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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Allen Douglas (ranked 25333 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Sullivan Lopes (ranked 508 p4p, 310 weight class). Douglas comes to the ring accompanied by Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. Allen Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sullivan Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes has Douglas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Douglas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
I was talking to Douglas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lopes.
Douglas is struggling to control the position.
Lopes leaning against his opponent.
Lopes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Sullivan Lopes has been cut.
Lopes misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas tries to clinch but Lopes is having none of it.
Douglas connects with a jab.
Douglas staggers Lopes with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Lopes looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Douglas is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Allen Douglas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Soibler (ranked 1812 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Jason Jazon (ranked 214 p4p, 206 weight class). Jason Jazon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Soibler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Jazon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soibler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jazon.
Jazon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Soibler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jazon counters with a two punch combo.
Soibler lands with an uppercut that bounces Jazon off the ropes and back into range.
Soibler fails to land with a series of punches.
Jazon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Soibler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soibler misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soibler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jazon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soibler lands a jab to Jazon's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soibler misses with a wild combination.
Jazon is looking for the big counter here.
Soibler misses with a right hand
and Jazon counters with a left and a right that stings Soibler.
Good shot there by Soibler.
Soibler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jazon counters with a three punch combo that has Soibler backing up. Soibler nods at Jazon to acknowledge the strikes.
Soibler scores with a nice right hand.
Soibler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soibler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jazon.
Despite the aggression on Jazon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
Soibler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jazon counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazon is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soibler dips to his left and cracks Jazon with an uppercut!
Soibler throws a hook but Jazon blocks it.
Jazon unleashes a big counter combination but Soibler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Soibler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soibler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soibler throws a series of punches but Jazon avoids them all with ease.
Jazon is looking for the big counter here.
Jazon ducks under a wild hook from Soibler.
Despite the aggression on Jazon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soibler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jazon.
Jazon unleashes a big counter combination but Soibler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Soibler throws a hook to the side of Jazon's head but Jazon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Jazon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Soibler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soibler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soibler throws a combination that misses
and Jazon counters with a two punch combo.
Soibler throws a right hand that misses
and Jazon counters with a two punch combo.
Soibler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jazon counters with a two punch combo.
Soibler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jazon in his tracks.
Soibler throws a poor cross that misses
and Jazon counters with a left and a right that stings Soibler.
Soibler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jazon staying out of range there.
As Soibler backs off Jazon throws a huge counter combo but Soibler manages to avoid it all.
Jazon slips a jab from Soibler.
Despite the aggression on Jazon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jazon blocks a jab.
Jazon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jason Jazon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soibler throws a body punch but Jazon moves out of range.
Jazon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jazon is breathing heavily.
Soibler misses with a wild combination.
Soibler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soibler throws a body shot but no joy.
Soibler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jazon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jazon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soibler.
Jazon is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Soibler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soibler lands with an overhand left.
Soibler throws a lazy uppercut
and Jazon counters with a three punch combo that has Soibler backing up. Soibler nods at Jazon to acknowledge the strikes.
Soibler scores with a body shot.
Soibler lands a nice hook to Jazon's body. Jazon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soibler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jordan Soibler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soibler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jazon counters with a one-two to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Jazon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Soibler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soibler misses with a two punch combination.
Jazon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Soibler throws a right hand that misses
and Jazon counters with a series of strikes. Soibler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jazon is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soibler throws a right and a left that Jazon avoids nicely.
Soibler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jazon counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soibler throws a right hand that Jazon ducks under and follows up with a left that Jazon also avoids with ease.
Jazon unleashes a big counter combination but Soibler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Soibler sizes up Jazon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jazon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Soibler.
Soibler throws a lazy right hand but Jazon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jazon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jordan Soibler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soibler moves into range and connects with a jab.
 Jazon is rocked!
Jazon walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Jazon 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 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jordan Soibler!
A relieved looking Jordan Soibler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rahim Johnson (ranked 1859 p4p, 2031 weight class) and Panda Cuchi (ranked 164 p4p, 180 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gone Guru- Lifeseeker. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rahim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panda Cuchi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Cuchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Rahim Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Cuchi's head but Cuchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cuchi moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Cuchi misses with a body shot.
Cuchi connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Cuchi - just one landing.
Cuchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cuchi.
 Johnson is rocked!
 It looks like Rahim Johnson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cuchi lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cuchi catches Johnson napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Cuchi raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Panda Cuchi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Catari Blacki (ranked 3998 p4p, 4072 weight class) and Bobby Joe (ranked 316 p4p, 321 weight class). Bobby Joe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Catari Blacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Joe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blacki lands an overhand right.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Blacki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Joe manages to circle out of the way.
Joe takes one to the side of the head.
Joe throws a head kick that misses.
Blacki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blacki throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Blacki does it's job there.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe throws a head kick that misses.
Blacki clinches up against the ropes.
Blacki working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blacki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blacki.
Still in the clinch, Blacki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blacki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
A short right from Blacki.
Blacki lands an uppercut.
Blacki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe is rocked!
Blacki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Blacki finish him?
Blacki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blacki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blacki lands a left hand.
Blacki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blacki.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blacki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Blacki creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Joe crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Joe face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Blacki takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Catari Blacki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Roger Sack (ranked 1687 p4p, 3240 weight class) and Kaladin Hinson (ranked 151 p4p, 269 weight class). Sack comes to the ring accompanied by DaBobby - BOP in Arlen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaladin Hinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack throws the left hand but Hinson avoids the punch easily.
Hinson tries to counter with a clinch but Sack shakes him off and moves away.
Sack connects with a body shot that sends Hinson's belly button to the back.
Sack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hinson under the eye.
Sack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Sack.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hinson is rocked!
Sack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sack finish him?
Sack lands a nice knee to the body.
Hinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sack lands a right hand.
Sack cracks Hinson with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hinson goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hinson wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roger Sack!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Sack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jian Zhao (ranked 1833 p4p, 21547 weight class) and Trent Denton (ranked 187 p4p, 471 weight class). Zhao's entrance music is Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. A fine choice. Denton has chosen Never Gonna Give You Up (2022 Remaster) as his entrance music. Trent Denton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Jian Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Denton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton clips Zhao with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Zhao a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
It looks like Jian Zhao has been cut.
Denton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Denton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from Denton.
As Denton tries to get set, Zhao tries to push him back and clinch up but Denton manages to avoid the attempt.
Denton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhao moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Denton.
Zhao lands with a short shot to the head.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denton throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Denton misses with an elbow over the top.
Denton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Denton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Denton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
Denton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhao slips under a jab.
Denton misses with a combination
and Zhao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denton looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhao is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zhao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denton lands with a kick to the temple. Zhao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Denton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhao circles away quickly and effectively.
Zhao throwing a counter right hand but Denton manages to avoid it.
Zhao throws a lazy head kick
and Denton counters with a three punch combo that has Zhao backing up. Zhao nods at Denton to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Denton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denton lands a head kick that bluckles Zhao and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Denton no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Jian Zhao's cut is getting worse.
Zhao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zhao is rocked!
Jian Zhao's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Trent Denton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao stuns Denton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Zhao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denton throws a sloppy head kick and Zhao moves out of range easily.
Denton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhao seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhao connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhao thuds his shin into the meat of Denton's side.
Denton throws a lazy head kick
and Zhao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Denton thinking.
A jab from Zhao misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denton is out of range and Zhao settles back down.
Zhao throws a right and a left that Denton avoids nicely.
Zhao scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Denton will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Denton throws a combination that misses
enabling Zhao to counter with a crisp jab.
Denton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zhao prevents a body shot from Denton.
A short body shot lands from Zhao as the two fighters clinch.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Zhao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Denton tries a body shot but Zhao blocks it.
Denton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhao or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denton lands a left hand.
Denton tries a body shot but Zhao blocks it.
Zhao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton moves into range and clinches up with Zhao.
Denton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zhao misses with a body punch.
Denton misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Denton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhao blocks an elbow strike from Denton.
Denton lands with a light punch inside.
Denton keeps control of Zhao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Denton scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Denton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhao breaks the clinch.
Denton throws a body punch but Zhao moves out of range.
It looked like Zhao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton scores with a body shot.
Denton throws a body punch but Zhao moves out of range.
And Zhao counters with a quick kick to the body but Denton blocks it.
Trent Denton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denton throws a head kick but Zhao moves out of range.
Zhao wants to slow Denton down by chopping away at his legs.
Denton throws a head kick but Zhao moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zhao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denton throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Denton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhao.
Denton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zhao rather than just go for the knockout.
Zhao moves forwards but Denton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zhao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Denton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao'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. This is the final round!
Zhao throws a head kick but Denton moves out of range.
Denton follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Zhao blocks a head kick by Denton.
Nice shot by Zhao.
Trent Denton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhao scores with a body shot.
A combination from Denton does no damage.
Denton looks to clinch
enabling Zhao to counter with a crisp jab.
Denton misses with a head kick.
Trent Denton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao gets a clinch.
Denton misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhao finds it's way round the side to connect with Denton's head.
Denton connects with a single shot there.
Denton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhao tries to counter by clinching up but Denton breaks away and moves out of range.
Denton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhao throwing a counter right hand but Denton manages to avoid it.
Zhao blocks a head kick by Denton.
Denton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zhao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Denton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Denton.
Zhao lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao wants to break free but Denton has control.
Zhao working hard to break the clinch.
Zhao is trying to force a seperation but Denton has the dominant position.
Denton blocks a body shot from Zhao.
Denton misses with the head strike.
Denton tries a knee to the head but Zhao blocks it.
Zhao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denton misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trent Denton.
Well Denton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Denton!
A very excited looking Trent Denton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jian Zhao was interviewed post fight and said 'That’s it for me, folks. No more fighting. Onto retirement!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giang Hao (ranked 1365 p4p, 2055 weight class) and Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 62 p4p, 88 weight class). Dobrosavljevic has chosen Jadakiss - The Champ Is Here as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giang Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao connects with a nice looking jab.
Hao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dobrosavljevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hao scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has been cut.
A combination from Hao does no damage.
Hao with a nice cross.
Hao misses with a hook to the body
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hao ducks into a a hook from Dobrosavljevic and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
It looks like Giang Hao has been cut.
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!
Dobrosavljevic swinging wildly here.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic slips a jab from Hao.
Dobrosavljevic tries to bum rush Hao with a series of wild strikes but Hao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a left hand
and Hao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dobrosavljevic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dobrosavljevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hao misses with a hook. Dobrosavljevic ducked under it nicely.
Hao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a jab to the body
and Hao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hao misses with a hook
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a looping right.
Hao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dobrosavljevic moves out of range of the strikes.
Hao cracks Dobrosavljevic with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Dobrosavljevic is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Dobrosavljevic is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Dobrosavljevic could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Giang Hao!
Giang Hao spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dill Nickle (ranked 1665 p4p, 2713 weight class) and Fung Hao Ming (ranked 166 p4p, 272 weight class). Hao Ming is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by New Authentic - Places You Go. On his way into the ring it seems that Dill Nickle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dill Nickle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fung Hao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao Ming throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nickle throws a hook but Hao Ming blocks it.
Hao Ming misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Hao Ming misses
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hao Ming dips to his left and cracks Nickle with an uppercut!
Hao Ming thuds his right hand into Nickle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hao Ming misses with a left hand
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickle gets tackled into the ropes by Hao Ming. Hao Ming maintains the clinch.
Hao Ming tries to work over Nickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickle is trying to break the clinch but Hao Ming has him pressed against the ropes.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
Nickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hao Ming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hao Ming misses with a right hand
letting Nickle counter with a right hand.
Hao Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Hao Ming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickle in his tracks.
Hao Ming misses with a body punch
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming moves to clinch but Nickle breaks away
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hao Ming lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Hao Ming moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hao Ming! But no joy.
Nickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Hao Ming.
Hao Ming misses with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hao Ming's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hao Ming's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hao Ming throws a sloppy head kick
letting Nickle counter with a right hand.
Hao Ming darts in trying to clinch
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle misses with a straight right.
Hao Ming tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hao Ming throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Hao Ming.
Nickle takes a swing at Hao Ming's ribcage but misses.
Hao Ming let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hao Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hao Ming throws a lazy head kick
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hao Ming clinches up with Nickle and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hao Ming prevents Nickle from breaking the clinch.
Hao Ming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Hao Ming circles away.
Hao Ming throws a combination that misses
and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hao Ming scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dill Nickle has been cut.
Nickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hao Ming can do to turn this around?
Hao Ming throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Hao Ming falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dill Nickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hao Ming falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hao Ming rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hao Ming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hao Ming misses with an uppercut
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Nickle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hao Ming misses with an uppercut
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fung Hao Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hao Ming scores with a three punch combo!
Nickle forces Hao Ming back against the ropes and clinches.
Nickle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Hao Ming throws a sloppy head kick
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hao Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Hao Ming has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickle with a jab.
Hao Ming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickle.
Hao Ming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hao Ming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickle.
Hao Ming lands with a cross.
Hao Ming throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dill Nickle is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Nickle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hao Ming throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hao Ming throws a head kick that misses
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao Ming tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Hao Ming throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao Ming lands a slapping body shot.
Hao Ming tries to clinch
letting Nickle counter with a right hand.
Hao Ming misses with an uppercut
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nickle walks into a jab.
Hao Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Hao Ming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hao Ming.
No joy there for Nickle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hao Ming misses with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Hao Ming lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickle doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dill Nickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nickle throws a combination that misses
and Hao Ming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hao Ming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickle.
Hao Ming misses with a left hand
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hao Ming misses with a lunging right hand
letting Nickle counter with a right hand.
Hao Ming misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickle connects with a jab.
Nickle works Hao Ming's body with a nice hook.
Hao Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hao Ming bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hao Ming misses with a double jab
and Hao Ming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hao Ming was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming misses with a hook
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Nickle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hao Ming under the eye.
Hao Ming slips a jab and a cross from Nickle.
Hao Ming misses with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hao Ming's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nickle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hao Ming scrambles back to his feet.
Hao Ming avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Nickle does no damage.
Nickle loads up on a big right hand but Hao Ming slips the punch.
Hao Ming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickle.
Nickle takes a swing at Hao Ming's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Nickle finds it's target.
Hao Ming throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao Ming needs to keep his hands up - Nickle had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hao Ming throws an off balance right hand
letting Nickle counter with a right hand.
Hao Ming misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming keeps Nickle at a distance using the push kick.
Hao Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nickle throws the left hand but Hao Ming avoids the punch easily.
Hao Ming throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao Ming misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Nickle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hao Ming swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dill Nickle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Hao Ming.
It looked like Nickle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Hao Ming. Those never looked like landing.
Nickle misses with a double jab.
Hao Ming throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hao Ming clobbers Nickle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hao Ming misses with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao Ming falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hao Ming throws a sloppy head kick and Nickle moves out of range easily.
Hao Ming misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Hao Ming misses
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Hao Ming misses with an uppercut
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming connects with a crisp jab.
Hao Ming misses with an uppercut
and Hao Ming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hao Ming lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hao Ming throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hao Ming misses with a left hand
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hao Ming throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Hao Ming misses with a lunging right hand
and Hao Ming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickle connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Nickle lands a two punch combo.
Hao Ming throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Hao Ming misses with an uppercut
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao Ming misses with a hook
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Fung Hao Ming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hao Ming misses with a right hand
and Nickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hao Ming connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nickle. Nickle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hao Ming darts in and clinches Nickle up against the ropes.
Hao Ming has a couple of punches blocked by Nickle.
Hao Ming is trying to push Nickle away but Nickle has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hao Ming throws out a powerful jab.
Nickle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hao Ming throws a head kick that misses
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickle throws a sloppy body shot
and Hao Ming counters with a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hao Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle had his way with Fung Hao Ming in that round.
The cut man is working on Dill Nickle'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nickle lands a nice looking body shot.
Hao Ming tests Nickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hao Ming connects with a jab.
Hao Ming throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Hao Ming misses with an uppercut
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickle tries to move into range but Hao Ming moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hao Ming swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hao Ming throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming misses with a left hand
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Hao Ming misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Hao Ming misses
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hao Ming falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hao Ming takes one to the side of the head.
Hao Ming avoids the body shot from Nickle.
Hao Ming rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao Ming throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hao Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickle has Hao Ming up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hao Ming tries to clinch up
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao Ming misses with a left hand
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Hao Ming as he connects with a hook.
Hao Ming tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hao Ming throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming slips a jab from Nickle.
Hao Ming ducks right into an uppercut from Nickle.
Hao Ming fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nickle, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fung Hao Ming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hao Ming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dill Nickle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nickle, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dill Nickle!
Dill Nickle is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Dill Nickle 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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