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Dynasty 219:Fight Off #1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masato Kunaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Kunaida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Awa's chin.
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165 lbs
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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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kunaida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa with a hook.
Awa wants to clinch
and Kunaida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Awa lands a front kick to the face, that drops Kunaida to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Kunaida is rocked!
It looks like Masato Kunaida has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Awa takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Kunaida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Awa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Awa lands with a left to the head.
Awa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Look low, kick high! Awa uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kunaida tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Awa is absolutely delighted - when Kunaida wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Awa!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ricardo Awa thanked Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80% for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Masato Kunaida stepped up to the mic, saying 'Now we are 1-1. I need the third fight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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277 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slade Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze is looking to clinch.
That kick from Ciosek tenderised Blaze's leg. Blaze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ciosek has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hate Made Me Asylum in the buildup to the fight.
Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ciosek.
Ciosek gets tackled into the ropes by Blaze. Blaze maintains the clinch.
Ciosek misses with a body punch.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Ciosek throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaze counters by moving into the clinch.
Blaze avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Ciosek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ciosek lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaze misses with a jab to the body
and Ciosek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ciosek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek swinging wildly here.
Ciosek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by Ciosek.
Ciosek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciosek circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciosek scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ciosek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ciosek. Blaze shrugs it off though.
Ciosek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ciosek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciosek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaze tries to land a front kick but Ciosek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ciosek throws out a powerful jab.
Ciosek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blaze momentarily.
Blaze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ciosek tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ciosek walks into a stiff left hand from Blaze.
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ciosek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciosek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Blaze does it's job there.
Ciosek feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek'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.
Ciosek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zbigniew Ciosek is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ciosek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ciosek misses with a head kick.
Ciosek cracks Blaze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ciosek throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Ciosek scores with a hook.
Blaze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ciosek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze throws a push kick but Ciosek slaps the foot to one side.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciosek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Blaze.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciosek.
Blaze blocks an elbow strike from Ciosek.
Blaze is trying to break free.
Blaze content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blaze avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Ciosek manages to break the clinch.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to clinch up but Ciosek circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ciosek misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ciosek.
A swing and a miss from Ciosek.
A head kick misses from Ciosek.
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Ciosek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Ciosek throws a nice head kick!
Blaze is rocked!
Ciosek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze blocks the body kick.
Ciosek throws a switch kick that catches Blaze on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Blaze looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Blaze flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pulse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gar Diu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
Diu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tarczynski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Tarczynski throws a combination. Diu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diu.
Diu lands a leg kick that knocks Tarczynski off balance momentarily.
Tarczynski misses with a wild body shot.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diu just misses with a punch to the body.
Diu wants to slow Tarczynski down by chopping away at his legs.
Tarczynski wants to clinch.
Diu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarczynski throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarczynski. That's going to slow Diu down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diu moves out of range as Tarczynski strikes.
Tarczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tarczynski connects with a jab.
Diu thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diu throws a nice looking combination but Tarczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Diu scores with a nice strike.
Diu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diu.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Diu checks it.
Diu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tarczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarczynski loads up on a big right hand but Diu slips the punch.
Tarczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Diu throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Tarczynski throws a push kick but Diu slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski motions for Diu to come forward. Tarczynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diu swings for the body but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Diu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tarczynski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tarczynski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Diu throws a right hand that Tarczynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarczynski also avoids with ease.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarczynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tarczynski as Diu tries to tie him up.
Diu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Tarczynski as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tarczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tarczynski avoids a kick to the body.
Diu swings for the body but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Diu throws a leg kick but Tarczynski checks it.
Diu checks a low kick from Tarczynski.
Diu lands a head kick. Tarczynski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tarczynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tarczynski gets a clinch.
Tarczynski lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarczynski.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
Tarczynski lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski lands with a right to the head.
Tarczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Diu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diu or not.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Diu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski breaks from the clinch.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Diu.
Diu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tarczynski rather than just go for the knockout.
Tarczynski dips to his left and cracks Diu with an uppercut!
Tarczynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diu moves out of range as Tarczynski throws a body kick.
Tarczynski misses with a body kick.
Tarczynski lands a front kick.
Tarczynski loads up on a big right hand but Diu slips the punch.
Tarczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Diu looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Diu slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diu can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diu.
Gar Diu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarczynski misses with a hook.
Diu throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Tarczynski takes a swing at Diu's ribcage but misses.
Diu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diu's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski lands with a kick to the temple. Diu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tarczynski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diu blocks a jab.
Diu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Tarczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Diu connects with a leg kick. Tarczynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski dominated that second 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.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Diu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Diu is just out of range.
Diu misses the shot to the body.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Diu blocks it.
A left lands for Tarczynski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
A head kick misses from Diu.
Tarczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.
Diu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diu there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Diu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diu misses with an uppercut.
Diu lands a really nice looking cross but Tarczynski seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu throws a head kick that half lands.
Tarczynski tried to score with a low kick but Diu checks it.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tarczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Diu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tarczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Diu moves away from the strike by Tarczynski.
Diu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarczynski on the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diu - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Diu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tarczynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Tarczynski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tarczynski under the eye.
A head kick from Tarczynski lands but Diu takes it in his stride.
Tarczynski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diu.
Diu throws a looping overhand right but Tarczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Tarczynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarczynski throws a body punch but Diu moves out of range.
Diu throws out a loose jab but Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Diu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu moves away from the strike by Tarczynski.
Diu feints a jab promting Tarczynski to slip. Diu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tarczynski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tarczynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karol Tarczynski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tarczynski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karol Tarczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarczynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tarczynski looks to throw the jab but Diu is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diu.
Diu throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Tarczynski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tarczynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Diu.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Diu moves away and avoids it.
Tarczynski moves away from the strike by Diu.
Diu is looking to slow Tarczynski down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
Diu avoids the head kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarczynski scores with a jab.
Diu misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Tarczynski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarczynski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diu is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tarczynski there.
Tarczynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarczynski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diu.
Diu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tarczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diu misses with a series of wild punches.
Diu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tarczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diu finds it's way round the side to connect with Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski scores with a body shot.
Tarczynski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diu on the side of the head.
Tarczynski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarczynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarczynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarczynski lands a slapping body shot.
Diu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski had his way with Gar Diu in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tarczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski swings for the body but Diu moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarczynski. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diu. Tarczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diu looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but Diu avoids it.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up but Diu circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarczynski tries to land a front kick but Diu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diu throws an elbow but it misses.
Diu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarczynski keeps control of Diu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski lands with a light punch inside.
Diu is trying to force a seperation but Tarczynski has the dominant position.
Diu looking to slow down the pace here.
Tarczynski digs a right hand into Diu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diu's gas tank.
Tarczynski cracks Diu with a nice body shot.
Tarczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Diu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarczynski.
Good body shot from Tarczynski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski misses with some punches.
Tarczynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Diu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diu misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarczynski lands a shot to the body.
Diu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tarczynski digs a right hand into Diu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diu's gas tank.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Diu blocks the leg kick.
Tarczynski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarczynski misses with a looping right.
Tarczynski lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Tarczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarczynski 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Tarczynski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxxing Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Boxxing Pro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pro misses with a double jab
and Rojas counters by clinching up.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Pro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Pro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pro is trying to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling him.
Pro swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Rojas on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pro or not.
Pro pushes Rojas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Pro controls the action.
Rojas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pro has him pressed against the ropes.
Pro stalling in the clinch but Rojas improves position.
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Pro controls the action.
Rojas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas looking to slow down the pace here.
Rojas effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rojas stalls.
Pro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rojas as the two fighters clinch.
Rojas holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Rojas is looking to control Pro's arms but Pro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rojas has his back to the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Pro fails to land.
Pro is trying to stall.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands with a left to the head.
Pro throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
A frustrated look appears on Pro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rojas misses with some punches.
Rojas tries to work over Pro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rojas pushes Pro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojas lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rojas as Pro tries to tie him up.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas avoiding damage.
Rojas lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas stalling against the ropes.
Pro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice uppercut lands for Pro. That snapped Rojas's head back.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pro moves away.
Pro tries to land a body kick
and Rojas counters by moving into the clinch.
Pro misses with a body punch.
Pro prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Pro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pro misses with a jab to the body
and Rojas counters by moving into the clinch.
Pro prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas breaks the clinch.
Pro slips a jab from Rojas.
Pro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rojas gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pro.
Pro misses with a punch to the body.
Pro misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pro misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Arturo Rojas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pro wants to get back to striking at distance but Rojas won't allow it.
Pro throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
A right hook to the body lands for Pro.
Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pro wants to break free but Rojas has control.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rojas.
Rojas lands a body punch.
Rojas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rojas breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pro misses.
Pro lands a nice hook to Rojas's body. Rojas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pro lands with an overhand left.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Pro cracks the inside of Rojas's front leg.
Rojas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pro tries to work over Rojas's front leg with a kick but Rojas checks it.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Rojas doesn't manage to clinch there - Pro circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pro.
Pro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Pro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boxxing Pro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rojas misses with an uppercut
and Pro counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Rojas to the mat! Pro runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Rojas is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Rojas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pro connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Rojas's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Rojas - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boxxing Pro!
Boxxing Pro very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Arturo Rojas was interviewed post fight and said 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus. 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
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Kunnas tenderised Sapp's leg. Sapp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kunnas.
Kunnas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kunnas clobbers Sapp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunnas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kunnas is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kunnas.
Sapp misses with a right hand
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sapp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sapp throws an off balance right hand
and Kunnas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Bob Sapp has been cut.
Kunnas connects with a quick right hand that sends Sapp 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 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mauri Kunnas!
A relieved looking Mauri Kunnas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Richtofen (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Modric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richtofen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richtofen lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Modric. Beautiful body shot.
Richtofen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Modric.
We've been told by Modric's head coaches at Araba Fenice that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Modric blocks the leg kick.
Modric scores with a hook.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
Richtofen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Modric fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Modric throws a nice looking combination but Richtofen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richtofen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Modric was well out of range. Poor timing from Richtofen.
Richtofen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Modric can pounce on him.
Richtofen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Modric.
Modric works Richtofen's body with a nice hook.
Richtofen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Modric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Modric moves away.
Richtofen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richtofen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luka Modric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Modric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Modric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richtofen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Modric's sensitive parts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Modric.
We've been informed that Richtofen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Richtofen looks to land a right hand but Modric moved out of range.
Richtofen lands a jab to Modric's midsection.
Richtofen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Richtofen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modric swings for the body but Richtofen moves out of range.
A low kick from Modric is predictable there
and Richtofen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Modric.
Richtofen blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Modric.
Modric misses with a left hand
and Richtofen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Modric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Richtofen takes one on the button.
Modric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richtofen checks a low kick from Modric.
Richtofen misses with a body kick.
Richtofen lands a nice shot that snaps Modric's head back.
Modric misses with an uppercut. Richtofen saw that one coming.
Modric finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richtofen misses with a body kick.
Modric throws a hook to the side of Richtofen's head but Richtofen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richtofen throws a head kick that misses.
Richtofen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Modric.
A looping hook to the body misses from Modric. Richtofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Modric takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Modric takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richtofen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Modric's corner calls for a 1-2. Modric obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richtofen misses with a low kick as Modric jumps back.
Richtofen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Modric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modric throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richtofen counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Modric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Modric goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Richtofen with a hook.
Modric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richtofen throws out the jab.
Richtofen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richtofen takes one on the button.
Richtofen lands a nice looking body shot.
Modric lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Modric there.
Richtofen throws a one two combo.
It looks like Luka Modric has been cut.
Modric cracks the inside of Richtofen's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Richtofen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Modric misses with a hook. Richtofen ducked under it nicely.
Richtofen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Richtofen.
Modric misses with a hook. Richtofen ducked under it nicely.
Modric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richtofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Modric moves away.
Modric scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Modric connects with a single shot there.
Richtofen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Richtofen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Modric throws a sloppy body shot
and Richtofen counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Richtofen is predictable there
and Modric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richtofen is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Modric engages and cracks Richtofen with a massive lead left hook - Richtofen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Modric is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luka Modric!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the ring accompanied by Man From Atlantis. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Namor McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gurgel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Namor McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie digs a good hook to Gurgel's body.
Joaozinho Gurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gurgel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurgel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Gurgel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurgel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gurgel tries to land a body kick
and McKenzie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gurgel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
Gurgel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McKenzie. That did some damage!
Gurgel misses with a wild body shot.
Gurgel throws a leg kick but McKenzie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from McKenzie tenderised Gurgel's leg. Gurgel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gurgel looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
Gurgel scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie lands an overhand right.
Gurgel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenzie.
Gurgel checks the leg kick.
Gurgel connects with a right hand. McKenzie shakes it off.
McKenzie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gurgel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKenzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gurgel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKenzie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurgel loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
Gurgel misses with a looping right.
Gurgel throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Gurgel blocks the low kick.
Gurgel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie misses with a head kick.
Gurgel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurgel avoids the head kick by McKenzie.
Gurgel throws a lazy head kick
and McKenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gurgel thows a body kick. McKenzie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gurgel dips to his left and cracks McKenzie with an uppercut!
McKenzie checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKenzie.
Gurgel throws the left hand but McKenzie avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel pivots, looking for a leg kick but McKenzie is out of range and Gurgel settles back down.
Gurgel misses with a double jab.
Gurgel misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joaozinho Gurgel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Gurgel thumps McKenzie with a low kick.
McKenzie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gurgel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McKenzie scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Gurgel misses
and McKenzie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gurgel walks into a stiff left hand from McKenzie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurgel misses with a looping right.
McKenzie lunges at Gurgel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gurgel's hand.
Gurgel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gurgel.
Gurgel thows a leg kick but McKenzie checks it
and McKenzie counters with a nice leg kick.
Gurgel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gurgel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenzie.
Gurgel throws out a leg kick but McKenzie moves out of range and Gurgel only half commits.
Jab by Gurgel.
Good leg kick by McKenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McKenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gurgel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gurgel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gurgel looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
Gurgel throws a right hand that McKenzie ducks under and follows up with a left that McKenzie also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Gurgel.
Gurgel lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from McKenzie.
McKenzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as McKenzie blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel scores with the left hand. McKenzie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gurgel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from McKenzie.
Gurgel misses with a left hand
and McKenzie counters with a low kick, right behind Gurgel 's knee.
McKenzie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gurgel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A good leg kick by McKenzie.
A punch lands to the side of Gurgel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Joaozinho Gurgel's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gurgel throws a low kick but it's checked well by McKenzie.
Gurgel throws a shot to the body.
Gurgel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gurgel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gurgel throws a predictable looking body shot
and McKenzie counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Gurgel misses.
McKenzie moves into the clinch.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Gurgel.
Gurgel blocks an elbow strike from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gurgel.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gurgel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gurgel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
McKenzie lands a nice elbow.
McKenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gurgel misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Gurgel misses
and McKenzie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gurgel feints and then cracks McKenzie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McKenzie down.
Good leg kick by Gurgel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Namor McKenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gurgel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie cracks Gurgel with a good jab.
The cut above Joaozinho Gurgel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of McKenzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gurgel is looking to slow McKenzie down with leg kicks.
McKenzie 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.
McKenzie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gurgel.
McKenzie moves out of range of the leg kick from Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gurgel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKenzie.
Gurgel misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by McKenzie.
McKenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gurgel throws out the jab.
A big left from Gurgel misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gurgel looks to land a left hand but McKenzie moved out of range nicely.
McKenzie takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel throws the left hand but McKenzie avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gurgel. Those never looked like landing.
McKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gurgel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Namor McKenzie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McKenzie connects with a single shot there.
Gurgel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McKenzie rushes Gurgel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
Gurgel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gurgel lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from McKenzie fails to land.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKenzie scores with a shot to the side of Gurgel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie tries to work over Gurgel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Gurgel.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie with a jab.
Gurgel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKenzie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gurgel tries to land a body kick
and McKenzie counters with a thumping low kick.
Gurgel throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
Gurgel avoids a kick to the body.
McKenzie throws a one two combo.
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurgel throws a low kick, looking for McKenzie's leg but McKenzie calmly moves out of range.
That kick from McKenzie tenderised Gurgel's leg. Gurgel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gurgel throws a big shot that misses.
Gurgel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
Gurgel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McKenzie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKenzie lands with an overhand left.
Gurgel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gurgel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gurgel.
McKenzie moves out of range of the body kick from Gurgel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
McKenzie tries to move into range but Gurgel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gurgel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Namor McKenzie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Gurgel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joaozinho Gurgel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenzie checks a leg kick.
Gurgel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKenzie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch lands to the side of McKenzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gurgel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gurgel throws a jab when McKenzie was well out of range.
McKenzie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gurgel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McKenzie.
Gurgel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenzie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gurgel loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
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!
Gurgel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKenzie at a distance.
Gurgel lands with a hook. McKenzie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McKenzie avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
Gurgel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gurgel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gurgel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKenzie. McKenzie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gurgel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKenzie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gurgel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McKenzie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gurgel connects with an inside leg kick.
Gurgel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Namor McKenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKenzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gurgel misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McKenzie duly obliges.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joaozinho Gurgel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Namor McKenzie!
In his post fight interview, Namor McKenzie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the ring accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. Red Gym has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym lands a slapping body shot.
Red Gym takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grunge drops his hands momentarily and Red Gym takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grunge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Red Gym throws a jab but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge misses with a head kick.
Red Gym throws a right and a left that Grunge avoids nicely.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Grunge closes the distance and pushes Red Gym back into the ropes.
Red Gym dodges an elbow strike from Grunge.
Grunge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grunge lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grunge.
Red Gym blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Grunge.
A frustrated look appears on Red Gym's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Gym is defending well for now.
Red Gym wants to get back to striking at distance but Grunge won't allow it.
Grunge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grunge working Red Gym over with knees to the body.
Grunge lands a nice uppercut.
Red Gym trying to stall but Grunge improves his position.
Red Gym blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grunge misses with an elbow over the top.
Red Gym blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Red Gym avoids the damage to the body.
Grunge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Grunge lands a damaging elbow.
Grunge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grunge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Gym taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grunge looking to throw knees to the head but Red Gym is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge misses with a knee to the head.
Red Gym tries to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling the position.
Red Gym on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red Gym looking to stall.
Grunge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red Gym's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Grunge.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grunge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge has him pressed against the ropes.
Red Gym blocks a body shot from Grunge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grunge - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grunge looking to stall.
Red Gym lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Grunge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Red Gyms head.
Grunge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grunge misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunge scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Red Gym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Gym.
Red Gym lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Red Gym walks into a stiff left hand from Grunge.
Grunge misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Red Gym, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grunge moves out of range as Red Gym strikes.
Grunge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Red Gym checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Red Gym blocks the leg kick.
Grunge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grunge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grunge moves into the clinch successfully.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Red Gym avoids the damage to the body.
Grunge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red Gym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grunge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red Gym throws out the jab.
Red Gym slips under a jab from Grunge.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grunge moves away.
Red Gym scores with a jab. Grunge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grunge staying out of range there.
Grunge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grunge lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Grunge catches Red Gym right on the button with a cross.
Ten Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Grunge.
Red Gym throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red Gym blocks a leg kick.
Grunge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Red Gym tenderised Grunge's leg. Grunge is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Red Gym.
Grunge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
Grunge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grunge darts in and clinches Red Gym up against the ropes.
A short right from Grunge.
Grunge swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Gym is defending well for now.
Grunge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grunge lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ten Red Gym has been cut.
Grunge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grunge misses with a punch on the inside.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge blocks an uppercut.
Grunge missing with knees to the body.
Grunge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grunge throws a head punch that misses.
Tommy Grunge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grunge swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunge tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grunge misses with an elbow strike.
Red Gym avoids the elbow strike from Grunge, against the ropes.
Red Gym wants to break free but Grunge has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Grunge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grunge trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grunge works on Red Gym's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Gym is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red Gym is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Grunge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
That's time! Grunge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grunge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Red Gym misses with a right hand
and Grunge counters with a big head kick but Red Gym shrugs it off.
Red Gym looks to land a left hand but Grunge moved out of range nicely.
Grunge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grunge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
Red Gym feints a jab promting Grunge to slip. Red Gym then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grunge slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Red Gym throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grunge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grunge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red Gym has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Grunge scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grunge lands with a light punch inside.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Red Gyms head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling him.
Grunge lands with a left to the head.
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grunge missing with knees to the body.
Grunge lands a nice knee to the body.
Grunge throws an elbow but it misses.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but Red Gym blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym managing to block the knees to the body from Grunge.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grunge as Red Gym tries to tie him up.
Grunge has Red Gym pressed against the ropes, preventing Red Gym from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grunge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red Gym blocks it with crossed arms.
Red Gym is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunge is keeping busy.
Red Gym blocking some punches.
Red Gym tries to circle away but Grunge has him pinned against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Red Gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Grunge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grunge lands a nice elbow.
Grunge misses with a body punch.
Grunge prevents Red Gym from breaking the clinch.
Grunge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grunge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Red Gym avoiding damage as Grunge throws knees to the body.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Red Gym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym takes a shot to the head.
Red Gym is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Grunge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red Gym can do to turn this around?
Grunge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grunge.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Grunge wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Grunge throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge misses with an elbow strike.
Grunge misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grunge looks to score with a jab to the body but Red Gym is just out of range.
Red Gym missing with a left hand there. Grunge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Red Gym!
Grunge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Red Gym throws a hook to the side of Grunge's head but Grunge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red Gym misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
Grunge closes the distance and clinches.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunge tries to throw a body punch but Red Gym avoids it by throwing Grunge back against the ropes.
Red Gym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
Grunge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Grunge as the two fighters clinch.
Grunge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grunge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Red Gym wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grunge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Red Gym takes an elbow to the temple.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Grunge misses with some punches.
Grunge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grunge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Red Gym letting Grunge take a breather here.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
Grunge unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red Gym lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Grunge.
Grunge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grunge lands an elbow inside.
Red Gym blocks the elbow strike.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Red Gym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Red Gym's efforts to push away.
Grunge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grunge looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grunge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but Red Gym blocks with his arms.
Grunge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Grunge.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Gym is defending well for now.
Grunge gets through Red Gym's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge prevents Red Gym from breaking the clinch.
Grunge misses with a knee strike.
Grunge scores a nice knee to the body.
Red Gym has had enough of the clinch but Grunge keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Red Gym as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Grunge just misses with a elbow thrown towards Red Gym's brow.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Red Gym avoids the damage 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!
Grunge lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Ten Red Gym's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Grunge.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge had his way with Ten Red Gym in that round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
That's time! Grunge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grunge tries to clinch but Red Gym moves out of range.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Red Gym swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grunge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grunge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grunge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red Gym throws out the jab.
Grunge darts in and clinches Red Gym up against the ropes.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunge gets through Red Gym's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grunge missing with knees to the body.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red Gym's face.
Grunge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Grunge.
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grunge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym blocks the elbow strike.
Red Gym takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grunge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Gym wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ten Red Gym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grunge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym working hard to break the clinch.
Red Gym dodges an elbow strike from Grunge.
Grunge putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Red Gym in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling him.
Tommy Grunge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Red Gym throws a head punch that misses.
Grunge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Red Gym's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Grunge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge has him pressed against the ropes.
Grunge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Red Gym takes an elbow to the forehead.
Red Gym lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Red Gym throws a punch but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Red Gym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red Gym struggles to land a body shot inside as Grunge controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym lands with a left to the head.
Grunge lands an elbow just above Red Gym 's eye.
Grunge blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Grunge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grunge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Grunge!
After winning the bout, Tommy Grunge thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). K comes into the arena with Albatross, Albatross, Albatross blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan K !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
K misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for K .
Xiaolong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to K 's calf.
A good leg kick by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
K uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xiaolong swings for the body but K moves out of range.
Xiaolong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
K misses with a looping left.
K works Xiaolong's body with a nice hook.
Xiaolong looks for the body kick but K saw that one coming.
K checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
K steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaolong.
K lands a leg kick that knocks Xiaolong off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
K keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaolong rushes K and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from K .
A short uppercut from K .
Xiaolong lands an elbow inside.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
K tries a knee to the head but Xiaolong blocks it.
Xiaolong stalls.
K blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaolong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
K fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaolong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiaolong misses with a right hand
and K counters with an outside leg kick.
Xiaolong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
K checks a low kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping K at a distance.
K throws a hook but Xiaolong avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
K swings widly with a right hand
and Xiaolong counters with a low kick, right behind K 's knee.
K misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong checks a low kick from K .
The fighters circle momentarily. K darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
K looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaolong is just out of range.
A head kick by K misses
and Xiaolong counters with an outside leg kick.
Xiaolong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaolong moves away.
K throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Xiaolong checks the leg kick nicely there.
K scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xiaolong doesn't seem bothered though.
K stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xiaolong digs a good body shot into K 's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by K .
K throws a leg kick
and Xiaolong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
K misses with a body shot.
K is looking to wear down Xiaolong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xiaolong dips to his left and cracks K with an uppercut!
Xiaolong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from K .
K looks to throw the jab but Xiaolong is out of range.
Xiaolong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as K throws out the jab.
Jab by K .
K avoids the body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong tries to score with a low kick but K moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaolong. K does a little dance to reset his feet.
K throws a low kick but Xiaolong moves out of range easily.
Xiaolong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws out a leg kick but K moves out of range and Xiaolong only half commits.
K staying out of range there.
Xiaolong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xiaolong throws a solid leg kick but K takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xiaolong.
Xiaolong is looking to land body kicks.
K moves out of range of the strikes.
K doesn't manage to clinch there - Xiaolong circles away.
A low kick from K is predictable there
and Xiaolong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaolong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
K avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick as K jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiaolong thows a left - swing and a miss!
K tests Xiaolong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaolong throws a head kick but K moves out of range.
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 Dan K will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Li Xiaolong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
K throws a push kick but Xiaolong slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Xiaolong does it's job there.
Dan K is winning the standup battle so far.
K misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xiaolong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
K uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaolong.
K misses with a combination
and Xiaolong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaolong thows a leg kick but K checks it
and K connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiaolong checks a leg kick.
K throws a jab when Xiaolong was well out of range.
K on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Xiaolong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by K . K obviously looking to wear him down.
K looks to land a body kick but Xiaolong moved away.
K tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaolong was well out of range. Poor timing from K .
K misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. K eats them both and turns towards Xiaolong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
K is rocked!
K looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaolong is just out of range.
Oh K is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands a head kick that sends K down! K is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Xiaolong is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jared Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wild might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Type O Negative - Love You to Death. Marciano has chosen DEAD MAN'S GUN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Don Marciano is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jared Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a wild body kick that Wild sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Wild.
Marciano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wild. Wild obviously looking to wear him down.
Wild moves out of range of the body kick.
Marciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Wild looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wild works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Wild's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Wild.
Wild prevents a body shot from Marciano.
A body shot lands from Wild.
Wild's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marciano.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Wild is blocking nicely.
Wild scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilds head.
Wild stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marciano cracks Wild with a nice body shot.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Wild avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Wild.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Wild can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Wild is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marciano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marciano tries a body shot but Wild blocks it.
Wild lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Marciano.
A left hand lands to the body for Wild.
Wild has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Wild.
Wild lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Wild.
Wild lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano tries a body shot but Wild blocks it.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Marciano.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild blocking some punches.
Wild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wild.
Marciano tries to land a front kick but Wild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marciano blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wild lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marciano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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 Jared Wild will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wild scores with a jab to the head.
Wild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wild.
Wild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wild is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Marciano misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano looks low and kicks high, catching Wild right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Wild is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Wild is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Don Marciano!
Don Marciano took some time post fight to say the following; '"Garson DeBramalo - get your ass back in this ring with me. Winner gets a title shot. I've got a million says I kick your ass."'.
The defeated Jared Wild had this to say: 'I feel faint'.
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