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S-1 World Grand Prix 2024 - R1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Julia Alves Chai (ranked 25161 p4p, 3597 weight class) and Salvador Orivarez (ranked 136 p4p, 92 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 5 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Orivarez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orivarez darts in and clinches Chai up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orivarez.
Chai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Orivarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Orivarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
Chai tries to stall but Orivarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Orivarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Orivarez throws a head punch that misses.
Chai prevents a body shot from Orivarez.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orivarez misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orivarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orivarez throws a head punch that misses.
Chai trying to control the position but instead, Orivarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chai into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Orivarez fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai just leaning against Orivarez, taking a breather.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai looking to slow down the pace here.
Chai slows down the pace here.
Orivarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai wants to stall.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Orivarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai trying to control the position but instead, Orivarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chai into the ropes.
Orivarez misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orivarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orivarez.
Chai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Orivarez misses with a punch to the body.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai tries to stall but Orivarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chai looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Julia Alves Chai.
Orivarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Julia Alves Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orivarez drives through and clinches with Chai against the ropes.
Orivarez lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Orivarez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orivarez clinches.
Chai looking to stall.
Orivarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
Orivarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orivarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai wants to stall.
Chai looking to stall.
Orivarez lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orivarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orivarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Orivarez missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orivarez as Chai tries to tie him up.
Orivarez misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai blocking some punches.
Orivarez pushes Chai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai trying to stall but Orivarez improves his position.
Orivarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orivarez pushes Chai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Chai is rocked!
Orivarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Orivarez fails to land.
Orivarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orivarez working aggressively here.
Chai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Orivarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Orivarez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chai is trying to stall.
Orivarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Orivarez misses with a punch to the body.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salvador Orivarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orivarez misses with some punches.
Chai blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orivarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
Orivarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orivarez has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Orivarez throws an elbow but misses.
Orivarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Orivarez trying to land knees to the body.
Chai taking a breather.
Chai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chai seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Orivarez is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Orivarez fails to land.
Chai looking to stall.
Orivarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai tries to stall but Orivarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Orivarez on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai is looking to control Orivarez's arms but Orivarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chai has his back to the ropes.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orivarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orivarez working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Orivarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orivarez closes the distance and pushes Chai back into the ropes.
A short left from Orivarez.
Orivarez lands a body punch.
Chai prevents a body shot from Orivarez.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orivarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orivarez working aggressively here.
Orivarez misses with some punches.
Chai is trying to maintain a safe position but Orivarez gets an underhook and turns Chai into the ropes.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Orivarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orivarez scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Orivarez misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orivarez tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orivarez has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Orivarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orivarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orivarez trying to land knees to the body.
Chai looking to stall.
Orivarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Orivarez misses with a body punch.
Chai looking to slow down the pace here.
Orivarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Chai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chai is trying to maintain a safe position but Orivarez gets an underhook and turns Chai into the ropes.
Chai is trying to stall.
Orivarez breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Chai with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Chai looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Chai get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Salvador Orivarez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ernesto Cro Cop (ranked 4570 p4p, 3722 weight class) and Daiki Suzuki (ranked 157 p4p, 149 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki pushes Cro Cop up against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cro Cop throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Cro Cop tries to work over Suzuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suzuki tries to stall but Cro Cop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cro Cop breaks the clinch.
Cro Cop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suzuki, pushing him back against the ropes.
Suzuki working hard to break the clinch.
Cro Cop tries to work over Suzuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cro Cop stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cro Cop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suzuki.
I was talking to Cro Cop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop tries a body shot but Suzuki blocks it.
Suzuki tries to break free but Cro Cop pushes him back against the ropes.
Suzuki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cro Cop lands with a short shot to the head.
Suzuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cro Cop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cro Cop keeps control of Suzuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suzuki is working Cro Cop over against the ropes.
Cro Cop controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Cro Cop.
Suzuki looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to get back to striking at distance but Cro Cop won't allow it.
Suzuki looking to throw knees to the head but Cro Cop is blocking nicely.
Suzuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suzuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cro Cop has him pressed against the ropes.
Cro Cop tries to throw a body punch but Suzuki avoids it by throwing Cro Cop back against the ropes.
Cro Cop keeps control of Suzuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cro Cop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cro Cop lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suzuki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cro Cop misses with a hook from the 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!
Suzuki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cro Cop moves into the clinch.
Cro Cop misses with some punches.
Cro Cop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suzuki backwards.
Cro Cop throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Cro Cop misses with a body punch.
Cro Cop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cro Cop doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzuki circles away.
Suzuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suzuki prevents a body shot from Cro Cop.
Suzuki taking a breather.
Cro Cop tries a body shot but Suzuki blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suzuki looking to stall.
Cro Cop misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cro Cop.
Suzuki stalling in the clinch but Cro Cop improves position.
Cro Cop tries to work over Suzuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cro Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suzuki tries to throw a body punch but Cro Cop avoids it by throwing Suzuki back against the ropes.
Suzuki with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Ernesto Cro Cop has been cut.
Cro Cop taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cro Cop has a couple of punches blocked by Suzuki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cro Cop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop throws a head punch that misses.
Suzuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Suzuki blocks a body shot from Cro Cop.
Suzuki is trying to break the clinch but Cro Cop has him pressed against the ropes.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cro Cop wants to break free but Suzuki has control.
Suzuki has had enough of the clinch but Cro Cop keeps him there for the moment.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cro Cop avoiding damage.
Cro Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cro Cop tries to work over Suzuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Cro Cop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Cro Cop's cut.
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!
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cro Cop misses with a punch to the body.
Cro Cop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suzuki is keeping busy.
Suzuki blocks a body shot from Cro Cop.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cro Cop.
A nice left hand lands by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop struggles to land a body shot inside as Suzuki controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Cro Cop has double underhooks.
Cro Cop cracks Suzuki with a nice body shot.
Suzuki taking a breather.
Cro Cop swings wildly with an uppercut but Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop dodges an elbow strike from Suzuki.
Cro Cop tries a body shot but Suzuki blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suzuki is trying to break free.
Cro Cop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cro Cop is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cro Cop misses with a punch on the inside.
Cro Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cro Cop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suzuki's efforts to push away.
Cro Cop displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suzuki up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cro Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cro Cop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro Cop drives through and clinches with Suzuki against the ropes.
Suzuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suzuki blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cro Cop as Suzuki tries to tie him up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cro Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daiki Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Cro Cop - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Cro Cop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cro Cop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Cro Cop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bambam Yagan (ranked 4909 p4p, 2903 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 114 p4p, 74 weight class). Tomomi Tsuruta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bambam Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsuruta lands an overhand right.
Yagan misses with a kick to the body
and Yagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsuruta lands an overhand right.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Yagan.
Yagan delivers a nice body kick.
Yagan misses with a body shot
and Yagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yagan throws a lazy body kick
and Yagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yagan throws a lazy body kick
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yagan.
Tsuruta connects with a body shot.
Tsuruta has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan misses with an uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Tsuruta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yagan misses with a hook
and Tsuruta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Yagan.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Yagan is just out of range.
Tsuruta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yagan tries to land a leg kick but Tsuruta saw it coming and moves away.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Yagan swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
As Yagan backs off Tsuruta throws a huge counter combo but Yagan manages to avoid it all.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Yagan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Tsuruta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the body kick from Yagan.
Yagan throws a leg kick but Tsuruta moved away.
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Yagan misses the body punch
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yagan thinking.
Yagan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yagan can pounce on him.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Tsuruta 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yagan tries to land a body kick
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Yagan misses
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yagan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Yagan is looking to wear down Tsuruta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tsuruta walks into a jab.
Yagan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tsuruta on the side of the head.
Bambam Yagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Yagan.
Tsuruta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan lands a jab to Tsuruta's midsection.
Yagan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yagan misses with an uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tsuruta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan throws a body kick that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yagan tries to work over Tsuruta's front leg with a kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Yagan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tsuruta.
Yagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Yagan thuds a left hand into Tsuruta's body.
Yagan swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta is looking for the big counter here.
Yagan throws a good cross that connects.
Bambam Yagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yagan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsuruta misses the target.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Yagan misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta throws a counter combo.
Yagan misses with a kick to the body
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
Yagan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsuruta slips under a jab.
Tsuruta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Yagan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Tsuruta misses.
Yagan staying out of range there.
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tsuruta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yagan momentarily.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuruta is just out of range.
Tsuruta slips a jab from Yagan.
Tsuruta defending well as Yagan loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick from Yagan.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta lands with a good body shot.
Yagan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bambam Yagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yagan misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomomi Tsuruta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tsuruta looks to land a left hand but Yagan moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsuruta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yagan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yagan misses with a jab to the body
and Tsuruta counters with a right hand to the body.
Yagan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Yagan.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Yagan instigates a clinch.
Yagan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Yagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yagan tries to clinch up but Tsuruta circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsuruta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yagan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yagan throws a lazy right hand but Tsuruta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yagan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsuruta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tomomi Tsuruta.
I've got Tsuruta 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomi Tsuruta!
Tomomi Tsuruta gave a mention to Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Gennari (ranked 4793 p4p, 2818 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 113 p4p, 69 weight class). Sinclair has chosen John Cena - The Time Is Now as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Gennari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gennari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Gennari misses.
Sinclair throws a combination. Gennari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gennari looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinclair is just out of range.
Sinclair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gennari.
Sinclair closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Gennari crashing to the mat! Gennari 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 Bruno Gennari has been cut.
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.
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!
Sinclair rushes Gennari and presses him up against the ropes.
Gennari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gennari looking to throw knees to the head but Sinclair is blocking nicely.
Gennari tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
Sinclair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gennari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Sinclair.
Sinclair lands a right hand.
Sinclair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gennari tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennari is trying to break the clinch but Sinclair is controlling him.
Gennari tries a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sinclair digs a right hand underneath Gennari's ribcage. Gennari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gennari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sinclair avoids it.
Sinclair lands a shot to the body.
Gennari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sinclair lands with a short shot to the head.
Sinclair lands a left hand.
Gennari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sinclair has him pressed against the ropes.
Gennari misses with a punch on the inside.
Gennari tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sinclair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sinclair is leaning against Gennari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sinclair managing to block the knees to the body from Gennari.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sinclair.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sinclair.
Gennari misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Sinclair.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gennari trying to land knees to the body.
Sinclair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gennari throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Itchy Sinclair should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Bruno Gennari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sinclair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gennari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sinclair lands a shot to the body.
Sinclair lands a hook that snaps the head of Gennari backwards.
Sinclair pushes Gennari back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gennari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sinclair blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Gennari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gennari looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gennari breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gennari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair misses with a low kick.
Sinclair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Sinclair.
Sinclair slips a straight right by Gennari.
Sinclair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gennari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair drives through and clinches with Gennari against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Sinclair - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gennari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gennari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gennari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gennari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinclair lands an uppercut.
Sinclair has Gennari pressed against the ropes, preventing Gennari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sinclair blocking some punches.
Sinclair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gennari backwards.
A short right from Sinclair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gennari has a couple of punches blocked by Sinclair.
Gennari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gennari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sinclair avoiding damage as Gennari throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gennari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Sinclair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sinclair managing to block the knees to the body from Gennari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair lands a nice uppercut.
Gennari misses with a knee strike.
Sinclair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Gennari's cut.
That's time! Gennari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sinclair moves into the clinch.
Gennari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gennari tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinclair has managed to clinch.
Sinclair lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gennari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gennari looks to land a left hand but Sinclair moved out of range nicely.
Gennari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sinclair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gennari throws a head kick that misses.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennari.
Gennari takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Gennari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gennari blocks a head kick by Sinclair.
Sinclair catches Gennari napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Gennari 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! Sinclair raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Itchy Sinclair!
In his post fight interview, Itchy Sinclair started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Musashi Wataru (ranked 3663 p4p, 25009 weight class) and Grayson Sideris (ranked 95 p4p, 157 weight class). Grayson Sideris has the eye of the tiger 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musashi Wataru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grayson Sideris!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wataru connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Grayson Sideris has been cut.
Sideris throws a right and a left that Wataru avoids nicely.
Sideris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wataru.
Wataru moves to clinch but Sideris breaks away
and Wataru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wataru lands a right hook to the body.
Wataru walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wataru really is a fat lump.
Wataru misses with a wild body shot.
Sideris throws a series of punches but Wataru moves out of range.
Wataru throws a head kick that misses.
Wataru lands with a nice combination. Sideris backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideris throws a head kick but Wataru moves out of range.
Wataru tries to clinch up.
Sideris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Wataru.
Wataru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wataru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wataru wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wataru avoids the head kick by Sideris.
Wataru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sideris keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sideris.
Wataru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sideris's sensitive parts.
Wataru throws a right and a left that Sideris avoids nicely.
Sideris swats away the attempt to clinch by Wataru.
Sideris throws a big shot that misses.
Wataru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sideris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sideris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sideris throws a body punch but Wataru moves out of range.
Wataru tries to clinch up but Sideris circles away and keeps his distance.
Wataru tries to clinch up but Sideris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wataru with a body shot.
Wataru moves in looking to clinch but Sideris pushes him off.
Wataru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wataru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wataru throws a body punch but Sideris moves out of range.
Wataru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Sideris catches Wataru right on the button with a cross.
Wataru throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sideris counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Musashi Wataru has been cut.
Wataru 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.
Sideris scores with a head kick. Wataru tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wataru's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wataru duly obliges.
Wataru is looking to clinch.
Sideris keeps the fight on the outside.
Sideris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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.
Wataru tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sideris throws out a counter right but Wataru avoids it with no problem.
Sideris jabs at Wataru's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wataru!
Wataru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wataru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sideris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Wataru.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sideris! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grayson Sideris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sideris throws a shot to the body.
Sideris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sideris breaks the clinch.
Wataru misses with a few strikes there.
Wataru scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wataru blocks a leg kick.
Wataru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Musashi Wataru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sideris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wataru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sideris rushes Wataru and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sideris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sideris scores with the left hand. Wataru knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Wataru tries to clinch but Sideris moves out of range.
Grayson Sideris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wataru lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wataru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sideris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sideris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Sideris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sideris.
Wataru looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Sideris misses.
It looked like Wataru was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wataru is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sideris.
Sideris throws a chopping leg kick but Wataru manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sideris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Sideris misses.
Wataru is looking for a counter combo.
Wataru throws a combination. Sideris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wataru walks into a jab.
Sideris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sideris moves into the clinch successfully.
Wataru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sideris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideris breaks the clinch.
Wataru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wataru throws a series of punches but Sideris moves out of range.
Sideris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wataru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sideris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideris misses with a straight left.
Wataru is looking for a counter combo.
Sideris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sideris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sideris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wataru.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sideris.
Sideris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wataru under the eye.
Wataru tries to clinch up but Sideris circles away and keeps his distance.
Wataru plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sideris jabs at Wataru's body.
Wataru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wataru throws a sloppy head kick and Sideris moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wataru tries to clinch up.
Sideris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sideris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wataru moves away.
Wataru blocks a jab.
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.
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!
Wataru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wataru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Sideris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sideris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wataru. Wataru obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wataru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wataru tries to clinch but Sideris is having none of it.
Sideris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sideris scores with a three punch combo!
Wataru 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.
Wataru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sideris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sideris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sideris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wataru lands with a nice body kick.
Wataru misses the shot to the body.
Wataru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideris looks to land a combination but Wataru avoids it well.
Sideris looks to throw the jab but Wataru is out of range.
Sideris throws the left hand but Wataru avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wataru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wataru swinging wildly here.
Sideris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wataru throws a body kick that misses.
Wataru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sideris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sideris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wataru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sideris.
Wataru needs to keep his hands up - Sideris had a free shot at his head there.
Wataru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Sideris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wataru checks a leg kick.
Wataru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sideris tries to land a leg kick but Wataru saw it coming and moves away.
Sideris looks to land a combination but Wataru avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wataru manages to avoid it.
Wataru wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wataru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sideris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wataru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wataru.
Wataru went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sideris moves into the clinch.
Wataru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sideris avoids it.
Sideris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wataru's efforts to push away.
Sideris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sideris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wataru checks a low kick from Sideris.
Wataru tries to clinch there but Sideris circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sideris.
Sideris blocks a head kick by Wataru.
Musashi Wataru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson Sideris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wataru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sideris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson Sideris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sideris 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara 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 Bear Loman (ranked 2511 p4p, 3790 weight class) and Shunosuke Okubo (ranked 60 p4p, 98 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Loman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunosuke Okubo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okubo tries a head kick but it misses.
Okubo misses with a series of wild punches.
Loman is looking to counter with head kicks.
Okubo tries to land a front kick but Loman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okubo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Shunosuke Okubo has been cut.
Okubo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Loman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okubo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Okubo to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Loman away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Okubo got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Loman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okubo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Loman throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Okubo crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bear Loman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 3015 p4p, 2894 weight class) and Bubba Dukes (ranked 76 p4p, 71 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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Bubba Dukes has been cut.
Dukes misses with a hook
and Ajuricaba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dukes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 Dukes is rocked!
Dukes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Ajuricaba counters with a quick kick to the body but Dukes blocks it.
Dukes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ajuricaba finish him?
Ajuricaba circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Dukes tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Ajuricaba wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huena Ajuricaba!
Bubba Dukes was interviewed post fight and said 'I got to get better. Work harder'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toa Mudo (ranked 22075 p4p, 25280 weight class) and Yuki Honda (ranked 169 p4p, 147 weight class). Mudo comes to the ring accompanied by Rise-Disturbed. Yuki Honda 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 7 - 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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Honda!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda tries to clinch but Mudo is having none of it.
Donk. Mudo catches Honda right on the button with a cross.
Honda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mudo connects with an inside leg kick.
Honda tries to clinch up
and Mudo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mudo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mudo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mudo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honda tries to clinch but Mudo moves out of range.
Honda 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.
Jab by Mudo.
Mudo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda ducks right into an uppercut from Mudo.
Honda tries to clinch but Mudo moves out of range.
Mudo cracks Honda with an open hand slap.
Honda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mudo avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mudo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mudo manages to avoid it.
Mudo connects with a jab.
Mudo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Honda tries to clinch there but Mudo circles away.
Honda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Mudo.
Toa Mudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mudo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Honda under the eye.
Honda takes a swing at Mudo's ribcage but misses.
Mudo feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
Mudo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Honda.
Honda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mudo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mudo cracks Honda with an open hand slap.
Mudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Honda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mudo to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mudo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mudo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mudo, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Mudo. That snapped Honda's head back.
Honda is rocked!
Mudo lands with an overhand left.
Honda is still on wobbly legs! Can Mudo finish him?
Honda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Honda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mudo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Honda drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mudo to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Honda! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Mudo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Toa Mudo!
During a confident post fight interview, Toa Mudo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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