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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 2292 p4p, 42 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 1677 p4p, 33 weight class). Stern has chosen The Great American Nightmare as his entrance music. Tee Nah had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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251 lbs
60 - 35 - 0 |
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205 lbs
37 - 31 - 1 |
Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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
60 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nah throws a right hand that Stern ducks under and follows up with a left that Stern also avoids with ease.
Nah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Stern.
Stern throws out a powerful jab.
Nah takes one on the button.
Nah moves out of range of the strikes.
Nah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nah is looking to clinch but Stern is avoiding it.
Nah tries to clinch up but Stern circles away and keeps his distance.
Nah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stern getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stern connects with a single shot there.
Nah moves into the clinch.
Stern breaks from the clinch.
Stern lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nah moves into the clinch.
Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Stern.
Stern blocks an uppercut.
Nah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Stern.
Stern trying to stall but Nah improves his position.
Stern with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Nah.
Stern blocks an uppercut.
Nah breaks the clinch.
Nah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stern throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nah on the side of the head.
Stern lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been informed that Stern has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nah is looking to clinch.
Nah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nah tries to move into range but Stern moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Stern - just one landing.
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!
Stern rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nah scores with a jab.
Stern throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nah to counter with a crisp jab.
Nah gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nah lands with a right to the head.
Stern throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nah blocks it with crossed arms.
Stern is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stern tries to land knees in the clinch but Nah avoids the damage to the body.
Nah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nah pushes Stern back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stern taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nah.
Nah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nah.
Stern blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stern is struggling to control the position.
Nah lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stern is looking to control Nah's arms but Nah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stern has his back to the ropes.
Nah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nah misses with a knee to the head.
Nah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Howard Stern will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Stern misses.
Nah has Stern up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nah has Stern pushed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nah.
Nah manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stern swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stern fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stern gets tackled into the ropes by Nah. Nah maintains the clinch.
Stern doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stern's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stern is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Nah.
Stern misses with a body punch.
Nah working some nice short punches in 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!
Stern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Stern. That snapped Nah's head back.
Nah tries to close the distance and clinch but Stern swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stern wants to counter the offense by Nah and move into the clinch position.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Nah catches Stern right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Howard Stern has been cut.
Nah doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Stern scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nah in his tracks.
Stern lands a lovely overhand right.
Stern missing with a left hand there. Nah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nah walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Stern. That snapped Nah's head back.
Nah moves into range and clinches up with Stern.
Nah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nah lands a hook that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Nah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stern tries to stall but Nah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stern is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stern digs a right hand underneath Nah's ribcage. Nah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Nah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nah scores with a shoulder strike.
Nah prevents Stern from breaking the clinch.
Stern stalling in the clinch but Nah improves position.
Nah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nah tries to clinch up.
Stern misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Nah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stern throws a hook but Nah blocks it.
Stern cracks Nah with an open hand slap.
Nah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stern scores with a jab to the body.
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nah darts in and clinches Stern up against the ropes.
Nah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nah has Stern up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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 Tee Nah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nah lands a left hand.
Tee Nah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stern.
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stern takes a swing at Nah's ribcage but misses.
Nah moves into range and clinches up with Stern.
Nah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stern wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Nah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Nah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stern circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nah wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance.
Nah cracks Stern with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Stern get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Stern looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The crowd cheers as Stern lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nah doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nah takes one to the chin there.
Stern throws a lazy right hand but Nah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nah pushes Stern up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stern tries to stall but Nah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stern manages to break the clinch.
Nah tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
Stern circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nah darts in and clinches Stern up against the ropes.
Nah has a couple of punches blocked by Stern.
Nah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nah breaks the clinch.
Stern connects with a right hand. Nah shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Nah.
Nah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nah tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nah tries to clinch up.
Nah forces Stern back against the ropes and clinches.
Stern is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nah lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern breaks the clinch.
Stern gets tackled into the ropes by Nah. Nah maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nah lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Nah.
Stern taking a breather.
Nah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stern lands a right hook to the body.
Stern takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nah moves away.
Nah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stern swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stern showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nah.
Nice shot by Stern.
Nah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tee Nah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nah 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tee Nah!
Tee Nah took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Howard Stern had this to say: 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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energy
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