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Summit Series 2 - KT Round 6A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cesar Borges (ranked 5047 p4p, 5075 weight class) and Barry Chikorita (ranked 407 p4p, 410 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Chikorita!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikorita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chikorita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borges tried to counter with a leg kick but Chikorita avoided it.
Borges has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chikorita clinches up with Borges and pushes him back against the ropes.
Borges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chikorita tries to clinch there but Borges circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikorita darts in and clinches Borges up against the ropes.
Borges manages to break the clinch.
Chikorita has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chikorita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borges, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borges is keeping busy.
Chikorita stalling in the clinch but Borges improves position.
Borges wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
Chikorita controlling the action here for a moment.
Chikorita is looking to control Borges's arms but Borges gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chikorita has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barry Chikorita.
Chikorita is looking to clinch but Borges is avoiding it.
Borges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chikorita fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Borges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chikorita.
Chikorita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chikorita is looking to clinch but Borges is avoiding it.
Chikorita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Borges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chikorita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Borges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barry Chikorita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borges tries to keep at a distance but Chikorita has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Borges misses the target.
Chikorita closes the distance and clinches.
Borges is trying to force a seperation but Chikorita has the dominant position.
Borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chikorita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chikorita tries to clinch there but Borges circles away.
Borges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chikorita doesn't manage to clinch there - Borges circles away.
Borges looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikorita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borges tries to circle away but Chikorita has him pinned against the ropes.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borges tries to break free but Chikorita pushes him back against the ropes.
Borges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
It appears Borges was looking to counter with a kick there.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
Borges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chikorita fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Chikorita backs away, Borges returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
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 Cesar Borges will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chikorita gets a clinch.
Borges is trying to break the clinch but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chikorita.
Borges stalls.
Borges can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Borges is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Borges manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Borges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borges appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chikorita darts in and clinches Borges up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chikorita as Borges tries to tie him up.
Borges can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chikorita is looking to control Borges's arms but Borges gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chikorita has his back to the ropes.
Chikorita keeps control of Borges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chikorita closes the distance and pushes Borges back into the ropes.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borges is keeping busy.
Chikorita wants to stall.
Borges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes.
Borges wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borges manages to break the clinch.
Chikorita tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
Chikorita tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
Borges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chikorita just manages to avoid it.
Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch but Borges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chikorita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borges swats away the attempt to clinch by Chikorita.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Borges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chikorita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikorita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chikorita is looking to clinch.
Borges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chikorita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borges is trying to push Chikorita away but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Borges wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Borges as Chikorita tries to tie him up.
Chikorita holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borges looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borges is keeping busy.
Borges working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borges is trying to break the clinch but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes.
Borges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chikorita seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barry Chikorita.
Chikorita tries to clinch up
and Borges counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Cesar Borges will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chikorita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chikorita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Borges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borges looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chikorita is looking to clinch but Borges is avoiding it.
Borges swats away the attempt to clinch by Chikorita.
Chikorita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBorges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikorita moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borges tries to circle away but Chikorita has him pinned against the ropes.
Barry Chikorita seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borges breaks from the clinch.
Chikorita moves into range and clinches up with Borges.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borges is keeping busy.
Borges wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
Borges is trying to stall.
Chikorita trying to control the position but instead, Borges has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chikorita into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barry Chikorita.
Chikorita rushes Borges and presses him up against the ropes.
Borges is trying to force a seperation but Chikorita has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Borges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chikorita moves in looking to clinch but Borges pushes him off.
Borges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borges half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chikorita is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chikorita wants to stall.
Borges looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borges leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Chikorita taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Chikorita.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chikorita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Borges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
Chikorita wants to clinch up but Borges keeps it at a distance.
Chikorita clinches.
Borges breaks from the clinch.
Cesar Borges is winning the standup battle so far.
Chikorita tries to clinch up.
Borges appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
Borges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chikorita just manages to avoid it.
Cesar Borges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Cesar Borges.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borges, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Cesar Borges!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Cesar Borges!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Cesar Borges!
Cesar Borges wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 5087 p4p, 5086 weight class) and Hardeep Nijjar (ranked 412 p4p, 413 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hardeep Nijjar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nijjar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Nijjar misses.
Nijjar looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Sakamoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nijjar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Sakamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Nijjar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Nijjar is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakamoto throws a combination. Nijjar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Hardeep Nijjar has been cut.
Sakamoto defending well as Nijjar loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nijjar on the side of the head.
Nijjar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nijjar throws a hook to the side of Sakamoto's head but Sakamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nijjar moves into the clinch successfully.
Sakamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nijjar backwards.
Nijjar tries to stall but Sakamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Sakamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Nijjar looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakamoto landing knees to the body.
Nijjar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nijjar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sakamoto misses with a double jab.
Nijjar throws a hook to the side of Sakamoto's head but Sakamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nijjar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Sakamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nijjar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Nijjar misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Sakamoto misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut
and Nijjar counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nijjar wants to clinch but Sakamoto slips to the side
and Sakamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Nijjar misses with an uppercut
and Sakamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nijjar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Nijjar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sakamoto misses with the body kick
and Nijjar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakamoto is looking for a counter combo.
Nijjar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nijjar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakamoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakamoto lands a jab to the nose.
That has opened up Hardeep Nijjar's cut even more.
Nijjar digs a good body shot into Sakamoto's ribs.
Nijjar scores with a body shot.
Nijjar misses with a body shot.
Sakamoto throwing a counter right hand but Nijjar manages to avoid it.
Nijjar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto takes a swing at Nijjar's ribcage but misses.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nijjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sakamoto clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nijjar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nijjar managing to block the knees to the body from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto stalls.
Sakamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Nijjar controls the action.
Sakamoto misses with the head strike.
Sakamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Nijjar controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Nijjar fails to land.
Nijjar tries to break free but Sakamoto pushes him back against the ropes.
Nijjar stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakamoto.
Nijjar trying to stall but Sakamoto improves his position.
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 Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hardeep Nijjar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nijjar throws an overhand right that lands on Sakamoto's shoulder, as Sakamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sakamoto closes the distance and pushes Nijjar back into the ropes.
Nijjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Nijjar lands a shoulder strike.
Sakamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Nijjar.
Sakamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nijjar is defending well for now.
Nijjar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijjar can't find room to land a body shot as Sakamoto controls the action.
Sakamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Nijjar blocks with his arms.
Sakamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nijjar can't find room to land a body shot as Sakamoto controls the action.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nijjar.
Sakamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijjar lands with a left to the head.
Sakamoto tries a knee to the head but Nijjar blocks it.
A short right from Nijjar on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nijjar.
Sakamoto stalling in the clinch but Nijjar improves position.
Sakamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakamoto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nijjar blocks a body shot from Sakamoto.
Nijjar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakamoto as Nijjar tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Nijjar.
Sakamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nijjar looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sakamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nijjar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakamotos head.
Nijjar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nijjar manages to break the clinch.
Sakamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Nijjar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sakamoto.
Nijjar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamoto missing with a left hand there. Nijjar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nijjar throws out a counter right but Sakamoto avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Nijjar misses.
Sakamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Nijjar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto dips to his left and cracks Nijjar with an uppercut!
Hardeep Nijjar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Nijjar misses.
Nijjar misses the shot to the body.
Nijjar's corner calls for a 1-2. Nijjar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakamoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nijjar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nijjar misses with a straight left.
Nijjar misses with a hook
and Sakamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nijjar throws a good cross that connects.
Sakamoto connects with a looping right hand.
Nijjar misses with a left hand
and Sakamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Nijjar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakamoto rushes Nijjar and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sakamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar stalling.
Sakamoto prevents Nijjar from breaking the clinch.
Sakamoto lands a shoulder 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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Nijjar on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakamoto.
Nijjar is trying to maintain a safe position but Sakamoto gets an underhook and turns Nijjar into the ropes.
Nijjar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nijjar.
Sakamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nijjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sakamoto fails to land.
Nijjar is stalling here.
Nijjar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakamoto tries to work over Nijjar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakamoto stalling in the clinch but Nijjar improves position.
Sakamoto trying to land knees to the body.
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 Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hardeep Nijjar'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nijjar looks to land a left hand but Sakamoto moved out of range nicely.
And Sakamoto counters with a quick kick to the body but Nijjar blocks it.
Sakamoto feints a jab promting Nijjar to slip. Sakamoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nijjar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sakamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Nijjar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nijjar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sakamoto.
Nijjar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sakamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nijjar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nijjar.
 It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
Nijjar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijjar throws a body punch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Sakamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nijjar throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nijjar throws out a counter right but Sakamoto avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto moves to clinch but Nijjar breaks away
and Nijjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nijjar takes the fight into the clinch.
Nijjar scores with a shot to the side of Sakamoto's head.
Nijjar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakamoto is keeping busy.
Nijjar lands with a left to the head.
Sakamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sakamoto fails to land.
Sakamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nijjar blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nijjar backwards.
Nijjar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Nijjar fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nijjar backwards.
Sakamoto misses with some punches.
Nijjar looking to stall.
Nijjar lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nijjar is looking to control Sakamoto's arms but Sakamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nijjar has his back to the ropes.
Nijjar breaks from the clinch.
Nijjar keeps the fight on the outside.
Nijjar loads up on a big right hand but Sakamoto slips the punch.
Sakamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Nijjar counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nijjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Good shot there by Nijjar.
Nijjar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sakamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Nijjar counters with a straight right hand.
Sakamoto moves out of range as Nijjar strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Sakamoto misses its target.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Nijjar.
Sakamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nijjar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nijjar throws a jab when Sakamoto was well out of range.
Nijjar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nijjar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sakamoto defending well as Nijjar loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Sakamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nijjar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakamoto.
Nijjar moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses the shot to the body.
Nijjar is looking for the big counter here.
Sakamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nijjar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Nijjar.
Nijjar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Nijjar moves out of range.
Sakamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Nijjar.
Nijjar misses with an uppercut.
Sakamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Nijjar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hardeep Nijjar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakamoto 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 Sano scores the fight for Hardeep Nijjar!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Hardeep Nijjar!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Hardeep Nijjar!
Hardeep Nijjar wins by unanimous decision!
Hardeep Nijjar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Malo Tavara (ranked 4661 p4p, 4721 weight class) and Rory Birdwhistle (ranked 375 p4p, 378 weight class). Birdwhistle has chosen Davidian - Machine Head as his entrance music. 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malo Tavara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Birdwhistle!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birdwhistle misses with a left hand
and Tavara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Birdwhistle lands a jab to the nose.
Tavara lands with a shot to the body.
Tavara swats away the attempt to clinch by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Birdwhistle has managed to clinch.
Birdwhistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Birdwhistle throws an elbow but misses.
Tavara lands with a right to the head.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Birdwhistle fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavara.
Birdwhistle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Birdwhistle working aggressively here.
Tavara throws a punch but it's blocked by Birdwhistle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavara struggles to land a body shot inside as Birdwhistle controls his hands.
Tavara blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Birdwhistle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tavara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Birdwhistle throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavara.
Tavara throws a punch but it's blocked by Birdwhistle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavara.
Tavara prevents a body shot from Birdwhistle.
Tavara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Birdwhistle digs a right hand into Tavara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tavara's gas tank.
Tavara misses with a punch to the body.
Birdwhistle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Birdwhistle working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Birdwhistle.
Tavara scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle has a couple of punches blocked by Tavara.
Birdwhistle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Birdwhistle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tavara fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavara.
Tavara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birdwhistles head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavara throws a punch but it's blocked by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tavara dodges an elbow strike from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Birdwhistle misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavara.
Tavara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavara lands a nice shot to the body.
Birdwhistle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle misses with the head strike.
Birdwhistle prevents a body shot from Tavara.
Birdwhistle working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Birdwhistle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Birdwhistle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Birdwhistle backwards.
Tavara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tavara pushes Birdwhistle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavara.
Birdwhistle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tavara backwards.
A short right from Tavara on the inside.
Birdwhistle misses with the head strike.
Birdwhistle has a couple of punches blocked by Tavara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavara.
Tavara misses with a body punch.
Tavara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tavara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birdwhistles head.
Tavara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Tavara.
Birdwhistle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavara's elbow.
Tavara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavara misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Birdwhistle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Birdwhistle misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Tavara as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tavara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavara.
Tavara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavara blocks a body shot from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Tavara.
Birdwhistle struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavara controls his hands.
Tavara pushes Birdwhistle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Birdwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle misses with some punches.
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 Malo Tavara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tavara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Birdwhistle throws a poor cross that misses
and Tavara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Birdwhistle thinking.
Tavara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Birdwhistle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Birdwhistle misses with a double jab
enabling Tavara to counter with a crisp jab.
Birdwhistle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Birdwhistle drives through and clinches with Tavara against the ropes.
Birdwhistle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birdwhistle swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavara working aggressively here.
Tavara scores with a shot to the side of Birdwhistle's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Birdwhistle.
Good body shot from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Birdwhistle.
A short uppercut from Birdwhistle.
Tavara lands with a short shot to the head.
Tavara pushes Birdwhistle back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tavara swings wildly with an uppercut but Birdwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Birdwhistle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Birdwhistle scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavara.
Tavara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Birdwhistle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birdwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Tavara cracks Birdwhistle with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle misses with an elbow over the top.
Tavara throws a head punch that misses.
Tavara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Birdwhistle lands an elbow inside.
Tavara lands with a short shot to the head.
Malo Tavara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tavara prevents a body shot from Birdwhistle.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Birdwhistle tries to work over Tavara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle misses with some punches.
Tavara lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavara misses with the head strike.
Tavara misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavara lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle misses with some punches.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle misses with a body punch.
Tavara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavara blocking some punches.
Birdwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavara swings wildly with an uppercut but Birdwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Birdwhistle.
Tavara has a couple of punches blocked by Birdwhistle.
Tavara lands a hook that snaps the head of Birdwhistle backwards.
Tavara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavara misses with a punch to the body.
Birdwhistle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavara's elbow.
Birdwhistle misses with some punches.
Tavara misses with the head strike.
Tavara swings wildly with an uppercut but Birdwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Birdwhistle has a couple of punches blocked by Tavara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavara swings wildly with an uppercut but Birdwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Birdwhistle misses with a punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Birdwhistle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Birdwhistle swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Birdwhistle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavara's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavara.
Tavara pushes Birdwhistle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Tavara has a couple of punches blocked by Birdwhistle.
Tavara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Birdwhistle backwards.
Birdwhistle throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavara.
Birdwhistle misses with the head strike.
Tavara dodges an elbow strike from Birdwhistle.
Tavara lands a shoulder strike.
Birdwhistle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Birdwhistle.
Tavara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Malo Tavara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Birdwhistle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tavara staying out of range there.
Birdwhistle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Birdwhistle throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tavara to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Tavara.
Tavara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Birdwhistle takes one on the button.
 Birdwhistle is rocked!
Birdwhistle is looking to clinch.
Birdwhistle is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavara finish him?
Birdwhistle 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.
Birdwhistle throws out a leg kick but Tavara moves out of range and Birdwhistle only half commits.
Birdwhistle 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 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Malo Tavara!
After winning the bout, Malo Tavara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maurice Lemaire (ranked 4968 p4p, 4780 weight class) and Edward Krause (ranked 402 p4p, 384 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice Lemaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Krause!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemaire tries to clinch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause gets tackled into the ropes by Lemaire. Lemaire maintains the clinch.
Lemaire has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemaire.
Lemaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemaire.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Krause misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaire.
Lemaire is leaning against Krause and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Lemaire.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Lemaire.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krause misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemaire.
Lemaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Lemaire scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head.
Lemaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krauses head.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaire.
Lemaire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lemaire - that landed with a thud.
Lemaire works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause looks winded!
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Lemaire.
Lemaire lands a left hand.
Lemaire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krause.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemaire.
Lemaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krause working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire cracks Krause with a nice body shot.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire blocks an uppercut.
Lemaire lands an uppercut.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire blocks an uppercut.
Krause cracks Lemaire with a nice body shot.
Lemaire misses with some punches.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
A short right from Lemaire on the inside.
Lemaire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lemaire misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Lemaire - that landed with a thud.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause lands with a left to the head.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire lands with a short shot to the head.
Lemaire lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Krause.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lemaire tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Krause breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemaire throws a sloppy body shot
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krause moves out of range as Lemaire strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lemaire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Lemaire finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krause throws a looping overhand right but Lemaire ducks down to avoid it.
Lemaire is looking to clinch.
Krause looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krause misses with an uppercut
and Lemaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemaire misses with an uppercut
and Lemaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krause takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krause lands with a straight right. Lemaire didn't see that one coming.
Krause misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lemaire scores with a jab to the head.
Krause throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lemaire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Lemaire 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.
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Lemaire slips the punch.
Krause with a nice cross.
Lemaire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Lemaire's shoulder, as Lemaire tries to avoid the shot.
Lemaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemaire throws a shot to the body.
Lemaire avoids the body shot from Krause.
Lemaire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krause swings widly with a right hand
letting Lemaire counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause connects with a body shot that sends Lemaire's belly button to the back.
Lemaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lemaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Lemaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krause can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause lands with a short shot to the head.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemaire.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Lemaire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krause misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Lemaire.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Lemaire's head.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krause.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause lands a left hand.
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire lands a body shot.
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire presses Krause against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Krause.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Lemaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krauses head.
Lemaire tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Lemaire back against the ropes.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaire.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Lemaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Lemaire.
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause gets through Lemaire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause tries to work over Lemaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krause tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemaire's elbow.
Lemaire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Lemaire tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire misses with some punches.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Krause goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maurice Lemaire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
A right hand to the body from Lemaire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lemaire.
Krause is leaning against Lemaire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemaire lands a nice uppercut.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemaire blocks an uppercut.
Lemaire blocks a body shot from Krause.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Krause.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Lemaire dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Krause catches Lemaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lemaire slips a jab from Krause.
Krause cracks Lemaire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krause walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krause misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Lemaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemaire moves in looking to clinch but Krause pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krause! But no joy.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lemaire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemaire gets a clinch.
Lemaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Lemaire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Lemaire avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemaire lands a hook that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause working aggressively here.
Krause's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemaire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lemaire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lemaire misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Krause was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krause throws a hook but Lemaire blocks it.
Krause lands a nice hook to Lemaire's body. Lemaire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemaire circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Krause 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lemaire ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Lemaire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Krause misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Lemaire.
Edward Krause seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krause is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lemaire prevents a body shot from Krause.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Krause scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lemaire tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Edward Krause has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Lemaire avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemaire.
Krause lands an uppercut.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemaire.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Lemaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krause takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause blocks a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lemaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Lemaire back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemaire.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Lemaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krause's elbow.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike.
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 Maurice Lemaire.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lemaire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Maurice Lemaire!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Maurice Lemaire!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Maurice Lemaire!
Maurice Lemaire wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yakami Sansho (ranked 5001 p4p, 4842 weight class) and Nigel Greer (ranked 404 p4p, 388 weight class). Sansho comes to the ring accompanied by Sordid by Amon Tobin. Yakami Sansho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nigel Greer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yakami Sansho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Greer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Greer.
Sansho seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sansho ducks under a wild hook from Greer.
Sansho clobbers Greer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greer defending well as Sansho loads up on a big left hand.
Greer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sansho ducks under a wild hook from Greer.
Sansho takes one to the chin there.
Greer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sansho counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greer misses with a straight right.
Sansho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sansho throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sansho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sansho is looking to clinch but Greer is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer throws a body punch but Sansho moves out of range.
Sansho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Greer misses.
Nigel Greer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sansho just misses with a punch to the body.
Sansho walks into a stiff left hand from Greer.
Sansho throws a jab when Greer was well out of range.
Greer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Greer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sansho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Greer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greer is looking for the big counter here.
Greer throws a right hand that misses
and Sansho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sansho dodges the punch combination from Greer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Greer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Greer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sansho throwing a counter right hand but Greer manages to avoid it.
Sansho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greer throws a body punch but Sansho moves out of range.
Greer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Greer misses with a double jab.
Sansho moves away from the strike by Greer.
Sansho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Nigel Greer has been cut.
Sansho walks into a stiff left hand from Greer.
A shot to the liver by Greer. Beautiful body shot.
Sansho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer throws a lazy uppercut
and Sansho counters with a nice uppercut that drops Greer onto his backside! Greer bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Greer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sansho.
Greer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Greer cracks Sansho with an open hand slap.
Greer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sansho momentarily.
Sansho slips a straight right by Greer.
Sansho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sansho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sansho.
Sansho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Greer throws a lazy uppercut
and Sansho counters with a straight right hand.
Greer connects with a looping right hand.
Sansho throws a nice looking combination but Greer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sansho works over Greer's head and body with a nice combination.
Greer is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greer looks to land a combination but Sansho avoids it well.
Greer is still on wobbly legs! Can Sansho finish him?
Greer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greer seems to have recovered his senses.
Greer misses with an uppercut. Sansho saw that one coming.
Sansho throws a right hand that Greer ducks under and follows up with a left that Greer also avoids with ease.
Greer misses with a combination
and Sansho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Sansho does no damage.
Sansho tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greer lands a jab to the head.
Greer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Greer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sansho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Greer. Greer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Yakami Sansho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Greer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sansho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greer.
Sansho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sansho misses with a wild body shot.
Greer connects with a body shot that sends Sansho's belly button to the back.
Greer looks to land a left hand but Sansho moved out of range nicely.
Greer missing with a left hand there. Sansho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sansho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Greer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansho misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greer.
Sansho scores with a shot to the body.
Sansho takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Greer finds it's way through Sansho's defenses.
Greer lands a jab to Sansho's midsection.
Greer catches Sansho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greer slips a jab from Sansho.
Greer digs a good hook to Sansho's body.
Greer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanshos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sansho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greer finds it's way round the side to connect with Sansho's head.
Greer lands with a cross.
Sansho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sansho misses the shot to the body.
Greer misses with a few strikes there.
Yakami Sansho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greer throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sansho. Greer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greer slips under a jab from Sansho.
Greer misses the jab.
Greer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sansho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greer lands a body shot.
Sansho takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Greer lands.
Greer lands the left hand.
Sansho misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansho just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greer! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Sansho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greer misses the body punch
and Sansho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Greer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sansho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greer circles away quickly and effectively.
Greer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nigel Greer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sansho looks to throw the jab but Greer is out of range.
Sansho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greer connects with a right hand. Sansho shakes it off.
Sansho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Greer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Greer keeps the fight on the outside.
Greer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sansho counters with a nice uppercut.
Greer misses with a double jab
and before Greer can reset, Sansho rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Greer is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greer lands with a good body shot.
Greer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sansho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greer. Sansho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greer drops his guard momentarily, allowing Sansho to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Greer! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Sansho takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yakami Sansho!
Yakami Sansho thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Nigel Greer was interviewed post fight and said 'I had COVID'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gozo Shioda (ranked 4822 p4p, 4613 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 387 p4p, 372 weight class). Shioda comes into the arena with Monster Eats Manhattan - Salvation blaring out of the sound system. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gozo Shioda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shioda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shioda misses with a wild body shot.
Shioda misses with an uppercut
and Zero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zero connects with a crisp jab.
Shioda throws a hook but Zero avoids it easily.
Zero lands a jab.
Shioda throws an overhand right that lands on Zero's shoulder, as Zero tries to avoid the shot.
Zero has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zero slips a jab from Shioda.
Shioda lands an overhand right.
It looks like Sub Zero has been cut.
Shioda throws a jab when Zero was well out of range.
Zero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zero is rocked!
Zero throws a body shot but no joy.
Shioda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Shioda misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shioda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zero is still on wobbly legs! Can Shioda finish him?
Shioda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shioda ducks under a wild hook from Zero.
Zero walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Zero is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gozo Shioda!
An out of breath Gozo Shioda 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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