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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiro Oshioke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Steptoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Oshioke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Steptoe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Steptoe.
Oshioke looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Steptoe throws a head kick but Oshioke moves out of range.
Steptoe throws a series of punches but Oshioke avoids them all with ease.
Steptoe throws a head kick but Oshioke moves out of range.
Steptoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steptoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oshioke checks a leg kick.
Steptoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oshioke.
Steptoe throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Hiro Oshioke has been cut.
Steptoe tries to bum rush Oshioke with a series of wild strikes but Oshioke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steptoe throws a sloppy head kick and Oshioke moves out of range easily.
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!
Steptoe throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steptoe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A punch combination from Steptoe misses.
Steptoe misses with a wild combination.
Steptoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Steptoe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oshioke's head.
Steptoe misses with a wild combination.
Steptoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steptoe throws a right hand that Oshioke ducks under and follows up with a left that Oshioke also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Steptoe.
James Steptoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steptoe lands a high kick!
Steptoe throws a nice looking combination but Oshioke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steptoe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steptoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oshioke circles away quickly and effectively.
Steptoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steptoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steptoe tries to bum rush Oshioke with a series of wild strikes but Oshioke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe stalks Oshioke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oshioke's face. Oshioke staggers backwards, shaken.
Steptoe delivers a nice body kick.
Oshioke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steptoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James Steptoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steptoe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steptoe lands a leg kick that knocks Oshioke off balance momentarily.
Steptoe lands a head kick. Oshioke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Steptoe throws a head kick but Oshioke moves out of range.
Steptoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe lands with a slapping head kick.
Steptoe throws a head kick but Oshioke moves out of range.
A punch combination from Steptoe misses.
Steptoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steptoe misses with a few strikes there.
Oshioke misses with a series of wild punches.
Steptoe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steptoe throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Steptoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Oshioke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steptoe lands a high kick!
Steptoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oshioke avoids the head kick by Steptoe.
Steptoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oshioke. That did some damage!
A head kick by Steptoe misses
and Oshioke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James Steptoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steptoe lands with a slapping head kick.
Hiro Oshioke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oshioke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oshioke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oshioke is rocked!
Steptoe connects with a stiff jab that staggers Oshioke - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Steptoe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Storm Chaser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Storm Chaser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kehoe avoids the body shot from Chaser.
Kehoe cracks Chaser with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Kehoe.
Chaser tried to score with a low kick but Kehoe checks it.
Chaser takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kehoe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chaser throws a leg kick
and Kehoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kehoe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kehoe blocks a head kick by Chaser.
Kehoe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chaser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kehoe.
Nice shot lands for Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a body punch but Chaser moves out of range.
Chaser throws the kick towards the body but Kehoe avoids it.
Chaser throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kehoe counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kehoe. Chaser shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kehoe.
Chaser tries to clinch there but Kehoe circles away.
Chaser tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kehoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kehoe lands a jab to the nose.
Kehoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaser takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kehoe tests Chaser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaser throws a head kick that misses
and Kehoe counters with a good low kick that Chaser was not able to check.
Chaser looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chaser throws a head kick that misses.
Kehoe cracks Chaser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kehoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyler Kehoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaser throws a head kick that misses.
Kehoe misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Kehoe scores with a four punch combination!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kehoe.
Kehoe avoids the head kick by Chaser.
Kehoe blocks a head kick by Chaser.
Kehoe scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaser doesn't manage to clinch there - Kehoe circles away.
Kehoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaser.
Chaser wants to clinch but Kehoe slips to the side
and Kehoe counters with a left to the body.
Tyler Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kehoe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kehoe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kehoe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chaser doesn't seem phased though.
Kehoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kehoe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chaser throws a head kick that misses
and Kehoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Chaser tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Chaser.
Chaser is breathing heavily.
Kehoe misses with a double jab.
Kehoe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaser on the side of the head.
Kehoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaser throws a right and a left that Kehoe avoids nicely.
Chaser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kehoe counters with a left and a right that stings Chaser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chaser tries to clinch but Kehoe moves away
and Kehoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kehoe scores with a jab to the body.
Chaser takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kehoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kehoe stuns Chaser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chaser takes a swing at Kehoe's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe works the jab nicely.
Chaser takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chaser closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kehoe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kehoe.
Kehoe throws an overhand right that lands on Chaser's shoulder, as Chaser tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Kehoe 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.
Kehoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kehoe misses with a head kick.
Kehoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaser manages to avoid it.
Kehoe moves out of range of the body kick from Chaser.
Chaser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kehoe cracks the inside of Chaser's front leg.
Kehoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaser.
Chaser looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kehoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kehoe.
Kehoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chaser. That did some damage!
Kehoe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chaser walks into a jab.
Kehoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaser is looking to clinch but Kehoe is avoiding it.
Chaser takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Chaser.
Chaser walks into a straight right hand from Kehoe.
Chaser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kehoe counters with an inside leg kick.
Kehoe lands a right hook to the body.
Kehoe misses with a jab to the body
and Chaser makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chaser gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaser walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaser wants to clinch.
Chaser tries to clinch up but Kehoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Kehoe throws a jab when Chaser was well out of range.
Chaser tries to clinch there but Kehoe circles away.
Chaser swings for the body but Kehoe moves out of range.
Chaser wants to clinch up but Kehoe keeps it at a distance.
A lazy left from Kehoe finds it's target.
Chaser is looking to clinch.
Chaser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kehoe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kehoe lands with a hook. Chaser tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kehoe is breathing heavily.
A combination from Kehoe does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaser throws a head kick that misses
and Kehoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kehoe throws out a loose jab but Chaser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaser is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Kehoe.
Chaser wants to clinch up but Kehoe keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Kehoe misses.
Chaser is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kehoe.
Chaser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kehoe.
Chaser throws a leg kick but Kehoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyler Kehoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chaser tries to clinch but Kehoe moves out of range.
A head kick by Chaser misses
and Kehoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kehoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaser.
Kehoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chaser takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kehoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kehoe tests Chaser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaser looks to throw a body kick
and Kehoe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chaser thinking.
Kehoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaser tries to clinch up but Kehoe circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kehoe is looking to slow Chaser down with leg kicks.
Chaser slips under a jab from Kehoe.
Kehoe delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Kehoe 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chaser lands a jab to Kehoe's midsection.
Chaser tries to clinch there but Kehoe circles away.
Kehoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chaser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chaser is looking to clinch.
A cross from Kehoe lands.
Kehoe throws a head kick that Chaser semi-blocks.
Kehoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaser manages to avoid it.
That kick from Kehoe tenderised Chaser's leg. Chaser is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kehoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kehoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Chaser's head.
Chaser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaser tries to clinch but Kehoe moves out of range.
Chaser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kehoe. Kehoe obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe blocks a head kick by Chaser.
Kehoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chaser lands a nice shot to the body.
Kehoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chaser tries to clinch there but Kehoe circles away.
Chaser throws out a powerful jab.
Kehoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Kehoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kehoe.
Kehoe misses with an uppercut.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Kehoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chaser tries to bum rush Kehoe with a series of wild strikes but Kehoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chaser looks to clinch
and Kehoe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chaser tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kehoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kehoe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chaser is looking to wear down Kehoe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kehoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chaser has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kehoe throws out a loose jab but Chaser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Kehoe blocks the low kick.
Kehoe misses with a wild combination.
Chaser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe connects with a body shot that sends Chaser's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Chaser.
Chaser needs to keep his hands up - Kehoe had a free shot at his head there.
Kehoe swinging wildly here.
Chaser tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaser throws a body punch but Kehoe moves out of range.
Kehoe throws the left hand but Chaser avoids the punch easily.
Chaser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaser tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kehoe.
Chaser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kehoe.
Kehoe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chaser's head.
Kehoe lands with a hook. Chaser tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chaser tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Kehoe. That snapped Chaser's head back.
Kehoe throws a nice looking combination but Chaser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kehoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chaser moves in looking to clinch but Kehoe pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kehoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm Chaser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kehoe throws a nice head kick!
Storm Chaser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Kehoe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kehoe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chaser takes a step back to recover.
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 Storm Chaser.
Well Kehoe 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Kehoe!
Tyler Kehoe 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charlie Blanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Vischnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Blanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Vischnikov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanca avoids the body shot from Vischnikov.
Vischnikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vischnikov moves out of range of the body kick from Blanca.
Blanca lands a head kick. Vischnikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vischnikov wants to clinch but Blanca slips to the side
and Blanca counters with a big head kick but Vischnikov shrugs it off.
Blanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Blanca tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vischnikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Blanca counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vischnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanca blocks a head kick by Vischnikov.
Blanca misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischnikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vischnikov 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.
Blanca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vischnikov.
Vischnikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blanca avoids the head kick by Vischnikov.
Igor Vischnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanca misses with a head kick.
Vischnikov tries to clinch up
and Blanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blanca thows a body kick. Vischnikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vischnikov darts in trying to clinch
and Blanca counters with a good low kick that Vischnikov was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses.
Vischnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanca throws a sloppy head kick and Vischnikov moves out of range easily.
Vischnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charlie Blanca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vischnikov dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Vischnikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blanca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vischnikov looks to clinch
and Blanca counters with a head kick.
Vischnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Vischnikov throws a push kick but Blanca slaps the foot to one side.
Vischnikov misses with a body kick.
Vischnikov throws a lazy head kick
and Blanca counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses.
Blanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blanca swats away the attempt to clinch by Vischnikov.
Blanca moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vischnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vischnikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vischnikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blanca is looking to slow Vischnikov down with leg kicks.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vischnikov wants to clinch but Blanca slips to the side
and Blanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vischnikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vischnikov avoids the head kick by Blanca.
Vischnikov tries to clinch but Blanca moves away
and Blanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vischnikov. That did some damage!
Vischnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanca throws a nice head kick!
Vischnikov lands with a shot to the body.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Blanca dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vischnikov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vischnikov darts in trying to clinch
and Blanca counters with a head kick.
Vischnikov throws a shot to the body.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses.
Vischnikov looks to land a combination but Blanca avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blanca.
A head kick misses from Blanca.
Blanca throws a front kick aimed at Vischnikov's knee but Vischnikov avoids it well.
Vischnikov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Vischnikov does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blanca.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vischnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Igor Vischnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Blanca.
Vischnikov tries to clinch but Blanca moves away
and Blanca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vischnikov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vischnikov scores with a hook to the body. Blanca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blanca!
Vischnikov lands with a shot to the body.
Vischnikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanca circles away.
Blanca checks a low kick from Vischnikov.
Vischnikov lands with a nice combination. Blanca backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vischnikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vischnikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vischnikov blocks a head kick by Blanca.
Vischnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vischnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Vischnikov throws a chopping leg kick but Blanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vischnikov blocks a head kick by Blanca.
Vischnikov misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blanca.
Vischnikov blocks a head kick by Blanca.
Blanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vischnikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blanca rather than just go for the knockout.
Vischnikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blanca at a distance.
Blanca looks to land a body kick but Vischnikov moved away.
Vischnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vischnikov cracks Blanca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Vischnikov tries to clinch but Blanca moves out of range.
Vischnikov avoids the head kick by Blanca.
Blanca blocks the body kick.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses.
Blanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vischnikov tries to clinch but Blanca moves away
and Blanca counters with an outside leg kick.
Vischnikov is looking to clinch but Blanca is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanca keeps the fight on the outside.
Vischnikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vischnikov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Blanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vischnikov throws a head kick but Blanca moves out of range.
Vischnikov moves to clinch but Blanca breaks away
and Blanca counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanca moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vischnikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Vischnikov.
Vischnikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vischnikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vischnikov 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!
Vischnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vischnikov wants to clinch but Blanca slips to the side
and Blanca counters with an outside leg kick.
Blanca moves out of range as Vischnikov throws a body kick.
Igor Vischnikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blanca lands with a slapping head kick.
Vischnikov is looking to clinch.
Blanca throws a low kick but Vischnikov moves out of range easily.
Vischnikov misses with a leg kick
and Blanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vischnikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vischnikov closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischnikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vischnikov moves in looking to clinch but Blanca pushes him off.
Vischnikov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blanca counters with a head kick. That will keep Vischnikov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vischnikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vischnikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blanca at a distance.
Vischnikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blanca.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vischnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanca connects with a leg kick. Vischnikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vischnikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vischnikov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanca throws a head kick that misses.
Vischnikov misses with a two punch combination.
Vischnikov misses with a two punch combination.
Vischnikov misses with a head kick.
Vischnikov throws a body kick that misses.
Vischnikov looks to clinch
and Blanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vischnikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blanca keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blanca. That's going to slow Vischnikov down.
Vischnikov tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanca avoids a kick to the body.
Vischnikov throws a head kick but Blanca moves out of range.
Vischnikov wants to clinch
and Blanca counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vischnikov darts in trying to clinch
and Blanca counters with an outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blanca!
Vischnikov tries to clinch but Blanca moves away
and Blanca counters with a thumping low kick.
Vischnikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vischnikov throws a leg kick but Blanca checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischnikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Vischnikov throws a head kick that misses.
Vischnikov avoids the head kick by Blanca.
Blanca misses with a head kick.
Vischnikov misses with a head kick.
Vischnikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanca, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vischnikov avoiding damage as Blanca throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vischnikov trying to stall but Blanca improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Vischnikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vischnikov 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 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Vischnikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Niko Steljic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chanarong Shinawatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niko Steljic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chanarong Shinawatra!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steljic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinawatra.
Steljic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shinawatra wants to slow Steljic down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinawatra.
Steljic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shinawatra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steljic moves forwards but Shinawatra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shinawatra tries to land a front kick but Steljic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steljic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steljic misses with a combination
and Shinawatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steljic throws the kick towards the body but Shinawatra avoids it.
Steljic throws a head kick that misses
and Shinawatra counters with a left and a right that stings Steljic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinawatra misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Shinawatra. That snapped Steljic's head back.
Shinawatra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steljic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steljic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shinawatra thuds his shin into the meat of Steljic's side.
Steljic is breathing heavily.
Shinawatra looks to land a combination but Steljic avoids it well.
Shinawatra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinawatra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steljic's head backwards.
Steljic throws the kick towards the body but Shinawatra avoids it.
Shinawatra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shinawatra works Steljic's body with a nice hook.
Shinawatra lands with a right hand.
Shinawatra lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinawatra misses with the combination.
Shinawatra misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steljic misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Shinawatra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steljic doesn't seem phased though.
Chanarong Shinawatra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinawatra clobbers Steljic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steljic walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinawatra.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinawatra scores with a three punch combo!
An inside leg kick lands from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Shinawatra coming out on top.
Shinawatra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steljic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra swinging wildly here.
Shinawatra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steljic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shinawatra moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shinawatra.
Shinawatra has had enough of the clinch but Steljic keeps him there for the moment.
Shinawatra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shinawatra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steljic up against the ropes.
Steljic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra breaks the clinch.
Shinawatra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinawatra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steljic backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steljic takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra throws a right hand that Steljic ducks under and follows up with a left that Steljic also avoids with ease.
Shinawatra swinging wildly here.
Steljic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shinawatra swats away the attempt to clinch by Steljic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinawatra connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steljic momentarily.
Shinawatra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chanarong Shinawatra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steljic moves to clinch but Shinawatra breaks away
and Shinawatra counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steljic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shinawatra tries to clinch up but Steljic circles away and keeps his distance.
Steljic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinawatra.
Steljic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shinawatra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shinawatra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steljic's head backwards.
Steljic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steljic dodges the punch combination from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steljic throws a right and a left that Shinawatra avoids nicely.
Steljic throws a head kick that misses
and Shinawatra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shinawatra connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinawatra throws a series of punches but Steljic moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinawatra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Shinawatra.
Steljic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steljic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinawatra.
Steljic walks into a straight right hand from Shinawatra.
Niko Steljic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra scores with a push kick.
Jab by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra is looking to clinch but Steljic is avoiding it.
Shinawatra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steljic.
Shinawatra forces Steljic back against the ropes and clinches.
Shinawatra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shinawatra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinawatra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chanarong Shinawatra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinawatra throws a right and a left that Steljic avoids nicely.
Shinawatra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra is looking to slow Steljic down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steljic takes one to the chin there.
Shinawatra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Steljic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shinawatra lands with an overhand left.
Shinawatra closes the distance and pushes Steljic back into the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shinawatra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shinawatra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steljic throws a right hand that Shinawatra ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinawatra also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shinawatra works Steljic's body with a nice hook.
Shinawatra instigates a clinch.
Shinawatra is pushing Steljic up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Shinawatra.
Steljic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shinawatra breaks the clinch.
Steljic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinawatra misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steljic moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steljic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Shinawatra is looking to break free of the clinch but Steljic has double underhooks.
Shinawatra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinawatra connects with a body shot that sends Steljic's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinawatra moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shinawatra lands with a shot to the body.
Shinawatra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steljic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shinawatra throws a right and a left that Steljic avoids nicely.
Steljic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shinawatra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinawatra scores with a spinning back kick!
Shinawatra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shinawatra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chanarong Shinawatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shinawatra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steljic ducks right into an uppercut from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shinawatra misses with an uppercut. Steljic saw that one coming.
Steljic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shinawatra scores with a hook.
Steljic slips a jab and a cross from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra throws out a loose jab but Steljic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinawatra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shinawatra blocks a head kick by Steljic.
Steljic misses with a kick to the body.
Shinawatra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinawatra lands a jab to the nose.
Shinawatra lands a high kick!
Shinawatra cracks Steljic with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinawatra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steljic throws a head kick but Shinawatra moves out of range.
Shinawatra throws a jab but it's blocked by Steljic.
Steljic tries to clinch but Shinawatra moves out of range.
Shinawatra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steljic takes one to the side of the head.
Shinawatra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shinawatra lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shinawatra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steljic swats away the attempt to clinch by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra thows a body shot but no joy.
Shinawatra misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Shinawatra misses.
Steljic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinawatra with a hook.
Steljic looks to land a right hand but Shinawatra moved out of range.
Shinawatra fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinawatra lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinawatra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shinawatra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinawatra checks a leg kick nicely.
Shinawatra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shinawatra breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Steljic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shinawatra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shinawatra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steljic.
Shinawatra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steljic on the side of the head.
Shinawatra dips to his left and cracks Steljic with an uppercut!
Shinawatra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Niko Steljic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinawatra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Shinawatra. That snapped Steljic's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinawatra. Steljic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steljic throws a lazy head kick
and Shinawatra counters with a thumping low kick.
Shinawatra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steljic throws the left hand but Shinawatra avoids the punch easily.
Shinawatra connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra connects with a leg kick. Steljic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shinawatra tries to bum rush Steljic with a series of wild strikes but Steljic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shinawatra throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shinawatra.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinawatra tries to bum rush Steljic with a series of wild strikes but Steljic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steljic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steljic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinawatra throws a right hand that Steljic ducks under and follows up with a left that Steljic also avoids with ease.
Steljic scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinawatra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Shinawatra catches Steljic right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chanarong Shinawatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shinawatra 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chanarong Shinawatra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huge Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's entrance music is Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. A fine choice. Huge Guy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huge Guy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guy misses with a body kick.
Guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Martinez lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Guy goes down! The ref sends Martinez to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Guy is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Huge Guy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Guy beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Guy is rocked!
Guy throws a head kick that misses
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Guy looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Knees to the body from Martinez.
Knees to the body from Martinez.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.
Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez landing knees to the body.
Guy seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
Martinez digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Martinez working Guy over with knees to the body.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Guy's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Guy's ribcage.
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
Martinez is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Huge Guy's cut even more.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Martinez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martinez pushes Guy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Guy in his tracks for a moment.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Guy taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Martinez cracks Guy with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Guy drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Guy isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Martinez struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ricardo Martinez!
A very excited looking Ricardo Martinez 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damian Natas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Godsmack - Good Day To Die . Sean Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Natas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natas misses with a hook.
Smith drives through and clinches with Natas against the ropes.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Natas avoids it.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Damian Natas has been cut.
Natas scores a nice knee to the body.
Natas tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natas connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith tries to stall but Natas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Natas's brow.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Natas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith clinches up against the ropes.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natas is trying to break free.
Smith avoiding damage as Natas throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Natas managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A frustrated look appears on Natas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Natas.
Natas tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Natas back against the ropes.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Natas missing with knees to the body.
Smith keeps control of Natas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Natas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith looking to stall.
Natas misses with a body punch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Natas.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Natas.
Natas tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Natas throws knees to the body.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith keeps control of Natas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith prevents a body shot from Natas.
Natas dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Natas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Natas up against the ropes.
Natas misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Natas manages to break the clinch.
Natas misses with a wild body shot.
Smith clinches up with Natas and pushes him back against the ropes.
Natas throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith lands an elbow just above Natas 's eye.
Natas tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natas tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Natas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Natas in his tracks for a moment.
Natas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Natas's efforts to push away.
Natas lands a nice knee to the body.
Natas dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Natas blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Natas lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Natas in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Smith.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Natas's brow.
Natas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Natas avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Natas backwards.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Natas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Natas blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natas working aggressively here.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Natas misses with a knee to the head.
Natas avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Natas.
Natas misses with a punch to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Natas looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Natas tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith looking to stall.
Natas tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
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 Damian Natas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damian Natas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith clinches up against the ropes.
Smith avoiding damage as Natas throws knees to the body.
Damian Natas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Natas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Natas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Natas with a knee to the head.
Natas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Natas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Natas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Natas trying to land knees to the body.
Natas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Natas's brow.
Natas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Natas's brow.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Natas obliges.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Natas working aggressively here.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Natas avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Natas dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Natas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Natas has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Natas in his tracks for a moment.
Natas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Natas trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Natas in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Natas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Natas breaks the clinch.
Natas closes the distance and clinches.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Natas tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Natas avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Natas improves position.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Natas is rocked!
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh Natas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Natas blocks the elbow strike.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Natas backwards.
Natas dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Natas manages to break the clinch.
Smith clinches up with Natas and pushes him back against the ropes.
Natas working hard to break the clinch.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Natas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Natas avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
Natas looking to stall.
Natas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Natas is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Natas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Natas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Natas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Natas avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Natas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Natas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Natas tries to tie him up.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Natas.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Natas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Natas tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Natas blocks the elbow strike.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Natas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Natas shrugs off.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Natas avoids it.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Natas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smith avoiding damage as Natas throws knees to the body.
Smith is holding Natas round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Natas goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Smith takes it and Natas is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Sean Smith!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kareem Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Said comes to the ring accompanied by People Chant Said. Kareem Said has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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18
209 lbs
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem Said!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Topper Harley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harley.
A jab from Harley misses.
Harley throws out a loose jab but Said uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Said checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Said uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harley.
Harley misses with a head kick.
Harley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Said.
Harley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harley throws a leg kick
and Said counters with a left and a right that stings Harley.
Said is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harley.
Said blocks a head kick by Harley.
Said lands an overhand right.
It looks like Topper Harley has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harley looks to land a combination but Said avoids it well.
Harley checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Said.
Harley tries to close the distance and clinch but Said swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harley tries a low kick but Said avoids it.
Said throws a hook to the side of Harley's head but Harley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Topper Harley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Said checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Said looks to throw the jab but Harley is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harley.
Harley scores with a decent looking hook.
Said throws a big shot that misses.
Harley tries to land a body kick
and Said counters with a stiff right hand.
Said throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harley misses with a low kick.
Harley wants to slow Said down by chopping away at his legs.
Said lands with an overhand left.
Harley throws a low kick but Said moves out of range easily.
Said misses with a body shot.
Harley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harley misses with a hook.
Said throws a looping overhand right but Harley ducks down to avoid it.
Said throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Said fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harley cracks the inside of Said's front leg.
Harley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Said.
Harley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Said swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Said scores with a jab. Harley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harley wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Said misses the target.
Harley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harley is looking to clinch but Said is avoiding it.
Said lands the left hand.
Harley is rocked!
Harley walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Said! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kareem Said!
Kareem Said gave a mention to Ironhand Fightwear (Everything $7.95!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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