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Dynasty 112: Boxing Day Bash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lewis (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sackett thinking.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis walks into a jab.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett scores with a head kick. Lewis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Yance Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
A head kick by Sackett misses
and Lewis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sackett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Sackett is controlling the position.
Sackett 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!
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sackett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Sackett lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Nick Lewis has been cut.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Knees to the body from Sackett.
Lewis looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Sackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Sackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sackett pushes Lewis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sackett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sackett lands a knee to the body.
Sackett crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Sackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Sackett lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Lewis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lewis avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Lewis throws a nice head kick!
Sackett misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lewis slips a straight right by Sackett.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Sackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Sackett misses the jab.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a nice leg kick.
Lewis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Lewis'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.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Lewis takes one on the button.
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lewis finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Lewis moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
A solid body kick from Sackett.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett motions for Lewis to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis slips a jab from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sackett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sackett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the ropes.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sackett trying to land knees to the body.
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sackett missing with knees to the body.
Lewis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lewis tries to stall but Sackett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Sackett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sackett lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Lewis'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.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lewis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis tries to keep at a distance but Sackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lewis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett landing knees to the head.
Sackett managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lewis.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Sackett.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Yance Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Sackett lands a nice knee to the body.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from Sackett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Knees to the body from Sackett.
Sackett trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Sackett trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Sackett.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Sackett taking a breather.
Sackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett had his way with Nick Lewis in that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Lewis'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. And we move into the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Nick Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses
and Lewis counters with a low kick, right behind Sackett 's knee.
Sackett throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Sackett scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lewis counters with a thumping low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.
Lewis tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Lewis sees coming a mile off.
Yance Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lewis.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Lewis misses.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sackett lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yance Sackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yance Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yance Sackett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Spurro Sparre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Troyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparre comes to the ring accompanied by Sexy and I Know It . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spurro Sparre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Troyd!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparre lands with a shot to the body.
Sparre connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sparre.
Troyd throws a big shot that misses.
Troyd moves forwards but Sparre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Troyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Troyd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparre with a hook.
Troyd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sparre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Troyd is looking to score with low kicks.
Sparre thumps Troyd with a low kick.
Troyd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sparre lands with a hook. Troyd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sparre scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Troyd 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.
Troyd is rocked!
Sparre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Troyd back against the ropes! Sparre follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Troyd out cold! What a finish! Sparre looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spurro Sparre!
Spurro Sparre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Kreischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bert Kreischer!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreischer misses with a left hand
and Kingston counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bert Kreischer has been cut.
Kreischer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston staggers Kreischer with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kreischer looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kreischer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kreischer throws a low kick but Kingston moves out of range easily.
Kreischer lands with a cross.
Kreischer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kingston's head.
It looks like Kyle Kingston has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kreischer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kreischer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Kreischer counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer with a hook.
Kreischer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston checks the leg kick.
Kreischer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kingston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kreischer works over Kingston's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Kreischer both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston drops his hands momentarily and Kreischer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kreischer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kreischer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer lands a high kick!
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kreischer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kreischer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kingston scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Kreischer to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
That has opened up Bert Kreischer's cut even more.
A clash of legs there as Kreischer blocks the low kick.
Kreischer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kreischer.
Kreischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Kreischer throws a looping overhand right but Kingston ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston staggers Kreischer with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kreischer looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Kingston is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kyle Kingston!
A less than humble Kyle Kingston misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo looks to land a combination but Buakaw avoids it well.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buakaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buakaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Buakaw throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Buakaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buakaw cracks Aldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buakaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo thows a body kick. Buakaw tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Buakaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Buakaw's ribs.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Buakaw slips under a jab from Aldo.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buakaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Buakaw swinging wildly here.
Aldo tries to clinch but Buakaw is having none of it.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buakaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo throws a head kick but Buakaw moves out of range.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buakaw lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Buakaw pushes him off.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buakaw looks to land a body kick but Aldo moved away.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buakaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buakaw cracks a nice hook into Aldo's ribs.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Buakaw.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aldo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looks like Sombat Buakaw has been cut.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Buakaw moved out of range nicely.
Aldo scores with a sloppy right hand. Buakaw should have avoided that one.
Buakaw blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo tries to clinch but Buakaw moves out of range.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buakaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Buakaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Aldo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Buakaw keeps it at a distance.
Buakaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buakaw counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Buakaw counters with a two punch combo.
Buakaw moves out of range as Aldo throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Buakaw lands a head kick!
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buakaw back to the ropes. Aldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Buakaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buakaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buakaw, right into the meat.
Buakaw lands a body shot.
Buakaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo motions for Buakaw to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buakaw moves out of range of the body kick.
Buakaw throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.
Buakaw tries to land a front kick but Aldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buakaw manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buakaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buakaw throws out a leg kick but Aldo moves out of range and Buakaw only half commits.
Buakaw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buakaw moves away.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Buakaw lands a high kick!
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Buakaw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buakaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buakaw.
Buakaw slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sombat Buakaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buakaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buakaw closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Buakaw pushes him off.
Aldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buakaw thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Aldo throws a right hand that Buakaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Buakaw also avoids with ease.
Aldo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Buakaw eats them both and turns towards Aldo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Buakaw.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Buakaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Buakaw.
Buakaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buakaw throws a leg kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buakaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Buakaw thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Buakaw checks a low kick from Aldo.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Buakaw.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.
Buakaw throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Aldo.
Buakaw slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buakaw lands a front kick.
Buakaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a good cross that connects.
Buakaw throws a leg kick
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Buakaw avoids them all with ease.
Aldo takes a swing at Buakaw's ribcage but misses.
Buakaw connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Buakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buakaw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Buakaw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
That kick from Buakaw tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buakaw throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Buakaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Buakaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sombat Buakaw really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Aldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buakaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buakaw.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aldo looks to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Buakaw misses with a body shot.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Buakaw counters with a one-two to the body.
Buakaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
Buakaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Buakaw pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Buakaw.
Aldo catches Buakaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Buakaw.
Buakaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Buakaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buakaw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aldo rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Buakaw swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buakaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buakaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buakaw misses with a kick to the body.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buakaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Aldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buakaw. Buakaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buakaw back to the ropes. Aldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Buakaw works over Aldo's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aldo misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sombat Buakaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Buakaw saw that one coming.
Buakaw throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Buakaw.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo cracks a nice hook into Buakaw's ribs.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buakaw blocks a low kick nicely.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Buakaw. That snapped Aldo's head back.
Buakaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buakaw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buakaw swinging wildly here.
Buakaw lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aldo!
Buakaw is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Aldo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buakaw swinging wildly here.
Buakaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
Aldo throws out a leg kick but Buakaw moves out of range and Aldo only half commits.
Buakaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aldo cracks Buakaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Buakaw is just out of range.
Buakaw misses with a low kick.
Buakaw pushes Aldo away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo tries to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buakaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Buakaw looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Aldo - just one landing.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Buakaw manages to break the clinch.
Buakaw connects with a right hand. Aldo shakes it off.
Sombat Buakaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buakaw 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sombat Buakaw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Falcon.
Falcon throws a body punch but Vizcarra moves out of range.
A jab from Falcon misses.
Vizcarra misses with the combination.
Vizcarra moves forwards but Falcon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vizcarra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vizcarra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vizcarra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
Falcon misses with a double jab.
Falcon scores with a hook to the body. Vizcarra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcon takes a swing at Vizcarra's ribcage but misses.
Falcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Falcon misses.
Vizcarra throws a right and a left that Falcon avoids nicely.
Vizcarra throws a big shot that misses.
Falcon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vizcarra throws a series of strikes that have Falcon backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcon throws a jab when Vizcarra was well out of range.
Falcon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vizcarra.
Falcon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vizcarra rather than just go for the knockout.
Vizcarra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falcon eats them both and turns towards Vizcarra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falcon swings for the body but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Falcon works Vizcarra's body with a nice hook.
Vizcarra moves out of range of the strikes.
Vizcarra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vizcarra throws a head kick but Falcon moves out of range.
Vizcarra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Falcon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vizcarra throws a right and a left that Falcon avoids nicely.
Vizcarra misses with a double jab
and Falcon counters with a one-two to the body.
Falcon cracks a nice hook into Vizcarra's ribs.
Falcon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vizcarra.
Falcon misses with an uppercut. Vizcarra saw that one coming.
Vizcarra avoids the body shot from Falcon.
Falcon throws a body punch but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Falcon lands with a hook. Vizcarra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vizcarra misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Falcon misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon loads up on a big right hand but Vizcarra slips the punch.
Falcon with a hook.
Vizcarra lands a jab.
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!
Falcon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vizcarra counters with a right hand to the body.
Vizcarra lands with a nice combination. Falcon backs away looking to recover.
Falcon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Falcon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Falcon.
Vizcarra throws a right hand that Falcon ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcon also avoids with ease.
Vizcarra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Falcon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vizcarra throws a right hand that Falcon ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcon also avoids with ease.
Vizcarra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vizcarra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vizcarra fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcon misses with a hook.
Vizcarra closes the distance and pushes Falcon back into the ropes.
Vizcarra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Falcon misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Vizcarra 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.
Vizcarra moves in looking to clinch but Falcon pushes him off.
Vizcarra throws a series of strikes that have Falcon backpedaling.
Vizcarra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Falcon.
Vizcarra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norman Vizcarra is winning the standup battle so far.
Vizcarra fails to land with a series of punches.
Norman Vizcarra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcon misses with a wild body shot.
Falcon misses with the combination.
Vizcarra defending well as Falcon loads up on a big left hand.
Vizcarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcon.
Vizcarra misses the shot to the body.
Falcon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vizcarra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vizcarra lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Adam Falcon has been cut.
Vizcarra has Falcon pressed against the ropes, preventing Falcon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vizcarra has Falcon pushed against the ropes.
Falcon tries to break the clinch but Vizcarra is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vizcarra obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra controlling the action here for a moment.
Falcon working hard to break the clinch.
Vizcarra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vizcarra breaks the clinch.
Vizcarra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
Falcon misses with a body shot.
Vizcarra misses with a wild combination.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norman Vizcarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vizcarra manages to avoid it.
Falcon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - Vizcarra scores with a four punch combination!
Falcon lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Falcon.
Falcon moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vizcarra throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Falcon's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vizcarra cracks Falcon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Falcon slips a jab and a cross from Vizcarra.
Falcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vizcarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcon.
Falcon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vizcarra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Falcon scores with a hook to the body. Vizcarra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Vizcarra is just out of range.
Vizcarra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vizcarra throws a head kick but Falcon moves out of range.
Vizcarra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falcon looks to throw the jab but Vizcarra is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcon misses with the combination.
Vizcarra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vizcarra.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcon misses the target.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Vizcarra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Falcon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vizcarra. Falcon shrugs it off though.
Vizcarra throws a shot to the body.
Falcon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vizcarra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vizcarra misses with a double jab.
Vizcarra lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vizcarra ducks under a wild hook from Falcon.
Vizcarra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vizcarra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcon avoids it.
Vizcarra with a knee to the head.
Vizcarra lands a good knee to the midsection. Falcon won't want to take too many of those.
Vizcarra breaks from the clinch.
Vizcarra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vizcarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vizcarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcon.
Vizcarra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vizcarra slips a jab from Falcon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra thows a body shot but no joy.
Vizcarra tries to land a front kick but Falcon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Falcon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vizcarra.
A slow jab from Falcon misses its intended target.
Vizcarra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcon moves away.
Falcon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vizcarra to score with a decent uppercut.
Vizcarra moves away from the strike by Falcon.
Vizcarra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vizcarra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Falcon misses the jab.
Vizcarra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Falcon under the eye.
Falcon throws a looping overhand right but Vizcarra ducks down to avoid it.
Vizcarra tests Falcon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vizcarra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vizcarra delivers a nice body kick.
Falcon misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra throws a combination that misses
and Falcon counters with a straight right hand.
Vizcarra clinches with his opponent.
Falcon avoiding damage as Vizcarra throws knees to the body.
Vizcarra scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vizcarra lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcon avoids the damage to the body.
Vizcarra crunches a lovely knee into Falcon's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Norman Vizcarra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vizcarra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcon working hard to break the clinch.
Falcon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vizcarra manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Vizcarra clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Falcon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Falcon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vizcarra. That one must have hurt.
Vizcarra throws a series of punches but Falcon avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcon. Vizcarra does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Falcon.
Falcon lands with an overhand left.
Vizcarra tries to bum rush Falcon with a series of wild strikes but Falcon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falcon throws a right hand that Vizcarra ducks under and follows up with a left that Vizcarra also avoids with ease.
Vizcarra tries to clinch up.
Vizcarra forces Falcon back against the ropes and clinches.
Falcon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Falcon looking to slow down the pace here.
Vizcarra lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vizcarra.
Falcon is rocked!
Knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Falcon is still on wobbly legs! Can Vizcarra finish him?
Vizcarra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Falcon's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vizcarra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vizcarra.
Falcon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra is controlling Falcon's neck. Vizcarra unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Falcon goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Norman Vizcarra!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias McRokkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Reputation . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matias McRokkari!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRokkari throws a sloppy head kick
and Delight counters with a thumping low kick.
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delight blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
A head kick by McRokkari misses
and Delight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delight moves into the clinch.
Delight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McRokkari letting Delight take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Delight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delight lands a knee to the body.
McRokkari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delight clinches with his opponent.
Delight just leaning against McRokkari, taking a breather.
Delight pushes McRokkari back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Delight lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Delight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McRokkari's defenses.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McRokkari is defending well for now.
Delight lands an elbow inside.
Delight prevents McRokkari from breaking the clinch.
Delight lands with a right to the head.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight's jab looks to have found its range, popping McRokkari under the eye.
McRokkari is rocked!
Delight connects with a quick right hand that sends McRokkari 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 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dutch Delight!
A very excited looking Dutch Delight 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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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Toyokawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matthew White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Toyokawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew White!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Toyokawa lands a jab.
Toyokawa avoids the body shot from White.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toyokawa.
Toyokawa scores with a shot to the body.
Toyokawa misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toyokawa.
A slow jab from Toyokawa misses its intended target.
Toyokawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a low kick but Toyokawa moves out of range easily.
Toyokawa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toyokawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyokawa looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Takeru Toyokawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyokawa moves away.
Toyokawa lands with a nice body punch.
White wants to clinch up but Toyokawa keeps it at a distance.
White tests Toyokawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toyokawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toyokawa throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Toyokawa is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Toyokawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toyokawa's calf.
Toyokawa looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Toyokawa.
Toyokawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toyokawa can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Toyokawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Toyokawa.
Toyokawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toyokawa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Toyokawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Toyokawa fails to land.
Toyokawa prevents a body shot from White.
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 Takeru Toyokawa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toyokawa misses with a hook
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toyokawa's knee momentarily.
White throws a push kick but Toyokawa slaps the foot to one side.
Toyokawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toyokawa swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Toyokawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toyokawa scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toyokawa is out of range and White settles back down.
White misses with a body punch
and Toyokawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toyokawa misses with a wild body shot.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toyokawa doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Toyokawa blocks the low kick.
Toyokawa misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toyokawa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toyokawa misses with a straight right.
Takeru Toyokawa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyokawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with an outside leg kick.
Toyokawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toyokawa.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White moves away from the strike by Toyokawa.
Toyokawa lands a jab.
Toyokawa just misses with a punch to the body.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toyokawa lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
A leg kick checked by Toyokawa.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws out a leg kick but Toyokawa moves out of range and White only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toyokawa.
Toyokawa lands a head shot.
Toyokawa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Toyokawa jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toyokawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toyokawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toyokawa throws a hook but White blocks it.
A combination from Toyokawa does no damage.
White tries to work over Toyokawa's front leg with a kick but Toyokawa checks it.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toyokawa has White up against the ropes in a clinch.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White prevents a body shot from Toyokawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Toyokawa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Toyokawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toyokawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toyokawa misses with a body shot.
Toyokawa connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Toyokawa lands.
Toyokawa moves into the clinch.
Toyokawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toyokawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from White on the inside.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White tries to work over Toyokawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toyokawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toyokawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Toyokawa.
Toyokawa lands with a light punch inside.
White is trying to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White taking a breather.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toyokawa's elbow.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toyokawas head.
A short body shot lands from Toyokawa as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Toyokawa.
Toyokawa tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Toyokawa prevents a body shot from White.
Toyokawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Toyokawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toyokawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White gets through Toyokawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toyokawa lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toyokawa misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyokawa tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
Toyokawa tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Toyokawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toyokawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toyokawa can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Toyokawa fails to land.
Toyokawa misses with a punch on the inside.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White misses with some punches.
Toyokawa swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toyokawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toyokawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toyokawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Toyokawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Toyokawa clearly takes 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.
Toyokawa throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a nice body kick.
Toyokawa closes the distance and clinches.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Toyokawa controls his hands.
Toyokawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toyokawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White blocking some punches.
White lands with a right to the head.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Toyokawa controls his hands.
White blocks an uppercut.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Toyokawa gets an underhook and turns White into the ropes.
A short right from Toyokawa.
Toyokawa takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Toyokawa fails to land.
White works on Toyokawa's body with a couple of short punches.
White is leaning against Toyokawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyokawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Toyokawa controls his hands.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toyokawa backwards.
A short uppercut from White.
A hook to the body from White.
Toyokawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toyokawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toyokawa backwards.
Toyokawa struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White tries to work over Toyokawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toyokawa blocking some punches.
White working aggressively here.
Toyokawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toyokawa throws a head punch that misses.
Matthew White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toyokawa lands with a light punch inside.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Toyokawa.
Toyokawa lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White misses with some punches.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Toyokawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toyokawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toyokawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
Toyokawa prevents a body shot from White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toyokawa misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Toyokawa.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Toyokawa controls his hands.
Toyokawa tries a body shot but White blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew White dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Toyokawa. Those never looked like landing.
Matthew White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toyokawa swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Toyokawa.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toyokawa.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toyokawa.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Toyokawa down.
Some bone on bone action there as Toyokawa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Toyokawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toyokawa.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toyokawa checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Takeru Toyokawa has been cut.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Toyokawa moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Toyokawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Toyokawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toyokawa misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toyokawa is out of range.
Toyokawa misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toyokawa's knee momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Toyokawa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toyokawa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toyokawa checks the leg kick.
White slips a jab and a cross from Toyokawa.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toyokawa. That did some damage!
Toyokawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takeru Toyokawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toyokawa has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White working aggressively here.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Toyokawa tries a body shot but White blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toyokawa 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Americo Meano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meano's entrance music is Sugar Ray- Mean Machine. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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134 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Americo Meano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Church!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meano misses the shot to the body.
Meano moves away from the strike by Church.
Nice shot by Meano.
Meano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meano lands with an uppercut that bounces Church off the ropes and back into range.
Meano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Church.
Meano lands a nice looking body shot.
Meano tries a low kick but Church avoids it.
Meano looks for the body kick but Church saw that one coming.
Church throws a combination that misses
and Meano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Church tries to clinch
and Meano counters with a straight right hand.
Church thumps Meano with a low kick.
Meano thuds a left hand into Church's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meano has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church looking to slow down the pace here.
Church lands a knee to the head.
Church takes an elbow to the temple.
Church tries to land knees in the clinch but Meano avoids the damage to the body.
Church tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meano avoids it.
Meano takes an elbow to the temple.
Church is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meano is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Meano.
Meano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Church wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Church misses with a knee to the head.
Meano scores a nice knee to the body.
Meano managing to block the knees to the body from Church.
Church tries to land knees in the clinch but Meano avoids the damage to the body.
Meano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Meano tries to land a knee to the head but Church blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Church missing with knees to the body.
Meano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Church tries to land knees in the clinch but Meano avoids the damage to the body.
Meano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Church backwards.
Meano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Church.
Church missing with knees to the body.
Meano lands a good knee to the midsection. Church won't want to take too many of those.
Meano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Church looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Meano.
Meano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meano lands a good knee to the midsection. Church won't want to take too many of those.
Church takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Meano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meano avoiding damage as Church throws knees to the body.
Meano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Church's defenses.
Meano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meano lands a nice elbow.
Meano avoids a wild elbow strike from Church.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Americo Meano 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.
Meano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meano connects with a jab.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dan Church is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Church's sensitive parts.
Meano takes a swing at Church's ribcage but misses.
Church fails to land with a series of punches.
Church takes one to the chin there.
Church pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meano is out of range and Church settles back down.
Meano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Church is able to avoid easily.
Church sizes up Meano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Church avoids the body shot from Meano.
Church tries a head kick but it misses.
Meano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Church's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Meano.
Meano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meano moves away from the strike by Church.
Meano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meano lands with a straight right. Church didn't see that one coming.
Meano digs a good body shot into Church's ribs.
Church tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Church tries to clinch but Meano moves out of range.
Church blocks a leg kick.
Church shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meano connects with a high kick.
Church is rocked!
No joy there for Meano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Church is still on wobbly legs! Can Meano finish him?
Church throws a lazy head kick
and as Church resets, Meano counters with a big head kick, out of nowhere! Church goes down! The referee sends Meano to a neutral corner and begins the count.. 3,4,5,6,7, will he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Americo Meano!
Americo Meano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes into the arena with Dizzy Rascal - Sirens blaring out of the sound system. Harkonnen has chosen The Headstones-Heart of Darkness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liam Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Harrison lands a head shot.
Harkonnen tries to land a front kick but Harrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harkonnen checks a low kick from Harrison.
Harrison tries to clinch there but Harkonnen circles away.
Harkonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkonnen looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
Harkonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Harkonnen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrison.
Harrison throws a push kick but Harkonnen slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harkonnen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harrison slips under a jab.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Harkonnen tries to land a front kick but Harrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harrison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Harkonnen misses with a head kick.
Harkonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harkonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harkonnen is out of range.
Harkonnen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrison is able to avoid easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harkonnen.
Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harkonnen.
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harkonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison scores with a head kick. Harkonnen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Harkonnen misses with a straight left.
Harkonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrison missing with a left hand there. Harkonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harkonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Harkonnen's shoulder, as Harkonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Harkonnen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrison swings widly with a right hand
and Harkonnen counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Harrison - just one landing.
Harrison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Harrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harkonnen scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison slips a straight right by Harkonnen.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Harrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harkonnen on the side of the head.
Harrison lands a right hook to the body.
Harkonnen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harrison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harkonnen - the referee stops the clock and Harrison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harkonnen. Harrison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harrison checks a low kick from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Harrison.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Liam Harrison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrison misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Harkonnen blocks the low kick.
Harrison throws a lazy head kick
and Harkonnen counters with a three punch combo that has Harrison backing up. Harrison nods at Harkonnen to acknowledge the strikes.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harkonnen closes the distance and clinches.
Harkonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harkonnen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harkonnen is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrison gets an underhook and turns Harkonnen into the ropes.
Harkonnen misses with an elbow over the top.
Harkonnen lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Harkonnen gets through Harrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harkonnen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen scores with a hook to the body.
Harrison throws an elbow but it misses.
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!
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harkonnen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harkonnen blocking some punches.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Harkonnen lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Harkonnen tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harkonnen throws an elbow but it misses.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harkonnen lands a shoulder strike.
Harkonnen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Harkonnen has double underhooks.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harkonnen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen blocks the elbow strike.
Harkonnen lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkonnen is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harkonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Harrison wants to break free but Harkonnen has control.
Harkonnen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harkonnen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrison tries to break free but Harkonnen pushes him back against the ropes.
Harkonnen lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harkonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harkonnen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Harkonnen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
Harkonnen lands a nice uppercut.
Harrison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harkonnen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harkonnen lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Harkonnen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harkonnen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harkonnen scores with a knee to the head.
Harkonnen with a knee to the head.
Harkonnen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harkonnen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Harkonnen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harkonnen looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Harkonnen gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the ropes.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harkonnen digs a right hand into Harrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrison's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harkonnen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harkonnen.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harkonnen avoids it.
Harkonnen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harkonnen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
Harkonnen working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Harkonnen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harkonnen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harkonnen taking a breather.
Harkonnen crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Harkonnen lands a shoulder strike.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Harrison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harkonnen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Harkonnen is controlling him.
Harkonnen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harkonnen dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
Harkonnen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harkonnen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Harkonnen's head but Harkonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrison misses with the combination.
Harkonnen digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Harrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Harkonnen.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harkonnen moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Harrison tries to clinch up but Harkonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Harkonnen misses with a head kick.
Harkonnen is looking to clinch.
Harkonnen misses the shot to the body.
Harkonnen jabs Harrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Harkonnen there.
Harkonnen lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harkonnen gets a clinch.
Harkonnen lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harrison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harkonnen's brow.
Harrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harkonnen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harkonnen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harkonnen lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Harkonnen works on Harrison's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkonnen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harkonnen pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harkonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Harkonnen has the dominant position.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harkonnen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harkonnen scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harkonnen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harkonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harkonnen landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen blocks an elbow strike.
Harkonnen tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Knees to the body from Harkonnen.
Harrison misses with a knee to the head.
Harkonnen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Harkonnen.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harkonnen missing with knees to the body.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harkonnen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Harkonnen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harkonnen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Harkonnen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
Harkonnen taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harkonnen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harrison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harkonnen's brow.
Harkonnen lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen with a knee to the head.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harrison lands an elbow inside.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Harrison pushes off an throws an elbow but Harkonnen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Harkonnen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Harkonnen - that landed with a thud.
Harkonnen blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen'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.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harkonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrison's sensitive parts.
Liam Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harkonnen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Harkonnen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harkonnen's head.
Harkonnen 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.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Harrison misses with an uppercut
and Harkonnen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Harrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harkonnen clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Harkonnen back against the ropes.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Harkonnen has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrison as Harkonnen tries to tie him up.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Harkonnen landing knees to the head.
Harrison throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrison as Harkonnen tries to tie him up.
Harkonnen managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison throws an elbow that misses.
Harkonnen misses with an elbow strike.
Harkonnen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harkonnen tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Harkonnen blocks an uppercut.
Harrison tries to circle away but Harkonnen has him pinned against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Harkonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harkonnen working Harrison over with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harkonnen tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkonnen looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harkonnen prevents a body shot from Harrison.
Harkonnen managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harrison throws an elbow but misses.
Harkonnen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison trying to control the position but instead, Harkonnen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrison into the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harrison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harkonnen's brow.
Harkonnen lands a body shot.
Harrison blocks the elbow strike.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harkonnen scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen blocks a jab.
Harrison takes one to the chin there.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen connects with a jab.
Harkonnen takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Harkonnen works Harrison's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Harkonnen misses.
Harrison throws a wild body kick that Harkonnen sees coming a mile off.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harkonnen fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harkonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
Harkonnen misses with the body kick
and Harrison counters with a head kick.
Harkonnen lands a head kick. Harrison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harrison feints a jab promting Harkonnen to slip. Harrison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harkonnen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harkonnen misses with an uppercut
and Harrison counters with a head kick. That will keep Harkonnen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harkonnen delivers a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harrison!
Harrison tries to clinch up but Harkonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a hook 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!
Harkonnen tries to land a front kick but Harrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harkonnen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harkonnen.
Harrison clinches with his opponent.
Harrison pushes Harkonnen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harkonnen looking to slow down the pace here.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harkonnen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkonnen gets through Harrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a damaging elbow.
Harkonnen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harkonnen lands a damaging elbow.
Harrison manages to break the clinch.
Harrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harkonnen throws a body kick that misses.
Harkonnen's corner calls for a 1-2. Harkonnen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harkonnen tries to land a front kick but Harrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harrison takes a swing at Harkonnen's ribcage but misses.
Harkonnen forces Harrison back against the ropes and clinches.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harkonnen lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison stalling in the clinch but Harkonnen improves position.
Harkonnen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrison gets an underhook and turns Harkonnen into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Harkonnen lands a body shot.
Harrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrison tries to stall but Harkonnen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harkonnen trying to control the position but instead, Harrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harkonnen into the ropes.
Harkonnen dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
Harkonnen throws an elbow but it misses.
Harkonnen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Harkonnen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison throws an elbow that misses.
Harkonnen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Harrison as the two fighters clinch.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Harkonnen.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrison.
A short right from Harkonnen on the inside.
Liam Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harkonnen misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harkonnen 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
A very excited looking Feyd Rautha Harkonnen 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 Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack King!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King is looking to clinch but Sankari is avoiding it.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Sankari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sankari circles away quickly and effectively.
Sankari scores with a body shot.
King looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sankari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sankari scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Jack King has been cut.
Sankari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sankari cracks King with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! King 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 King is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
King is rocked!
Sankari circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends King tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Sankari wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rysty Sankari!
A very excited looking Rysty Sankari 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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