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Sunrise 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Almanzor Sabet (ranked 4717 p4p, 1696 weight class) and Jordan Soibler (ranked 445 p4p, 208 weight class). Almanzor Sabet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jordan Soibler's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Almanzor Sabet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Soibler!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sabet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soibler's face.
Sabet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sabet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sabet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soibler backwards.
Sabet connects with a knee to the head.
 Soibler is rocked!
Sabet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soibler is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabet finish him?
Sabet has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Soibler to the canvas! Can Soibler beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Soibler was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Sabet is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Almanzor Sabet!
The defeated Jordan Soibler had this to say: 'Well it went wrong for me tonight but I’m not going anywhere,thanks for opportunity'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Yurchon (ranked 3747 p4p, 4429 weight class) and Joel Dailey (ranked 289 p4p, 320 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Yurchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Dailey!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurchon throws a lazy right hand but Dailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yurchon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dailey looks to land a combination but Yurchon avoids it well.
Dailey lands a jab to the nose.
Yurchon throws an overhand right that lands on Dailey's shoulder, as Dailey tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dailey! But no joy.
Dailey slips a straight right by Yurchon.
A jab lands there for Yurchon.
Kenny Yurchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yurchon throws out a loose jab but Dailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurchon throws a big shot that misses.
Dailey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yurchon at a distance.
Yurchon loads up on a big right hand but Dailey slips the punch.
Dailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurchon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dailey thuds his right hand into Yurchon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Dailey avoids the body shot from Yurchon.
Yurchon throws an off balance right hand
and Dailey counters with a straight right hand.
Yurchon misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Yurchon misses its intended target.
Dailey misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurchon misses the jab.
Yurchon misses the jab.
Dailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dailey cracks Yurchon with a good jab.
Yurchon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yurchon misses with a straight right.
Dailey dips to his left and cracks Yurchon with an uppercut!
Dailey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dailey moves away from the strike by Yurchon.
Dailey ducks under a wild hook from Yurchon.
Dailey avoids the body shot from Yurchon.
Dailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yurchon.
Yurchon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dailey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dailey staying out of range there.
Yurchon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Yurchon is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BAM! Dailey delivers a spinning backfist that drops Yurchon like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Joel Dailey!
Joel Dailey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nakamikado Norinaga (ranked 3422 p4p, 4950 weight class) and Timothy Spence (ranked 367 p4p, 462 weight class). Spence has chosen He's A Mental Giant as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakamikado Norinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norinaga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norinaga walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Timothy Spence!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Jazon (ranked 1756 p4p, 5104 weight class) and Melvin Van Manhoef (ranked 214 p4p, 468 weight class). Van Manhoef has chosen Beast (Southpaw Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Jazon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Van Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Manhoef lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Jazon goes down! The ref sends Van Manhoef to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Jazon 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!
Van Manhoef lands a right and a left and another right! Jazon goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Melvin Van Manhoef!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Efim Gracie (ranked 3735 p4p, 2636 weight class) and Ching Chang (ranked 345 p4p, 259 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MIDDLE CHILD- J Cole. Chang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hells Bells kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efim Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ching Chang!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Chang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Chang.
Gracie misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Gracie is trying to use the cage to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Chang screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ching Chang!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ching Chang thanked BANZAI NUTRITION for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Reggie Sanders (ranked 1755 p4p, 1685 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 59 p4p, 88 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanders might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Choppa Boyz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roth throws out the jab.
Roth misses with a left hand
and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Roth misses the target.
Sanders definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roth looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Roth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders defending well as Roth loads up on a big left hand.
Roth misses with an uppercut
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roth thinking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roth.
Roth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanders staying out of range there.
Sanders swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roth walks into a straight right hand from Sanders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roth.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roth misses with a looping left.
Roth slips a jab and a cross from Sanders.
Roth looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philip Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
Roth misses with a looping right.
Sanders is looking to wear down Roth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders slips under a jab.
It looked like Sanders was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders moves out of range as Roth strikes.
It looked like Sanders wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roth throws a lazy uppercut
and Roth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roth misses the jab.
Roth throws a body shot but no joy.
Roth throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
Roth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
Roth swings widly with a right hand
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanders dips to his left and cracks Roth with an uppercut!
Roth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
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 Reggie Sanders will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roth.
Roth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanders can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Roth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roth avoids the body shot from Sanders.
Sanders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roth misses with a hook.
Sanders takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roth misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Roth misses.
Sanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth misses with a hook
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philip Roth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roth misses with a straight left.
Reggie Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanders lands a body shot.
Sanders lands a jab to the nose.
Roth looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders moves out of range as Roth strikes.
Roth moves away from the strike by Sanders.
Sanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roth throws a counter combo.
Roth misses with the combination.
Roth misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Roth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
Sanders tried to counter with a leg kick but Roth avoided it.
Sanders scores with a sloppy right hand. Roth should have avoided that one.
Sanders scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Roth is just out of range.
Roth misses with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Reggie Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Sanders misses its intended target.
Sanders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roth throws a right hand that misses
and Sanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Roth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reggie Sanders will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Roth misses with the combination.
Sanders is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Roth misses the target.
Sanders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roth misses with a hook
and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
Philip Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
Roth fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roth.
Sanders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roth throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roth misses with a hook
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Roth. Those never looked like landing.
Sanders throws a leg kick but Roth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roth throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roth walks into a straight right hand from Sanders.
A punch combination from Roth misses.
Sanders is looking to counter punch.
Sanders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanders catches Roth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roth misses the shot to the body.
Roth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roth throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roth misses with a double jab.
Roth throws out a loose jab but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders clobbers Roth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roth doesn't seem bothered though.
Reggie Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reggie Sanders.
Well Sanders 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Sanders!
An out of breath Reggie Sanders 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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