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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 25150 p4p, 3503 weight class) and Kanetake Makio (ranked 162 p4p, 109 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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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 - 3 - 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanetake Makio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makio. That one must have hurt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Makio has eaten all the pies!
Chai blocks a head kick by Makio.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
Makio misses with a wild body shot.
Chai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Makio gets tackled into the ropes by Chai. Chai maintains the clinch.
Makio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai slows down the pace here.
Makio wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Makio swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai avoiding damage.
Makio manages to break the clinch.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Makio throws a head kick that misses.
Makio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
Makio blocks a leg kick.
Chai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Makio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makio wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Makio is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Makio avoided it.
Makio scores with a head kick.
Chai avoids the body shot from Makio.
Makio throws a combination that misses
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
Makio misses with a head kick.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Makio blocks the low kick.
Makio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A telegraphed right hand from Makio misses the target.
Makio lands a head shot.
 Chai is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kanetake Makio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Makio scores with a body shot.
Makio misses with a kick to the body.
Kanetake Makio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makio tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Makio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makio throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Makio throws a right hand that misses
and Chai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Makio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makio throws a sloppy head kick
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Makio 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makio tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Makio tries to bum rush Chai with a series of wild strikes but Chai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chai avoids the head kick by Makio.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Makio just manages to avoid it.
Makio is breathing heavily.
Makio scores with a head kick.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julia Alves Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Makio moves out of range of the leg kick from Chai.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Makio avoided it.
Chai throws a body kick that misses.
Chai throws a head kick but Makio moves out of range.
Makio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makio tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Makio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanetake Makio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makio is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai is looking to chop away at Makio's legs.
Makio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
Chai throws a leg kick but Makio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Makio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai has closed the distance and engaged Makio in a clinch.
Makio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makio moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
and Chai counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makio misses with a leg kick.
As Makio backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Makio's front leg but catches the back leg as Makio tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Julia Alves Chai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chai connects with a solid leg kick.
Chai rushes Makio and presses him up against the ropes.
Makio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makio is out of range and Chai settles back down.
Makio looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Makio throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Makio backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai throws a low kick but Makio moves out of range easily.
Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makio falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Makio misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws the kick towards the body but Makio avoids it.
Makio tries to counter with a clinch but Chai shakes him off and moves away.
Makio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chai misses with a low kick as Makio jumps back.
A head kick by Makio misses
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Makio 's knee.
Makio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makio wants to clinch.
Makio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Makio misses.
As Makio backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking to chop away at Makio's legs.
Makio throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Makio moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai thinks about countering with a head kick.
Chai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makio is out of range and Chai settles back down.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makio.
Makio tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makio misses with a straight left.
Makio lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julia Alves Chai.
I think Chai 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julia Alves Chai!
An out of breath Julia Alves Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daiki Suzuki (ranked 3439 p4p, 3502 weight class) and Shunosuke Okubo (ranked 185 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunosuke Okubo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Shunosuke Okubo has been cut.
Suzuki clinches up with Okubo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okubo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suzuki thuds a left hand into Okubo's body.
Okubo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suzuki.
Suzuki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Suzuki has managed to clinch.
Okubo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Suzuki.
Suzuki forces Okubo back against the ropes and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Suzuki.
Okubo breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Suzuki finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki lands with a nice body kick.
Okubo looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo throws a series of punches but Suzuki moves out of range.
OH! Okubo has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Suzuki smells blood and charges in for the finish! Suzuki unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Okubo sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daiki Suzuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riku Sakurai (ranked 5277 p4p, 5278 weight class) and Tomoya Yamamoto (ranked 160 p4p, 158 weight class). Riku Sakurai 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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomoya Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai clinches with his opponent.
Sakurai stalling.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakurai.
Sakurai digs a right hand into Yamamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamamoto's gas tank.
Yamamoto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sakurai blocks an uppercut.
Sakurai breaks from the clinch.
Sakurai clobbers Yamamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Tomoya Yamamoto has been cut.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Sakurai moves out of range.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Sakurai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sakurai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto tries to circle away but Sakurai has him pinned against the ropes.
Yamamoto letting Sakurai take a breather here.
Yamamoto can't break the clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakurai has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Sakurai is having none of it.
Sakurai rushes Yamamoto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto connects with a single shot there.
Yamamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Sakurai back into the ropes.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai takes one on the button.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sakurai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai. Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai closes the distance and pushes Yamamoto back into the ropes.
Sakurai is trying to stall.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Sakurai in a clinch.
Sakurai is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamamoto gets an underhook and turns Sakurai into the ropes.
Yamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Riku Sakurai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomoya Yamamoto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a three punch combo that has Yamamoto backing up. Yamamoto nods at Sakurai to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Sakurai moves out of range.
Riku Sakurai is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses
and Sakurai counters by clinching up.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakurai has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.
Yamamoto tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the ropes.
Sakurai keeps control of Yamamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Riku Sakurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Sakurai is having none of it.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Sakurai moves out of range.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sakurai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakurai circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Sakurai.
Sakurai tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Sakurai improves position.
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakurai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakurai connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakurai jabs Yamamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sakurai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Sakurai off balance momentarily.
Sakurai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Sakurai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamamoto, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Sakurai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomoya Yamamoto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yamamoto works over Sakurai's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakurai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamamoto. Yamamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakurai gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Sakurai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakurai scores with a knee to the head.
Sakurai presses Yamamoto against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakurai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakurai clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai. Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto avoiding damage.
Sakurai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakurai wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sakurai tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sakurai.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakurai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sakurai. Those never looked like landing.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sakurai pushes Yamamoto back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sakurai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakurai has Yamamoto pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakurai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakurai misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai. Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Tomoya Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riku Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riku Sakurai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riku Sakurai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakurai 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riku Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Woo Jin Seon (ranked 5279 p4p, 2662 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 156 p4p, 76 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped 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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Woo Jin Seon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seon tries to clinch up
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
Seon closes the distance but Tsuruta moves to the side
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tsuruta lands with a nice body punch.
Seon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Seon misses
and Seon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seon throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsuruta has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Seon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
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!
Seon misses with a leg kick
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tsuruta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Seon misses with a double jab
and Tsuruta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woo Jin Seon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tsuruta!
Tsuruta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seon is rocked!
Seon tries to get into range but Tsuruta steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Seon! 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! Tsuruta scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomomi Tsuruta!
Tomomi Tsuruta took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yamato Kimura (ranked 3501 p4p, 5254 weight class) and Hideki Hamamoto (ranked 112 p4p, 154 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamato Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Hamamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hamamoto.
Kimura fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hamamoto just manages to avoid it.
Hamamoto misses with a double jab.
Kimura rushes Hamamoto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kimura breaks the clinch.
Hamamoto tries to clinch but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura connects with a high kick.
It looks like Hideki Hamamoto has been cut.
Kimura has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Kimura to work.
Hamamoto 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.
Hamamoto is trying to force a seperation but Kimura has the dominant position.
Hamamoto wants to break free but Kimura has control.
Hamamoto breaks the clinch.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura stalling.
Kimura breaks from the clinch.
Hamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.
Hamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Hamamoto.
Kimura scores with a jab to the body.
Hamamoto tries to bum rush Kimura with a series of wild strikes but Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kimura breaks from the clinch.
Kimura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Kimura won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hamamoto being controlled against the ropes.
Kimura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamamoto gets tackled into the ropes by Kimura. Kimura maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura breaks the clinch.
Hamamoto is looking to clinch but Kimura is avoiding it.
Kimura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kimura throws a combination that misses
and Hamamoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Hamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Kimura tries to counter by clinching up but Hamamoto breaks away and moves out of range.
Hamamoto tries to clinch up
and Kimura counters with a series of strikes. Hamamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Kimura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Hamamoto's cut.
That's time! Kimura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamamoto manages to avoid it.
Hamamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hamamoto lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kimura as Hamamoto tries to tie him up.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamamoto misses the shot to the body.
Hamamoto misses with an uppercut. Kimura saw that one coming.
And Kimura counters with a quick kick to the body but Hamamoto blocks it.
Hamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamamoto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kimura is looking to clinch but Hamamoto is avoiding it.
Kimura throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hamamoto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hamamoto.
Hamamoto is trying to break free.
Kimura looking to stall.
Kimura wants to break free but Hamamoto has control.
Hamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamamoto stalling in the clinch but Kimura improves position.
Hamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamamoto closes the distance and pushes Kimura back into the ropes.
Kimura leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Kimura could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hamamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Kimura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hideki Hamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hideki Hamamoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kimura throws a right and a left that Hamamoto avoids nicely.
Hamamoto is looking to clinch.
Hamamoto tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hamamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Hamamoto tries to clinch but Kimura moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Hamamoto.
Kimura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hamamoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hamamoto.
Hamamoto lands with a nice combination. Kimura backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura looks to land a combination but Hamamoto avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Hamamoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamamoto tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimura tries to counter by clinching up but Hamamoto breaks away and moves out of range.
Yamato Kimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kimura is out of range.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimura moves into the clinch.
Hamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimura tries to clinch up but Hamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamamoto closes the distance and pushes Kimura back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Kimura has him pressed against the ropes.
Hamamoto breaks the clinch.
Kimura misses with a wild combination.
Kimura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura has Hamamoto up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hamamoto keeps control of Kimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
Hamamoto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kimura.
Hamamoto tries to bum rush Kimura with a series of wild strikes but Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamato Kimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kimura 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Kimura!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lal Hnawka (ranked 25232 p4p, 2560 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 239 p4p, 68 weight class). Sinclair has chosen John Cena - The Time Is Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lal Hnawka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair swinging wildly here.
Sinclair closes the distance and clinches.
Hnawka is trying to force a seperation but Sinclair has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sinclair.
Still in the clinch, Sinclair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hnawka looking to slow down the pace here.
Hnawka tries to stall but Sinclair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hnawka is looking to break free of the clinch but Sinclair has double underhooks.
Hnawka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sinclair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hnawka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Sinclair - that landed with a thud.
Sinclair lands an uppercut.
Sinclair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hnawka backwards.
 It looks like Lal Hnawka has been cut.
Hnawka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sinclair blocks it with crossed arms.
Hnawka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sinclair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sinclair.
Hnawka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hnawka wants to get back to striking at distance but Sinclair won't allow it.
A short right from Sinclair on the inside.
Hnawka tries to break free but Sinclair pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hnawka is trying to break the clinch but Sinclair has him pressed against the ropes.
Sinclair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sinclair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hnawka takes a shot to the head.
Sinclair lands a hook that snaps the head of Hnawka backwards.
We've been informed that Sinclair has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hnawka is trying to force a seperation but Sinclair has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Sinclair.
Hnawka working hard to break the clinch.
Sinclair avoiding damage as Hnawka throws knees to the body.
Sinclair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hnawka backwards.
Sinclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hnawka's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lal Hnawka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sinclair scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Hnawka 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.
Sinclair rushes Hnawka and presses him up against the ropes.
Hnawka working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Sinclair on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sinclair.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hnawka stalling in the clinch but Sinclair improves position.
Hnawka tries to break the clinch but Sinclair is controlling the position.
Hnawka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinclair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sinclair keeps control of Hnawka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sinclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hnawka's efforts to push away.
Sinclair prevents Hnawka from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hnawka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sinclair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hnawka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hnawka tries to break free but Sinclair pushes him back against the ropes.
Sinclair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hnawka has had enough of the clinch but Sinclair keeps him there for the moment.
Hnawka wants to break free but Sinclair has control.
Sinclair presses Hnawka against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hnawka is trying to push Sinclair away but Sinclair has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sinclair digs a right hand into Hnawka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hnawka's gas tank.
Hnawka tries to circle away but Sinclair has him pinned against the ropes.
Sinclair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hnawka backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sinclair on the inside.
Sinclair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sinclair.
Hnawka tries to circle away but Sinclair has him pinned against the ropes.
Sinclair lands with a light punch inside.
Sinclair lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hnawka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Sinclair - that landed with a thud.
Hnawka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sinclair.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sinclair.
Hnawka wants to break free but Sinclair has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Lal Hnawka'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. This is the final round!
Sinclair closes the distance and clinches.
Hnawka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sinclair up against the ropes.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hnawkas head.
Sinclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hnawka's efforts to push away.
Hnawka just leaning against Sinclair, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hnawka is trying to push Sinclair away but Sinclair has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hnawka misses with a body punch.
Sinclair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sinclair lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hnawka wants to get back to striking at distance but Sinclair won't allow it.
Sinclair lands a shot to the body.
Sinclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hnawka's efforts to push away.
Hnawka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Sinclair.
Sinclair works on Hnawka's body with a couple of short punches.
Sinclair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hnawkas head.
A shot in the inside from Sinclair.
Sinclair lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sinclair - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Sinclair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sinclair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hnawka or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hnawka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinclair rushes Hnawka and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sinclair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hnawka backwards.
Sinclair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sinclair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair lands a shoulder strike.
Sinclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hnawka's efforts to push away.
Hnawka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hnawka misses with an elbow over the top.
Lal Hnawka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itchy Sinclair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sinclair lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itchy Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sinclair 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 James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itchy Sinclair!
Itchy Sinclair spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Lal Hnawka had this to say: 'I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Musashi Wataru (ranked 3382 p4p, 4778 weight class) and Bambam Yagan (ranked 102 p4p, 137 weight class). Musashi Wataru 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bambam Yagan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Musashi Wataru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wataru wants to clinch.
Wataru darts in trying to clinch
and Yagan counters with a right hand to the body.
Wataru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wataru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yagan - the referee stops the clock and Wataru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yagan. Wataru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wataru throws a sloppy head kick and Yagan moves out of range easily.
Wataru misses with a double jab
and Yagan counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wataru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wataru could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yagan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wataru.
Wataru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wataru closes the distance but Yagan moves to the side
and Yagan counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Musashi Wataru has been cut.
Bambam Yagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wataru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yagan scores with a leg kick.
Wataru throws a head kick but Yagan moves out of range.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wataru.
Wataru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wataru tries to close the distance and clinch but Yagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yagan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wataru steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yagan. That one must have hurt.
Wataru is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yagan - that will leave a mark!
Yagan connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wataru throws a leg kick
enabling Yagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Musashi Wataru's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan rushes Wataru and presses him up against the ropes.
Yagan works on Wataru's body with a couple of short punches.
Yagan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wataru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yagan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yagan rushes Wataru and presses him up against the ropes.
Yagan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Yagan responds with a good body kick, but Wataru manages to step out the way in time.
Yagan scores with a push kick.
Yagan pushes Wataru away with a front kick.
Yagan scores with a body shot.
Yagan clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wataru will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yagan lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Yagan.
Yagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wataru takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bambam Yagan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musashi Wataru's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yagan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yagan scores with a shot to the side of Wataru's head.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yagan pushes Wataru back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yagan digs a right hand into Wataru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wataru's gas tank.
Yagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yagan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bambam Yagan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Yagan.
Wataru stalling in the clinch but Yagan improves position.
Yagan scores a nice knee to the body.
Yagan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yagan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan crunches a lovely knee into Wataru's ribcage.
Yagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wataru backwards.
Yagan lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Nice elbow from Yagan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan works on Wataru's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Yagan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yagan obliges.
Yagan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yagan lands a right hand.
Yagan lands a knee to the body.
Yagan breaks the clinch.
Wataru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yagan stuns Wataru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yagan connects with a jab.
Yagan has closed the distance and engaged Wataru in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan clinches with his opponent.
Yagan manages to break the clinch.
Yagan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yagan moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wataru or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yagan obliges.
Yagan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yagan connects with a leg kick.
Wataru is looking to clinch but Yagan is avoiding it.
Yagan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yagan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crunch! Yagan slams his shin into Wataru's torso.
Yagan drives through and clinches with Wataru against the ropes.
Yagan lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yagan thows a body kick. Wataru tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yagan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wataru is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bambam Yagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Musashi Wataru's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yagan jabs at Wataru's body.
Yagan fakes the leg kick and cracks Wataru in the body.
A punch lands to the side of Wataru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wataru takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yagan lands a right hook to the body.
Wataru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yagan scores with a hook to the body. Wataru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wataru tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wataru on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yagan. Yagan obviously looking to wear him down.
Wataru has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yagan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan has Wataru up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wataru takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Yagan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yagan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yagan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wataru up against the ropes.
Wataru breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan rushes Wataru and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yagan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watarus head.
Yagan lands a left hand.
Yagan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bambam Yagan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right hand to the body from Yagan.
Wataru takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Yagan.
Yagan breaks the clinch.
Yagan keeps Wataru at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yagan.
Yagan scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Yagan!
Yagan lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yagan.
Yagan punishes Wataru's body with a nice straight punch.
Yagan has Wataru up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wataru takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yagan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yagan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Yagan.
Musashi Wataru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yagan thows a body kick. Wataru tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Musashi Wataru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wataru on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yagan jabs Wataru right on the nose. Wataru blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bambam Yagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yagan 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 William Gold scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bambam Yagan!
During a confident post fight interview, Bambam Yagan 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 Nikolas Artusii (ranked 25253 p4p, 25008 weight class) and Grayson Sideris (ranked 185 p4p, 166 weight class). Grayson Sideris told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolas Artusii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grayson Sideris!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sideris does it's job there.
Artusii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sideris.
It looked like Artusii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Artusii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Artusii breaks from the clinch.
Sideris throws a combination. Artusii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Nikolas Artusii has been cut.
A head kick misses from Artusii.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sideris! But no joy.
Sideris lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sideris.
Artusii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sideris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sideris! But no joy.
Artusii forces Sideris back against the ropes and clinches.
Sideris wants to get back to striking at distance but Artusii won't allow it.
Sideris breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Artusii misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideris circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sideris! But no joy.
Sideris lands a head kick!
Sideris gets tackled into the ropes by Artusii. Artusii maintains the clinch.
Artusii is trying to push Sideris away but Sideris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch but Artusii keeps him there for the moment.
Artusii is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Artusii is trying to push Sideris away but Sideris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Artusii tries to circle away but Sideris has him pinned against the ropes.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch but Artusii keeps him there for the moment.
Sideris can't break the clinch.
Artusii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch but Artusii keeps him there for the moment.
Artusii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideris prevents Artusii from breaking the clinch.
Artusii working hard to break the clinch.
Artusii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sideris's efforts to push away.
Artusii tries to circle away but Sideris has him pinned against the ropes.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch but Artusii keeps him there for the moment.
Sideris breaks from the clinch.
Artusii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Artusii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artusii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideris manages to avoid it.
Sideris jabs at Artusii's body.
Artusii gets a clinch.
Sideris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artusii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sideris doesn't seem bothered though.
Sideris connects with a right hand. Artusii shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grayson Sideris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolas Artusii'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.
Artusii tries to clinch but Sideris moves out of range.
Artusii misses with an uppercut.
Artusii throws a nice looking combination but Sideris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grayson Sideris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artusii tries to clinch up
and Sideris counters with a stiff right hand.
Artusii tries to clinch up but Sideris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideris is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Artusii misses the target.
Sideris's corner calls for a 1-2. Sideris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sideris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sideris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artusii needs to keep his hands up - Sideris had a free shot at his head there.
Artusii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sideris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sideris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Artusii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artusii tries to clinch up.
Artusii blocks a head kick by Sideris.
Artusii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sideris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artusii tries to clinch but Sideris moves out of range.
Nikolas Artusii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Artusii.
Sideris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Artusii instigates a clinch.
Sideris avoids the elbow strike from Artusii, against the ropes.
Sideris takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Grayson Sideris has been cut.
Artusii is pushing Sideris up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sideris wants to break free but Artusii has control.
Artusii will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sideris up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sideris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artusii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Artusii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grayson Sideris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sideris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Artusii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sideris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sideris scores with a push kick.
Artusii drops his hands momentarily and Sideris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Artusii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artusii scores with a jab to the head.
Artusii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sideris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sideris throws a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grayson Sideris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sideris moves out of range of the body kick from Artusii.
Artusii throws a leg kick but Sideris moved away.
Jab from Sideris.
Sideris scores with a jab. Artusii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sideris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artusii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sideris scoring well with a low kick there.
Sideris scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sideris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sideris jabs Artusii right on the nose. Artusii blinks but takes it well.
Sideris scores with a nice body kick.
Sideris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sideris scores with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Sideris.
Artusii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sideris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artusii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sideris counters with a straight right hand.
Sideris swats away the attempt to clinch by Artusii.
Artusii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sideris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Artusii misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Artusii.
Artusii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artusii forces Sideris back against the ropes and clinches.
Artusii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sideris blocks it with crossed arms.
Artusii tries to stall but Sideris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sideris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideris letting Artusii take a breather here.
Artusii wants to get back to striking at distance but Sideris won't allow it.
Artusii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sideris tries to circle away but Artusii has him pinned against the ropes.
Artusii wants to get back to striking at distance but Sideris won't allow it.
Artusii is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sideris keeps control of Artusii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sideris wants to break free but Artusii has control.
Artusii tries to land knees in the clinch but Sideris avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Artusii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sideris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson Sideris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sideris 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grayson Sideris!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bubba Dukes (ranked 2815 p4p, 4602 weight class) and Bruno Gennari (ranked 81 p4p, 134 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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Gennari!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Dukes as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Bruno Gennari has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Gennari. Those never looked like landing.
Gennari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukes throws out the jab.
Gennari only half commits to the counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gennari.
Gennari lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukes off the ropes and back into range.
Dukes misses with a wild combination.
Gennari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gennari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dukes. That did some damage!
Gennari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gennari wants to slow Dukes down by chopping away at his legs.
Dukes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gennari, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gennari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dukes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gennari tries to land a knee to the head but Dukes blocks with his arms.
Gennari dodges an elbow strike from Dukes.
Dukes breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dukes misses.
Dukes avoids the body shot from Gennari.
The fighters circling - Dukes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gennari looks to land a body kick but Dukes moved away.
Bubba Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gennari throws a solid leg kick but Dukes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gennari.
Gennari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dukes if he has to take too many more of those.
Gennari connects with an inside leg kick.
Dukes tries to close the distance and clinch but Gennari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gennari defending well as Dukes loads up on a big left hand.
Gennari feints a counter leg kick.
Gennari scores with a jab. Dukes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gennari misses with an uppercut. Dukes saw that one coming.
No joy there for Dukes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dukes lands with a kick to the temple. Gennari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dukes misses with a hook. Gennari ducked under it nicely.
Dukes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dukes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gennari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gennari.
Dukes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gennari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukes throws a right hand that Gennari ducks under and follows up with a left that Gennari also avoids with ease.
Dukes throws a looping overhand right but Gennari ducks down to avoid it.
Dukes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gennari scores with a leg kick.
Gennari scores with the left hand. Dukes knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Gennari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gennari.
Gennari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gennari scores with a jab to the head.
Dukes lands a two punch combo.
Gennari throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gennari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dukes in his tracks.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick and Gennari moves out of range easily.
Dukes throws a sloppy body shot
and Gennari counters with a head kick.
Gennari looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukes is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Gennari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Gennari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gennari scores with a leg kick.
Gennari thumps Dukes with a low kick.
Gennari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukes manages to avoid it.
Dukes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gennari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dukes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gennari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gennari is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gennari.
Gennari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dukes takes one to the side of the head.
Dukes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gennari moves away from the strike by Dukes.
Dukes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gennari connects with a solid leg kick.
Gennari scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gennari lands a leg kick that knocks Dukes off balance momentarily.
Gennari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dukes misses with a straight left.
Dukes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bubba Dukes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Gennari.
A swing and a miss from Dukes.
Gennari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gennari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dukes throws an overhand right that lands on Gennari's shoulder, as Gennari tries to avoid the shot.
Gennari lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Gennari, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dukes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gennari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick and Gennari moves out of range easily.
Gennari tries a quick counter leg kick but Dukes is wise to it.
Dukes 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.
Dukes connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gennari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dukes throws a right hand that Gennari ducks under and follows up with a left that Gennari also avoids with ease.
Gennari moves out of range as Dukes strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennari sizes up Dukes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gennari moves out of range as Dukes strikes.
Gennari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dukes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dukes moves forwards but Gennari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukes is rocked!
Gennari fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Dukes.
Gennari sizes up Dukes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Dukes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Bubba Dukes has been cut.
Dukes closes the distance but Gennari moves to the side
and Gennari counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Dukes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dukes.
Dukes 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 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruno Gennari!
The defeated Bubba Dukes had this to say: 'I got to get better. Work harder'.
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