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Summit Series 2 - KT Round 1A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Birdwhistle (ranked 4146 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Dan Dinker (ranked 317 p4p, 358 weight class). Birdwhistle comes to the ring accompanied by Davidian - Machine Head. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Birdwhistle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Dinker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinker clinches up with Birdwhistle and pushes him back against the ropes.
Birdwhistle lands with a light punch inside.
Dinker gets through Birdwhistle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle lands a nice uppercut.
Dinker tries to stall but Birdwhistle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Birdwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle misses with the head strike.
Dinker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Birdwhistle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Birdwhistle working aggressively here.
Birdwhistle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dinker breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birdwhistle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinker.
Birdwhistle looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinker is just out of range.
Dinker wants to clinch up but Birdwhistle keeps it at a distance.
Birdwhistle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Birdwhistle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birdwhistle jabs Dinker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dinker lands a nice looking body shot.
Dinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Birdwhistle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Birdwhistle misses.
Birdwhistle moves into the clinch.
Dinker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rory Birdwhistle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinker scores with a one two! Birdwhistle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dinker throws a sloppy head kick and Birdwhistle moves out of range easily.
It looked like Birdwhistle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Birdwhistle closes the distance and pushes Dinker back into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dinker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Birdwhistle is keeping busy.
Dinker trying to control the position but instead, Birdwhistle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dinker into the ropes.
Birdwhistle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birdwhistle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinker backwards.
Nice body punch from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dinker blocking some punches.
Birdwhistle tries to throw a body punch but Dinker avoids it by throwing Birdwhistle back against the ropes.
Dinker is looking to break free of the clinch but Birdwhistle has double underhooks.
Dinker is looking to break free of the clinch but Birdwhistle has double underhooks.
Birdwhistle lands a left hand.
Birdwhistle lands a right hand.
Dinker blocks a body shot from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Birdwhistle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinker manages to break the clinch.
Birdwhistle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinker moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle swings widly with a right hand
and Dinker counters with a left and a right that stings Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dinker under the eye.
Dinker fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Dinker misses.
Dinker scores with a shot to the body.
Birdwhistle rushes Dinker and presses him up against the ropes.
Dinker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Birdwhistle or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Birdwhistle as Dinker tries to tie him up.
Dinker misses with a body punch.
Dinker breaks from the clinch.
Dinker has Birdwhistle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Birdwhistle can't find room to land a body shot as Dinker controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Birdwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birdwhistle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinker avoids it.
Birdwhistle lands with a light punch inside.
Birdwhistle tries a body shot but Dinker blocks it.
Birdwhistle misses with some punches.
Birdwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dinker is trying to break free.
Dinker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Birdwhistle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Birdwhistle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Birdwhistle misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Birdwhistle.
Dinker is trying to push Birdwhistle away but Birdwhistle has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Birdwhistle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Birdwhistle jabs Dinker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dinker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Birdwhistle misses with a wild body shot.
Dinker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dinker duly obliges.
Dinker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dinker moves in looking to clinch but Birdwhistle pushes him off.
Dan Dinker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Birdwhistle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Dinker misses
and Birdwhistle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook.
Birdwhistle closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Birdwhistle as Dinker tries to tie him up.
Birdwhistle pushes Dinker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dinker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birdwhistle avoids the head kick by Dinker.
Dinker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Birdwhistle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinker manages to avoid it.
Birdwhistle throws a jab but it's blocked by Dinker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birdwhistle. Dinker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dinker defending well as Birdwhistle loads up on a big left hand.
Birdwhistle moves out of range of the leg kick from Dinker.
Birdwhistle cracks Dinker with a good jab.
Dinker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Birdwhistle is able to avoid easily.
Dinker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Birdwhistle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dan Dinker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinker clinches up with Birdwhistle and pushes him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Birdwhistle.
A body shot lands from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birdwhistle lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Birdwhistle.
Dinker prevents a body shot from Birdwhistle.
Dinker tries to break free but Birdwhistle pushes him back against the ropes.
Dinker has had enough of the clinch but Birdwhistle keeps him there for the moment.
Dinker breaks the clinch.
Birdwhistle keeps the fight on the outside.
Birdwhistle checks the leg kick.
Birdwhistle moves into the clinch successfully.
Dinker struggles to land a body shot inside as Birdwhistle controls his hands.
Dinker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Birdwhistle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinker can do to turn this around?
Dinker wants to stall.
Dinker takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle misses with a punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle scores with a shot to the side of Dinker's head.
Nice body punch from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Dinker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinker is trying to break the clinch but Birdwhistle has him pressed against the ropes.
Birdwhistle lands a body punch.
Birdwhistle digs a right hand into Dinker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dinker's gas tank.
Dinker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Birdwhistle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dinker working hard to break the clinch.
Dinker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dinkers head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Birdwhistle.
Dinker tries to break the clinch but Birdwhistle is controlling the position.
Dinker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle keeps control of Dinker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dinker is pushing Birdwhistle up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dinkers head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Birdwhistle has him pressed against the ropes.
Birdwhistle misses with a body punch.
Birdwhistle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Birdwhistle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinker's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Birdwhistle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dinker scores with a one two! Birdwhistle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dinker slips under a jab.
Dinker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Birdwhistle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dinker.
Dinker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dinker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dinker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Birdwhistle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 Dinker is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Birdwhistle engages and cracks Dinker with a massive lead left hook - Dinker tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Birdwhistle is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rory Birdwhistle!
A very excited looking Rory Birdwhistle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Morgan Leighton (ranked 4313 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Nigel Greer (ranked 339 p4p, 347 weight class). Morgan Leighton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morgan Leighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Greer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greer moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Morgan Leighton has been cut.
Greer clips Leighton with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Leighton a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Greer throws a series of punches but Leighton avoids them all with ease.
Nigel Greer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greer cracks Leighton with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Leighton is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Leighton is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
 Leighton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Leighton. Greer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Leighton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leighton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leighton seems to have got his legs back now.
Leighton tries to land a front kick but Greer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leighton walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Leighton is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nigel Greer!
After the big win, Nigel Greer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Carter (ranked 4254 p4p, 4270 weight class) and Gozo Shioda (ranked 330 p4p, 333 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gozo Shioda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shioda lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter misses with a hook. Shioda ducked under it nicely.
Shioda misses with a wild body shot.
Shioda lands with a shot to the body.
Shioda scores with a jab.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shioda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shioda cracks Carter with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Carter get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Carter looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Carter is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shioda catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Carter stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Carter walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shioda throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Shioda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shioda circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Carter tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Shioda wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gozo Shioda!
Gozo Shioda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Spagnolo (ranked 4554 p4p, 4234 weight class) and Jack Manion (ranked 359 p4p, 328 weight class). Manion comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Solid Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mark Spagnolo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Spagnolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Manion!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spagnolo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Manion as he connects with a hook.
Spagnolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manion moves away.
Spagnolo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manion closes the distance and clinches.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manion throws a head punch that misses.
Manion controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manion.
Manion scores with a hook to the body.
Spagnolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo misses with the head strike.
Manion misses with a punch to the body.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manion throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion lands a left hand.
Spagnolo lands a body shot.
Spagnolo prevents a body shot from Manion.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spagnolo as Manion tries to tie him up.
Manion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manion blocks a body shot from Spagnolo.
Manion lands a right hand.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manion avoids the body shot from Spagnolo.
Manion takes a swing at Spagnolo's ribcage but misses.
Spagnolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spagnolo scrambles back to his feet.
Spagnolo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spagnolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manion.
Manion now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo closes the distance and pushes Manion back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo cracks Manion with a nice body shot.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spagnolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manion working aggressively here.
Spagnolo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
Spagnolo misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo tries a body shot but Manion blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spagnolo.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Still in the clinch, Spagnolo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manion prevents a body shot from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo blocking some punches.
Manion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo lands with a left to the head.
Spagnolo blocks an uppercut.
Spagnolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manion digs a right hand into Spagnolo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spagnolo's gas tank.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spagnolo gets through Manion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Manion on the inside.
Spagnolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion is trying to break the clinch but Spagnolo has him pressed against the ropes.
Manion swings wildly with an uppercut but Spagnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spagnolo lands with a right to the head.
Spagnolo tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Spagnolo back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spagnolo tries to work over Manion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manion misses with some punches.
Spagnolo has a couple of punches blocked by Manion.
Manion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spagnolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spagnolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Manion breaks from the clinch.
Manion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice combination there by Spagnolo.
 It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
A cross from Manion lands.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but Manion moves out of range.
Manion lands with a shot to the body.
Spagnolo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Manion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manion lands a nice hook to Spagnolo's body. Spagnolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Spagnolo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spagnolo.
Spagnolo sizes up Manion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spagnolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spagnolo is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Manion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Manion coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spagnolo. Manion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion walks into a straight right hand from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo wants to clinch up but Manion keeps it at a distance.
Spagnolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manion ducks right into an uppercut from Spagnolo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manion misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spagnolo 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.
Manion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack Manion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Manion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spagnolo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spagnolo throws an off balance right hand
and Manion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spagnolo slips a straight right by Manion.
Spagnolo tries to move into range but Manion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spagnolo takes a swing at Manion's ribcage but misses.
Manion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spagnolo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manion lands a slapping body shot.
Spagnolo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manion scores with the left hand. Spagnolo knows he should have avoided that one.
Manion circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manion counters with a straight right hand.
Manion misses with a straight right.
Manion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looks like Spagnolo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mark Spagnolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up.
Spagnolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Manion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manion throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manion works the jab nicely.
Spagnolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Manion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spagnolo clinches up against the ropes.
Manion breaks from the clinch.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but Manion moves out of range.
Spagnolo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Manion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spagnolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spagnolo scrambles back to his feet.
Spagnolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spagnolo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manion! But no joy.
Spagnolo closes the distance and clinches.
Spagnolo blocking some punches.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Spagnolo.
Manion lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manion.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Spagnolo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manion lands with a right to the head.
Manion misses with a punch to the body.
Spagnolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack Manion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spagnolo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
A nice left hand lands by Manion.
Spagnolo has Manion pressed against the ropes, preventing Manion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Manion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Manion slips under a jab from Spagnolo.
Jack Manion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spagnolo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spagnolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Manion.
Spagnolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manion slips a jab from Spagnolo.
Spagnolo slips a jab from Manion.
Spagnolo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spagnolo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spagnolo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spagnolo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spagnolo tries to clinch but Manion is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion misses with a looping left.
Manion throws a lazy right hand but Spagnolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spagnolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Manion circles away.
Manion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spagnolo throws a shot from downtown. Manion moves away and avoids it.
Manion keeps the fight on the outside.
Manion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spagnolo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manion swats away the attempt to clinch by Spagnolo.
Manion throws a shot from downtown. Spagnolo moves away and avoids it.
Manion throws an overhand right that lands on Spagnolo's shoulder, as Spagnolo tries to avoid the shot.
Spagnolo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mark Spagnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manion looks to land a left hand but Spagnolo moved out of range nicely.
Manion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spagnolo is looking to clinch.
Manion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spagnolo.
Manion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spagnolo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spagnolo throws a looping overhand right but Manion ducks down to avoid it.
Manion throws out a counter right but Spagnolo avoids it with no problem.
Spagnolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manion moves away.
Spagnolo wants to clinch up but Manion keeps it at a distance.
Spagnolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spagnolo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch lands to the side of Spagnolo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manion misses with a looping left.
Spagnolo throws out a powerful jab.
Spagnolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manion.
Jab by Spagnolo.
Spagnolo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Manion to counter with a crisp jab.
Spagnolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Manion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manion! But no joy.
Manion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spagnolo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manion tries to clinch up.
Spagnolo moves in looking to clinch but Manion pushes him off.
Manion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manion tests Spagnolo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manion lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Manion.
Spagnolo looks to clinch
and Manion counters with a straight right hand.
Manion sizes up Spagnolo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manion throws a series of punches but Spagnolo avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Manion.
Manion misses with an uppercut.
Manion has Spagnolo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spagnolo works on Manion's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Manion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manion 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Jack Manion wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Manion 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Everett (ranked 4194 p4p, 4204 weight class) and Edward Krause (ranked 323 p4p, 326 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Everett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Krause!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Everett doesn't manage to clinch there - Krause circles away.
Krause looks to score with a jab to the body but Everett is just out of range.
Krause has closed the distance and engaged Everett in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Krause.
Everett blocking some punches.
Everett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krause working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Krause.
Krause breaks from the clinch.
Everett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Everett wants to clinch
and Krause counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Everett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krause connects with the punch.
Krause takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Everett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Jake Everett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Krause on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Everett tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.
Krause lands with a straight right. Everett didn't see that one coming.
Everett tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.
Everett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Everett is looking to clinch but Krause is avoiding it.
Everett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause scores with a nice strike.
Krause throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Everett on the side of the head.
Everett moves to clinch but Krause breaks away
and Krause counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Everett is rocked!
Everett tries to get into range but Krause steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Everett! 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! Krause scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Krause!
Our winner, Edward Krause, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 1265 p4p, 650 weight class) and Oscar Gage (ranked 25 p4p, 14 weight class). Kekoa comes to the ring accompanied by Freelance Fiend. 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 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kekoa.
Gage tries to counter with a clinch but Kekoa shakes him off and moves away.
Gage misses with a combination
and Kekoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gage throws a hook but Kekoa avoids it easily.
Kekoa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gage momentarily.
It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut.
Gage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kekoa.
Gage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kekoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kekoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gage.
Gage tries to clinch but Kekoa is having none of it.
Gage scores with a jab. Kekoa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekoa takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Kekoa wants to clinch up but Gage keeps it at a distance.
Gage takes a swing at Kekoa's ribcage but misses.
Kekoa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gage swings widly with a right hand
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Kekoa tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage darts in trying to clinch
and Kekoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kekoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kekoa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Kekoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gage clinches with his opponent.
Kekoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kekoa thuds a left hand into Gage's body.
Kekoa lands with a right hand.
Gage tries to clinch
and Kekoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kekoa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eddie Kekoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekoa takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Gage has closed the distance and engaged Kekoa in a clinch.
Gage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Nice elbow from Kekoa.
Kekoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kekoa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gage clinches up against the ropes.
Gage tries a body shot but Kekoa blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kekoa throws an elbow but misses.
Gage tries a body shot but Kekoa blocks it.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kekoa or not.
Kekoa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kekoa scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gage lands a body punch.
Kekoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kekoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kekoa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Kekoa misses with an elbow over the top.
Kekoa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gage's defenses.
That has opened up Oscar Gage's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kekoa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Gage lands a left hand.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Kekoa's ribcage. Kekoa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gage blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kekoa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gage's brow.
Kekoa lands with a right to the head.
Kekoa misses with a body punch.
Kekoa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kekoa throws an elbow but it misses.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kekoa's elbow.
Kekoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gage's elbow.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gage avoids a wild elbow strike from Kekoa.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kekoa prevents a body shot from Gage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kekoa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gage's brow.
Gage takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kekoa.
Kekoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Kekoa as the two fighters clinch.
Gage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kekoa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kekoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gage.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kekoa is breathing heavily.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Gage.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kekoa.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage struggles to land a body shot inside as Kekoa controls his hands.
Gage lands a body punch.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kekoa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kekoa or not.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Gage.
A short body shot lands from Gage as the two fighters clinch.
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 Eddie Kekoa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oscar Gage's cut.
That's time! Kekoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kekoa circles away.
Kekoa lands a lovely overhand right.
Oscar Gage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oscar Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Gage. Beautiful body shot.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Kekoa pushes him off.
Gage clinches up against the ropes.
Kekoa misses with the head strike.
Kekoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gage controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gage.
Kekoa misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kekoa backwards.
Kekoa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gage lands a body shot.
Gage lands a left hand.
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!
Gage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gage scores with a shot to the side of Kekoa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage lands with a light punch inside.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Gage.
Good body shot from Gage.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kekoa.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kekoa's elbow.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gage lands a shot to the body.
Gage lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gage.
Gage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kekoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kekoa is rocked!
Gage lands a body shot.
Oh Kekoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gage creates a bit of distance and cracks Kekoa with a big uppercut! Kekoa goes down! The referee pushes Gage away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Kekoa make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Gage takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oscar Gage!
A victorious Oscar Gage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 4186 p4p, 4256 weight class) and Cesar Borges (ranked 320 p4p, 331 weight class). Cesar Borges has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sub Zero's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Borges!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borges misses with a body kick.
Zero blocks a head kick by Borges.
A head kick misses from Borges.
The crowd cheers as Zero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borges doesn't seem phased though.
Zero with the inside leg kick.
Borges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zero moves away.
A head kick misses from Borges.
Zero digs a good hook to Borges's body.
Zero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zero lands with a nice combination. Borges backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Cesar Borges has been cut.
Zero lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero thuds a left hand into Borges's body.
Borges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zero to score with a decent uppercut.
Zero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Borges.
Zero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borges gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zero counters by clinching up.
Zero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zero tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Borges manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zero is looking to wear down Borges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Borges looks winded!
Borges 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 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sub Zero!
An out of breath Sub Zero 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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