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Event:
EK 14_Masters of Disaster
Date: Sep 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok misses with a hook
and Ippo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Ippo misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whok blocks a head kick by Ippo.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whok.
Ippo misses with a body kick.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok is looking to slow Ippo down with leg kicks.
Ippo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ippo wants to slow Whok down by chopping away at his legs.
Ippo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ippo misses the shot to the body.
Ippo slips a jab and a cross from Whok.
Ippo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whok just manages to avoid it.
Whok thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Whok misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo checks a leg kick nicely.
Whok's coach down at Triple XXX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Whok's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps Whok's head back.
Ippo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whok.
Whok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ippo's sensitive parts.
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whok is out of range.
Ippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whok.
Whok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ippo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Whok throws a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ippo. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the liver by Ippo. Beautiful body shot.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whok.
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a body kick.
Whok on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok is looking to slow Ippo down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
#T2#
Ippo connects with the punch.
Ippo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whok was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whok cracks Ippo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ippo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ippo throws a leg kick which misses Whok's front leg but catches the back leg as Whok tries to avoid it.
Whok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ippo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ippo blocks a leg kick.
Ippo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Whok.
Whok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whok tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Ippo misses the target.
Ippo throws a front kick that sends Whok stumbling back into the ropes.
Ippo throws a head kick but Whok moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok throws a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a one-two to the body.
Ippo jabs Whok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok tries to score with a low kick but Ippo moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Whok throws a right and a left that Ippo avoids nicely.
Ippo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ippo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Ippo.
Whok is looking to chop away at Ippo's legs.
Ippo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Whok avoids it.
Whok throws a push kick but Ippo slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whok throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whok throws a body kick that misses.
Ippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whok.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whok wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Whok misses with a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
Whok takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ippo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whok is trying to counter with his kicks.
Whok lands a jab to the head.
Ippo moves out of range as Whok strikes.
Ippo digs a good hook to Whok's body.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ippo connects with a leg kick.
Whok misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ippo counter with a right hand.
Ippo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whok can do to turn this around?
Ippo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok connects with a solid leg kick.
Whok's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ippo scores with a sloppy right hand. Whok should have avoided that one.
Whok tries to clinch but Ippo is having none of it.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Whok on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ippo. Ippo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ippo throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whok tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whok throws a leg kick but Ippo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whok throws a front kick aimed at Ippo's knee but Ippo avoids it well.
Ippo throws a hook but Whok blocks it.
Whok counters with a body kick.
Ippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses.
Ippo sizes up Whok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whok.
Whok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whok scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ippo connects with the punch.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whok manages to avoid it.
Whok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ippo is looking to chop away at Whok's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Ippo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ippo lands a lovely overhand right.
Whok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whok avoids a kick to the body.
Ippo throws the left hand but Whok avoids the punch easily.
Whok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ippo throws a series of punches but Whok moves out of range.
Ippo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whok checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Whok slips a jab from Ippo.
A slow jab from Whok misses its intended target.
Whok throws a body kick that misses.
Whok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ippo if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Ippo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good work by Ippo as he checks the leg kick.
Whok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch combination from Ippo misses.
Whok flicks out a counter leg kick but Ippo steps away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Whok has closed the distance and engaged Ippo in a clinch.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Ippo.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whok blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Whok blocks it.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Whok blocks with his arms.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whok lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok lands with a light punch inside.
Whok scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whok's face.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Whok lands a shoulder strike.
Whok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ippo is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Whok.
Piger Whok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Whok blocks with his arms.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Whok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ippo.
Whok misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo avoiding damage as Whok throws knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Whok blocks with his arms.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Piger Whok just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
A nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok misses with a straight right.
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps Whok's head back.
Whok throws a leg kick
and Ippo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whok avoids the head kick by Ippo.
Whok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ippo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whoks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whok misses with a body kick.
Ippo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whok is looking to slow Ippo down with leg kicks.
Ippo takes a swing at Whok's ribcage but misses.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Whok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whok misses with the body kick
and Ippo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ippo throws the left hand but Whok avoids the punch easily.
Whok blocks a head kick by Ippo.
Whok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whok tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ippo throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ippo. Whok shrugs it off though. #T1#
Whok throws a hook to the side of Ippo's head but Ippo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo avoids a kick to the body.
Whok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whok throws a low kick but Ippo moves out of range easily.
And Ippo counters with a quick kick to the body but Whok blocks it.
Whok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo digs a good hook to Whok's body.
Ippo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whok ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Whok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ippo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ippo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whok bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ippo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whok.
Ippo lands a nice hook to Whok's body. Whok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ippo blocks the low kick.
Whok staying out of range there.
Whok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.#T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Whok blocks the low kick.
Whok lands a leg kick that knocks Ippo off balance momentarily.
Ippo tries to score with a low kick but Whok moves his leg out of the way.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Whok finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Whok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whok.
Whok tries a low kick but Ippo avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ippo misses the target.
Whok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Whok.
Whok throws the left hand but Ippo avoids the punch easily.
Whok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whok can pounce on him.
Ippo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ippo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Piger Whok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Whok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ippo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whok.
An inside leg kick lands from Whok.
Ippo misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Ippo blocks the low kick.
Whok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whok throws a lazy right hand but Ippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whok tries to work over Ippo's front leg with a kick but Ippo checks it.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whok thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Whok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ippo's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo lands a slapping body shot.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whok throws a low kick, looking for Ippo's leg but Ippo calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Whok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whok checks the leg kick nicely there.
#T1#
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ippo doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Whok does no damage.
Whok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch but Ippo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whok.
Ippo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whok's head.
Whok is looking to clinch.
Whok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ippo.
Whok throws a leg kick which misses Ippo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ippo tries to avoid it.
Whok fails to land with a series of punches.
Whok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but Whok is out of range.
Ippo lunges at Whok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whok's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whok slips a jab from Ippo.#T2#
Whok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Whok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Whok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ippo throws a body shot but no joy.
As Ippo backs off Whok throws a huge counter combo but Ippo manages to avoid it all.
Whok fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo throws a front kick aimed at Whok's knee but Whok avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whok throws a low kick but Ippo avoids it.
Whok throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Whok takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whok on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whok tries to clinch but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Ippo thumps Whok with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Makunouchi Ippo.
I think Ippo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
In his post fight interview, Makunouchi Ippo gave a big smile as he said 'Glad to finally have a PPV crowd to cheer me on All hail go to Eternity for putting on a great KT PPV event..and the crowd erupts!!! IRetire this amazing Fighter.'. |
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Event:
EK 10_ OUROBOROS
Date: Aug 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ippo.
No joy there for Ippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ippo scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Phetboonme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phetboonme lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme trying to stall but Ippo improves his position.
I was talking to Phetboonme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phetboonme.
Ippo tries to circle away but Phetboonme has him pinned against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the ropes.
Ippo wants to break free but Phetboonme has control.
Still in the clinch, Phetboonme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo is trying to break the clinch but Phetboonme has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Ippo tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ippo.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Ippo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ippo throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ippo misses with a wild combination.
Phetboonme was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ippo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phetboonme throws out a loose jab but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo is looking for the big counter here.
Phetboonme walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phetboonme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ippo.
Phetboonme jabs at Ippo's body.
Phetboonme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phetboonme moves forwards but Ippo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ippo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ippo on the side of the head.
A jab from Ippo misses.
Ippo 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo throws a hook but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ippo avoids it.
Ippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phetboonme's head backwards.
Phetboonme drops his hands momentarily and Ippo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T2##CL#
Phetboonme moves into the clinch.
Ippo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
Phetboonme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phetboonme misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
Phetboonme prevents Ippo from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Phetboonme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phetboonme pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phetboonme's elbow.
Phetboonme taking a breather.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Phetboonme holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Phetboonme tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ippo is trying to push Phetboonme away but Phetboonme has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Phetboonme.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Ippo.
Ippo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ippo wants to break free but Phetboonme has control.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the ropes.
Ippo tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Ippo.
Phetboonme has Ippo pressed against the ropes, preventing Ippo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Phetboonme blocks with his arms.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Phetboonme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phetboonme.
Ippo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ippo has had enough of the clinch but Phetboonme keeps him there for the moment.
Phetboonme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ippo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phetboonme managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme lands a body punch. #BC2#
Ippo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Phetboonme rushes Ippo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kongchai Phetboonme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ippo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Phetboonme counter with a right hand.
Phetboonme takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phetboonme doesn't manage to clinch there - Ippo circles away.
Ippo throws a lazy uppercut
and Phetboonme counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Phetboonme.
Ippo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phetboonme misses with the combination.
Jab by Ippo.
Phetboonme gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ippo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phetboonme takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo misses the body punch
and Phetboonme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phetboonme ducks right into an uppercut from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Phetboonme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phetboonme avoids the head kick by Ippo.
#T1##CL#
Phetboonme has Ippo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Phetboonme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phetboonme keeps control of Ippo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phetboonme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Phetboonme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo tries to circle away but Phetboonme has him pinned against the ropes.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ippo is breathing heavily.
Phetboonme displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ippo up against the ropes.
Phetboonme lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kongchai Phetboonme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ippo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Phetboonme lands with a light punch inside.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Phetboonme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ippo can do to turn this around?
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo tries to break the clinch but Phetboonme is controlling the position.
Ippo has had enough of the clinch but Phetboonme keeps him there for the moment.
Phetboonme gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ippo.
Phetboonme displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ippo up against the ropes.
Ippo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phetboonme stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Phetboonme tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards. #T3#
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Ippo breaks from the clinch.
Ippo throws a nice head kick!
Phetboonme throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phetboonme - that will leave a mark!
Phetboonme cracks Ippo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#ROC#Ippo is rocked!
Phetboonme cracks Ippo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ippo 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 Ippo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ippo could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kongchai Phetboonme!
Kongchai Phetboonme decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
EK 6_TRANSCENDENCE
Date: Jul 25, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Less throws out the jab.
A jab from Less finds it's way through Ippo's defenses.
Less takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Less on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Less connects with a jab.
Less misses the jab.
Less misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Less looks for the body kick but Ippo saw that one coming.
Less slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Less slips a straight right by Ippo.
Ippo tests Less's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Ippo gets a clinch.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Less avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Less just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Less lands an elbow just above Ippo 's eye.
Less lands an uppercut.#T1#
Ippo works on Less's body with a couple of short punches.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Less throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less lands an elbow just above Ippo 's eye.
Ippo tries a body shot but Less blocks it.
Less lands with a left to the head.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Less works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Our sources have told us that Less has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Less's head.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Less - that landed with a thud.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Less is defending well for now.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Less lands with a left to the head.
Less blocks a body shot from Ippo. #T2#
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ippo's defenses.
Less working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Less lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Less lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Less lands an elbow inside that Ippo shrugs off.
Less tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Less back against the ropes.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Less lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Less.
Ippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Less lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Less creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Name Less 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.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Less moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Ippo finds it's way through Less's defenses.
Less swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Ippo as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Ippo tries to keep at a distance but Less has taken the fight into the clinch.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
Less misses with the head strike.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ippo managing to block the knees to the body from Less.
Less lands a damaging elbow.
Less lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Ippo.
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T1#
Knees to the body from Ippo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Less misses with a punch to the body.
Less managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
Less utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Less tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Less misses with a punch to the body.
Less lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the body.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Less tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Less misses with a knee strike.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Ippo is blocking nicely.
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Ippo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Less just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow.
Less pushes Ippo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Less lands an elbow that stopped Ippo in his tracks for a moment.
Ippo pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less cracks Ippo with a nice body shot.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Less working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Less scores with a hook to the body.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Less lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less lands a knee to the head.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Ippo misses the jab.
Less looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.#CL#
Less moves into the clinch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Less avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
Less lands an uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Less.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Less in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
Less lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Less in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ippo working Less over with knees to the body.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Less tries a knee to the head but Ippo blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms.
Less misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ippo.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Less backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Less.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Less swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Less doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Less working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Less creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ippo avoids the elbow strike from Less, against the ropes.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Less.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less.
Ippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Less.
Ippo avoiding damage as Less throws knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Less lands a shoulder strike.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Less with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Less blocks a body shot from Ippo.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Less's head.
Less landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less lands a nice uppercut.
Less lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ippo lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Makunouchi Ippo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Less tries to land a front kick but Ippo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ippo throws out a counter right but Less avoids it with no problem.
Less looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Ippo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Less comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Less's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Less lands a nice uppercut.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Less tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Less.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Less doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo scores with a shoulder strike.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Less misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Less in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Less misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Less throws an elbow but misses.
Ippo dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Less lands a shoulder strike.
Less blocking some punches.
Less landing knees to the body.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
A nice left hand lands by Less.
Less misses with some punches.
Less connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Less softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Less.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Less working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Less lands a knee to the head.
#ROC#Ippo is rocked!
A short right from Less.
Ippo is still on wobbly legs! Can Less finish him?
Less scores with a shoulder strike.
Less cracks Ippo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ippo 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! Ippo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Name Less!
A relieved looking Name Less 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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Event:
ETERNITY 3: DIEGO v JOHNSON
Date: Jun 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Cpp.
A swing and a miss from Cpp.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Cpp.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Cpp.
Ippo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cpp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo takes a swing at Cpp's ribcage but misses.
Cpp throws a leg kick but Ippo checks it. #CL#
Cpp moves into range and clinches up with Ippo.
Cpp blocking some punches.
Ippo working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cpp swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cpp throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cpps head.
Cpp looking to throw knees to the head but Ippo is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Cpp lands an uppercut.
Cpp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cpp misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cpp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cpp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo managing to block the knees to the body from Cpp.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Cpp's head.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Cpp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cpp.
Cpp misses with the head strike.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Ippo 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.
Cpp blocking some punches.
#T2#
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cpp throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Cpp on the inside.
Ippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cpp blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ippo lands a left hand.
Cpp lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cpp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ippo blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Cpp has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo blocks the elbow strike.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cpp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ippo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Makunouchi Ippo 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.#R2#
Cpp throws a leg kick which misses Ippo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ippo tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Ippo.
Ippo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ippo misses with a body shot.
Ippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cpp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
Good shot there by Ippo.
Ippo misses with a kick to the body
and Cpp counters with a nice body kick.
Ippo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cpp. That one must have hurt.
Cpp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ippo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cpp moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Cpp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cpp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Cpp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cpp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cpp motions for Ippo to come forward. Cpp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cpp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cpp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cpp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cpp.
Ippo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ippo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cpp.
Cpp is looking to counter the offense by Ippo and move into the clinch.
Ippo jabs at Cpp's body.
Cpp with a nice calf kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Ippo tries to get set, Cpp tries to push him back and clinch up but Ippo manages to avoid the attempt.
Donk. Cpp catches Ippo right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Ippo misses with a hook. Cpp ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Ippo as he checks the leg kick.
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cpp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ippo lands the left hand.#CL#
Cpp forces Ippo back against the ropes and clinches.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Cpp blocks it.
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!
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Cpp.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Cpp is blocking nicely.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
#T2#
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cpp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cpp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Cpp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cpp.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cpp misses with an elbow over the top.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cpp avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cpp misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cpp.
Cpp gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
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 Master Cpp will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Ippo with a hook.
Cpp cracks Ippo with a good jab.
Good work by Cpp as he checks the leg kick.
Ippo misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Cpp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ippo throws a body punch but Cpp moves out of range.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cpp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ippo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ippo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body kick there by Cpp.
Cpp with the inside leg kick.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Cpp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cpp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ippo lands a jab.
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Cpp's head.
Cpp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ippo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ippo throws the left hand but Cpp avoids the punch easily.
Cpp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ippo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Ippo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Ippo.
Ippo thuds a left hand into Cpp's body.
Cpp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cpp. Ippo shrugs it off though.
Cpp moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cpp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ippo staying out of range there.
Cpp looks for the body kick but Ippo saw that one coming.
Ippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cpp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cpp scores with a spinning back kick!
Ippo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of Cpp's head but Cpp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cpp walks into a left hand. #CL#
Cpp instigates a clinch.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Cpp won't want to take too many of those.
Cpp takes a knee to the side of the body. #T2#
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo misses with a body punch.
Cpp with a knee to the head.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo lands with a left to the head.
Cpp connects with a knee to the head.
Cpp managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cpp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cpp lands a nice elbow.
Cpp throws an elbow that misses.
Cpp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cpp managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands with a left to the head.
Cpp blocks an uppercut.
Cpp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Makunouchi Ippo just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Cpp misses with a body kick.
Cpp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cpp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ippo.
Cpp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cpp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ippo is able to avoid easily.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Cpp.
Ippo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Cpp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cpp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ippo avoids a kick to the body.
Cpp throws out a leg kick but Ippo moves out of range and Cpp only half commits.
Ippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Cpp.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cpp misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ippo! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Cpp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cpp tries to clinch but Ippo is having none of it.
Ippo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cpp.
Cpp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cpp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Cpp dips to his left and cracks Ippo with an uppercut!
Ippo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cpp.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
A jab from Ippo misses.
Cpp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice defenses there by Cpp.
Cpp looks for the body kick but Ippo saw that one coming. #CL#
Cpp has closed the distance and engaged Ippo in a clinch.
Cpp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
Cpp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cpp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cpp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cpp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cpp lands an elbow inside that Ippo shrugs off.
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!
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Ippo working Cpp over with knees to the body.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cpp prevents a body shot from Ippo.
Cpp lands a nice elbow.
Cpp misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Cpp.
Ippo lands a right hand.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cpp missing with knees to the body.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Master Cpp will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Ippo checks the leg kick.
Ippo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cpp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Cpp has Ippo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cpp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cpp trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Cpp trying to land knees to the body.
Cpp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cpp misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo lands a right hand.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Ippo on the inside.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the head but Ippo blocks with his arms.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Cpp's head. #T1#
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Cpp's head.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cpp blocks it with crossed arms.
Cpp misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cpps head.
Cpp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ippo blocks it with crossed arms.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but Ippo blocks it.
Cpp blocks an uppercut.
Cpp lands a knee to the body.
Ippo scores with a hook to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Cpp blocks with his arms.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo avoiding damage as Cpp throws knees to the body.
#T2#
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cpp backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Ippo.
A short uppercut from Cpp.
Ippo scores with a shoulder strike.
Cpp working aggressively here.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cpp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cpp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ippo.
Cpp lands a left hand.
Cpp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ippo's face.
Cpp pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
I think Ippo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, Makunouchi Ippo stared into the camera and said 'Found 1 '. |
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Event:
Friday Shootout 6
Date: Jun 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Ippo.
Ippo misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that Fighter 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.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fighter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ippo.
Jab, jab by Ippo - just one landing.
Ippo slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Ippo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fighter.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Ippo avoids nicely.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo jabs at Fighter's body.#CL#
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Fighter takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Ippo.
A short right from Ippo.
Ippo working Fighter over with knees to the body.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Fighter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Ippo lands a right hand.
A short left from Ippo.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Ippo landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
A nice left hand lands by Ippo.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Fighter looks winded!
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fighter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fighter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Ippo.
Ippo lands a right hand.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Ippo working Fighter over with knees to the body.
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Ippo.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T2#
Ippo cracks Fighter with a nice body shot.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo landing knees to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fighter's face.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter.
Ippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ippo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Ippo.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ippo pushes Fighter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Ippo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fighter, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fighter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Ippo.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Ippo lands with a right to the head.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter can do to turn this around?
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fighter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Ippo.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#ROC#Fighter is rocked!
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter is still on wobbly legs! Can Ippo finish him?
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo. #T1#
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
Ippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ippo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ippo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Fighter 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! Fighter face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ippo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
In his post fight interview, Makunouchi Ippo gave a big smile as he said 'Found 1 '.
In defeat, Nameless Fighter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'. |
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Event:
Shut up and Fight 4
Date: May 27, 2020 |
#R1#
Ippo tries to score with a low kick but Entei moves his leg out of the way.
Entei 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.
Entei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Entei throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Ippo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ippo throws a low kick but Entei avoids it.
Entei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Entei looks to land a left hand but Ippo moved out of range nicely.
Entei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Entei pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Entei.
Entei just misses with a punch to the body.
Entei plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ippo misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ippo is out of range and Entei settles back down.
Ippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ippo misses with a two punch combination.
Entei lands a body shot.
Entei misses with a hook. Ippo ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Ippo throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Entei counters by moving into the clinch.
A short left from Ippo.
Entei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Entei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Entei controls his hands.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Entei's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
Entei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo tries a body shot but Entei blocks it.
#BC2#
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ippo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Ippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Entei controls his hands.
Entei blocking some punches.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Entei. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Entei.
Entei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Entei.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Entei lands a right hand. #BC2#
Entei breaks the clinch.
Ippo takes a swing at Entei's ribcage but misses.
Entei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ippo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Entei takes a step back to recover.
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entei lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ippo misses with a body shot.
#CL2#
Entei has closed the distance and engaged Ippo in a clinch.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Entei.
Nice body punch from Ippo.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Entei backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Entei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei'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.
#R2#
Entei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Entei throws a low kick, looking for Ippo's leg but Ippo calmly moves out of range.
Harry Entei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Entei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ippo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Entei is able to avoid easily.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ippo.
Entei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ippo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Entei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo doesn't manage to clinch there - Entei circles away.
Ippo dodges the punch combination from Entei.
Ippo throws a nice looking combination but Entei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Entei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ippo.
Entei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ippo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Entei checks a leg kick.
Entei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Entei misses with a wild body shot.
Entei dodges the punch combination from Ippo.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Entei pushes him off.
Ippo throws a low kick but Entei moves out of range easily.
Entei misses with a hook. Ippo ducked under it nicely.
Entei throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
Entei keeps the fight on the outside.
Entei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Entei jabs Ippo right on the nose. Ippo blinks but takes it well.
Ippo digs a good hook to Entei's body.
Entei lands with a cross.
Entei moves out of range of the body kick from Ippo.
#T2#
Ippo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Entei thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Entei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body kick there by Ippo.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Entei pushes him off.
Entei just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Ippo misses.
Ippo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick.
Ippo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ippo throws a leg kick but Entei moved away.
Entei throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Entei looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
Entei takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ippo misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ippo darts in trying to clinch
and Entei counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Entei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Entei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Entei blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Ippo.
Ippo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Entei's elbow.
Entei misses with the head strike.
Entei scores with a hook to the body.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Entei.
Entei struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Harry Entei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Entei blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Entei breaks the clinch.
Entei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Entei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Entei gets a clinch.
Entei presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Entei.
Entei lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Entei. #BC2#
Entei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Entei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Entei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Entei throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Entei moves away.
Entei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
Entei takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Ippo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Entei lands the left hand.
Ippo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entei throws out the jab. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Ippo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Entei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Ippo gets tackled into the ropes by Entei. Entei maintains the clinch.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Entei.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Entei blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Entei.
Entei scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Entei works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Ippo.
Entei misses with a body punch.
Entei can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Entei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Entei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Entei 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Entei!
Harry Entei decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Makunouchi Ippo spoke after the fight, saying 'you Win or you Learn and its time for me to retire this fighter so T-Minus 4 fights Last contract '.
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Event:
Midweek Meltdown 3
Date: May 06, 2020 |
#R1#
Bonney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ippo connects with a crisp jab.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Ippo sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bonney misses its intended target. #CL2#
Ippo closes the distance and clinches.
Ippo cracks Bonney with a nice body shot.
Bonney tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Bonney back against the ropes.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippo scores with a kick to the body.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ippo feints a jab promting Bonney to slip. Ippo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bonney avoids the head kick by Ippo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ippo walks into a straight right hand from Bonney.
A head kick misses from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a hook to the body
and Bonney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Ippo closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T1#
Ippo lands a right hook to the body.
Bonney connects with a jab.
Bonney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ippo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonney.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonney fails to land with a series of punches.
Ippo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ippo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonney throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonney tries to bum rush Ippo with a series of wild strikes but Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ippo lands a nice hook to Bonney's body. Bonney 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!
Bonney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonney takes one to the side of the head.
Ippo 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.#T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ippo.
#CL#
Bonney closes the distance and clinches.
Bonney is trying to force a seperation but Ippo has the dominant position.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonney tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Bonney blocks it.
Bonney pushes Ippo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ippo takes a shot to the head.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Bonney.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonney.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney taking a breather.
Bonney looking to stall.
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bonney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Bonney throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Bonney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ippo scores with a nice strike.
Bonney staying out of range there.
Ippo blocks a leg kick.
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonney misses with an uppercut. Ippo saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Ippo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Ippo lands a nice hook to Bonney's body. Bonney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ippo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Ippo instigates a clinch. #BC#
Bonney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonney takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo lands with a good body shot.
Bonney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ippo dodges the punch combination from Bonney.
#T1#
Ippo swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ippo counter with a right hand.
Ippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ippo.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonney misses the shot to the body.
Ippo throws a counter combo.
Ippo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ippo.
Ippo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ippo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#CL2#
Ippo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney blocks an uppercut.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ippo as Bonney tries to tie him up.
Bonney has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ippo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonney.
Ippo lands a right hand.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonney avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bonney is looking to control Ippo's arms but Ippo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonney has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
#R3#
Bonney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ippo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonney counters with a nice leg kick.
Ippo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bonney tries to clinch
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Ippo there.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney is looking for a counter combo.
Bonney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bonney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ippo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney.
Bonney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonney.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonney misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney throws a right and a left that Ippo avoids nicely.
Ippo lands with an overhand left.
Ippo scores with a nice body kick.
#T1#
Ippo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Bonney.
Bonney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ippo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ippo counter with a right hand.
Bonney uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ippo has time to react.
Ippo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ippo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Bonney lands a leg kick that knocks Ippo off balance momentarily.
A jab from Ippo finds it's way through Bonney's defenses.
Bonney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ippo.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Ippo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice cross by Ippo.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
Bonney misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Ippo.
Ippo scores with a jab. Bonney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bonney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ippo to score with a decent uppercut.
Ippo sizes up Bonney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bonney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ippo sizes up Bonney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ippo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonney appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ippo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, Makunouchi Ippo took to the microphone: 'Found 1 '.
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Event:
AKT 17
Date: Apr 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Snow swinging wildly here.
Ippo scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Snow.#CL#
Ippo moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Snow lands a body shot.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Snow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC2#
Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ippo takes a step back to recover.
Ippo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Snow misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Snow connects with a leg kick. Ippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ippo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ippo tries to work over Snow's front leg with a kick but Snow checks it.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Snow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Ippo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Snow's coach down at Clark's Champion's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Snow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
#CUT#
It looks like Nik Snow has been cut.
Snow tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow stalling in the clinch but Ippo improves position.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Snow stalling in the clinch.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Ippo coming out on top.
Ippo throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo scores with a head kick.
Snow thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
Ippo throws a chopping leg kick but Snow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Snow lands a jab to the nose.
Snow checks a leg kick.
Snow connects with a leg kick. Ippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snow throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Snow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nik Snow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nik Snow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Snow misses.
Ippo scores with a sloppy right hand. Snow should have avoided that one.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ippo throws a chopping leg kick but Snow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ippo throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Snow. #CL#
Ippo darts in and clinches Snow up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Snow won't want to take too many of those.
Snow pushes Ippo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Snow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snow.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Snow.
Snow just leaning against Ippo, taking a breather.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
Snow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snow digs a right hand underneath Ippo's ribcage. Ippo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Snow - that landed with a thud.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Snow.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Snow lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nik Snow'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ippo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Ippo misses the jab.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ippo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ippo misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ippo is looking to chop away at Snow's legs.
A nice side step and Snow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ippo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ippo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snow misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow looks to land a combination but Ippo avoids it well.
Ippo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snow.
Ippo wants to clinch.#T1#
Snow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Snow misses with the combination.
As Snow tries to get set, Ippo tries to push him back and clinch up but Snow manages to avoid the attempt.
Snow thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
Snow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ippo's head backwards.
Snow cracks the inside of Ippo's front leg.
Snow lands a jab to the nose.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Ippo throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Ippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses.
Ippo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Ippo throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ippo momentarily.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snow can pounce on him.
Ippo misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Ippo has closed the distance and engaged Snow in a clinch.
Snow presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snow tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Snow.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nik Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snow 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nik Snow!
After the big win, Nik Snow made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Makunouchi Ippo spoke after the fight, saying 'you Win or you Learn and its time for me to retire this fighter so T-Minus 4 fights Last contract '.
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Event:
FRIDAY SHOOTOUT 1
Date: Mar 20, 2020 |
#R1#
Tsuyoshi takes one on the button.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Tsuyoshi.
As Tsuyoshi tries to get set, Ippo tries to push him back and clinch up but Tsuyoshi manages to avoid the attempt.
Tsuyoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Tsuyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tsuyoshi throws a hook but Ippo avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Ippo misses. #CL#
Ippo clinches up against the ropes.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo landing knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Tsuyoshi blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tsuyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Tsuyoshi misses with an elbow over the top.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Tsuyoshi is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsuyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsuyoshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head. #T2#
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsuyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsuyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Ippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ippo avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsuyoshi is defending well for now.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Ippo lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Ippo misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - Ippo scores with a four punch combination!
An inside leg kick lands from Ippo.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsuyoshi scores with the left hand. Ippo knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Tsuyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ippo throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuyoshi moves out of range easily.
Tsuyoshi staying out of range there.
Ippo clobbers Tsuyoshi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Tsuyoshi as he checks the leg kick.
Tsuyoshi throws a right hand that misses
and Ippo counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC#
Tsuyoshi is rocked!
Donk. Ippo catches Tsuyoshi right on the button with a cross.
Tsuyoshi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ippo finish him?
Good exchange - Ippo coming out on top.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Tsuyoshi moves away and avoids it.#KD#
Ippo looks low and kicks high, catching Tsuyoshi right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Tsuyoshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsuyoshi can do to turn this around?#T1#
Tsuyoshi moves forwards but Ippo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tsuyoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
Tsuyoshi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ippo.
Tsuyoshi misses with a straight left.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Ippo.
Ippo connects with a quick right hand that sends Tsuyoshi tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Found 1 '.
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Event:
Grand Prix ROUND 2 NY
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ippo's jab looks to have found its range, popping John under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
John tries to clinch there but Ippo circles away.
Ippo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John checks the leg kick.#CL2#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ippo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
John is rocked!
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Ippo finish him?
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ippo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! John 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! John face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ippo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Found 1 '.
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Event:
Ricks Rumble Seven
Date: Feb 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Wawelski tries to clinch but Ippo moves out of range.
Wawelski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wawelski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Wawelski throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Wawelski instigates a clinch.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Wawelski.
Wawelski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wawelski is defending well for now.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo gets through Wawelski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Our sources have told us that Ippo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wawelski misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo avoiding damage as Wawelski throws knees to the body.
Wawelski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wawelski misses with an elbow over the top.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Wawelski lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1#
Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Wawelski.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wawelski tries to land a knee to the head but Ippo blocks with his arms.
A short right from Wawelski.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Wawelski fails to land.
Wawelski looking to throw knees to the head but Ippo is blocking nicely.
Wawelski misses with a knee strike.
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski lands with a left to the head.
Wawelski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wawelski.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wawelski lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Wawelski misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Wawelski scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Wawelski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wawelski backwards.
Wawelski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wawelski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wawelski misses with some punches.
Wawelski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Wawelski off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Wawelski is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Ippo is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Makunouchi Ippo!
An intense looking Makunouchi Ippo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Found 1 '.
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Event:
AKT 14
Date: Jan 26, 2020 |
#R1#
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Ippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vamoosh is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
Vamoosh connects with a solid leg kick.
Vamoosh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ippo looks to land a right hand but Vamoosh moved out of range.
Ippo misses with a hook
and Vamoosh counters with a straight right hand.
Ippo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vamoosh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Ippo gets tackled into the ropes by Vamoosh. Vamoosh maintains the clinch.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Vamoosh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Vamoosh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Vamoosh scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Vamoosh can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vamoosh.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vamoosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh lands a body shot.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vamoosh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Vamoosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Vamoosh moved out of range nicely.
Ippo misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Ippo misses with a double jab.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippo avoids the head kick by Vamoosh.
Ippo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Ippo avoids the head kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vamoosh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ippo's calf.
A jab from Ippo misses.
Ippo moves out of range as Vamoosh strikes.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
Ippo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Ippo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Vamoosh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh tries to clinch but Ippo is having none of it.
Vamoosh slips a jab from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses the jab.
Vamoosh slips a jab from Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ippo works over Vamoosh's head and body with a nice combination.
Vamoosh throws a front kick that sends Ippo stumbling back into the ropes.
Ippo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Ippo does it's job there.
Vamoosh lands a front kick.
Ippo with a jab.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Ippo throws a lazy uppercut
and Vamoosh counters with a body kick.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ippo.
Vamoosh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ippo at a distance.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vamoosh connects with a leg kick. Ippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vamoosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Ippo moves out of range as Vamoosh strikes.
Vamoosh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Vamoosh flicks out a counter leg kick but Ippo steps away.
Vamoosh looks for the body kick but Ippo saw that one coming.
Vamoosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ippo throws out the jab.
Ippo avoids the head kick by Vamoosh.
Ippo throwing a counter right hand but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
Vamoosh blocks a jab.
Vamoosh tries a quick counter leg kick but Ippo is wise to it.
An inside leg kick from Vamoosh misses.
Vamoosh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vamoosh. #CL2#
Vamoosh instigates a clinch.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
A short uppercut from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo tries to stall but Vamoosh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Vamoosh.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Vamoosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vamoosh.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vamoosh avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vamoosh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ravi Vamoosh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vamoosh avoids it.
A short left from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vamoosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Vamoosh lands a jab to Ippo's midsection.
Ippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with a body kick.
Vamoosh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ippo if he has to take too many more of those.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vamoosh.
Ravi Vamoosh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vamoosh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vamoosh thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Vamoosh throws a right hand that misses
and Ippo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but Ippo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ippo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T1#
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Ippo blocks the body kick.
Ippo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Vamoosh moved out of range nicely.
Vamoosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ippo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vamoosh.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Vamoosh cracks Ippo with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Vamoosh. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Ippo gets tackled into the ropes by Vamoosh. Vamoosh maintains the clinch.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vamoosh is defending well for now.#BC2#
Vamoosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vamoosh throws a solid leg kick but Ippo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vamoosh.#T2#
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick.
Vamoosh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vamoosh misses with a looping right.
Vamoosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ippo throws a hook but Vamoosh avoids it easily.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Vamoosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vamoosh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Vamoosh takes the fight into the clinch.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Ravi Vamoosh has been cut.
Vamoosh tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Vamoosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Vamoosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vamoosh 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ravi Vamoosh!
A victorious Ravi Vamoosh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Makunouchi Ippo stepped up to the mic, saying 'you Win or you Learn and its time for me to retire this fighter so T-Minus 4 fights Last contract '.
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Event:
AKT .5
Date: Dec 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Snow thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Ippo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snow misses with an uppercut
and Snow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snow lands a nice shot to the body.
Snow's corner calls for a 1-2. Snow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ippo connects with a looping right hand.
Ippo throws out a leg kick but Snow moves out of range and Ippo only half commits.
Ippo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow throws a lazy uppercut
and Ippo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ippo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) in the buildup to the fight.
Snow motions for Ippo to come forward. Snow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Ippo misses.
Snow throws a leg kick which misses Ippo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ippo tries to avoid it.
Snow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Snow misses.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
Ippo tries to counter by clinching up but Snow breaks away and moves out of range.
Snow 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.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
Snow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ippo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snow misses with a few strikes there.
Ippo tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Ippo with a jab.
Ippo moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Snow throws a body shot but no joy.
Snow throws the left hand but Ippo avoids the punch easily.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Ippo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Snow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow misses the jab.
Ippo half committed to a counter leg kick.#T2#
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Snow's head.
Snow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Snow misses
and Ippo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Ippo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snow is out of range.
Ippo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ippo misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Snow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ippo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ippo moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
A head kick by Snow misses
and Ippo counters with a one-two to the body.
Ippo throws out a leg kick but Snow moves out of range and Ippo only half commits.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
Snow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ippo fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Ippo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snow's sensitive parts.
Snow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ippo tries to land a leg kick but Snow saw it coming and moves away.
Ippo misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Ippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Snow throws out a counter right but Ippo avoids it with no problem.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSnow.
Snow throws a hook to the side of Ippo's head but Ippo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snow blocks a head kick by Ippo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snow! But no joy.
Ippo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ippo connects with an inside leg kick.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Snow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Ippo clinches.
Snow blocking some punches.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
A short left from Ippo.
Snow lands with a light punch inside.
Ippo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Ippo can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Ippo.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Snow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ippo lands with an overhand left.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Snow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Snow.
Ippo throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
Snow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ippo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Ippo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ippo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Snow throws a head kick that Ippo semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ippo wants to clinch up but Snow keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Snow throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Ippo.
Ippo throws a sloppy body shot
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ippo checks a low kick from Snow.
Snow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ippo doesn't seem bothered though.
Snow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
Ippo pushes Snow up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snow tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Ippo coming out on top.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snow connects with a solid leg kick.
Snow throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo scores with a hook.
Good work by Snow as he checks the leg kick.#T2#
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ippo.
Ippo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?
Snow staying out of range there.
Jab by Ippo.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Ippo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snow misses with an uppercut
and Ippo counters with a stiff right hand.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Snow moved out of range nicely.
Snow moves away from the strike by Ippo.
A leg kick checked by Snow.
Ippo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Ippo scores with a body shot.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ippo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ippo misses with a head kick.
Snow needs to keep his hands up - Ippo had a free shot at his head there.
Ippo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ippo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
Snow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ippo if he has to take too many more of those.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ippo finds it's way round the side to connect with Snow's head.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Snow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4#
Snow moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Snow misses the shot to the body.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
Snow avoids the body shot from Ippo.
Ippo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snow throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Ippo lands with a cross.
Snow slips a jab from Ippo.
Snow cracks a nice hook into Ippo's ribs.
Ippo blocks the body kick.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo throws the left hand but Snow avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
Snow misses with a few strikes there.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nik Snow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Jab from Snow.
Ippo throws the left hand but Snow avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snow.
Snow scores with a punch to the head.
Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ippo.
Ippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Ippo moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snow.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Ippo feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ippo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ippo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ippo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow loads up on a big right hand but Ippo slips the punch.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.#T1#
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Ippo moves into the clinch.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Ippo.
Snow lands a right hand.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
Snow works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
Snow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snow wants to stall.
Snow is trying to stall.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snow.
#T2#
Snow trying to control the position but instead, Ippo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Snow into the ropes.
Snow tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Snow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Ippo.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ippo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ippo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snow.
Snow avoids the body shot from Ippo.
Ippo lands a head kick!
Snow lands a slapping body shot.
#T3#
Snow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ippo under the eye.
Snow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ippo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ippo tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ippo.
Ippo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snow.
Nice shot by Ippo.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Nik Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ippo is looking to clinch but Snow is avoiding it.
Ippo tried to score with a low kick but Snow checks it.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ippo avoids the body shot from Snow.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Ippo thows a leg kick but Snow checks it
and Snow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Snow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ippo.
Good exchange - Snow coming out on top.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow misses with a straight left.
Snow throws a hook to the side of Ippo's head but Ippo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ippo defending well as Snow loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo scores with a head kick.
Ippo cracks the inside of Snow's front leg.
Ippo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Ippo scores with a body shot.
Ippo cracks a nice hook into Snow's ribs.
Ippo throws an off balance right hand
and Snow counters with a right hand to the body.
Ippo blocks a jab.
Ippo throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a nice leg kick.
Ippo slips under a jab from Snow.
Ippo tests Snow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
A countering left hand to the body from Snow misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nik Snow.
I think Snow 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Makunouchi Ippo!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Makunouchi Ippo!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
Rick's Rumble 1.5!
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
Kiatmookao misses with a hook. Ippo ducked under it nicely.
Ippo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kiatmookao manages to circle out of the way.
Kiatmookao lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Kiatmookao.
A head kick misses from Kiatmookao.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Kiatmookao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiatmookao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ippo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kiatmookao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ippo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ippo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ippo connects with a right hand. Kiatmookao shakes it off.
Ippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiatmookao's head backwards.
Ippo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo tests Kiatmookao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Kiatmookao misses its intended target.
Kiatmookao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiatmookao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ippo momentarily.
Kiatmookao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiatmookao lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ippo avoids the head kick by Kiatmookao.
Ippo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Kiatmookao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiatmookao moves away.
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kiatmookao. Kiatmookao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiatmookao misses with a body kick.
A big right from Ippo misses.
Ippo tries to clinch up but Kiatmookao circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiatmookao tries to close the distance and clinch but Ippo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ippo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ippo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kiatmookao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ippo connects with a right hand. Kiatmookao shakes it off.
Ippo looks to land a combination. Kiatmookao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#
It looks like Petsakai Kiatmookao has been cut.
Kiatmookao is looking to score with low kicks.
Ippo misses with a head kick.
Kiatmookao replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ippo blocks it well.
A head kick by Ippo misses
and Kiatmookao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiatmookao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiatmookao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ippo defending well as Kiatmookao loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kiatmookao lands with a hook. Ippo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T2#
Kiatmookao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kiatmookao - that will leave a mark!
Kiatmookao slips a straight right by Ippo.
Kiatmookao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Ippo.
Ippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiatmookao's hands.
Ippo tests Kiatmookao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ippo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ippo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ippo throws a sloppy head kick and Kiatmookao moves out of range easily.
Kiatmookao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiatmookao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiatmookao misses with a straight right.
As Kiatmookao looks to move away, Ippo throws a big counter combo but Kiatmookao just gets out of the way.
Kiatmookao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ippo checks the leg kick.
Ippo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Ippo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ippo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Ippo tenderised Kiatmookao's leg. Kiatmookao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ippo works the jab nicely.
Kiatmookao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ippo takes a step back to recover.
Kiatmookao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ippo throws out the jab.
Ippo throws a lazy right hand but Kiatmookao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Ippo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiatmookao's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Kiatmookao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiatmookao lands a front kick.
Ippo lands a nice hook to Kiatmookao's body. Kiatmookao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo scores with a punch to the head.
Ippo throws a hook but Kiatmookao blocks it.
Kiatmookao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL2#
Kiatmookao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #T4#
Kiatmookao managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Kiatmookao's head.
Ippo managing to block the knees to the body from Kiatmookao.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiatmookao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiatmookao blocking some punches.
Kiatmookao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ippo is defending well for now.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatmookao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ippo is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatmookao.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao wants to get back to striking at distance but Ippo won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petsakai Kiatmookao'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.
#R2#
Ippo jabs at Kiatmookao's body.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but Kiatmookao is out of range.
A combination from Ippo does no damage.
Kiatmookao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiatmookao tries a low kick but Ippo avoids it.
Ippo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kiatmookao connects with a right hand. Ippo shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiatmookao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ippo connects with a solid leg kick.
Ippo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiatmookao throws out the jab.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiatmookao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ippo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiatmookao just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiatmookao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiatmookao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
A cross from Ippo lands.#T1##CL#
Ippo rushes Kiatmookao and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kiatmookao lands an elbow inside.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Ippo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiatmookaos head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ippo as Kiatmookao tries to tie him up.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Kiatmookao is trying to break the clinch but Ippo has him pressed against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a body punch.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo pushes Kiatmookao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kiatmookao trying to stall but Ippo improves his position.
Kiatmookao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatmookao.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Kiatmookao is blocking nicely.
Kiatmookao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ippo.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Kiatmookao blocking some punches.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Kiatmookao is blocking nicely.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Kiatmookao is blocking nicely.
Kiatmookao working Ippo over with knees to the body.#BC2#
Kiatmookao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiatmookao can do to turn this around?
A combination from Ippo does no damage. #T3#
Ippo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kiatmookao tries to clinch up.
Kiatmookao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiatmookao lands a jab to Ippo's midsection.
Ippo misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Ippo thuds his right hand into Kiatmookao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ippo avoids a kick to the body.
Ippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ippo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ippo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kiatmookao thuds his shin into the meat of Ippo's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ippo throws a right hand that misses
and Kiatmookao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiatmookao manages to avoid it.
Kiatmookao slips under a jab from Ippo.
Ippo throws out a loose jab but Kiatmookao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiatmookao throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Ippo throwing a counter right hand but Kiatmookao manages to avoid it.
Ippo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T4#
Kiatmookao tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiatmookao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo avoids a kick to the body.
Ippo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiatmookao missing with a left hand there. Ippo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiatmookao connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiatmookao is looking to land body kicks.
Kiatmookao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ippo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiatmookao.
Ippo blocks the body kick.
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kiatmookao. Kiatmookao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiatmookao.
Ippo throws a shot to the body.
Ippo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiatmookao looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petsakai Kiatmookao'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Ippo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiatmookao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kiatmookao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiatmookao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiatmookao walks into a straight right hand from Ippo.
Kiatmookao throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ippo tries to clinch but Kiatmookao moves out of range.
It seemed like Kiatmookao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiatmookao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Ippo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiatmookao throws a big shot that misses.
Ippo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiatmookao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ippo checks a leg kick.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Kiatmookao misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Ippo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Kiatmookao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Ippo scores with a four punch combination!
Kiatmookao misses with a low kick.
Kiatmookao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Ippo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiatmookao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiatmookao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Kiatmookao.#T2#
Ippo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kiatmookao looks to land a combination but Ippo avoids it well.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kiatmookao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ippo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Kiatmookao moved out of range nicely.
Ippo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kiatmookao avoids the head kick by Ippo.
Kiatmookao misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo tries to clinch up but Kiatmookao circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiatmookao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ippo with a body shot.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Ippo.
Ippo loads up on a big right hand but Kiatmookao slips the punch.
Ippo lands a really nice looking cross but Kiatmookao seems unphased.
Ippo scores with a head kick.
Kiatmookao moves away from the strike by Ippo. #T3#
Ippo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao throws the left hand but Ippo avoids the punch easily.
Kiatmookao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ippo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kiatmookao scrambles back to his feet.
Kiatmookao misses with a kick to the body.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiatmookao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiatmookao moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Petsakai Kiatmookao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ippo works over Kiatmookao's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Nice cross by Ippo.
Kiatmookao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ippo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. Kiatmookao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T4#
Kiatmookao slips a jab from Ippo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
Ippo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiatmookao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ippo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kiatmookao throws a sloppy head kick and Ippo moves out of range easily.
Ippo tries to clinch there but Kiatmookao circles away.
Ippo lands with a cross.
Ippo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiatmookao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ippo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kiatmookao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiatmookao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kiatmookao there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands with an overhand left.
Ippo lands with a hook. Kiatmookao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ippo with a nice cross.
Ippo misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ippo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Makunouchi Ippo!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Makunouchi Ippo!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
RH103
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Entei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Ippo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Entei looks to land a body kick but Ippo moved away.
Entei thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
Ippo tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
Entei misses with some punches.
Entei tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
A short right from Ippo.
Ippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A hook to the body from Entei.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Entei presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Entei blocks it.
#BC#
Entei manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Entei. That's going to slow Ippo down. #CL2#
Entei tries to keep at a distance but Ippo has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Entei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Entei throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Entei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
Ippo lands a really nice looking cross but Entei seems unphased.
Ippo throws a series of punches but Entei avoids them all with ease.
Entei lands a nice shot that snaps Ippo's head back.
Ippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ippo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Entei is looking to slow Ippo down with leg kicks.
Entei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo walks into a jab.
Ippo takes one to the side of the head.
Entei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ippo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T2#
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Entei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Entei loads up on a big right hand but Ippo slips the punch.
Ippo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ippo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Entei.
Ippo misses with a few strikes there.
Entei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Entei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Entei moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Ippo.
Ippo misses the body punch
and Entei counters with a nice uppercut.
Ippo lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tries to land a front kick but Entei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Entei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ippo doesn't manage to clinch there - Entei circles away.
Entei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Entei scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Entei will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Entei ducks down to avoid it.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Entei ducks down to avoid it.
Entei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ippo throws a hook but Entei blocks it.
Entei throwing a counter right hand but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Entei tries to close the distance and clinch but Ippo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Entei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ippo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Entei - the referee stops the clock and Ippo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Entei. Ippo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Entei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ippo! But no joy.
Entei looks to land a combination but Ippo avoids it well.
It seemed like Ippo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ippo throws the left hand but Entei avoids the punch easily.
Entei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ippo with a hook.
Entei slips a straight right by Ippo.
Ippo connects with a looping right hand.
Entei stuns Ippo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ippo takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo wants to clinch.#T1#
Entei connects with a single shot there.
Entei connects with a body shot.
Ippo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Entei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Entei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Entei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Entei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Entei misses with a straight left.
Ippo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Entei eats them both and turns towards Ippo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Entei tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo throws a body kick that misses.
Entei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ippo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Entei lands a head kick!
Entei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ippo.
Entei lands with an uppercut that bounces Ippo off the ropes and back into range.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Entei ducks down to avoid it.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ippo misses with a two punch combination.
Ippo looks to clinch
and Entei counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Entei throws a sloppy head kick and Ippo moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ippo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ippo swings for the body but Entei moves out of range.
Entei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Ippo throws a poor cross that misses
and Entei counters with a good, hard body kick but Ippo shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Entei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Entei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makunouchi Ippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Entei misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Ippo walks into a jab.
Ippo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Entei.
Ippo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Entei checks it well.
Entei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harry Entei is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Entei ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Ippo misses.
Entei swinging wildly here.
Ippo tries to counter with a clinch but Entei shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo moves out of range as Entei strikes.
Entei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Entei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Entei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ippo misses with a straight right. #T1#
Entei misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo tries to land a leg kick but Entei saw it coming and moves away.
Entei scores with a spinning back kick!
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ippo connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Entei.
A head kick misses from Entei.
Entei tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Entei misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ippo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Entei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Entei just misses with a punch to the body.
Entei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ippo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ippo, right into the meat.
#T2#
Ippo throws a hook but Entei blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Entei.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
Entei appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Entei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Entei swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo throws out a loose jab but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entei avoids the body shot from Ippo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
Harry Entei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Entei goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Entei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Entei lands a head kick!
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Entei ducks down to avoid it.
Entei lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Entei. That's going to slow Ippo down.
Entei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Entei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Entei, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Entei!
Harry Entei tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Makunouchi Ippo spoke after the fight, saying 'you Win or you Learn and its time for me to retire '.
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Event:
RH83
Date: Sep 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Ippo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chigg.
Ippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Chigg lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ippo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ippo lands with a cross.
Chigg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Ippo connects with the punch.
Ippo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ippo lands with an uppercut that bounces Chigg off the ropes and back into range.
Ippo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Ippo is looking to clinch but Chigg is avoiding it.
Chigg throws a fast counter high kick but Ippo manages to duck under it in time.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Chigg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ippo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chigg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigg throws a hook but Ippo avoids it easily.#T1#
Chigg scores with a head kick. Ippo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chigg throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Chigg wants to slow Ippo down by chopping away at his legs.
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chigg will feel that in the morning.
Chigg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ippo, right into the meat.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Ippo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chigg tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Chigg manages to break the clinch.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ippo lands a nice looking body shot.
Ippo blocks a head kick by Chigg.
Ippo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tests Chigg's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Ippo clinches with his opponent.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Ippo misses the jab.
Chigg avoids the body shot from Ippo.
As Ippo backs off Chigg throws a huge counter combo but Ippo manages to avoid it all.
Ippo doesn't manage to clinch there - Chigg circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ippo.
Chigg slips under a jab from Ippo.
Chigg only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ippo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chigg counters with a nice leg kick.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chigg can do to turn this around?
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chigg. That did some damage!
Chigg throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ippo misses its target.
Ippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg tries to land a front kick but Ippo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg connects with a single shot there.
Ippo scores with a decent looking hook.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo throwing a counter right hand but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chigg.
A counter left hand to the body from Ippo misses its target.
A good leg kick by Ippo. #T1#
Chigg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ippo finds it's way round the side to connect with Chigg's head.
Ippo works the jab nicely.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Ippo.
Ippo throws a wild body kick that Chigg sees coming a mile off.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ippo misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Ippo.
Chigg wants to counter the offense by Ippo and move into the clinch position.
Ippo scores with a push kick.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chigg defending well as Ippo loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chigg.
Chigg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Chigg's shoulder, as Chigg tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Chigg throws a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Chigg tries to keep at a distance but Ippo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Chigg lands a right hand.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
#R3#
Ippo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.
Chigg is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chigg thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Chigg throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Chigg is looking to chop away at Ippo's legs.
Ippo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chiggs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ippo throws the left hand but Chigg avoids the punch easily.
Ippo throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Chigg counters by moving into the clinch.
Chigg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Chigg is rocked!#T1#
Chigg gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Chigg blocks it.
Chigg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo gets through Chigg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ippo.
Ippo working Chigg over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Chigg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Chigg misses with some punches.
#T2#
Chigg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chigg avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chigg avoids it.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the ropes.
Chigg scores with a shoulder strike.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chigg misses with some punches.
Chigg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Makunouchi Ippo.
Well Ippo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
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Event:
RH75
Date: Aug 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Van Rijn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
Ippo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rijn 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.
Ippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rijn blocks a jab.
Ippo lands a jab to Van Rijn's midsection.#CL2#
Van Rijn has managed to clinch.
Van Rijn works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Rijn lands a body punch. #T1#
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rijn avoids it.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Van Rijn tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Rijn blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Van Rijn.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A bone on bone clash there as Van Rijn blocks the leg kick.
Van Rijn wants to counter the offense by Ippo and move into the clinch position.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ippo is looking to counter punch.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
Van Rijn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ippo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Van Rijn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rijn scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Rijn thows a leg kick but Ippo checks it
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Ippo misses.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Van Rijn misses with a low kick.
Ippo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rijn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Van Rijn moved out of range nicely.
Ippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Rijn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rijn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Van Rijn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Rijn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ippo.
Van Rijn misses with a series of wild punches.
Ippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Ippo misses.
Ippo tries to clinch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
A jab from Van Rijn does it's job there.
Van Rijn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ippo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Rijn throws a series of punches but Ippo moves out of range. #T2#
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ippo loads up on a big right hand but Van Rijn slips the punch.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo throws a good cross that connects.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Van Rijn saw that one coming.
Ippo is looking to slow Van Rijn down with leg kicks.
Ippo throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Ippo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Rijn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
Van Rijn throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Rijn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Rijn checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Rijn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ippo rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
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 Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn'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!
#R3#
Van Rijn misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rijn throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Van Rijn as the two fighters clinch.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn is working Ippo over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
#T1#
Van Rijn blocks an uppercut.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn cracks Ippo with a nice body shot.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rijn can do to turn this around?
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Van Rijn.
A short right from Ippo on the inside.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Rijn blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Van Rijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Van Rijn blocks with his arms.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Makunouchi Ippo.
Well Ippo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
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Event:
RH64
Date: Aug 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Ippo lands a jab to the nose.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick from Scorpion.
Scorpion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Scorpion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ippo if he has to take too many more of those.
Ippo tests Scorpion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion cracks Ippo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion throws a shot from downtown. Ippo moves away and avoids it.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Ippo.
Good leg kick by Scorpion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ippo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Scorpion - just one landing.
Scorpion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scorpion catches Ippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ippo misses with a leg kick. #T1#
Scorpion throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Ippo.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ippo scores with a leg kick.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Scorpion!
#CL2#
Scorpion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Scorpion blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Ippo takes a shot to the head.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
I was talking to Ippo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T2#
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion lands a left hand.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Scorpion blocks with his arms.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scorpion blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scorpion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
A short right from Scorpion on the inside.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Scorpion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ippo walks into a straight right hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva Scorpion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Ippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scorpion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scorpion is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ippo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scorpion throws the kick towards the body but Ippo avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Scorpion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scorpion has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Scorpion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Ippo.
Ippo throws a nice looking combination but Scorpion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ippo misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
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!
Scorpion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scorpion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ippo.#CL2#
Scorpion has managed to clinch.
A short right from Ippo on the inside. #T1#
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Scorpion blocks it.
Silva Scorpion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
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!
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes. #T2#
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Scorpion won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Scorpion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ippo.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Silva Scorpion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Scorpion looks to land a body kick but Ippo moved away.
A jab from Scorpion misses. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scorpion pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Scorpion takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#
It looks like Silva Scorpion has been cut.
A short right from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scorpion blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion. #T1#
Scorpion is working Ippo over against the ropes.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Ippo lands a right hand.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Scorpion managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Makunouchi Ippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scorpion blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silva Scorpion.
Well Scorpion 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
The defeated Makunouchi Ippo had this to say: 'you Win or you Learn and its time for me to retire '.
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Event:
RH55
Date: Jul 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Ippo throws a hook but Less blocks it.
Less connects with a leg kick. Ippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ippo cracks Less with a good jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Less finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Less will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Less blocks a low kick nicely.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Ippo swats away the attempt to clinch by Less.
Ippo slips under a jab from Less.
Less uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Less.
Less looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Less scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ippo wants to counter with a clinch but Less pushes him away.
Less moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Less.
Less steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Less staying out of range there.
Less connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Less throws out a loose jab but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1##CL#
Less rushes Ippo and presses him up against the ropes.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Less.
A nice left hand lands by Less.
Less crunches a lovely knee into Ippo's ribcage.
Ippo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Less's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Less.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Less.
Less cracks Ippo with a nice body shot.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
Ippo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Less's elbow.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Less.
Less tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Less prevents a body shot from Ippo. #T2#
Less doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Less misses with a body punch.
Ippo digs a right hand underneath Less's ribcage. Less let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Less misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
A short right from Less on the inside.
Ippo scores with a shoulder strike.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Ippo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Less lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Less lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Less throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Less.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Name Less will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
That's time! Less's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A big right from Ippo misses.
Ippo throws a hook but Less avoids it easily.
Less connects with a leg kick. Ippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Less lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ippo's sensitive parts.
Less throws the kick towards the body but Ippo avoids it.
Ippo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo avoids a kick to the body.
Less misses with a hook.
Less throws a leg kick but Ippo checks it.
Less lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ippo throws a right hand that Less ducks under and follows up with a left that Less also avoids with ease.
Less seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Less lands the left hand.
Less tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Less.
Less throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less throws a front kick that sends Ippo stumbling back into the ropes.
A punch combination from Ippo misses.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Less.
Less swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ippo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the liver by Less. Beautiful body shot.#T1##CL2#
Ippo rushes Less and presses him up against the ropes.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Less prevents a body shot from Ippo.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Ippo - that landed with a thud.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Ippo dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Less misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ippo.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo takes an elbow to the temple.
Less connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Less tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Less blocking some punches.
A short right from Less on the inside.
Ippo can't find room to land a body shot as Less controls the action.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Less backwards. #T2#
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Less is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ippo is defending well for now.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Less - that landed with a thud.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Less tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Less back against the ropes.
Ippo pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less takes a knee to the side of the body.
Less throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Less's elbow.
Less throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Less.
Ippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Less misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less.
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 Name Less will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Less lands with a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ippo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
Less lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ippo circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Less dodges the punch combination from Ippo.
Less tries a low kick but Ippo avoids it.
Less throws a low kick but Ippo moves out of range easily.
Ippo throws a hook but Less blocks it.
Ippo scores with a jab. Less acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Less lands with a shot to the body.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Less manages to avoid it.
Less misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ippo.
Less slips a straight right by Ippo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Less moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Less misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Ippo lands with a good body shot.
Less looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Less takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Less is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Less misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ippo is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Less tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ippo manages to circle out of the way.
Ippo blocks a leg kick.
Less lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ippo's sensitive parts.
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Less's head.
Less tries a low kick but Ippo avoids it.
Jab by Less.
Ippo lands a jab to Less's midsection.
Ippo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL2#
Ippo rushes Less and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Less lands a left hand.
Less lands an elbow that stopped Ippo in his tracks for a moment.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo can't find room to land a body shot as Less controls the action.
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2#
Less throws an elbow that misses.
Less throws an elbow but it misses.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Less managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
A shot in the inside from Ippo.
Less presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Less.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Less.
Ippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Less prevents a body shot from Ippo.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Less lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Less.
Less tries a knee to the head but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Less controls his hands.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Less is blocking nicely.
Less throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Makunouchi Ippo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Ippo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Less misses with a shot to the body
and Ippo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Less connects with a single shot there.
Less stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Less throws the kick towards the body but Ippo avoids it.#CL2#
Ippo has Less up against the ropes in a clinch.
Less gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Less throws an elbow that misses.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo cracks Less with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Less creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo lands a body punch.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo avoids the elbow strike from Less, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
Ippo can't find room to land a body shot as Less controls the action.
Ippo tries to work over Less's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Less just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Less controls his hands.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Less scores with a hook to the body.
Less lands an uppercut.
Less lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Less tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Less back against the ropes.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Less lands a damaging elbow.
Ippo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Less lands an elbow just above Ippo 's eye.
Less pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Less controls his hands.
Less throws an elbow but it misses.
Name Less has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ippo digs a right hand into Less's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Less's gas tank.
Less lands a damaging elbow.
Less lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Less.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Less avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
Less looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Less struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Less makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Less blocks a body shot from Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Name Less will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Ippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Less.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Less jabs Ippo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Less looks to land a body kick but Ippo moved away.
Less moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Ippo is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ippo.
Less is looking to slow Ippo down with leg kicks.
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick from Less.
#CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ippo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less prevents a body shot from Ippo.
Less throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Less lands an elbow just above Ippo 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo gets through Less's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Less lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less is leaning against Ippo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ippo tries to work over Less's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Less.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Less lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Less working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
Less comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Less lands an uppercut.
Ippo tries a body shot but Less blocks it.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Ippo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Less is working Ippo over against the ropes.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Less goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Ippo is blocking nicely.
Less lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Makunouchi Ippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Less makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Less goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Less in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Less tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Name Less showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Less 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:46
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Name Less!
Name Less retains his featherweight title!
Name Less thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Makunouchi Ippo had this to say: 'you Win or you Learn '.
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Event:
RH41
Date: Jun 22, 2019 |
#R1#
George tries to clinch up.
George takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Ippo throws a counter combo.
George ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
George takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
George checks a leg kick nicely.
George cracks Ippo with a good jab.
Ippo tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Ippo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ippo swinging wildly here.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ippo manages to circle out of the way.
George needs to keep his hands up - Ippo had a free shot at his head there.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
George is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
Ippo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Ippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
George cracks the inside of Ippo's front leg. #T1#
Ippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ippo looks for the body kick but George saw that one coming.
Ippo looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
George has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ippo.
Ippo scores with a hook.
Ippo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Ippo tries to work over George's front leg with a kick but George checks it.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ippo misses with a hook
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ippo misses the shot to the body.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Ippo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
George is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ippo.
George attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo throws a leg kick that misses.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Ippo scores with a sloppy right hand. George should have avoided that one.
George throws a big shot that misses.
George lands with a kick to the temple. Ippo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ippo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. George checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps George's head back.
Ippo thows a left - swing and a miss!
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by George!
George slips under a jab.
George throws a leg kick which misses Ippo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ippo tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ippo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George connects with a jab.
George misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ippo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as George lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ippo doesn't seem phased though.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo misses with a right hand
and George counters with a leg kick.
Ippo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ippo throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
George is looking to counter the offense by Ippo and move into the clinch.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Ippo lands with a hook. George tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
George catches Ippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. George catches Ippo right on the button with a cross.
George misses with a head kick.
Ippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.#T1#
George lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Ippo does no damage.
George misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Ippo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body kick there by George.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
George moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Good shot there by Ippo.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippo misses the jab.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George connects with a nice looking jab.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ippo avoids a kick to the body.
Ippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
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!
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Ippo misses with a kick to the body.
Ippo misses with an attempted mid kick.
George half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ippo stuns George with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George tried to counter with a leg kick but Ippo avoided it.
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but George is out of range.
Ippo moves out of range of the leg kick from George.
Ippo misses with an uppercut
and George counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ippo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
George throwing a counter right hand but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Ippo throws a big shot that misses.
Ippo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed George momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo misses with a few strikes there.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
George takes the fight into the clinch.
Ippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Ippo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ippo manages to circle out of the way.
Ippo feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
Jab by George.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo.
George connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ippo's hands.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Ippo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ippo scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ippo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. George catches Ippo right on the button with a cross.
Ippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ippo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
George feints and then cracks Ippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ippo down.
Ippo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
George swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo cracks George with a good jab.
Ippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Ippo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George misses with a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a stiff right hand.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ippo thumps George with a low kick.
Ippo lands with a nice body punch.
George checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Ippo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling George to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ippo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by George as he connects with a hook.
Ippo throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo misses with a hook.#T2#
George misses with an uppercut.
George throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
As Ippo tries to get set, George tries to push him back and clinch up but Ippo manages to avoid the attempt.
George throws a leg kick but Ippo moved away.
Ippo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ippo throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ippo throws a front kick aimed at George's knee but George avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Lambert George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ippo.
Ippo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George throws a leg kick that misses.
As George backs off Ippo throws a huge counter combo but George manages to avoid it all.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ippo swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George throws a low kick, looking for Ippo's leg but Ippo calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
I've got Ippo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, Makunouchi Ippo took to the microphone: 'good win.'.
Lambert George spoke after the fight, saying 'Gran chin'.
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Event:
RH32
Date: Jun 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.#CL2#
Ippo moves into range and clinches up with Bonney.
Bonney blocks a body shot from Ippo.
Bonney trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bonney on the inside.
Bonney tries a knee to the head but Ippo blocks it.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Bonney blocks it.
Bonney is leaning against Ippo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo misses with some punches.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Bonney throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
Bonney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo gets through Bonney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Bonney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Bonney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Ippo works on Bonney's body with a couple of short punches.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonney is leaning against Ippo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Bonney has Ippo pushed against the ropes.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Bonney's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bonney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Bonney is trying to stall.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Bonney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonney obliges.#BC#
Bonney manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bonney.
Ippo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
Bonney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ippo. That did some damage!
Ippo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bonney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo pushes Bonney back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ippo scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonney takes a knee right on the jaw!
#BC#
Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonney swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Bonney pushes him off.
Bonney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bonney dodges the punch combination from Ippo.
No joy there for Ippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ippo throws a wild body kick that Bonney sees coming a mile off.
Ippo throws a sloppy head kick and Bonney moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Ippo throws a series of punches but Bonney avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Bonney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ippo throws the left hand but Bonney avoids the punch easily.
Ippo misses with an uppercut
and Bonney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bonney throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo lands a head kick!
Ippo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonney.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonney lands with a shot to the body.
Ippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney lands a two punch combo.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Bonney moves away and avoids it.
Ippo misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Ippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Ippo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Ippo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney throws a lazy uppercut
and Ippo counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Bonney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ippo throws a leg kick but Bonney checks it.
Ippo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ippo connects with a crisp jab.
Bonney misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
Ippo misses with a two punch combination.
Bonney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonney defending well as Ippo loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Ippo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ippo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Bonney doesn't manage to clinch there - Ippo circles away.
Ippo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ippo's sensitive parts.
Bonney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ippo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonney drops his hands momentarily and Ippo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ippo throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Ippo avoids them all with ease.
Bonney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ippo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ippo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ippo misses with a double jab.
Ippo scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney tries to score with a low kick but Ippo moves his leg out of the way.
Ippo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ippo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ippo scores with the left hand. Bonney knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Ippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ippo avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Ippo is looking for the big counter here.
Ippo blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonney.
Ippo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ippo throws the left hand but Bonney avoids the punch easily.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but Bonney is out of range.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Bonney and move into the clinch position.
Ippo wants to clinch.
Bonney is looking to wear down Ippo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Ippo.
Bonney throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo thuds a left hand into Bonney's body.
Bonney throws a nice looking combination but Ippo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ippo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T2#
Ippo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ippo.
Bonney throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL#
Bonney has managed to clinch.
Bonney is trying to stall.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Bonney.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ippo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
Bonney misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Bonney avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Bonney blocks it.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ippo 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo took some time post fight to say the following; 'I name you nameless one i name you...Beaten'.
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Event:
RH22
Date: May 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Less thumps Ippo with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Ippo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT#
It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Less throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo tries to bum rush Less with a series of wild strikes but Less uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Less misses with a body kick.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ippo scoring well with a low kick there.
Ippo cracks Less with a right hand to the side of the head.
Less misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Ippo moves into range and clinches up with Less.
Less throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
A body shot lands from Less.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Ippo is blocking nicely.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
Less pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Less using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ippo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Less lands a left hand.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Less uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ippo dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Less misses with some punches.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Less obliges.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo lands an uppercut.#T2#
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!
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Less is blocking nicely.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Less backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Less landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Less.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Less.
Ippo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
Nice elbow from Less.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Name Less'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.
#R2#
Ippo tries to move into range but Less moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ippo throws the kick towards the body but Less avoids it.
A good leg kick by Less.
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Less is out of range. #CL#
Ippo has closed the distance and engaged Less in a clinch.
Less pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Less misses with the head strike.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Less tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Less utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Less.
#T1#
Less misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Ippo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
Less blocking some punches.
Less lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ippo blocks the elbow strike.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Less is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Less presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Less lands an elbow inside that Ippo shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Less makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Less lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Less lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Less.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Less creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Ippo managing to block the knees to the body from Less.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Less lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Less throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Less blocking some punches.
Less lands an elbow inside.
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Less.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Name Less showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Name Less'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!
#R3#
Less cracks the inside of Ippo's front leg.
Less walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Less scores with a hook to the body. Ippo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Less slips a straight right by Ippo.
Ippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Less's hands.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Less moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Less looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Less works Ippo's body with a nice hook.
Ippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Less lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Less tries to score with a low kick but Ippo moves his leg out of the way.
Ippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Less.
Less is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ippo rather than just go for the knockout.
Less lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ippo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Less's shoulder, as Less tries to avoid the shot.
Less keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CL2#
Less rushes Ippo and presses him up against the ropes.#T1#
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Less.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Less lands an elbow that stopped Ippo in his tracks for a moment.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but Ippo blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Less.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Less lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo avoiding damage as Less throws knees to the body.
Ippo takes an elbow to the temple.
Less comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Less throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Less lands a good knee to the midsection. Ippo won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Less lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Less has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Less's head.
Ippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Less makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Less unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Less avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Less.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Less scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Less's ribcage.
Less tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Less lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Less obliges.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Less is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Name Less comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Less 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Name Less!
A relieved looking Name Less thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Makunouchi Ippo had this to say: 'you Win or you Learn'.
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Event:
RH13
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Ippo tries to land a leg kick but Vamoosh saw it coming and moves away.
Ippo scores with a decent looking hook.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Vamoosh's shoulder, as Vamoosh tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Vamoosh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vamoosh. Ippo shrugs it off though.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vamoosh.
Ippo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vamoosh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Vamoosh's shoulder, as Vamoosh tries to avoid the shot.
Vamoosh throws a counter high kick but Ippo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ippo blocks a head kick by Vamoosh.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Vamoosh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Ippo forces Vamoosh back against the ropes and clinches.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo lands with a left to the head.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vamoosh avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Ippo working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Vamoosh's ribcage.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Vamoosh blocks with his arms.
Ippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Ippo moves away from the strike by Vamoosh.
A head kick misses from Vamoosh.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Vamoosh and move into the clinch position.
Vamoosh walks into a straight right hand from Ippo.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Vamoosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vamoosh scores with a jab to the head.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo tries to clinch but Vamoosh is having none of it.
Vamoosh is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vamoosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ippo misses with a head kick.
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Ippo ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ippo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vamoosh misses with a right hand
and Vamoosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards. #T1#
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ippo.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vamoosh has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Vamoosh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vamoosh scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Ippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the head.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Vamoosh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Vamoosh.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Vamoosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vamoosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Vamoosh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vamoosh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vamoosh avoids the body shot from Ippo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vamoosh!
Ippo throws a body punch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ippo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vamoosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
#CL2#
Ippo closes the distance and pushes Vamoosh back into the ropes.
Vamoosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Vamoosh's ribcage.#T1#
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vamoosh.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vamoosh avoids it.
A short left from Ippo.
Vamoosh works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
Vamoosh lands a shoulder strike.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Vamoosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
Vamoosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with some punches.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vamoosh lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Vamoosh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
I think Ippo 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, an emotional Makunouchi Ippo said 'our last fight I lost because my manager wasn't paying attention.'.
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Event:
RH5
Date: Mar 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of George 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ippo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
George blocks a low kick nicely.
George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ippo lands with a hook. George tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ippo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as George is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George is looking to counter punch.
George swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
George throws a combination that misses
and Ippo counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ippo throws out the jab.
Ippo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ippo throws a leg kick #CL#
and George counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. George won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
George managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
George leaning his opponent against the ropes.
George misses with the head strike.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that George has been working on his elbows in the gym.#BC2#
Ippo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
George drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
George connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick from Ippo misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ippo.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
George lands a slapping body shot.
#T2#
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
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!
Ippo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ippo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
Ippo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ippo scores with a leg kick.
George throws a hook to the side of Ippo's head but Ippo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Ippo connects with a looping right hand.
George lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
George takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ippo throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ippo pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Ippo settles back down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
George clinches with his opponent.
George lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
George is looking to clinch.
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
George tries to close the distance and clinch but Ippo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Ippo is predictable there #CL#
and George holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike.
George lands a nice elbow.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Ippo breaks from the clinch.
George moves away from the strike by Ippo.
George throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George needs to keep his hands up - Ippo had a free shot at his head there.
George has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ippo finds it's way round the side to connect with George's head. #T1#
George throws a looping overhand right but Ippo ducks down to avoid it.
George works the jab nicely.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Ippo settles back down.
Ippo throws a solid leg kick but George takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ippo.
Ippo throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as George blocks the low kick.
George swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George missing with a left hand there. Ippo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo throws a hook but George blocks it.
George throws the left hand but Ippo avoids the punch easily.
George tried to score with a low kick but Ippo checks it.
George lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ippo slips a jab from George.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ippo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
Ippo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Ippo misses with a low kick as George jumps back.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ippo. That did some damage!
Ippo throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
George slips a jab from Ippo.
Ippo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to George's calf.
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick from George.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
George throws a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ippo swings widly with a right hand
and George connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George slips under a jab.
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
Ippo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
George connects with a jab.
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 Lambert George will probably get the nod.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
George throws a lazy head kick
and Ippo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ippo throws a leg kick but George moved away.
Ippo scores with a hook.
George with a hook.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George checks the leg kick.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ippo, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Ippo.
George slips under a jab.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ippo pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Ippo settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from George misses the target.
George lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ippo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
George misses with a body shot.
Ippo throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
Ippo throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
George closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
George lands with a kick to the temple. Ippo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ippo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by George. George obviously looking to wear him down.
George slips a straight right by Ippo.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ippo manages to circle out of the way.
George paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
George moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Ippo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, 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!
A bone on bone clash there as George blocks the leg kick.
George tries to counter by clinching up but Ippo breaks away and moves out of range.
Ippo blocks a jab.#T2#
Good leg kick by Ippo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ippo drops his hands momentarily and George takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ippo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to George's calf.
Ippo misses the jab.
George misses with a low kick.
George looks to land a combination but Ippo avoids it well.
Ippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
A jab from George misses.
Ippo misses with a low kick as George jumps back.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Ippo - just one landing.
Ippo cracks George with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from George misses.
It seemed like Ippo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ippo tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Ippo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ippo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
I think Ippo 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
A very excited looking Makunouchi Ippo 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.
Lambert George spoke after the fight, saying 'Gran chin'.
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Event:
OC! KT 10
Date: Jan 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ippo scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Ippo saw that one coming.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Vamoosh throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Ippo counters by clinching up.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Vamoosh 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.
Vamoosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Ippo pushes Vamoosh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh blocks an uppercut.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vamoosh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Vamoosh stalling.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Vamoosh effectively controlling the action here.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Vamoosh won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vamoosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vamoosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vamoosh looks winded!
Knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Vamoosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vamoosh's face.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Vamoosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vamoosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ippo throws a head kick but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ippo has time to react.
Good shot there by Ippo.
Ippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ippo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vamoosh doesn't seem phased though.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
A jab from Ippo misses.
Ippo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vamoosh. Vamoosh obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Ippo misses.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vamoosh is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vamoosh avoids the head kick by Ippo.
Vamoosh scores with a nice right hand.
Ippo connects with a jab.
Vamoosh tries to move into range but Ippo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ippo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Ippo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ippo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vamoosh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ippo. That did some damage!
Vamoosh staying out of range there.#CL#
Ippo clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Vamoosh blocks it.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Vamoosh blocks with his arms.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vamoosh as the two fighters clinch.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vamoosh can do to turn this around?
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a light punch inside.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vamoosh.
#T2#
Vamoosh lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vamoosh has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vamoosh fails to land.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
A shot in the inside from Ippo.
Vamoosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Vamoosh scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
Vamoosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vamoosh is defending well for now.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
A short left from Ippo.
Vamoosh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice cross by Vamoosh.
Ravi Vamoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick from Vamoosh.
#CL#
Ippo clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Vamoosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh lands a left hand.
Vamoosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vamoosh lands with a light punch inside.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vamoosh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vamoosh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh pushes Ippo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Ippo is rocked!
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Ippo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Vamoosh on the inside.
Vamoosh lands a shot to the body.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vamoosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh cracks Ippo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ippo 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! Ippo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ravi Vamoosh!
An out of breath Ravi Vamoosh 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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Event:
OC! KT 7
Date: Dec 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Astalo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Astalo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ippo counters with a one-two to the body. #CL2#
Astalo has closed the distance and engaged Ippo in a clinch.
Astalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Astalo misses with a punch to the body.
Astalo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Astalo misses with some punches.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Astalo avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Astalo.#BC2#
Astalo manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo misses with a leg kick.
Ippo lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astalo avoids a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Astalo 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.
Astalo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Astalo moves away.
Astalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Astalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ippo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Astalo misses with an uppercut.
Ippo scores with a punch to the head.
Astalo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Astalo lands with a hook. Ippo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astalo looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Astalo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Astalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Astalo will feel that in the morning.
Ippo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Astalo moves forwards but Ippo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Rami Astalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Astalo misses #CL#
and Ippo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Astalo.
Astalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astalo blocks an uppercut.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Astalo backwards.
Astalo working aggressively here.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Astalo is blocking nicely.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T2#
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Astalo.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Astalo won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ippo.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Astalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow.
Astalo misses with some punches.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Astalo backwards.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Ippo.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Astalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Ippo.
A short right from Astalo on the inside.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Astalo throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Astalo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Astalo looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Astalo.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Astalo won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ippo 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Astalo throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Astalo. Astalo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Astalo. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Astalo tenderised Ippo's leg. Ippo is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Ippo clinches.
Astalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Astalo is defending well for now.
Astalo misses with the head strike.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astalo can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Ippo.
Astalo is trying to push Ippo away but Ippo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Astalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Astalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Astalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ippo catches Astalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Astalo lands a slapping body shot.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but Astalo is out of range.
Astalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ippo throws out the jab.
Ippo wants to clinch.#T1#
Astalo feints and then cracks Ippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ippo down.
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Astalo. That did some damage!
Astalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ippo's calf.
Astalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ippo avoids the head kick by Astalo.
Astalo misses with a head kick.
Ippo scores with a nice right hand.
Ippo lands a leg kick that knocks Astalo off balance momentarily.
Astalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Astalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Astalo cracks Ippo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Astalo needs to keep his hands up - Ippo had a free shot at his head there.
Astalo ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astalo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ippo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Astalo throws a right hand that Ippo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ippo also avoids with ease.#T2#
Astalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Astalo.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Astalo pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Ippo. Those never looked like landing.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astalo throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.#CL#
Ippo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Astalo lands a left hand.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo pushes Astalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Astalo blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Astalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Ippo.
Astalo takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Astalo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Ippo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Astalo. That one must have hurt.
Astalo throws a front kick aimed at Ippo's knee but Ippo avoids it well.
Ippo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.
Astalo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Astalo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Astalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Astalo misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Ippo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Astalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Astalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ippo has him pressed against the cage.
Astalo lands an elbow that stopped Ippo in his tracks for a moment.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Astalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Astalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Astalo's face.
Astalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Astalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Astalo throws an elbow that misses.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Astalo backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Astalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow. #T1#
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Astalo is defending well for now.
Astalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Ippo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Astalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Astalo.
Astalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Astalo misses with some punches.
Astalo lands an elbow inside that Ippo shrugs off.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Astalo avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Astalo.
Astalo lands a nice elbow.
Rami Astalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Astalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Astalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ippo is keeping busy.
Astalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Astalo is blocking nicely.
Astalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Astalo backwards. #T2#
Astalo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Astalo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Astalo avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Astalo's head.
Astalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
Astalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Ippo working Astalo over with knees to the body.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Astalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Astalo misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Ippo moves into the clinch.
Astalo avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astalo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Astalo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Astalo lands a left hand.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Astalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ippo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Rami Astalo had this to say: 'Nothing to say but fuck off,gonna smoke joint or two'.
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Event:
OC! KT 4
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Ippo moves out of range of the strikes.
Cha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Cha swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo connects with a high kick.
Cha misses the jab.#CL#
Cha tries to keep at a distance but Ippo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cha tries to break the clinch but Ippo is controlling the position.
Cha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ippo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Cha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cha avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cha.
Cha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cha tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Cha back against the cage.
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Cha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cha blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cha is defending well for now.
Cha working hard to break the clinch.
Ippo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cha blocks an uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Cha blocks with his arms.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cha blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo is trying to stall.
#T2#
Cha is trying to break the clinch but Ippo has him pressed against the cage.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Cha misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Cha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Ippo clobbers Cha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Cha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cha drops his hands momentarily and Ippo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ippo lands with a kick to the temple. Cha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ippo slips under a jab.
Ippo tries to clinch up but Cha circles away and keeps his distance.
Cha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ippo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cha scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
That's time! Ippo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Cha.
Good leg kick by Ippo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cha misses the shot to the body.
Cha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Cha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ippo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ippo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ippo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cha momentarily.
#CL#
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Cha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Cha breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Ippo moves into the clinch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Cha blocks with his arms.
Cha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cha is defending well for now.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Cha's head. #T1#
Cha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cha blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cha avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo gets through Cha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cha.
Cha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cha throws an overhand right that lands on Ippo's shoulder, as Ippo tries to avoid the shot.
Cha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ippo at a distance.
Cha missing with a left hand there. Ippo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Ippo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cha.
Ippo lands with a right hand.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cha throws a shot from downtown. Ippo moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Ippo blocks a jab.
Ippo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cha can do to turn this around?
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cha misses with a two punch combination.
Ippo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Cha pushes him off.
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cha. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Ippo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ippo lands with an overhand left.
Ippo staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ippo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cha.#CL#
Ippo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cha, pushing him back against the cage.
Cha tries to circle away but Ippo has him pinned against the cage.
Ippo wants to stall.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Cha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Cha gets an underhook and turns Ippo into the cage.#BC2#
Cha breaks the clinch.
Cha takes one on the button.
Cha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Cha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ippo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cha in his tracks.
Ippo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Cha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cha throws a nice looking combination but Ippo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ippo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ippo tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Cha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ippo's head backwards.
Cha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Ippo clinches up with Cha and pushes him back against the cage.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Cha won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T2##BC2#
Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cha misses with a body punch.
Cha managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Cha has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
Cha misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cha tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Cha.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
Cha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cha.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Cha is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ippo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
A very excited looking Makunouchi Ippo 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.
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Event:
Openweight KT Round 3
Date: Oct 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Dekkers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big left from Dekkers misses.
Dekkers lands with a slapping head kick.
Ippo dips to his left and cracks Dekkers with an uppercut!
Ippo lands a right hook to the body.
Dekkers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dekkers ducks right into an uppercut from Ippo.
Dekkers is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dekkers's head backwards.
Dekkers throws a chopping leg kick but Ippo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
Ippo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers keeps the fight on the outside.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ippo 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.
Dekkers throws a shot from downtown. Ippo moves away and avoids it.
Ippo with a jab.
Dekkers throws a chopping leg kick but Ippo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dekkers moves out of range of the strikes.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Dekkers pushes him off.
Dekkers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Ippo staying out of range there.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Ippo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ippo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Dekkers misses with a low kick as Ippo jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dekkers.
Ippo loads up on a big right hand but Dekkers slips the punch.
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Ippo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ippo cracks Dekkers with an open hand slap.
Dekkers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
Ippo forces Dekkers back against the ropes and clinches.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.#T2#
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dekkers blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Ippo blocks with his arms.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ippo blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Dekkers is trying to force a seperation but Ippo has the dominant position.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Ippo is blocking nicely.
Ippo is looking to control Dekkers's arms but Dekkers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ippo has his back to the ropes.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks with his arms.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dekkers.
A frustrated look appears on Dekkers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dekkers lands with a light punch inside.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Ippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dekkers gets an underhook and turns Ippo into the ropes.
Dekkers trying to stall but Ippo improves his position.
Ippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dekkers gets an underhook and turns Ippo into the ropes.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.#BC2#
Dekkers breaks the clinch.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
Dekkers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ippo scores with a hook.
Dekkers throws a right and a left that Ippo avoids nicely.
Dekkers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ippo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ippo lands a really nice looking cross but Dekkers seems unphased.
Ippo avoids the body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ippo throws out the jab. #T4#
Dekkers walks into a straight right hand from Ippo.
Ippo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Dekkers.#CL#
Ippo gets a clinch. #BC2#
Dekkers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dekkers.
Ippo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dekkers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Dekkers coming out on top.
Dekkers thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
Dekkers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ippo throws a chopping leg kick but Dekkers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo swings for the body but Dekkers moves out of range.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
Dekkers wants to slow Ippo down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Dekkers.
Ippo avoids the head kick by Dekkers.
Ippo checks the leg kick.
Dekkers blocks a head kick by Ippo.
Dekkers swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Ippo drives through and clinches with Dekkers against the ropes.
Ippo lands a left hand.
Ippo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Dekkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dekkers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes.
Ippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dekkers gets an underhook and turns Ippo into the ropes.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC2#
Dekkers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dekkers can do to turn this around?#T1#
Dekkers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Dekkers avoids the body shot from Ippo.
Ippo scores with a nice strike.
Dekkers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dekkers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ippo connects with a nice looking jab.
Ippo punishes Dekkers's body with a nice straight punch.
Ippo with a hook.
That kick from Dekkers tenderised Ippo's leg. Ippo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ippo tried to score with a low kick but Dekkers checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dekkers! But no joy.
Ippo moves to clinch but Dekkers breaks away
and Dekkers counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Ippo closes the distance and clinches.
Dekkers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo tries to stall but Dekkers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC2#
Dekkers breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers throws a leg kick that misses.
Ippo is looking to clinch but Dekkers is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dekkers! But no joy.#T2#
Ippo scores with a decent looking hook.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dekkers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ippo with a body shot.
Ippo scores with a decent looking hook.
Dekkers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dekkers digs a good body shot into Ippo's ribs.
Dekkers throws a right hand that Ippo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ippo also avoids with ease.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Dekkers pushes him off.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
Ippo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dekkers tries to bum rush Ippo with a series of wild strikes but Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dekkers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ippo with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekkers.
Ippo checks a leg kick.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Dekkers's head.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
And Dekkers responds with a good body kick, but Ippo manages to step out the way in time.
Ippo is looking to clinch but Dekkers is avoiding it.
Dekkers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Dekkers's shoulder, as Dekkers tries to avoid the shot.
Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.#T3#
Ippo scores with a jab to the head.
Dekkers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Dekkers misses with a looping right.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dekkers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dekkers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dekkers looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo throws a body punch but Dekkers moves out of range.
Ippo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dekkers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ippo scrambles back to his feet.
Ippo defending well as Dekkers loads up on a big left hand.
Dekkers avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dekkers! But no joy.
Dekkers throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Dekkers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dekkers throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekkers sizes up Ippo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
#T4#
Dekkers swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
Ippo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dekkers is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ippo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dekkers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ippo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ippo scores with the left hand. Dekkers knows he should have avoided that one.
Ippo misses with a right hand
and Dekkers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ippo lands with an overhand left.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers throws the kick towards the body but Ippo avoids it.
Dekkers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dekkers misses the shot to the body.
Ippo fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ippo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dekkers takes a step back to recover.
Dekkers looks for the body kick but Ippo saw that one coming.
Ippo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps Dekkers's head back.
Ippo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dekkers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dekkers defending well as Ippo loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Dekkers.
Dekkers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dekkers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dekkers throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
Dekkers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ippo's head.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Dekkers saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Ippo cracks Dekkers with a good jab.
Dekkers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dekkers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dekkers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dekkers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dekkers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dekkers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ippo. Ippo obviously looking to wear him down.
Dekkers defending well as Ippo loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo lands a slapping body shot.
Dekkers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of Dekkers's head but Dekkers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo throws a hook but Dekkers blocks it.
A cross from Ippo lands.
Dekkers throws a right hand that Ippo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ippo also avoids with ease.
As Dekkers tries to get set, Ippo tries to push him back and clinch up but Dekkers manages to avoid the attempt.
Dekkers throws out a loose jab but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dekkers.
A jab from Dekkers does it's job there.#T2#
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dekkers checks the leg kick.
Dekkers misses with a two punch combination.
Dekkers scores with a sloppy right hand. Ippo should have avoided that one.
Ippo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dekkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bas Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ippo scores with a jab. Dekkers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dekkers misses the shot to the body.
Ippo throws a big counter combination but Dekkers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dekkers needs to keep his hands up - Ippo had a free shot at his head there.
Ippo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
Ippo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dekkers tries a head kick but it misses.
Dekkers swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed right hand from Dekkers misses the target.
Ippo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dekkers manages to circle out of the way.#T3#
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Dekkers ducks down to avoid it.
Ippo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dekkers takes a step back to recover.
Dekkers moves out of range of the leg kick from Ippo.
Dekkers throws a body shot but no joy.
Dekkers avoids the head kick by Ippo.
Ippo throws a combination that misses
and Dekkers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Dekkers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dekkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dekkers scores with a shot to the body.
Dekkers throws a hook to the side of Ippo's head but Ippo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dekkers throws a series of punches but Ippo avoids them all with ease.
Dekkers misses with the combination.
Dekkers missing with a left hand there. Ippo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ippo slips a jab from Dekkers.#T4#
Ippo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekkers looks to land a right hand but Ippo moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Ippo.
Ippo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dekkers swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dekkers manages to circle out of the way.
Ippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ippo lands a jab.
Ippo sizes up Dekkers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dekkers's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Ippo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ippo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I do believe I have properly earn my title shot'.
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Event:
Openweight KT Tourney, R2
Date: Oct 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Deal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Deal tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Deal walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.
Deal is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
Ippo connects with a single shot there.
Deal misses with a right hand
and Ippo counters with a stiff right hand.
Deal misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Ippo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deal is trying to push Ippo away but Ippo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Deal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Deal is trying to break free.
Deal tries to break the clinch but Ippo is controlling the position.
Deal takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Deal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deal is breathing heavily.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Deal is trying to break free.
We've been informed that Ippo 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.
Deal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deal.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Deal swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deal can't break the clinch.
Deal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Ippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Deal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Deal blocks with his arms.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
A short left from Ippo.
Deal being controlled against the ropes.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ippo lands with a right to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the body.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
Chris Deal's cut is getting worse.
Deal is trying to break free.#T3#
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Deal is rocked!
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Oh Deal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Ippo.
#KD2#
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Ippo has the Thai clinch. Ippo obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Deal's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!#KD2#
Ippo catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Deal stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Deal walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ippo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deal walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.#CL2#
Ippo drives through and clinches with Deal against the ropes.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deal's efforts to push away.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal is trying to break free.
Deal seems to have got his legs back now.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ippo has him pressed against the ropes.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
#T4#
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Deal manages to break the clinch.
Deal throws a lazy right hand but Ippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deal walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.#CL2#
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
Ippo just leaning against Deal, taking a breather.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ippo gets through Deal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Deal blocks with his arms.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deal can't break the clinch.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
Chris Deal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Deal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deal slips a jab from Ippo.
Deal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Deal misses. #CL2#
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Ippo gets through Deal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Deal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Deal working hard to break the clinch.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deal misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Deal is blocking nicely.
#T1#
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Deal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Deal 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! Deal face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ippo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, an emotional Makunouchi Ippo said 'I do believe I have properly earn my title shot'.
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Event:
Openweight KT Tournament, R1
Date: Sep 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Ippo throws a jab when Perera was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Perera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ippo.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Perera closes the distance and pushes Ippo back into the ropes.
Perera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
A short body shot lands from Perera as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perera.
Ippo looks winded!
Perera lands a right hand.
Perera lands with a light punch inside.
Perera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Ippo is rocked!
Perera breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Ippo with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Ippo looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Ippo get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kusal Perera!
Kusal Perera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
K-1 40 Romero vs Szczesny II
Date: Aug 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Good shot there by Ippo.
Ippo throws out a leg kick but Corn moves out of range and Ippo only half commits.
Corn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ippo drops his hands momentarily and Corn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Ippo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corn.
Ippo cracks the inside of Corn's front leg.
Nice uppercut there from Corn.
Corn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ippo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jimmy Corn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo cracks the inside of Corn's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo defending well as Corn loads up on a big left hand.
Corn throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Ippo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Corn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Corn and move into the clinch position.
Corn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Corn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ippo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Corn.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Corn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corn misses with a body shot.
Corn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A leg kick checked by Corn.
Corn throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo. #T1#
Ippo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo scores with a jab. Corn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corn misses with a hook.
Corn misses with an uppercut. Ippo saw that one coming.
Ippo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ippo's head backwards.
Ippo walks into a stiff left hand from Corn.
Corn tried to score with a low kick but Ippo checks it.
Ippo loads up on a big right hand but Corn slips the punch.
Ippo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corn's calf.
Corn just misses with a punch to the body.
Corn connects with a body shot that sends Ippo's belly button to the back.
Corn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Corn's shoulder, as Corn tries to avoid the shot.
Corn connects with a looping right hand.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corn slips under a jab from Ippo.
A little feinted left hand from Corn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Corn is looking to counter with a body kick.#T2#
Ippo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Corn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Corn gets tackled into the ropes by Ippo. Ippo maintains the clinch.
Ippo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Corn managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corn backwards.
Corn avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
A right handed body shot lands from Corn.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Corn avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
Ippo lands with a right to the head.
Corn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo 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.
Corn lands a nice shot to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Corn.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Corn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Corn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps Corn's head back.
The fighters circling - Corn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jimmy Corn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ippo throws a good cross that connects.
Corn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Corn.
Ippo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corn.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Corn and move into the clinch position.
Sloppy strikes from Ippo. Those never looked like landing.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Corn.
Ippo slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo staying out of range there.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Corn moved out of range nicely.
Ippo wants to clinch.
Corn on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Ippo slips a straight right by Corn.
Corn throws a big shot that misses.
Corn throws a looping overhand right but Ippo ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Corn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Corn tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corn is defending well for now.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Corn misses with a body punch.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Corn fails to land.
Corn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ippo 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!
Corn lands a shoulder strike.
Corn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Corn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Corn misses with some punches.
Corn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo lands with a left to the head.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Corn.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corn backwards.
Corn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Ippo.
Corn lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corn tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The fighters circling - Corn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Corn and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corn. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corn. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Corn throws a shot from downtown. Ippo moves away and avoids it.
Ippo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corn on the side of the head.
Ippo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Corn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Corn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corn. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo wants to counter with a clinch but Corn pushes him away.
Corn misses with a straight right.
Corn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corn staying out of range there.
Corn clobbers Ippo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corn feints and then cracks Ippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ippo down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ippo. That's going to slow Corn down.
Corn 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.
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!
Corn looks to land a right hand but Ippo moved out of range.
Corn sets himself, and Ippo steps forward looking for the clinch! Corn avoids it this time.
Corn misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corn.
Corn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.#CL2#
Ippo moves into range and clinches up with Corn.
Ippo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ippo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corn.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Corn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corn managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Corn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Corn.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
#T2#
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corn misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Corn fails to land.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Corn fails to land.
Corn lands an uppercut.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Ippo - that landed with a thud.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Corn.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
Corn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Corn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corn managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Corn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
I think Ippo 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
In his post fight interview, Makunouchi Ippo gave a big smile as he said 'I do believe I have properly earn my title shot'.
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Event:
K-1 34 Norris Jr vs Gonzalez
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Astalo catches Ippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ippo scores with a nice right hand.
Ippo scores with a jab.
Astalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Astalo gets tackled into the ropes by Ippo. Ippo maintains the clinch.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Astalo.
Astalo takes a shot to the head.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Astalo blocks it with crossed arms.
Astalo managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Astalo.
Astalo throws an elbow that misses.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo lands a nice elbow.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Astalo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Astalo won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Astalo's head.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Astalo blocks with his arms.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
#T1#
Astalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Astalo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Astalo working aggressively here.
Astalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Astalo fails to land.
Astalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Astalo lands an uppercut.
Astalo throws an elbow that misses.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Astalo avoids it.
Ippo avoids the elbow strike from Astalo, against the ropes.
Astalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Astalo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo lands with a left to the head.
Astalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Astalo misses with an elbow strike.
Astalo lands a nice elbow.
Astalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Astalo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ippo up against the ropes.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Astalo's ribcage.
Astalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Astalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ippo's face.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo throws an elbow that misses.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Astalo blocks with his arms.
Astalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ippo.
Astalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Astalo taking a breather.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ippo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Astalo's head.
Astalo misses with a few strikes there.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Astalo misses with a low kick.
Astalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ippo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Astalo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ippo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Astalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ippo can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Astalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ippo can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ippo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ippo connects with a nice looking jab.
Ippo connects with a body shot that sends Astalo's belly button to the back.
Astalo loads up on a big right hand but Ippo slips the punch.
Ippo tries to counter with a clinch but Astalo shakes him off and moves away.
Astalo just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Ippo rushes Astalo and presses him up against the ropes.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Astalo trying to stall but Ippo improves his position.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Astalo backwards.
Astalo lands a body punch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Astalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Astalo blocks with his arms.
Astalo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Astalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ippo's defenses.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Astalo tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Astalo back against the ropes.
Astalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Astalo fails to land.
Astalo pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
The referee is keeping an eye on Astalo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Astalo avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Astalo avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Astalo lands an uppercut.
Astalo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Astalo.
Astalo misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Astalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Astalo is blocking nicely.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Astalo's head backwards.
Astalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
Rami Astalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Astalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ippo doesn't seem phased though.
Some bone on bone action there as Ippo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ippo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ippo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Astalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Astalo drops his hands momentarily and Ippo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Astalo jabs Ippo right on the nose. Ippo blinks but takes it well.
Ippo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Astalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astalo lands a leg kick that knocks Ippo off balance momentarily.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Astalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Astalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Astalo checks a leg kick.
Astalo misses with a body shot.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ippo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ippo lands with a slapping head kick.
Astalo feints and then cracks Ippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ippo down.
Astalo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Astalo.
A big left from Ippo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Astalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Astalo slams his shin into Ippo's torso.
Ippo blocks a leg kick.
Ippo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo doesn't manage to clinch there - Astalo circles away.
Ippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Astalo's hands.
Ippo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Astalo momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Ippo.
Astalo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Astalo saw that one coming.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo tries to clinch but Astalo moves out of range.
Ippo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Astalo.
Astalo misses with a low kick.
Ippo lands with a cross.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astalo.
Astalo misses with a body kick.
Astalo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Astalo throws a front kick that sends Ippo stumbling back into the ropes.
Ippo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ippo sizes up Astalo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ippo sizes up Astalo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Astalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Astalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo throws a lazy right hand but Astalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Astalo misses with a looping right.
Rami Astalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ippo scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
Well Ippo 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, Makunouchi Ippo took to the microphone: 'I do believe I have properly earn my title shot'.
In defeat, Rami Astalo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing to say but fuck off,gonna smoke joint or two'.
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Event:
K-1 27 Doss vs Brown
Date: Jun 20, 2018 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilkki. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nilkki. That did some damage!
Ippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ippo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nilkki.
Ippo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nilkki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ippo throws a lazy uppercut
and Nilkki counters with a good low kick that Ippo was not able to check.
Nilkki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Nilkki and move into the clinch position.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nilkki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ippo.
Nilkki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ippo to score with a decent 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!
Nilkki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nilkki throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo lands a leg kick that knocks Nilkki off balance momentarily.
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nilkki. Nilkki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ippo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ippo with a nice cross.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Nilkki forces Ippo back against the ropes and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ippo.
#T1#
Nilkki misses with a body punch.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nilkki tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Nilkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Nilkki throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Knees to the body from Ippo.
Nilkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Nilkki blocks it.
Nilkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nilkki is breathing heavily.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#
It looks like Pikku Nilkki has been cut.
Ippo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nilkki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ippo can turn it around.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ippo.
Ippo lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nilkki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilkki.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nilkki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Nilkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Ippo blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Nilkki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Nilkki backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nilkki avoids it.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nilkki avoids it.
Ippo lands with a left to the head.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nilkki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki'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.
#R2#
Ippo tries to clinch there but Nilkki circles away.
Nilkki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ippo lands a jab.
Ippo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ippo tries to clinch but Nilkki is having none of it.
Ippo wants to slow Nilkki down by chopping away at his legs.
Nilkki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nilkki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ippo.
Ippo tries to clinch but Nilkki is having none of it.
Nilkki thumps Ippo with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo wants to slow Nilkki down by chopping away at his legs.
Nilkki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ippo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nilkki misses with an uppercut.
Ippo cracks Nilkki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilkki lands with a cross. #T1#
Ippo cracks Nilkki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ippo cracks Nilkki with an open hand slap.#CL2#
Ippo has closed the distance and engaged Nilkki in a clinch.
Nilkki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nilkki lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nilkki obliges.
Nilkki misses with some punches.
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nilkki backwards.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilkki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilkki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nilkki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilkki can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nilkki misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
Nilkki is trying to push Ippo away but Ippo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Nilkki.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nilkki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Nilkki blocks with his arms.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nilkki's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Ippo pushes Nilkki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nilkki backwards.
Nilkki throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilkki blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nilkki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ippo is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ippo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Nilkki misses the target.
Ippo works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Nilkki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nilkki walks into a left hand.
Ippo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nilkki has time to react.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC2#
Nilkki is rocked!#CL2#
Ippo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Nilkki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nilkki has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nilkki seems to have got his legs back now.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nilkki throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Nilkki throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilkki tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Ippo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nilkki tries to break free but Ippo pushes him back against the ropes.
Nilkki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nilkki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Nilkki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilkki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Nilkki is blocking nicely.
Nilkki pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilkki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilkki.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Nilkki's ribcage.
Nilkki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nilkki throws a head punch that misses.
Pikku Nilkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nilkki lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards. #T2#
Ippo blocks a body shot from Nilkki.
Ippo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilkkis head.
Nilkki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Nilkki won't want to take too many of those.
Nilkki misses with an elbow strike.
Ippo landing knees to the body.
Ippo working Nilkki over with knees to the body.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilkki blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nilkki misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Nilkki blocks with his arms.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilkki blocks it with crossed arms.
Nilkki lands a nice uppercut.
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ippo 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, Makunouchi Ippo stared into the camera and said 'I do believe I have properly earn my title shot'.
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Event:
K-1 14 Haller vs Monroe
Date: May 02, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Ippo moves into the clinch.
A short right from Sepulveda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo. #BC2#
Sepulveda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Sepulveda's shoulder, as Sepulveda tries to avoid the shot.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo darts in trying to clinch
and Sepulveda counters with a nice uppercut.
Sepulveda connects with an inside leg kick.
Sepulveda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sepulveda staying out of range there.
Sepulveda lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sepulveda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ippo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sepulveda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo cracks Sepulveda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target. #T1#
Ippo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sepulveda scoring well with a low kick there.
Ippo tests Sepulveda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ippo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sepulveda looks to land a left hand but Ippo moved out of range nicely.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Savage Dojo KT Tokyo in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ippo tries to clinch but Sepulveda moves away
and Sepulveda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ippo misses with a wild combination.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepulveda thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ippo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sepulveda.
Ippo tries to clinch up but Sepulveda circles away and keeps his distance.
Sepulveda slips a jab from Ippo.
Sepulveda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepulveda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but Sepulveda is out of range.
Sepulveda throws out a counter right but Ippo avoids it with no problem.
Ippo misses with a combination
and Sepulveda counters with a three punch combo that has Ippo backing up. Ippo nods at Sepulveda to acknowledge the strikes.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A jab lands there for Sepulveda.
A telegraphed right hand from Sepulveda misses the target.
Sepulveda moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Ippo throws a hook but Sepulveda blocks it.
Ippo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sepulveda moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Sepulveda appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sepulveda.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Sepulveda ducks down to avoid it.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Sepulveda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sepulveda flicks out a counter leg kick but Ippo steps away.
Ippo tries to clinch up but Sepulveda circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Sepulveda moved out of range nicely.
Ippo is looking to clinch but Sepulveda is avoiding it.
Ippo throws a nice looking combination but Sepulveda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda lands a body shot.
Ippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sepulveda.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of Sepulveda's head but Sepulveda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Sepulveda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ippo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sepulveda.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Sepulveda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ippo.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ippo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sepulveda.
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sepulveda. Sepulveda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ippo moves forwards but Sepulveda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ippo throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a looping right.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
As Sepulveda tries to get set, Ippo tries to push him back and clinch up but Sepulveda manages to avoid the attempt.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Sepulveda misses with an uppercut. Ippo saw that one coming.#T2#
Ippo misses with a low kick as Sepulveda jumps back.
Nice cross by Sepulveda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sepulveda works over Ippo's head and body with a nice combination.
Ippo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
Sepulveda cracks a nice hook into Ippo's ribs.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sepulveda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ippo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sepulveda in his tracks.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Ippo cracks Sepulveda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sepulveda misses with a hook. Ippo ducked under it nicely.
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sepulveda. That did some damage!
Sepulveda slips a straight right by Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alejandro Sepulveda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Ippo loads up on a big right hand but Sepulveda slips the punch.
Sepulveda doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ippo is looking to clinch but Sepulveda is avoiding it.
Ippo lands a leg kick that knocks Sepulveda off balance momentarily.
Sepulveda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ippo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sepulveda circles away.
Ippo throws a jab when Sepulveda was well out of range.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy head kick and Ippo moves out of range easily.
Ippo lands a head shot.
Ippo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ippo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sepulveda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Sepulveda moves away and avoids it.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Sepulveda. Those never looked like landing.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Ippo does it's job there.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
A jab from Ippo does it's job there.
Sepulveda ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.
Sepulveda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda swinging wildly here.
Ippo slips under a jab.
Sepulveda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ippo throws out the jab.
Sepulveda throws a fast counter high kick but Ippo manages to duck under it in time.#T2#
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sepulveda is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Ippo misses with a right hand
and Sepulveda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sepulveda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sepulveda lands with a good body shot.
Ippo blocks a head kick by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ippo checks the leg kick.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of Sepulveda's head but Sepulveda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ippo cracks Sepulveda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda misses the jab.
Sepulveda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sepulveda moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Alejandro Sepulveda just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sepulveda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sepulveda ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sepulveda moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ippo checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Sepulveda motions for Ippo to come forward. Sepulveda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Ippo misses.
Sepulveda tries a quick counter leg kick but Ippo is wise to it.
Sepulveda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ippo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ippo.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Sepulveda pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo looks to land a right hand but Sepulveda moved out of range.
Ippo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses.
Sepulveda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ippo.
Sepulveda misses with an uppercut. Ippo saw that one coming.#T1#
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Sepulveda saw that one coming.
Sepulveda works Ippo's body with a nice hook.
Sepulveda misses with a hook.
Ippo moves in looking to clinch but Sepulveda pushes him off.
It seemed like Sepulveda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ippo throws a jab when Sepulveda was well out of range.
Sepulveda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
Nice jab there from Ippo.
Sepulveda with a jab.
Sepulveda misses with a head kick.
Ippo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sepulveda manages to circle out of the way.
Ippo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ippo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo misses the jab.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target. #T2#
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sepulveda. That did some damage!
Ippo is looking to score with low kicks.
Sepulveda appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Ippo throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ippo. Ippo obviously looking to wear him down.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
Sepulveda misses the jab.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Sepulveda misses with an uppercut.
Ippo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ippo tries to clinch up but Sepulveda circles away and keeps his distance.
Sepulveda doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Ippo.
Ippo tests Sepulveda's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Ippo moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo had his way with Alejandro Sepulveda in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Sepulveda lands a leg kick that knocks Ippo off balance momentarily.
Sepulveda ducks right into an uppercut from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a hook
enabling Sepulveda to counter with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sepulveda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sepulveda.
Sepulveda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sepulveda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ippo tries to clinch but Sepulveda moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sepulveda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ippo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ippo misses the jab.
Sepulveda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Sepulveda moved out of range nicely.
Ippo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sepulveda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range. #T1#
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Ippo slips the punch.
Ippo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sepulveda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ippo. Ippo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sepulveda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sepulveda wants to slow Ippo down by chopping away at his legs.
Sepulveda slips a jab from Ippo.
Sepulveda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Ippo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of Sepulveda's head but Sepulveda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo throws a leg kick that misses.
Sepulveda slips under a jab.#T2#
Sepulveda looks to land a left hand but Ippo moved out of range nicely.
Ippo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ippo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepulveda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sepulveda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ippo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sepulveda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Sepulveda slips under a jab.
Ippo misses with a hook
and Sepulveda counters with a nice leg kick.
Ippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sepulveda.
A big right from Ippo misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alejandro Sepulveda.
I think Sepulveda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Sepulveda!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alejandro Sepulveda made sure he mentioned Red Light Coffeeshop, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Dynasty Fight Night 27
Date: Jan 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Clap fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clap has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo lands a nice shot to the body.
Clap ducks right into an uppercut from Ippo.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo blocks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Ippo finds it's target.
Clap misses with a low kick.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Ippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Clap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ippo swings widly with a right hand
and Ippo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Clap does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Clap counters with a quick kick to the body but Ippo blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Ippo scores with a four punch combination!
Ippo avoids the head kick by Clap.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.#T1##CL2#
Ippo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clap, pushing him back against the ropes.
Clap avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Clap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ippo lands with a right to the head.
Ippo lands with a left to the head.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Clap blocks with his arms.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo pushes Clap back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clap digs a right hand underneath Ippo's ribcage. Ippo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Clap blocks with his arms.
Clap scores with a shoulder strike.
Clap content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Clap is blocking nicely.
Clap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clap misses with a knee strike.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clap has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Clap lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo. #T2#
Clap displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ippo up against the ropes.
Clap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Clap is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Clap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ippo sizes up Clap with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clap just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo jabs at Clap's body.
Ippo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clap.
Ippo connects with a right hand. Clap shakes it off.
Ippo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clap counters with a series of strikes. Ippo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clap looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
It seemed like Ippo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clap circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Clap misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Ippo has Clap up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ippo.
Clap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Clap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Clap.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clap looking to stall.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clap's face.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clap lands a body punch.
Clap lands an uppercut.
Clap lands a right hand.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clap is defending well for now.
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!
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Clap avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clap.
Clap tries to land knees in the clinch but Ippo avoids the damage to the body.
Clap takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Clap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clap slips under a jab from Ippo.
Ippo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clap is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clap manages to avoid it.
Ippo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromClap.
Clap moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Clap moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Clap throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ippo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ippo throws a right hand that misses
and Clap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ippo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Clap swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Clap moved out of range nicely.
Clap connects with a solid leg kick.
Ippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clap.
Ippo misses with a wild combination.
Ippo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clap has time to react.
Clap misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clap.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Ippo throws a right hand that misses
letting Clap counter with a right hand.
Clap connects with a quick right hand that sends Ippo tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Erick Clap!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Erick Clap waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
Dynasty Fight Night 23
Date: Jan 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Ippo scores with a hook.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers 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.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dekkers.
Ippo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dekkers at a distance.
A lazy left from Ippo finds it's target.#CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekkers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a short 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!
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers lands a body punch.
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Dekkers is blocking nicely.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Ippo prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Dekkers is blocking nicely.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Dekkers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Ippo pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Dekkers cracks Ippo with a nice body shot.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dekkerss head.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo gets through Dekkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dekkers avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dekkers.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Dekkers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ippo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Dekkers needs to keep his hands up - Ippo had a free shot at his head there.
Dekkers misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Ippo.
Dekkers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dekkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ippo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ippo! But no joy.
Dekkers moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dekkers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dekkers. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo throws a hook but Dekkers blocks it.
Dekkers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ippo throws a hook but Dekkers blocks it.
The fighters circling - Dekkers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers misses with a low kick as Ippo jumps back.
Ippo blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Ippo connects with a nice looking jab.
Dekkers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CL2#
Ippo drives through and clinches with Dekkers against the ropes.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Ippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ippo lands with a right to the head.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dekkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
A right hand to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dekkers works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dekkers blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Dekkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ippo is breathing heavily.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes.
Dekkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Dekkers. #BC#
Dekkers breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Ippo.
Dekkers scores with a leg kick.
Ippo lands with a straight right. Dekkers didn't see that one coming.
Dekkers misses with a body punch
and Ippo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dekkers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dekkers slips under a jab from Ippo.
Dekkers throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
Dekkers throws out a loose jab but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ippo just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Ippo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
Dekkers avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Ippo working Dekkers over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
Ramon Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Dekkers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ippo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Ippo.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Dekkers. #BC#
Dekkers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
A counter left hand to the body from Dekkers misses its target.
Ippo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ippo lunges at Dekkers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dekkers's hand.
Dekkers is looking to wear down Ippo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ippo with a jab.
A cross from Dekkers lands.
Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ippo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Ippo gets a clinch. #T2#
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ippo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Dekkers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ippo 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
As Makunouchi Ippo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I do believe I have properly earn my title shot'.
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Event:
Dynasty Fight Night 20
Date: Dec 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Taro lands a nice shot that snaps Ippo's head back.
A cross from Ippo lands.
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps Taro's head back.
Ippo tries to clinch there but Taro circles away.
A head kick misses from Taro.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taro walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Ippo.
Ippo walks into a jab.
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Ippo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ippo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taro.
Taro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ippo connects with a jab.
Ippo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taro moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Taro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taro misses with an uppercut. Ippo saw that one coming.
Taro misses with a body shot.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Taro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taro throws a series of punches but Ippo avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Ippo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Ippo darts in and clinches Taro up against the ropes.
Taro prevents a body shot from Ippo.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Taro lands with a left to the head.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Our sources have told us that Ippo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Taro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Taro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taro looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ippo tries a body shot but Taro blocks it.
Taro wants to stall.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Taro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ippo is keeping busy.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Taro.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ippo slips under a jab from Taro.
Ippo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taro on the side of the head.
Ippo misses with a few strikes there.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ippo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ippo throws a jab when Taro was well out of range.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Taro appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Ippo connects with a looping right hand.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taro manages to avoid it.
Taro throws a leg kick but Ippo checks it.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Taro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ippo swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Taro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Ippo checks a low kick from Taro.
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taro. Taro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
A lazy left from Taro finds it's target.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Taro moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Taro ducks down to avoid it.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Taro.
Taro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo is looking to counter the offense by Taro and move into the clinch.
Ippo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo cracks the inside of Taro's front leg.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taro can do to turn this around?
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Taro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taro dips to his left and cracks Ippo with an uppercut!
Ippo throws a lazy right hand but Taro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ippo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Ippo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taro doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ippo.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ippo.
Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Taro.
Ippo is looking to counter the offense by Taro and move into the clinch.
Taro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taro.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Taro saw that one coming.
Taro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ippo, as that shot connected.
Taro moves out of range of the strikes.
Taro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Ippo looks to land a right hand but Taro moved out of range.#T2#
Taro throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo walks into a left hand.
Taro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo tries to land a body kick
and Taro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ippo throws a poor cross that misses
and Taro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taro lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Ippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ippo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taro throws a push kick but Ippo slaps the foot to one side.
Taro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo slips a straight right by Taro.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Taro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matsuda Taro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Taro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ippo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Taro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ippo.
Taro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taro.
Taro misses with a leg kick.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taro moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taro. #CL#
Ippo closes the distance and clinches.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taro avoids it.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Taro.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taro is defending well for now.#T1#
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo tries to work over Taro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Taro manages to break the clinch.
Ippo misses with a hook
enabling Taro to counter with a crisp jab.
Taro staying out of range there.
Ippo wants to clinch up but Taro keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Ippo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Taro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Taro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL#
Taro tries to keep at a distance but Ippo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo prevents a body shot from Taro.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Taro looking to slow down the pace here.
Taro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC2#
Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Taro.
Taro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taro lands a nice uppercut.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Taro avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo can't find room to land a body shot as Taro controls the action.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ippo 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo made sure to mention his sponsor, Power Matrix Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Dynasty 19
Date: Nov 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Ippo with a hook.
We've been told by Taro's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taro misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taro, right into the meat.
Taro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsuda Taro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Taro misses with a straight left.
Ippo scores with a punch to the head.
Ippo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taro is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Taro.
Taro misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and Ippo counters by clinching up. #BC#
Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ippo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Taro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ippo on the side of the head.
Taro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Taro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
Ippo wants to slow Taro down by chopping away at his legs.
Ippo moves out of range as Taro strikes.
Ippo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taro in his tracks. #T1#
Ippo throws a push kick but Taro slaps the foot to one side.
Taro takes one to the chin there.
Taro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ippo throws the left hand but Taro avoids the punch easily.
Taro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taro ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Taro moves out of range as Ippo throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ippo.
Taro looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taro.
Taro misses with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taro.
Taro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ippo.
Ippo cracks Taro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ippo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taro.
Ippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ippo misses the jab.
Ippo needs to keep his hands up - Taro had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
Taro slips a jab and a cross from Ippo.
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taro.
Taro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Taro.
Taro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ippo.
Sloppy strikes from Ippo. Those never looked like landing.
Ippo lands a jab to Taro's midsection.
Taro throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taro catches Ippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Taro throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Ippo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taro.
A big right from Taro misses.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but Taro is out of range.
Ippo avoids the body shot from Taro.
Ippo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ippo there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Makunouchi Ippo 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.
#R2#
Ippo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo defending well as Taro loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taro is looking to land body kicks.
Taro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taro scores with a leg kick.
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taro throws an overhand right that lands on Ippo's shoulder, as Ippo tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Taro.
Taro throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Ippo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taro cracks a nice hook into Ippo's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ippo.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ippo connects with the punch.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Taro.
Taro throws a lazy right hand but Ippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taro is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Taro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Taro misses the target.
Ippo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo takes one to the side of the head.
Ippo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taro circles away quickly and effectively.
Taro throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Taro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taro.
Taro moves out of range of the strikes.
Taro throws the left hand but Ippo avoids the punch easily.
Ippo misses with a few strikes there.
Ippo throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
Ippo with a hook.
Ippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taro looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taro misses with a body shot.
Taro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taro.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Taro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ippo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taro scrambles back to his feet.
Taro looks to land a right hand but Ippo moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Taro.
Taro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Taro misses.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Taro misses.
Taro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taro looks to land a right hand but Ippo moved out of range.
Taro loads up on a big right hand but Ippo slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Taro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matsuda Taro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taro 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.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Taro saw that one coming.
Taro digs a good body shot into Ippo's ribs.
Ippo throws a big shot that misses.
Taro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Ippo moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Taro can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taro lands a left hand.
Ippo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short left from Ippo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ippo.
Taro blocks a body shot from Ippo.
A hook to the body from Ippo.
Taro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards. #BC#
Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Taro.#T1#
Ippo moves away from the strike by Taro.
Ippo wants to counter with a clinch but Taro pushes him away.
Taro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Taro misses.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Taro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ippo throws a leg kick that misses.
Taro lands a body shot.
Ippo blocks a jab.
Taro takes one to the side of the head.
Ippo staying out of range there.
Ippo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ippo lands with a straight right. Taro didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Ippo.
Ippo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taro.
Taro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ippo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo avoids the body shot from Taro.
Ippo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick from Taro misses. #T2#
Ippo is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taro.
Ippo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taro lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo feints a jab promting Taro to slip. Ippo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Taro throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taro!
Taro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ippo is looking to land body kicks.
Taro misses with a low kick.
Taro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Taro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taro's head backwards.
Taro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matsuda Taro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ippo 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Power Matrix Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
GAMT 69 Kang v Walker
Date: Sep 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tootoo. Tootoo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ippo digs a good hook to Tootoo's body.
Ippo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tootoo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tootoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Ippo drives through and clinches with Tootoo against the ropes.
#BC#
Tootoo manages to break the clinch.
Tootoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tootoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tootoo.
Tootoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Tootoo jabs at Ippo's body.
Tootoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tootoo.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tootoo. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tootoo.
Tootoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tootoo throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tootoo. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tootoo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo throws a head kick but Tootoo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Tootoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Tootoo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Ippo throws an off balance right hand
and Tootoo counters with a straight right hand.
Ippo tries to clinch up but Tootoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tootoo scores with a nice strike.
Ippo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tootoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tootoo.
Nice shot lands for Ippo.
Tootoo takes one to the chin there.
Tootoo throws a sloppy head kick and Ippo moves out of range easily.
Tootoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tootoo.
Ippo lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Tootoo.
Tootoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippo staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tootoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Tootoo tries to bum rush Ippo with a series of wild strikes but Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tootoo looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range. #CL2#
Ippo rushes Tootoo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#T2#
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Tootoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ippo slips under a jab.
Tootoo misses the shot to the body.
Ippo wants to counter with a clinch but Tootoo pushes him away.
Ippo throws a body punch but Tootoo moves out of range.
Ippo connects with a body shot that sends Tootoo's belly button to the back.
Ippo tries to clinch but Tootoo is having none of it.
Tootoo lands a jab to the nose.
Tootoo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ippo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tootoo.
Tootoo with a nice cross.
Ippo moves out of range as Tootoo strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tootoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ippo.
Tootoo thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
Tootoo ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Tootoo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tootoo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jordin Tootoo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Ippo connects with a solid leg kick.
Tootoo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Tootoo moves away and avoids it.
Tootoo scores with a head kick. Ippo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ippo staying out of range there.
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Tootoo's head.#CL2#
Ippo drives through and clinches with Tootoo against the ropes.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tootoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tootoo managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
#BC#
Tootoo breaks from the clinch.
Tootoo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tootoo takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Ippo tries to counter with a clinch but Tootoo shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Ippo has Tootoo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ippo keeps control of Tootoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Tootoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Tootoo throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Tootoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tootoo misses with a body kick.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Ippo scoring well with a low kick there.
Tootoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tootoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
Tootoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ippo misses the shot to the body.
Tootoo moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tootoo.
Ippo throws out a powerful jab.
Tootoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.#T2##CL2#
Ippo gets a clinch.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tootoo controlling the action here for a moment.
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!
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tootoo avoids it.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tootoo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tootoo's elbow.
Ippo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Ippo.
Tootoo tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Tootoo back against the ropes. #BC#
Tootoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Ippo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tootoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Tootoo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ippo cracks Tootoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ippo avoids the body shot from Tootoo.
Tootoo misses with a straight right.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tootoo.
Ippo moves out of range as Tootoo strikes.
Tootoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
An attempted straight right counter from Tootoo misses the target.
Tootoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Jab by Ippo.
Tootoo connects with a high kick.
Jordin Tootoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tootoo walks into a jab.
Tootoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo cracks Tootoo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Tootoo. Those never looked like landing.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Tootoo and move into the clinch position.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Tootoo misses its target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tootoo throws a right hand that Ippo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ippo also avoids with ease.
Ippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tootoo.
Ippo tries to clinch there but Tootoo circles away.
Ippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tootoo's hands.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tootoo walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.
Ippo throws a big shot that misses.
Tootoo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ippo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tootoo. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo dips to his left and cracks Tootoo with an uppercut!#ROC2#
Tootoo is rocked!
Tootoo tries to get into range but Ippo steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tootoo! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ippo scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'NEVER STEP FOOT IN THE PATH OF A HURRICANE IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH.
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Event:
Ascension 0513
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Clap misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Clap has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Clap.
Clap pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD2#
Clap successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2#
Clap working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
Clap can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clap pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1##SUB2#
Clap looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carter passes into half guard.
Clap is trying is best to control the position here.
Clap is refusing to be controlled, as Carter sits in half guard.
Carter wants to stand up but Clap is controlling the position.
Carter trying to control from half guard but Clap is working away. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#SU#
Carter stands up from half guard.
A head kick by Clap misses
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clap feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Clap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clap.
Clap throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
As Clap looks to move away, Carter throws a big counter combo but Clap just gets out of the way.
Clap throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Clap walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
#T3#
Clap throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carter misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Clap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clap changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clap.
Erick Clap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clap throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
Clap circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clap throws a body shot but no joy.
Clap throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clap, right into the meat.
Clap lands with a shot to the body.
Clap throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clap.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carter is looking to clinch but Clap is avoiding it.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Clap.
Carter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
Clap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clap lands with an overhand left.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD2#
Clap closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carter quickly recovers to half guard.
My spies in River's Edge Gym inform me that Clap has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clap's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clap's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Clap clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clap.
A head punch on the inside from Clap fails to land.
Clap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Clap managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter tries to work over Clap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clap looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clap jumps guard but Carter stands there with Clap around his waist. Clap gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Clap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clap blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Clap.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clap. #T1#
Clap tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Clap back against the cage.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Clap lands a body shot. #BC2#
Clap manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Clap has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Clap drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Clap tries to tie him up.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter tries to pull guard but Clap forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clap works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter pushes Clap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clap lands a right hand.
Clap is struggling to control the position.#T2#
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Clap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap trying to stall but Carter improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Clap scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Clap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clap throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Clap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clap.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Clap with a hook.#CL2#
Clap forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Clap throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Erick Clap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Clap.
Carter pushes Clap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Clap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.#BC#
Carter manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Clap clinches with his opponent.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Clap lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Clap.
Clap is working Carter over against the cage.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter taking a breather. #TD2#
Clap tightens his grip and picks Carter up, before dumping him to the ground. Carter manages to land in guard.
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!
Clap wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving. #T4#
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Clap is proving a slippery customer.
Carter pulls Clap in to control the position.
Clap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Clap postures up.
Clap wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.#SUB#
Carter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clap defends well.
Clap trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Carter is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Clap presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Clap lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clap scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Erick Clap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clap connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clap tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick from Carter lands but Clap takes it in his stride.
Carter lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Carter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Carter manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter prevents a body shot from Clap.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Clap.
#T1#
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Clap tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Clap back against the cage.
Clap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clap avoiding damage.
Clap lands a nice uppercut.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clap.
Clap misses with a body punch.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Clap swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clap is keeping busy.
Clap cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Clap lands a left hand.
#T2#
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Clap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Clap as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Clap.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Clap tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clap blocks it with crossed arms.
Clap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Clap.
Clap is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clap lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Clap has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clap avoids it.#T3#
Clap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clap walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Clap moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clap.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Clap can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Clap lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clap.
Carter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clap to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubin Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clap tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Clap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.#BC#
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clap throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Clap only half commits.
Clap just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCarter.
Clap lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter takes one to the side of the head.
#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Clap throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clap lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clap stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clap paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rubin Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Clap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter prevents a body shot from Clap.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Clap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter blocks a body shot from Clap.
Clap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Clap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clap winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Clap!
Erick Clap really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
Ascension 0329
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Carter scores with a head kick. Harland tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harland's sensitive parts. #CL#
Harland gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harland is defending well for now.
Harland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Harland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A hook to the body from Carter.
Harland tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harland misses with a takedown
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Carter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harland to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T1#
Carter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harland scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Harland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harland has managed to get both his arms back between Carter's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Carter working for a triangle but Harland defends it easily.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harland.
Carter controlling Harland's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carter is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform us that Harland has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harland is keeping the position for now.
Carter trying to control but Harland is working from the bottom.
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Carter wants to control from the top but Harland keeps moving.
Harland has control of Carter's left arm, preventing Carter from doing any damage.
Harland trying to control the position.
Carter wants to control from the top but Harland keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Harland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Harland.
Harland circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Harland counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Carter looking for a guillotine here but Harland defends easily.
Harland stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harland shoots and misses
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Harland will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harland shoots and misses
and Harland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter works over Harland's head and body with a nice combination.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harland can do to turn this around?
Harland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Harland.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Harland moves out of range easily. #T1#
Carter with a jab.#CL#
Carter gets a clinch.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Harland backwards.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Harland blocks with his arms.
Harland is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harland blocks it with crossed arms.
Harland goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harland closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Harland pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Harland is breathing heavily.
No luck for Harland with that takedown attempt. #T2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harland.
Carter stalks Harland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harland's face. Harland staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands an overhand right.
Harland fails to land the takedown.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Harland looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Harland backs away, Carter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harland shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carter wants it to stay on the feet.
Carter stuns Harland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harland with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Carter misses with a head kick.
Harland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harland has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carter after a bit of a struggle.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Carter.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harland looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter lands with a kick to the temple. Harland shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
#R3##CL#
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Harland wants the takedown. Carter is fighting it off but Harland persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Carter's guard against the cage.#ES#
Carter wriggles free and stands up.
Carter jabs at Harland's body.
Harland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter catches Harland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Harland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Harland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but Harland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Harland.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Harland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Carter rushes Harland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Carter.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Harland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter tries a body shot but Harland blocks it.
Carter is leaning against Harland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Carter.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Harland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Carter ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Carter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harland is one step ahead there.
Carter pulls Harland in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter seems keen to control Harland's posture.
Harland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Carter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rubin Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harland stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Harland controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harland fails to land the takedown.
Carter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zander Harland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harland on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
An out of breath Rubin Carter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Zander Harland was interviewed post fight and said 'Just don't know what happened. I had it. It was mine for the taking.'.
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Event:
GFC 38: Carter vs Laine
Date: Sep 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Carter slips under a jab from Laine.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter wants to land a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Laine with a jab.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter throws a big counter combination but Laine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter staying out of range there.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter checks a low kick from Laine.
Carter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laine manages to circle out of the way.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Laine.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Laine has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#T1#
Laine throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Laine counters by moving into the clinch.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#TD2#
Laine has clasped his hands together around Carter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Carter defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Laine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Laine has hold of Carter's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Carter tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Laine cranks the arm and Carter screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Carter, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pako Laine!
Pako Laine is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Pako Laine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
GFC 31: Hardon vs Carter
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardon can pounce on him.
Carter takes one on the button.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardon throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Hardon's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carter throws a body punch but Hardon moves out of range.
Hardon thinks about countering with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carter.
Hardon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Hardon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardon cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Hardon throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Hardon moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarter.
Hardon blocks a head kick by Carter.
Hardon throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardon misses with a low kick.
#T1##CL#
Hardon moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Hardon presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardon.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Hardon's ribcage.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hardon tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Hardon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
Hardon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Carter prevents a body shot from Hardon.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T2#
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardon avoids it.
Hardon working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Hardon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardon.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Hardon tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardon backwards. #T3#
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Hardon.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardon struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
#BC2#
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardon counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee. #CL2#
Carter moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter is leaning against Hardon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T4#
A body shot lands from Carter.
Hardon is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter misses with the head strike.
Hardon managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardon blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter gets through Hardon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter lands a left hand.
Hardon lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Hardon saw that one coming.
Little Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter punishes Hardon's body with a nice straight punch.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
That kick from Hardon tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Carter throws a head kick but Hardon moves out of range.
Hardon misses with a head kick.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Hardon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter defending well as Hardon loads up on a big left hand.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a head kick that Hardon semi-blocks.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardon throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Hardon will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Hardon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carter throws a head kick but Hardon moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardon.
Hardon thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardon's knee momentarily.
Hardon scores with a punch to the head.
Hardon looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter connects with an inside leg kick.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good work by Hardon as he checks the leg kick.
Hardon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardon throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Hardon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Hardon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardon lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Hardon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL#
Hardon forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Hardon blocks with his arms.
Hardon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Hardon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardon missing with knees to the body.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardon can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
A short uppercut from Hardon. #T3#
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon misses with some punches.
Hardon works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Hardon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter prevents a body shot from Hardon.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter prevents a body shot from Hardon.
Hardon managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Carter.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T4##CL#
Hardon darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Good body shot from Hardon.
#BC#
Hardon breaks the clinch.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardon.
A shot to the body from Hardon misses
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hardon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardon.
Hardon lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter moves to clinch but Hardon breaks away
and Hardon counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rubin Carter 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!
#R3#
Hardon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter thinks about the counter body kick.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardon throws out the jab.
Hardon avoids the body shot from Carter.
Hardon throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Hardon only half commits.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardon throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter throws a head kick that Hardon semi-blocks.
Hardon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardon with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter avoids the head kick by Hardon.
Carter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hardon eats them both and turns towards Carter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardon throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Hardon. #T1#
Hardon throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardon just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter scores with a head kick. Hardon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hardon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter throws a head kick but Hardon moves out of range.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hardon will feel that in the morning.
Hardon scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Hardon misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws a counter combo.#T2##CL#
Carter tries to keep at a distance but Hardon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardon.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardon avoids it.
A short left from Hardon.
Carter taking a breather.
Rubin Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter is trying to stall.
Carter seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Hardon works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Hardon avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Hardon is working Carter over against the cage.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardon avoids it.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
Hardon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardon lands a shot to the body.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Hardon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Hardon.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardon tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Hardon back against the cage.
Hardon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter avoiding damage.
Hardon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Hardon misses with the head strike.
Hardon tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Hardon back against the cage.
Hardon prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon stops a takedown attempt from Carter.
Hardon lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter prevents a body shot from Hardon.
Hardon lands with a right to the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardon avoids it.
Good body shot from Carter.
Nice elbow from Hardon.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hardon prevents it.
Hardon scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rubin Carter just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Hardon throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardon throws a leg kick
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardon throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Hardon throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardon. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardon rather than just go for the knockout.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardon can pounce on him.
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T1#
Hardon takes one on the button.
Hardon just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Hardon there.
Hardon misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardon 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.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter slips a straight right by Hardon.
Hardon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Hardon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardon scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2##CL#
Hardon clinches.
Hardon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Hardon misses with a punch to the body.
Hardon scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hardon.
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!
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardon avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
Hardon can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
Hardon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardon has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Hardon scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardon. #T3#
Carter landing knees to the head.
Hardon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Hardon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Hardon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Carter.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Hardon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardon is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Hardon thinks about countering with a body kick.#T4#
Carter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter works Hardon's body with a nice hook.
Hardon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
Carter tries to clinch but Hardon is having none of it.
Hardon scores with a shot to the body.
Carter connects with a jab.
Hardon misses with a straight right.
Hardon throws a big shot that misses.
Carter unleashes a big counter combination but Hardon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Little Hardon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hardon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5##CL#
Hardon clinches.
Hardon managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Hardon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardon lands with a light punch inside.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardon won't allow it.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
Hardon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter working Hardon over with knees to the body.
Hardon tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Hardon back against the cage.
Carter gets through Hardon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardon.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Hardon improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.#T1#
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Hardon blocks with his arms.
Carter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Hardon tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
#BC#
Hardon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardon!
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardon manages to avoid it.
Hardon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Hardon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Hardon down.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Hardon throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardon throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hardon throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Hardon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardon throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Hardon. #T3#
Hardon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Hardon is working Carter over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Carter prevents a body shot from Hardon.
Hardon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Hardon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardon lands with a left to the head.
Hardon swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter prevents a body shot from Hardon.
Hardon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardon scores with a hook to the body.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Little Hardon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Little Hardon.
Well Carter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Rubin Carter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Little Hardon spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man tonight but I'll be back fir that belt!'.
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GFC 20: Carter vs Miller 2
Date: Jul 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Carter throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller with a hook.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
#T1#
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Miller throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carter checks it well.
Carter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Miller.
Carter avoids the body shot from Miller.
Carter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Carter is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
A punch combination from Miller misses. #T2#
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a big counter head kick but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Miller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
And Carter counters with a quick kick to the body but Miller blocks it.
Carter walks into a jab.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter is looking to counter with head kicks.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Carter blocks the body kick.
It looked like Carter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
It looked like Carter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Miller tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
Miller stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter slips a jab from Miller.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Miller scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Miller misses.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
Miller throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Nice body kick there by Carter.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab. #T1#
Miller wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carter might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miller avoids it.
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
And Carter counters with a quick kick to the body but Miller blocks it.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a counter high kick but Miller was just alert enough to avoid it.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
Carter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Miller throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Carter slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Carter moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL#
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
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!
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeffrey Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Miller throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carter on the side of the head.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller avoids the head kick by Carter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Miller throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.#T2#
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Carter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Carter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Jab by Miller.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carter's head.
Miller sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T3#
Carter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Carter tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it. #CL#
Carter clinches.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
#TD#
Carter wants the takedown. Miller is fighting it off but Carter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Miller's guard against the cage.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SU#
Carter stands up and waves to Miller to follow him. #T4#
Miller misses with a left hand
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carter wants to clinch
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick from Carter lands but Miller takes it in his stride.
Carter checks a low kick from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rubin Carter did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Miller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.
Miller tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Miller misses with a left hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Carter drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
A short right from Carter.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
Miller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.#T2#
Carter moves away from the strike by Miller.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter thinks about countering with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller with a nice cross.
Miller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carter.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miller manages to circle out of the way.
Carter avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T3#
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Miller is predictable there
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Miller misses.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Miller throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.#CL#
Carter rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter had his way with Jeffrey Miller in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carter.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter checks a low kick from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Carter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Miller lands a jab.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Miller misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter is looking to counter with head kicks.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller misses with a combination
#CL#
and Carter counters by clinching up.
Carter works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Miller. #T3#
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter throws a big counter combination but Miller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Carter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miller avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Miller throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Carter's front leg but catches the back leg as Carter tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rubin Carter.
I think Carter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter retains his featherweight title!
Rubin Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jeffrey Miller spoke after the fight, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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GFC 13: Carter va Kint
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Kint moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kint misses the jab.
Kint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Kint pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Kint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kint defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Kint throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kint swinging wildly here.
Daniel Kint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter feints a jab promting Kint to slip. Carter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kint slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kint tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Kint misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Kint 's knee.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Kint tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Kint.#T2#
Kint avoids the head kick by Carter.
Despite the aggression on Kint's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kint jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kint misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint swinging wildly here.
Kint ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Kint is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kint just manages to avoid it.
Kint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Carter throws a low kick but Kint avoids it.
Kint tries to clinch up.
Kint misses with a head kick.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Kint.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kint throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kint. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kint misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a good, hard body kick but Kint shrugs it off.
Kint throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kint misses with a few strikes there.
#T4#
Kint misses with a wild body shot.
Kint throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Kint tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Kint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kint connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Kint throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Kint clinches.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kint misses with a punch to the body.
Kint misses with an elbow strike.
Kint stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kint misses with a straight right.
Kint misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kint has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kint and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kint throws a counter combo.
Kint missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kint.
Kint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint misses with the combination.
Carter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kint just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with a hook. Kint ducked under it nicely.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kint finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Kint tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter throws a counter high kick but Kint was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kint looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kint looks to land a combination. Carter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Kint misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter delivers a nice body kick.
Kint throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kint is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Carter counters with a quick kick to the body but Kint blocks it.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kint is looking to clinch. #T3#
Kint scores with a body shot.
Kint darts in trying to clinch
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Rubin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Kint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kint misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kint's knee momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kint!
Kint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kint just manages to avoid it.#T4#
Kint throws a lazy body kick
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kint misses the target.
Kint throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Kint throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kint throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Kint is predictable there
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Kint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kint manages to circle out of the way.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Kint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Kint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Kint jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Kint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kint.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Kint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kint.
Carter lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kint swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Kint 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.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Kint's ribs.
Kint misses with a two punch combination.
Carter thinks about countering with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Kint.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kint.
Carter throws a quick counter head kick but Kint was just out of range.
The fighters circling - Kint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kint misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Carter looks to land a left hand but Kint moved out of range nicely.
Kint appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kint throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kint misses with a hook to the body
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Kint.
Kint tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kint misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Carter moves out of range as Kint strikes.
Carter is looking to counter with a body kick.
A punch combination from Kint misses.
Kint tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Kint misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Kint wants to clinch
and Kint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kint.
Kint avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kint is defending well for now.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kint avoids it.#T4#
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Kint is rocked!
Good body shot from Carter.
#BC2#
Kint manages to break the clinch.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Kint throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kint thinking.
Kint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kint looks to clinch
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter slips under a jab from Kint.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kint.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kint moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kint throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rubin Carter did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Kint scores with a nice right hand.
Kint misses with a body shot.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Kint moved out of range nicely.
Kint misses with a few strikes there.
Kint misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice. #CL#
Carter clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Kint avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Kint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Kint instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Kint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kint takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#T1#
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kint wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kint is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Kint misses with a right hand
and Carter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kint really felt that one!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kint.
Kint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Carter 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.
Kint misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Kint swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Kint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter cracks Kint with a hook to the temple - Kint is on wobbly legs here! Carter swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kint falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Carter wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter retains his featherweight title!
As Rubin Carter got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: did you felt the big "D"!?....told ya'.
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Event:
GFC 10: Colosseum
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tried to counter with a leg kick but Carter avoided it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
Miller misses with a right hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Miller misses.
We've been informed that Carter 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.#T1#
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Carter.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Carter steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook.
Carter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T2#
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carter cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.#T3#
Carter lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Miller takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
#T4#
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Carter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Miller misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Miller feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Carter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Miller thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Carter tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Carter tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter. #T4#
Carter moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carter tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way.
Miller thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Miller misses.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Carter moves away from the strike by Miller.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Carter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller lands the left hand.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a straight left. #T1#
A big left from Miller misses.
A low kick from Miller misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter blocks a jab.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T2#
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter avoids the body shot from Miller.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Miller.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carter cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3#
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller avoids the body shot from Carter.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarter.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a leg kick. #T4#
Miller throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jeffrey Miller did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Carter lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Miller throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller blocks a head kick by Carter.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking. #T1#
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarter.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Carter checks a low kick from Miller.
Miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice. #T2#
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Miller looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller avoids the head kick by Carter.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Miller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Carter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
Jeffrey Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller looks to throw a body kick
and Carter counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4#
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Miller throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that fourth round.
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!
#R5#
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller avoids the head kick by Carter.
And Miller counters with a quick kick to the body but Carter blocks it.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter wants to counter with a clinch but Miller pushes him away.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Carter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Miller throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Carter is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Miller in his tracks momentarily.
Carter blocks a jab.#T2#
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Miller.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller throws a leg kick
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter thinks about the counter body kick.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T4#
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rubin Carter.
Well Carter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Rubin Carter said 'did you felt the big "D"!?....told ya'.
In defeat, Jeffrey Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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Event:
T140 - Mindless Frenzy
Date: Apr 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Jab from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a looping right.
Reijonen throws a wild body kick that Turian sees coming a mile off.
Reijonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reijonen looks to land a combination but Turian avoids it well.
That kick from Reijonen tenderised Turian's leg. Turian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turian looks to throw a body kick
and Reijonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turian counters with a three punch combo that has Reijonen backing up. Reijonen nods at Turian to acknowledge the strikes.
Reijonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reijonen throws an off balance right hand
and Turian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turian 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.
Turian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Skreba Reijonen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turian throws a sloppy head kick and Reijonen moves out of range easily. #T1#
Turian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reijonen.
Turian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Reijonen gets a clinch.
Turian prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Turian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Turian lands a left hand.
Turian tries to land a knee to the head but Reijonen blocks with his arms.
Turian misses with a punch to the body.
Turian lands with a right to the head.
Turian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turian blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turian misses with the head strike.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Turian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turian backwards.
A short body shot lands from Reijonen as the two fighters clinch.
Turian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reijonen is defending well for now.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turian's elbow.
Turian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Turian looking to throw knees to the head but Reijonen is blocking nicely.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Turian missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turian tries a knee to the head but Reijonen blocks it.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turian tries to land knees in the clinch but Reijonen avoids the damage to the body.
Turian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turian looking to throw knees to the head but Reijonen is blocking nicely.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Turian avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turian lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Turian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Turian avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Turian fails to land. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen lands with a right to the head.
Turian lands with a light punch inside.
Reijonen cracks Turian with a nice body shot.
Turian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reijonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Reijonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Turian.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Turian controls his hands.
Turian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen lands an uppercut.
Turian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Turian tries to land a knee to the head but Reijonen blocks with his arms.
Turian lands with a left to the head.
Turian lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arc Turian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skreba Reijonen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reijonen. Turian shrugs it off though.
Reijonen looks for the body kick but Turian saw that one coming.
Turian looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Skreba Reijonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Reijonen misses with a leg kick
and Turian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Turian.
Arc Turian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reijonen misses with a body punch
and Turian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turian misses with a body kick.
Reijonen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Turian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijonen throws a right hand that misses
and Turian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reijonen throws a head kick but Turian moves out of range.
Reijonen looks for the body kick but Turian saw that one coming.
Reijonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Turian is looking for the big counter here.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Turian throws a head kick that Reijonen semi-blocks.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut
and Turian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reijonen blocks a head kick by Turian.
Reijonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turian feints and then cracks Reijonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reijonen down.
Turian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turian.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reijonen - the referee stops the clock and Turian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reijonen. Turian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good work by Turian as he checks the leg kick.
Turian counters with a body kick.
Reijonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turian connects with a high kick. #T2#
Turian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Nice shot by Reijonen.
Reijonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reijonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Reijonen scores with a body shot.
Reijonen misses with a body shot
and Turian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reijonen takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Reijonen.
Good work by Turian as he checks the leg kick.
Reijonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turian moves out of range as Reijonen throws a body kick.
Turian shapes to counter with a head kick.#T3#
Reijonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turian takes one on the button.
Reijonen misses with a low kick.
Reijonen tries to clinch
and Turian counters with a stiff right hand.
Reijonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turian has time to react.
Reijonen lands a head shot.
Reijonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC#
Turian is rocked!#CL#
Reijonen closes the distance and clinches.
Reijonen pushes Turian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turian is still on wobbly legs! Can Reijonen finish him?
Reijonen scores with a shot to the side of Turian's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turian backwards.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turian tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
#T4#
Reijonen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Turian's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Turian drops to his knees and Reijonen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skreba Reijonen!
An out of breath Skreba Reijonen 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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Event:
T136 - Crossfire
Date: Apr 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Turian misses with a body kick.
Hanma throws a hook but Turian blocks it.
And Turian counters with a quick kick to the body but Hanma blocks it.
Turian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hanma misses with an uppercut
and Turian finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
and Turian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Turian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT#
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Turian defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Turian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Turian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanma throws a hook but Turian blocks it.
And Turian counters with a quick kick to the body but Hanma blocks it.
Turian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
A jab from Hanma misses.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Turian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turian blocks a jab.
Hanma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hanma checks the leg kick.#T1##CL2#
Hanma forces Turian back against the cage and clinches.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Turian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
Turian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
Turian lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Turian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Turian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turian pushes Hanma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turian.
Turian throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma lands with a right to the head.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turian connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Hanma is rocked!
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Turian.
Hanma is still on wobbly legs! Can Turian finish him?
Turian lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hanma to his knees! Turian keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arc Turian!
An out of breath Arc Turian 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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