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Sunrise 5: New Year Rising PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ching Chang (ranked 2444 p4p, 3622 weight class) and Efim Gracie (ranked 234 p4p, 321 weight class). Chang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hells Bells. Gracie has chosen The Reunion- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9 as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Granite 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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ching Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efim Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chang staying out of range there.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chang scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with a left hand
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Gracie is rocked!
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Chang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Chang.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chang stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chang is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chang cracks Gracie with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Gracie 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 Gracie is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Gracie could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ching Chang!
Ching Chang made sure to mention his sponsor, BANZAI NUTRITION in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Scottie Lowry (ranked 1810 p4p, 3160 weight class) and Adim Bulb (ranked 179 p4p, 287 weight class). Bulb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scottie Lowry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adim Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowry instigates a clinch.
Lowry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bulb throws a head punch that misses.
Bulb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowry instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bulb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Lowry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lowry lands a shoulder strike.
Bulb misses with some punches.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bulb wants to break free but Lowry has control.
Bulb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowry scores a nice knee to the body.
Bulb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Bulb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lowry scores a nice knee to the body.
Lowry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulbs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Bulb.
Bulb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry lands a nice knee to the body.
Lowry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Lowry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bulb looks winded!
Lowry with a knee to the head.
Bulb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Lowry.
Lowry with a knee to the head.
Lowry lands a good knee to the midsection. Bulb won't want to take too many of those.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but Bulb blocks it.
Lowry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bulb avoiding damage as Lowry throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowry.
A knee to the head by Lowry.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bulb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lowry is stalling here.
Lowry tries to land knees in the clinch but Bulb avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bulb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lowry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulb avoids it.
Lowry blocks a body shot from Bulb.
Lowry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lowry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lowry landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bulb is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bulb tries to keep at a distance but Lowry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bulb struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowry controls his hands.
Lowry trying to land knees to the body.
Bulb has a couple of punches blocked by Lowry.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowry obliges.
Bulb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowry backwards.
Lowry trying to stall but Bulb improves his position.
Lowry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bulb backwards.
Lowry lands a right hand.
Lowry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lowry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulbs head.
Bulb struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowry controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
Lowry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulbs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb wants to break free but Lowry has control.
Lowry effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Bulb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry takes a shot to the head.
Bulb misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Lowry.
Bulb tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Bulb back against the ropes.
Lowry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Lowry trying to land knees to the body.
Bulb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lowry misses with a knee to the head.
Bulb misses with some punches.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bulb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bulb working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bulb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowry lands a knee to the head.
Bulb tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Bulb back against the ropes.
Lowry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bulb's face.
Bulb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb breaks from the clinch.
Lowry tries to clinch there but Bulb circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulb lands with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bulb misses with a punch to the body.
Scottie Lowry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lowry trying to land knees to the body.
Lowry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bulb is breathing heavily.
Lowry keeps control of Bulb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bulb takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Bulb as the two fighters clinch.
Lowry lands a left hand.
Bulb misses with some punches.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bulb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but Bulb blocks it.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulb avoids it.
A knee to the head by Lowry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry dominated that second round.
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!
Lowry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lowry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowry is looking to clinch.
Bulb loads up on a big right hand but Lowry slips the punch.
Lowry pushes Bulb up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lowry blocks an uppercut.
Lowry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lowry lands a knee to the body.
Lowry crunches a lovely knee into Bulb's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulb.
Lowry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bulb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowry lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowry blocks an uppercut.
Lowry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bulb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lowry misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulb is trying to break free.
Bulb is trying to break the clinch but Lowry is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lowry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Bulb tries to work over Lowry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulb is defending well for now.
Bulb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bulb can do to turn this around?
Lowry doesn't manage to clinch there - Bulb circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulb.
Lowry takes the fight into the clinch.
Bulb tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Bulb back against the ropes.
Bulb misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb lands a shot to the body.
Lowry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bulb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowry drives through and clinches with Bulb against the ropes.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulb avoids it.
Lowry scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry misses with a knee to the head.
Bulb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowry's elbow.
Bulb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowry.
Lowry forces Bulb back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Lowry.
Bulb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
Bulb managing to block the knees to the body from Lowry.
Lowry wants to stall.
Bulb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adim Bulb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lowry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bulb - that landed with a thud.
Lowry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowry blocks an uppercut.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Lowry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lowry, 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 Shirou Masuda 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... Scottie Lowry!
Scottie Lowry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Baumgartner (ranked 2805 p4p, 2712 weight class) and Toby Gronkowski (ranked 327 p4p, 316 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Baumgartner!
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, Toby Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgartner pushes Gronkowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baumgartner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gronkowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gronkowski tries a knee to the head but Baumgartner blocks it.
Baumgartner just leaning against Gronkowski, taking a breather.
Baumgartner stalling.
Baumgartner manages to break the clinch.
Baumgartner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gronkowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gronkowski throws a one two combo.
Gronkowski works the jab nicely.
Gronkowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gronkowski misses with a low kick.
Gronkowski checks a low kick from Baumgartner.
Gronkowski is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Oliver Baumgartner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gronkowski cracks Baumgartner with an open hand slap.
Gronkowski tries to clinch but Baumgartner is having none of it.
Baumgartner throws a head kick that misses.
Gronkowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gronkowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gronkowski scores with a punch to the head.
Baumgartner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gronkowski, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gronkowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski misses with a knee strike.
Gronkowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baumgartner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gronkowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Baumgartner should have avoided that one.
Baumgartner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toby Gronkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baumgartner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baumgartner throws a head kick that misses.
Gronkowski throws a low kick, looking for Baumgartner's leg but Baumgartner calmly moves out of range.
Gronkowski rushes Baumgartner and presses him up against the ropes.
Gronkowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baumgartner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baumgartner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baumgartner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner closes the distance and clinches.
Gronkowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baumgartner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
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!
Gronkowski lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gronkowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner throws a solid leg kick but Gronkowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baumgartner.
Gronkowski throws a leg kick but Baumgartner checks it.
Baumgartner throwing a counter right hand but Gronkowski manages to avoid it.
Baumgartner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gronkowski avoids the head kick by Baumgartner.
Baumgartner closes the distance and clinches.
Gronkowski tries a knee to the head but Baumgartner blocks it.
Gronkowski looking to throw knees to the head but Baumgartner is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Baumgartner fails to land.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baumgartner pushes Gronkowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gronkowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baumgartner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gronkowski looking to throw knees to the head but Baumgartner is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gronkowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Gronkowski throws a low kick but Baumgartner moves out of range easily.
Gronkowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gronkowski ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Gronkowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gronkowski looks for the body kick but Baumgartner saw that one coming.
Baumgartner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gronkowski.
Baumgartner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gronkowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gronkowski looking to throw knees to the head but Baumgartner is blocking nicely.
Gronkowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baumgartner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gronkowski crunches a lovely knee into Baumgartner's ribcage.
Baumgartner stalling the fight.
Gronkowski tries to land a knee to the head but Baumgartner blocks with his arms.
Baumgartner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baumgartner lands with a kick to the temple. Gronkowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Toby Gronkowski has been cut.
Baumgartner closes the distance and pushes Gronkowski back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gronkowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baumgartner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baumgartner gets a clinch.
Gronkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gronkowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gronkowski tries to land a knee to the head but Baumgartner blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski is leaning against Baumgartner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baumgartner missing with knees to the body.
Gronkowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baumgartner's face.
Gronkowski tries to land a knee to the head but Baumgartner blocks with his arms.
Gronkowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gronkowski being controlled against the ropes.
Toby Gronkowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gronkowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gronkowski misses with a knee strike.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch.
Toby Gronkowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gronkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gronkowski blocks a head kick by Baumgartner.
Gronkowski blocks a head kick by Baumgartner.
Gronkowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baumgartner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gronkowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Baumgartner's head.
Gronkowski scores with a kick to the body.
Gronkowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski tries to clinch up but Baumgartner circles away and keeps his distance.
Gronkowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gronkowski throws a head kick but Baumgartner moves out of range.
Baumgartner clinches up with Gronkowski and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baumgartner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Gronkowski there.
Gronkowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baumgartner forces Gronkowski back against the ropes and clinches.
Gronkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gronkowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baumgartner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gronkowski.
Baumgartner looking to stall.
Baumgartner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gronkowski up against the ropes.
Gronkowski misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Gronkowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Gronkowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gronkowski thumps Baumgartner with a low kick.
Baumgartner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gronkowski throws out a counter right but Baumgartner avoids it with no problem.
Gronkowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gronkowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gronkowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baumgartner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baumgartner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gronkowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baumgartner backs up against the ropes.
Oliver Baumgartner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gronkowski throws a one two combo.
Gronkowski motions for Baumgartner to come forward. Gronkowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gronkowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Baumgartner.
Toby Gronkowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baumgartner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Gronkowski finds it's target.
Baumgartner moves into range and clinches up with Gronkowski.
Baumgartner slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski keeps control of Baumgartner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baumgartner stalls.
Gronkowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch.
Gronkowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baumgartner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baumgartner throws a sloppy head kick and Gronkowski moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner clinches up against the ropes.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch.
Gronkowski throws a body kick that misses.
Gronkowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baumgartner tries to clinch up but Gronkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gronkowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gronkowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gronkowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Gronkowski.
Gronkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gronkowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baumgartner's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gronkowski avoids the head kick by Baumgartner.
Baumgartner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baumgartner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baumgartner has Gronkowski pushed against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Gronkowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gronkowski 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Gronkowski!
A relieved looking Toby Gronkowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Kane (ranked 4304 p4p, 4924 weight class) and Hannibal Jim (ranked 454 p4p, 479 weight class). Kane comes to the ring accompanied by We Own It. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannibal Jim!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jim stalling in the clinch but Kane improves position.
Kane leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Kane has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jim fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Jim looks to move away, Kane throws a big counter combo but Jim just gets out of the way.
Jim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kane avoids the head kick by Jim.
It looked like Kane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Jim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jim lands with a nice combination. Kane backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Kane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jim misses with a body punch
and Kane counters with a thumping low kick.
Kane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jim throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Jim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane takes the fight into the clinch.
Kane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kane blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane pushes Jim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jim wants to break free but Kane has control.
Kane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jim, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jim has had enough of the clinch but Kane keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Kane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kane feints and then cracks Jim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jim down.
Kane clinches up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jim has had enough of the clinch but Kane keeps him there for the moment.
Kane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Marcus Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jim tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane gets a clinch.
Kane breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim rushes Kane and presses him up against the ropes.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Jim back against the ropes.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jim feints a jab promting Kane to slip. Jim then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kane slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kane forces Jim back against the ropes and clinches.
Marcus Kane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jim looking to stall.
Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim swinging wildly here.
Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
Jim tries to circle away but Kane has him pinned against the ropes.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kane.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Jim lands a nice shot that snaps Kane's head back.
Kane tests Jim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jim circles away quickly and effectively.
Jim moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane lands a jab to the nose.
Kane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Kane dominated that second round.
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!
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Jim tries to clinch up.
Marcus Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Jim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jim throws the kick towards the body but Kane avoids it.
Kane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jim will feel that in the morning.
Kane throws a body punch but Jim moves out of range.
Jim is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kane moves into range and clinches up with Jim.
Jim is looking to control Kane's arms but Kane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jim has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Kane breaks the clinch.
Jim tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane fakes the leg kick and cracks Jim in the body.
Jim doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Jim tries a head kick but it misses.
As Jim looks to move away, Kane throws a big counter combo but Jim just gets out of the way.
Kane clinches up with Jim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Kane is working Jim over against the ropes.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane has closed the distance and engaged Jim in a clinch.
Jim is trying to break the clinch but Kane has him pressed against the ropes.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Jim wants to clinch.
Kane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane rushes Jim and presses him up against the ropes.
Kane breaks from the clinch.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Jim letting Kane take a breather here.
Kane has Jim pressed against the ropes.
Kane keeps control of Jim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jim's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hannibal Jim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Kane!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcus Kane thanked Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jovany Fisher (ranked 3644 p4p, 2868 weight class) and Braeden Beasley (ranked 400 p4p, 336 weight class). Jovany Fisher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Jovany Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braeden Beasley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher tries to keep at a distance but Beasley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beasley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fisher has double underhooks.
Beasley tries to break free but Fisher pushes him back against the ropes.
Beasley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NO PAIN NO GAIN!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Beasley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher tries a low kick but Beasley avoids it.
Fisher moves into range and clinches up with Beasley.
Fisher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beasley's efforts to push away.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Beasley.
Fisher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Fisher catches Beasley right on the button with a cross.
Beasley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fisher lands a left hand.
Beasley tries to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Fisher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Beasley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beasley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fisher has double underhooks.
Fisher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fisher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beasley has had enough of the clinch but Fisher keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisher.
Beasley tries to break free but Fisher pushes him back against the ropes.
Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beasley is trying to break free.
Fisher is working Beasley over against the ropes.
Fisher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beasley is trying to push Fisher away but Fisher has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fisher digs a right hand underneath Beasley's ribcage. Beasley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fisher lands with a light punch inside.
Fisher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Beasley.
Beasley misses with a double jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Fisher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Beasley misses.
Beasley lands a two punch combo.
Fisher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beasley.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
Beasley unleashes a big counter combination but Fisher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jovany Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beasley.
Nice straight punches there by Fisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fisher.
Beasley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fisher. Fisher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fisher lands with a good body shot.
Fisher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Beasley looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
As Beasley looks to move away, Fisher throws a big counter combo but Beasley just gets out of the way.
Beasley misses with a double jab.
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher throws a quick counter kick to the body but Beasley avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fisher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Beasley's shoulder, as Beasley tries to avoid the shot.
Beasley throws a counter combo.
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 Jovany Fisher will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beasley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisher circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Fisher misses the target.
Fisher thumps Beasley with a low kick.
Fisher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beasley drives through and clinches with Fisher against the ropes.
Beasley is trying to break the clinch but Fisher has him pressed against the ropes.
Beasley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fisher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Beasley wants to get back to striking at distance but Fisher won't allow it.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Beasley closes the distance and clinches.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Beasley lands a slapping body shot.
Fisher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Beasley.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beasley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher connects with a body shot that sends Beasley's belly button to the back.
Beasley swings widly with a right hand
and Fisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jovany Fisher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beasley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fisher has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beasley wants to break free but Fisher has control.
Fisher keeps control of Beasley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beasley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Beasley is trying to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling him.
Beasley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beasley working hard to break the clinch.
Fisher lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beasley.
A shot in the inside from Fisher.
Fisher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fisher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beasley backwards.
Beasley prevents a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beasley throws a series of punches but Fisher avoids them all with ease.
Beasley jabs at Fisher's body.
Beasley misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher looks for the body kick but Beasley saw that one coming.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Fisher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beasley has time to react.
Beasley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beasley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beasley with a jab.
Beasley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher cracks Beasley with an open hand slap.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beasley.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beasley misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Beasley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beasley looks to land a combination but Fisher avoids it well.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Beasley.
Beasley misses with a double jab.
Fisher throws a big counter combination but Beasley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Beasley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisher counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braeden Beasley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Beasley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher scores with a punch to the head.
Fisher throws a head kick but Beasley moves out of range.
Beasley has Fisher up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Beasley controls the action.
Beasley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beasley is trying to break free.
Beasley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher connects with a single shot there.
Braeden Beasley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beasley throws a series of punches but Fisher moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Beasley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Beasley moves away and avoids it.
Beasley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beasley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beasley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beasley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Beasley is looking for the big counter here.
Beasley clinches up with Fisher and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fisher struggles to land a body shot inside as Beasley controls his hands.
Fisher manages to break the clinch.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beasley moves away.
Beasley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beasley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fisher connects with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Fisher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher connects with a jab.
A big right from Fisher misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beasley!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beasley is trying to break the clinch but Fisher has him pressed against the ropes.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fisher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fisher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fisher pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fisher breaks the clinch.
Beasley throws a series of strikes that have Fisher backpedaling.
Beasley swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jovany Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fisher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovany Fisher!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pattaya D Krusai (ranked 4458 p4p, 3411 weight class) and Catari Blacki (ranked 313 p4p, 259 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pattaya D Krusai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Catari Blacki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Krusai slips a jab from Blacki.
D Krusai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blacki blocks a head kick by D Krusai.
D Krusai sets himself, and Blacki steps forward looking for the clinch! D Krusai avoids it this time.
D Krusai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blacki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blacki staying out of range there.
D Krusai throws a body kick that misses.
D Krusai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blacki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blacki moves out of range of the body kick from D Krusai.
D Krusai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Blacki moves out of range of the body kick.
D Krusai tries a head kick but it misses.
Blacki takes a swing at D Krusai's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from D Krusai.
Blacki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
D Krusai looks to land a right hand but Blacki moved out of range.
Blacki blocks a head kick by D Krusai.
D Krusai moves out of range as Blacki strikes.
D Krusai with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacki clinches.
Blacki avoiding damage as D Krusai throws knees to the body.
D Krusai connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Catari Blacki has been cut.
D Krusai connects with a knee to the head.
Blacki is rocked!
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the head but Blacki blocks with his arms.
Blacki is still on wobbly legs! Can D Krusai finish him?
D Krusai working hard to break the clinch.
Blacki seems to have recovered his senses.
Blacki working aggressively here.
Blacki misses with some punches.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blacki misses with the head strike.
Blacki working aggressively here.
Blacki avoiding damage as D Krusai throws knees to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Blacki has eaten all the pies!
Blacki has a couple of punches blocked by D Krusai.
D Krusai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Blacki scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacki blocks the elbow strike.
Blacki avoiding damage as D Krusai throws knees to the body.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the head but Blacki blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blacki working aggressively here.
Blacki misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Krusai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
D Krusai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
D Krusai trying to land knees to the body.
Blacki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
D Krusai misses with a knee strike.
Blacki blocks the elbow strike.
D Krusai throws an elbow but it misses.
D Krusai working Blacki over with knees to the body.
Blacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Krusai crunches a lovely knee into Blacki's ribcage.
Blacki looks winded!
D Krusai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pattaya D Krusai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Catari Blacki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
D Krusai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blacki takes a step back to recover.
Pattaya D Krusai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Krusai lands with a kick to the ribs.
D Krusai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
D Krusai tried to score with a low kick but Blacki checks it.
D Krusai is looking to land body kicks.
Blacki avoids the head kick by D Krusai.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
D Krusai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blacki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
D Krusai tried to score with a low kick but Blacki checks it.
D Krusai 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.
Blacki wants to counter the offense by D Krusai and move into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Blacki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
D Krusai throws a push kick but Blacki slaps the foot to one side.
D Krusai slips a jab from Blacki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Krusai darts in and clinches Blacki up against the ropes.
Blacki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blacki throws a punch but it's blocked by D Krusai.
D Krusai blocking some punches.
D Krusai throws a knee to the head but misses.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blacki avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Blacki.
A head punch on the inside from Blacki fails to land.
D Krusai lands a knee to the head.
Blacki lands a right hand.
D Krusai misses with the head strike.
Blacki avoiding damage as D Krusai throws knees to the body.
Blacki blocks an elbow strike from D Krusai.
A head punch on the inside from Blacki fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacki has a couple of punches blocked by D Krusai.
A head punch on the inside from Blacki fails to land.
D Krusai has a couple of punches blocked by Blacki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blacki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blacki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blacki misses with some punches.
D Krusai tries a knee to the head but Blacki blocks it.
Blacki blocks an elbow strike.
Blacki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blacki can't find room to land a body shot as D Krusai controls the action.
Blacki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blacki keeps control of D Krusai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blacki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
D Krusai misses with an elbow over the top.
D Krusai pushes off an throws an elbow but Blacki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
D Krusai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pattaya D Krusai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Catari Blacki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
D Krusai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
D Krusai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
D Krusai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blacki can do to turn this around?
D Krusai is looking to score with low kicks.
D Krusai is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from D Krusai.
Blacki wants to counter with a clinch but D Krusai pushes him away.
D Krusai staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - D Krusai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from D Krusai.
Pattaya D Krusai is winning the standup battle so far.
D Krusai fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Krusai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blacki wants to counter with a clinch but D Krusai pushes him away.
D Krusai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blacki.
Blacki blocks a low kick nicely.
Catari Blacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
D Krusai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blacki throws a looping overhand right but D Krusai ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Krusai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blacki moves out of range as D Krusai throws a body kick.
Blacki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from D Krusai.
Blacki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
D Krusai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blacki.
Blacki circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - D Krusai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Krusai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blacki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blacki avoids a kick to the body.
D Krusai tries to land a front kick but Blacki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
D Krusai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
D Krusai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
D Krusai misses with a body kick.
D Krusai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Krusai moves out of range of the strikes.
D Krusai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
D Krusai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
D Krusai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blacki's sensitive parts.
Blacki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blacki moves out of range as D Krusai throws a body kick.
D Krusai moves away from the strike by Blacki.
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 thudding body kick lands there by D Krusai!
Crunch! D Krusai slams his shin into Blacki's torso.
Blacki circles away from the clinch attempt.
D Krusai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
D Krusai lands a head kick. Blacki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
D Krusai throws out a leg kick but Blacki moves out of range and D Krusai only half commits.
Pattaya D Krusai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
D Krusai misses with a body kick.
Blacki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from D Krusai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pattaya D Krusai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well D Krusai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pattaya D Krusai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lerouch Vanitis (ranked 4308 p4p, 3708 weight class) and Aidan Hopper (ranked 455 p4p, 405 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lerouch Vanitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aidan Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanitis lands a nice looking body shot.
Vanitis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hopper to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Lerouch Vanitis has been cut.
Hopper has closed the distance and engaged Vanitis in a clinch.
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanitis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vanitis lands an elbow inside that Hopper shrugs off.
Vanitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanitis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hopper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vanitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Hopper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vanitis misses with an elbow over the top.
Hopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanitis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hopper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Vanitis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanitis.
Vanitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper working aggressively here.
Hopper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanitis's elbow.
Vanitis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
Vanitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopper throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanitis.
Vanitis working aggressively here.
Vanitis blocks an uppercut.
Vanitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanitis lands a shoulder strike.
Vanitis gets through Hopper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopper takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper throws a head punch that misses.
Hopper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vanitis backwards.
Vanitis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hopper's defenses.
Hopper is rocked!
Hopper misses with some punches.
Hopper is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanitis finish him?
Vanitis throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanitis blocks an uppercut.
Hopper dodges an elbow strike from Vanitis.
Vanitis misses with an elbow strike.
Hopper blocks the elbow strike.
Vanitis creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Hopper crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Hopper face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Vanitis takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lerouch Vanitis!
Lerouch Vanitis is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Lerouch Vanitis 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giang Hao (ranked 1075 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 69 p4p, 85 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giang Hao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hao needs to keep his hands up - Roth had a free shot at his head there.
Roth avoids the body shot from Hao.
Roth misses the body punch
and Hao counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Philip Roth has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roth!
Roth misses with an uppercut. Hao saw that one coming.
Hao throws an overhand right that lands on Roth's shoulder, as Roth tries to avoid the shot.
Roth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hao with a body shot.
Roth looks to land a combination but Hao avoids it well.
Hao moves out of range as Roth strikes.
It looked like Hao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roth.
Roth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roth throws a right hand that Hao ducks under and follows up with a left that Hao also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hao throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Roth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roth misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hao loads up on a big right hand but Roth slips the punch.
Hao ducks under a wild hook from Roth.
Roth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roth counters with a straight right hand.
Roth lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Hao goes down! The ref sends Roth to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Hao is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
 Hao is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hao.
Giang Hao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hao ducks under a wild hook from Roth.
Roth swinging wildly here.
Hao throws a right and a left that Roth avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao staying out of range there.
Hao is looking for a counter combo.
Roth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hao in his tracks.
Roth throws a shot from downtown. Hao moves away and avoids it.
Hao throws out a loose jab but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth lands with an overhand left.
Hao lands a body shot.
Roth swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth works Hao's body with a nice hook.
Roth digs a good body shot into Hao's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Philip Roth should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Philip Roth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roth looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Roth misses with a two punch combination.
Roth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hao.
Hao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Hao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roth looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Roth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
An attempted straight right counter from Hao misses the target.
Hao is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hao. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hao scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Hao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roth looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Hao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao misses with an uppercut.
Roth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roth scrambles back to his feet.
Roth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hao momentarily.
Roth lands an overhand right.
Roth misses with a body shot
and Roth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roth scores with a one two! Hao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roth loads up on a big right hand but Hao slips the punch.
Roth slips under a jab.
Hao moves out of range as Roth strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Hao misses its target.
Hao misses with a hook to the body
and Roth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philip Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hao.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao slips a jab from Roth.
Roth throws an overhand right that lands on Hao's shoulder, as Hao tries to avoid the shot.
As Roth looks to move away, Hao throws a big counter combo but Roth just gets out of the way.
Hao moves out of range as Roth strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hao misses the target.
Hao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roth throws a series of punches but Hao moves out of range.
Hao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roth.
It looked like Hao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hao looks to land a combination. Roth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
Roth lands an overhand right.
Roth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hao counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Roth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Philip Roth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roth misses the shot to the body.
Hao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roth throws the left hand but Hao avoids the punch easily.
Roth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roth lands with a hook. Hao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roth scores with the left hand. Hao knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Roth.
Nice jab there from Roth.
Oh Hao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roth takes a swing at Hao's ribcage but misses.
Hao seems to have got his legs back now.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth throws a series of punches but Hao moves out of range.
Philip Roth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hao.
Hao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth missing with a left hand there. Hao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hao. That snapped Roth's head back.
Hao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roth misses with the combination.
Roth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hao jabs at Roth's body.
Roth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roth misses with a hook. Hao ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao ducks under a wild hook from Roth.
Roth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roth cracks Hao with an open hand slap.
Roth scores with a nice strike.
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!
Roth throws out a loose jab but Hao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roth. Roth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hao's head backwards.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hao.
Philip Roth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roth at a distance.
Hao moves out of range as Roth strikes.
Hao missing with a left hand there. Roth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hao scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Roth really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Roth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roth avoids the body shot from Hao.
Roth throws a lazy uppercut
and Hao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hao throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roth scores with the left hand. Hao knows he should have avoided that one.
Roth swinging wildly here.
Hao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hao lands with a nice combination. Roth backs away looking to recover.
Hao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hao connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Roth to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Hao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giang Hao!
Giang Hao retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Giang Hao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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