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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Lumberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Lumberg!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Bill Lumberg has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Thanarat.
Thanarat swings widly with a right hand
and Lumberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
Lumberg tries to keep at a distance but Thanarat has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thanarat blocks an uppercut.
Thanarat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thanarat.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thanarat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lumberg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thanarat.
Thanarat trying to land knees to the body.
Thanarat manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thanarat.
Thanarat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lumberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Thanarat connects with a solid leg kick.
Thanarat throws a leg kick but Lumberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lumberg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Thanarat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thanarat has closed the distance and engaged Lumberg in a clinch.
Lumberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thanarat lands a nice uppercut.
Lumberg has a couple of punches blocked by Thanarat.
Thanarat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lumberg working aggressively here.
Lumberg working aggressively here.
Thanarat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thanarat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thanarat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thanarat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Lumberg fails to land.
Thanarat prevents a body shot from Lumberg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lumberg.
Thanarat lands a left hand.
Lumberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Thanarat lands an uppercut.
Lumberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thanarat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Bill Lumberg's cut even more.
Thanarat leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thanarat.
The cut above Bill Lumberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thanarat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thanarat moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lumberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thanarat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thanarat misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tak Sin Thanarat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lumberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lumberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lumberg avoids the body shot from Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lumberg counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lumberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thanarat counters with a right hand to the body.
Lumberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid body kick from Thanarat.
Tak Sin Thanarat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lumberg slips a jab and a cross from Thanarat.
Lumberg throws a sloppy body shot
and Thanarat counters by moving into the clinch.
Thanarat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lumberg avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lumberg.
Lumberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thanarat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thanarat slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat misses with an elbow over the top.
Lumberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Thanarat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thanarat misses with a straight right.
Lumberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thanarat closes the distance and clinches.
Thanarat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lumberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Thanarat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thanarat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thanarat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lumbergs head.
Lumberg working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat pushes Lumberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thanarat can't find room to land a body shot as Lumberg controls the action.
Thanarat is stalling here.
Thanarat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the body
and Lumberg counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lumberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thanarat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Lumberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lumberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lumberg throws a right and a left that Thanarat avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lumberg tries to clinch but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tak Sin Thanarat will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thanarat cracks Lumberg with a good jab.
Thanarat throws a series of punches but Lumberg moves out of range.
Thanarat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lumberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thanarat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Thanarat does no damage.
Lumberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thanarat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat lands with a nice combination. Lumberg backs away looking to recover.
Lumberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thanarat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lumberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lumberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thanarat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick
and Lumberg counters with a good low kick that Thanarat was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lumberg checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thanarat. That's going to slow Lumberg down.
Donk. Lumberg catches Thanarat right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat defending well as Lumberg loads up on a big left hand.
Lumberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Thanarat throws a leg kick
and Lumberg counters with a straight right hand.
Thanarat misses with the combination.
Thanarat swinging wildly here.
Thanarat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lumberg.
Lumberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thanarat.
Thanarat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lumberg.
Thanarat checks a leg kick.
Lumberg throws a hook to the side of Thanarat's head but Thanarat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thanarat.
Thanarat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lumberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lumberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thanarat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lumberg avoids the head kick by Thanarat.
Lumberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanarat misses with a low kick.
Lumberg avoids the head kick by Thanarat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thanarat misses with a looping right.
Thanarat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Lumberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lumberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Thanarat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bill Lumberg just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Thanarat just misses with a punch to the body.
Thanarat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lumberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Lumberg walks into a straight right hand from Thanarat.
Thanarat misses the shot to the body.
Lumberg defending well as Thanarat loads up on a big left hand.
Tak Sin Thanarat is winning the standup battle so far.
Lumberg throws a big shot that misses.
Lumberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thanarat.
Lumberg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thanarat doesn't manage to clinch there - Lumberg circles away.
Thanarat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Thanarat misses the target.
Thanarat scores with a push kick.
A lazy left from Lumberg finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thanarat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lumberg takes a step back to recover.
Thanarat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lumberg checks a leg kick.
Thanarat tries to bum rush Lumberg with a series of wild strikes but Lumberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lumberg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lumberg loads up on a big right hand but Thanarat slips the punch.
Thanarat is looking to wear down Lumberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lumberg ducks under a wild hook from Thanarat.
Lumberg lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lumberg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thanarat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lumberg.
Thanarat tries to land a leg kick but Lumberg saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat throws a series of punches but Lumberg moves out of range.
Lumberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thanarat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Thanarat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Thanarat.
Lumberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thanarat connects with an inside leg kick.
Lumberg blocks a head kick by Thanarat.
Lumberg throws a hook but Thanarat blocks it.
Thanarat misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumberg lands a jab to the head.
Thanarat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thanarat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Lumberg dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thanarat tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thanarat cracks Lumberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thanarat swats away the attempt to clinch by Lumberg.
Lumberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thanarat.
Lumberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thanarat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thanarat throws a leg kick which misses Lumberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Lumberg tries to avoid it.
Thanarat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Lumberg moves out of range easily.
Lumberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thanarat feints a jab promting Lumberg to slip. Thanarat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lumberg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lumberg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lumberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lumberg tries to move into range but Thanarat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thanarat throws a front kick that sends Lumberg stumbling back into the cage.
Lumberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thanarat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Lumberg moves out of range easily.
Thanarat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lumberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lumberg thuds his right hand into Thanarat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thanarat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lumberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thanarat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thanarat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tak Sin Thanarat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thanarat misses with some punches.
Lumberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thanarat.
Thanarat gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lumberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Lumberg blocks a body shot from Thanarat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thanarat blocks a body shot from Lumberg.
Thanarat stalls.
Thanarat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tak Sin Thanarat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thanarat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tak Sin Thanarat!
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