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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Dunas (ranked 3727 p4p, 398 weight class) and DJ Thunda (ranked 2783 p4p, 320 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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165 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
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26
164 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrei Dunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunas defending well as Thunda loads up on a big left hand.
Thunda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thunda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Andrei Dunas has been cut.
A jab from Dunas misses.
Thunda is looking to land body kicks.
Dunas avoids the head kick by Thunda.
Thunda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thunda.
Thunda 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.
Dunas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunda thuds his right hand into Dunas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dunas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dunas staying out of range there.
Thunda misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thunda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dunas ducks under a wild hook from Thunda.
Dunas slips under a jab from Thunda.
Dunas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda throws a shot from downtown. Dunas moves away and avoids it.
Thunda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thunda ducks right into an uppercut from Dunas.
Dunas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thunda swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunda tries to break free but Dunas pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunda.
Thunda has a couple of punches blocked by Dunas.
Dunas tries to work over Thunda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunas can't find room to land a body shot as Thunda controls the action.
Thunda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunas blocks a body shot from Thunda.
Dunas lands a body shot.
Thunda misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunda's elbow.
Thunda has a couple of punches blocked by Dunas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunas.
Dunas misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunda.
Dunas tries to work over Thunda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dunas gets through Thunda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thunda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunas misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunas prevents Thunda from breaking the clinch.
Thunda throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunas.
Dunas lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thunda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thunda fails to land.
Thunda 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.
Thunda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dunas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dunas lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Thunda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Dunas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Thunda.
Dunas lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunda. Dunas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunas throws a shot to the body.
Thunda throws a series of punches but Dunas avoids them all with ease.
Thunda tried to score with a low kick but Dunas checks it.
Dunas throws a head kick but Thunda moves out of range.
Dunas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dunas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thunda swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunas misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Dunas.
Dunas can't find room to land a body shot as Thunda controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunas.
Dunas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunas lands a right hand.
Dunas blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a punch on the inside.
Thunda throws a head punch that misses.
Dunas blocks an uppercut.
Thunda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thunda misses with a wild body shot.
Dunas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thunda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Thunda.
Thunda throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thunda swings widly with a right hand
and Dunas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dunas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thunda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
DJ Thunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunda throws a big shot that misses.
Dunas with a hook.
Dunas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dunas slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunas misses with a body kick.
DJ Thunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunas moves into range and clinches up with Thunda.
Andrei Dunas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thunda swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunda tries to work over Dunas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dunas fails to land.
Nice body punch from Thunda.
Dunas lands a body shot.
Dunas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunda misses with a punch on the inside.
Thunda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunas blocks a low kick nicely.
Dunas slips under a jab from Thunda.
Thunda misses with a looping left.
Thunda swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Dunas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Dunas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thunda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Dunas misses.
Thunda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thunda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Dunas.
Dunas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thunda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunda looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunas is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunda.
Thunda feints and then cracks Dunas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunas down.
Thunda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thunda throws a series of punches but Dunas avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunas misses with a hook.
Thunda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thunda lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Thunda.
Thunda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses.
Dunas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thunda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunas counters with a nice body kick.
Thunda throws a sloppy head kick and Dunas moves out of range easily.
Dunas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunda throws out the jab.
Dunas tries to clinch but Thunda moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dunas.
Thunda tries to keep at a distance but Dunas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dunas has a couple of punches blocked by Thunda.
Dunas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thunda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dunas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Thunda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunda throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thunda tries to work over Dunas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Thunda fails to land.
Dunas tries a body shot but Thunda blocks it.
Thunda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thunda prevents a body shot from Dunas.
Dunas can't find room to land a body shot as Thunda controls the action.
Dunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunda controls his hands.
Dunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunda controls his hands.
Thunda misses with some punches.
Thunda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thunda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thunda.
Thunda throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunas.
Thunda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DJ Thunda.
I think Thunda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Thunda!
DJ Thunda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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