Wataru has had enough of the clinch but Cro Cop keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musashi Wataru showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wataru 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musashi Wataru!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toa Mudo (ranked 22184 p4p, 3173 weight class) and Daiki Suzuki (ranked 260 p4p, 183 weight class). Mudo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rise-Disturbed. Toa Mudo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses
and Mudo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mudo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mudo scores with a nice head shot.
Suzuki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mudo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suzuki scrambles back to his feet.
Mudo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Mudo moves out of range.
Mudo lands with a hook. Suzuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for Mudo.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
Mudo scores with a jab to the head.
Mudo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Suzuki swings for the body but Mudo moves out of range.
Mudo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mudo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Mudo.
Mudo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suzuki has time to react.
Mudo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo feints a jab promting Suzuki to slip. Mudo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suzuki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mudo lands with a cross.
Suzuki takes one to the side of the head.
Mudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mudo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suzuki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mudo.
Mudo lands with a right hand.
Toa Mudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mudo cracks Suzuki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki is looking to chop away at Mudo's legs.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
Suzuki drops his hands momentarily and Mudo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Mudo is having none of it.
Mudo scoring well with a low kick there.
Suzuki wants to clinch.
Mudo throwing a counter right hand but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
Suzuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mudo cracks Suzuki with an open hand slap.
Suzuki misses with a body punch
and Mudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki takes one on the button.
Suzuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mudo moves out of range of the body kick from Suzuki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mudo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suzuki. Suzuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mudo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Suzuki needs to keep his hands up - Mudo had a free shot at his head there.
Suzuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suzuki tries to clinch up
and Mudo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toa Mudo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daiki Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mudo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mudo lands with a hook. Suzuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suzuki jabs Mudo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Mudo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mudo avoids the body shot from Suzuki.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suzuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toa Mudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki wants to land a leg kick but Mudo is out of range.
Mudo connects with a crisp jab.
Mudo cracks Suzuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mudo dips to his left and cracks Suzuki with an uppercut!
Suzuki ducks right into an uppercut from Mudo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mudo sizes up Suzuki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Mudo catches Suzuki right on the button with a cross.
Mudo lands a front kick to the face, that drops Suzuki to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
 Suzuki is rocked!
Mudo catches Suzuki napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Suzuki crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Mudo raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Toa Mudo!
After winning the bout, Toa Mudo 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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