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Dynasty 1: Genesis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo O Donno (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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183 lbs
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175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo O Donno!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Lopette is predictable there
letting O Donno counter with a right hand.
Lopette looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lopette walks into a straight right hand from O Donno.
O Donno looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopette is just out of range.
Lopette throws an off balance right hand
and O Donno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Lopette.
Lopette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopette blocks the body kick.
O Donno misses with a kick to the body.
O Donno lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopette takes one to the chin there.
Lopette is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donno lands a jab to Lopette's midsection.
Oh Lopette is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopette walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from O Donno! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aldo O Donno!
After winning the bout, Aldo O Donno 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 Chan Sung Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzie Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price has chosen Killer Mike - Big Beast as his entrance music. Ozzie Price acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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157 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chan Sung Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzie Price!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
Price sizes up Aoki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aoki tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Aoki slips a straight right by Price.
Aoki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki thinks about countering with a head kick.
Price takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Aoki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Price.
Nice shot by Price.
It looks like Chan Sung Aoki has been cut.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Ozzie Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Price.
Price scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoki in his tracks.
Price has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki is looking to counter punch.
Price tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Price looks to move away, Aoki throws a big counter combo but Price just gets out of the way.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
Price slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Price misses with a looping left.
Aoki moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Aoki missing with knees to the body.
Price is trying to break free.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Aoki - that landed with a thud.
Aoki gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Price misses with a body punch.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Price prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Price - that will leave a mark!
Price swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Price misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
Price scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Price fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Price looks to land a body kick but Aoki moved away.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aoki. That's going to slow Price down.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Price throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch! Price slams his shin into Aoki's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki slips under a jab from Price.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzie Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Price was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Price lands a really nice looking cross but Aoki seems unphased.
Aoki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aoki instigates a clinch.
Aoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki connects with a knee to the head.
Price tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
Price pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Price takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aoki swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki's head back.
Aoki lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Price does no damage.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
A swing and a miss from Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Price blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aoki rushes Price and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Price scores with a nice short uppercut.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling him.
Aoki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Price lands with a right to the head.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes.
Price scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aoki has him pressed against the ropes.
Price has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Price.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price looks for the body kick but Aoki saw that one coming.
Aoki has Price up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
A knee to the head by Aoki.
Aoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Price misses with a body punch.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Price.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aoki tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aoki drives through and clinches with Price against the ropes.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Price delivers a nice body kick.
Price lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aoki will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chan Sung Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Price throws a body kick that misses.
Price misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Aoki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Price doesn't seem bothered though.
Price throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Price misses with a hook
and Aoki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Price swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
Price misses with a kick to the body
and Aoki counters with a head kick.
Aoki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Price.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Price is looking to land body kicks.
Price throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price scores with a kick to the body.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aoki takes a step back to recover.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Price lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping body kick lands there for Price.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick.
Price cracks Aoki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aoki moves forwards but Price connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aoki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Price, as that shot connected.
Price throws a good cross that connects.
Aoki throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Aoki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aoki is looking to wear down Price with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Price lands with a kick to the temple. Aoki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Aoki misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Price bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aoki's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzie Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Price has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzie Price!
Our winner, Ozzie Price, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slawomir Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the ring accompanied by The Bleeding. Morgan Wade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slawomir Schmidt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slawomir Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt throws a lazy right hand but Wade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade jabs Schmidt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wade misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Schmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade backing away here, and Schmidt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wade connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmidt.
Wade sizes up Schmidt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wade.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wade.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Wade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Wade.
Schmidt wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Wade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Wade avoids nicely.
Wade throws a hook but Schmidt blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Wade avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schmidt! But no joy.
A big left from Schmidt misses.
Wade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Schmidt just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wade.
Schmidt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wade checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Wade throws a series of punches but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Schmidt moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Wade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schmidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Wade circles away.
Schmidt moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Schmidt.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Wade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wade avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
Wade scores with a punch to the head.
Wade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Wade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade takes one on the button.
Morgan Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
Wade misses with a body punch
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Schmidt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Schmidt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schmidt looks to land a left hand but Wade moved out of range nicely.
Wade is looking to counter punch.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Schmidt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
It looks like Wade has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Schmidt misses.
Wade jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Wade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade slips a straight right by Schmidt.
Schmidt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wade under the eye.
Wade is looking to slow Schmidt down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slawomir Schmidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schmidt! But no joy.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Wade is avoiding it.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Wade was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wade scores with the left hand. Schmidt knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wade throws a leg kick but Schmidt moved away.
Wade throws a head kick but Schmidt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade takes one to the chin there.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wade connects with a leg kick. Schmidt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Schmidt slips a jab from Wade.
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Schmidt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schmidt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wade.
Wade misses with an uppercut.
Schmidt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmidt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Schmidt is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?
Wade looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
Schmidt seems to have recovered his senses.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Wade moves away and avoids it.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schmidt loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wade.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Wade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Wade!
A victorious Morgan Wade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberion McKane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Atunes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
180 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oberion McKane!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McKane! But no joy.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes tries to land a leg kick but McKane saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as McKane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McKane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Atunes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McKane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes.
A jab from Atunes does it's job there.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Atunes connects with a right hand. McKane shakes it off.
Atunes throws a nice looking combination but McKane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McKane tries to land a leg kick but Atunes saw it coming and moves away.
McKane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that McKane sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by McKane.
McKane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes lands a front kick.
Atunes cracks McKane with a good jab.
It looks like Atunes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Atunes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McKane misses the jab.
Atunes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McKane throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Atunes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Atunes blocks a low kick nicely.
McKane throws a head kick that misses.
McKane misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
McKane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McKane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McKane.
McKane moves out of range as Atunes throws a body kick.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKane moves out of range as Atunes throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from McKane misses.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKane.
Atunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McKane checks it well.
McKane misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - McKane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes misses the jab.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but McKane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes swats away the attempt to clinch by McKane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Atunes lands a nice shot that snaps McKane's head back.
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKane throws out the jab.
Atunes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling McKane to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes with a hook.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
McKane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McKane's head.
It looks like Oberion McKane has been cut.
McKane misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
That kick from Atunes tenderised McKane's leg. McKane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atunes lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes misses the body punch
and Atunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. McKane saw that one coming.
It seemed like McKane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid body kick from Atunes.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes throws a lazy head kick
and McKane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McKane.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
A short right from Atunes.
McKane has Atunes pressed against the ropes, preventing Atunes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McKane prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes wants to break free but McKane has control.
McKane tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKane's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow McKane down.
McKane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping McKane under the eye.
Atunes lands a nice shot that snaps McKane's head back.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKane can do to turn this around?
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
McKane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by McKane.
Atunes blocks a head kick by McKane.
Atunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atunes scores with a jab. McKane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes jabs at McKane's body.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
McKane defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcKane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oberion McKane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks McKane off balance momentarily.
Nice jab there from Atunes.
McKane throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
McKane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McKane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atunes throws the left hand but McKane avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from McKane misses.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and McKane moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as McKane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes thows a leg kick but McKane checks it
and Atunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
McKane lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKane looks low and kicks high, catching Atunes 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!
Atunes is rocked!
It looks like Leonardo Atunes has been cut.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
A clash of legs there as Atunes blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McKane throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
Atunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atunes finds it's way round the side to connect with McKane's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes misses with a left hand
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McKane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Atunes tenderised McKane's leg. McKane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles McKane. McKane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
A low kick from Atunes is predictable there
and McKane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses McKane's front leg but catches the back leg as McKane tries to avoid it.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but McKane ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKane is able to avoid easily.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Atunes defending well as McKane loads up on a big left hand.
McKane walks into a stiff left hand from Atunes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Atunes catches McKane right on the button with a cross.
Oberion McKane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atunes misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonardo Atunes.
Well Atunes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory has chosen Brain Scan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bathory there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bathory digs a good body shot into Mosby's ribs.
Mosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mosby lands with a hook. Bathory tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Bathory forces Mosby back against the ropes and clinches.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mosby tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Mosby back against the ropes.
Mosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Mosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bathory.
Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Bathory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mosby misses with some punches.
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!
Bathory lands with a short shot to the head.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby misses with some punches.
Mosby misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bathory misses with an elbow over the top.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Mosby.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mosby tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory trying to land knees to the body.
Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bathory pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosby's elbow.
Bathory throws an elbow that misses.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arzlan Bathory's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bathory connects with a crisp jab.
Mosby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mosby misses with the head strike.
Bathory creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mosby's defenses.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory is working Mosby over against the ropes.
Mosby lands a nice uppercut.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Bathory gets through Mosby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Mosby lands a shot to the body.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory lands a hook that snaps the head of Mosby backwards.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mosby tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Mosby back against the ropes.
Mosby throws a head punch that misses.
Bathory has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mosby seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bathory can turn it around.
Mosby working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bathory lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ted Mosby has been cut.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosby blocking some punches.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory lands with a light punch inside.
Mosby pushes Bathory back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Bathory misses with an elbow over the top.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby blocks an uppercut.
Mosby working aggressively here.
Mosby throws a head punch that misses.
Mosby lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory tries to stall but Mosby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Bathory - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mosby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mosby lands with a left to the head.
Mosby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Mosby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Mosby is leaning against Bathory and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mosby presses Bathory against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Bathory.
Mosby throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bathory.
Bathory pushes off an throws an elbow but Mosby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mosby scores with a shot to the body.
Bathory closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mosby counters with a three punch combo that has Bathory backing up. Bathory nods at Mosby to acknowledge the strikes.
Bathory is rocked!
Mosby weaves into range and cracks Bathory right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Bathory goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Mosby is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ted Mosby!
An out of breath Ted Mosby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenuichio Harada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Bonesaw McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. McGraw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada closes the distance and clinches.
McGraw misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harada working aggressively here.
McGraw lands with a right to the head.
McGraw misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Harada.
It looks like Bonesaw McGraw has been cut.
McGraw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harada.
Harada tries to throw a body punch but McGraw avoids it by throwing Harada back against the ropes.
Harada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from McGraw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
McGraw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harada dodges an elbow strike from McGraw.
Harada prevents a body shot from McGraw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harada struggles to land a body shot inside as McGraw controls his hands.
We've been informed that Harada 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.
McGraw lands a shoulder strike.
Harada misses with the head strike.
Harada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harada misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGraw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGraw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harada's elbow.
Harada scores with a shoulder strike.
McGraw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harada lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGraw is breathing heavily.
McGraw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraw.
Harada is leaning against McGraw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Harada.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harada pushes McGraw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada lands a body shot.
McGraw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraw misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada prevents a body shot from McGraw.
Harada pushes McGraw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harada misses with some punches.
McGraw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGraw is rocked!
Harada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada prevents a body shot from McGraw.
McGraw swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraw can't find room to land a body shot as Harada controls the action.
A body shot lands from Harada.
A short right from Harada.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by McGraw.
A nice left hand lands by Harada.
Harada pushes McGraw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada creates a bit of space and cracks McGraw with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! McGraw is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Oh McGraw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonesaw McGraw's cut is getting worse.
A big left from McGraw misses.
Harada takes a swing at McGraw's ribcage but misses.
Harada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGraw, pushing him back against the ropes.
McGraw seems to have got his legs back now.
Harada misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Kenuichio Harada should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Bonesaw McGraw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGraw keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for McGraw. That snapped Harada's head back.
McGraw loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
Harada misses with a leg kick
and McGraw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGraw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGraw misses with a looping left.
McGraw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Harada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraw fails to land with a series of punches.
Harada doesn't manage to clinch there - McGraw circles away.
McGraw misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Harada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Harada finds it's way through McGraw's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw throws a chopping leg kick but Harada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harada let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harada is looking to clinch but McGraw is avoiding it.
Harada tries to clinch up but McGraw circles away and keeps his distance.
McGraw scores with a jab to the body.
McGraw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch but McGraw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGraw explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGraw blocks the body kick.
McGraw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harada tries to clinch but McGraw moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Harada.
Bonesaw McGraw is winning the standup battle so far.
Harada gets a clinch.
Harada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraw tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
McGraw blocks a body shot from Harada.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraw.
McGraw blocks an uppercut.
Harada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGraw tries to work over Harada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada prevents a body shot from McGraw.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from McGraw fails to land.
Harada gets through McGraw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGraw.
Harada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by McGraw.
McGraw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraw scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harada fails to land.
McGraw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Harada.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
Bonesaw McGraw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bonesaw McGraw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bonesaw McGraw's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - McGraw coming out on top.
Harada throws a wild body kick that McGraw sees coming a mile off.
Harada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harada has managed to clinch.
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenuichio Harada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGraw blocks a body shot from Harada.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harada.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
Harada struggles to land a body shot inside as McGraw controls his hands.
McGraw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGraw.
Harada misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGraw.
McGraw tries to work over Harada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by McGraw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGraw misses with a body punch.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Harada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada lands with a right to the head.
McGraw blocks a body shot from Harada.
Good body shot from Harada.
Harada prevents a body shot from McGraw.
McGraw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGraw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harada.
Harada misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Harada.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
McGraw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harada blocks it with crossed arms.
McGraw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGraw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGraw blocks a body shot from Harada.
McGraw misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
McGraw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Harada.
McGraw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harada lands a nice shot to the body.
Harada lands a left hand.
Jeez, Bonesaw McGraw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Harada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGraw.
Harada lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
Harada creates a bit of distance and cracks McGraw with a big uppercut! McGraw goes down! The referee pushes Harada away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will McGraw make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Harada takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenuichio Harada!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenuichio Harada thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bonesaw McGraw was interviewed post fight and said 'Bonesaw bows down to no man. It's clear you had the ref in your pocket. Ain't no way Bonesaw is going out like that. Next time you are going down like Bjorn's mom.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Will Dearborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Dearborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer connects with a high kick.
Kramer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dearborn doesn't seem bothered though.
Dearborn scores with a three punch combo!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kramer checks a leg kick.
Dearborn looks to throw the jab but Kramer is out of range.
Kramer works Dearborn's body with a nice hook.
Dearborn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kramer jabs at Dearborn's body.
Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dearborn tried to counter with a leg kick but Kramer avoided it.
Kramer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dearborn.
Kramer throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dearborn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kramer misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kramer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kramer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kramer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kramer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dearborn counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kramer misses.
Nice body kick from Kramer.
Dearborn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Kramer lands a jab to Dearborn's midsection.
Dearborn tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dearborn. Dearborn obviously looking to wear him down.
Dearborn looks to land a combination but Kramer avoids it well.
Kramer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dearborn.
Dearborn avoids the head kick by Kramer.
Sloppy strikes from Dearborn. Those never looked like landing.
Kramer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A leg kick checked by Dearborn.
Kramer lands a nice looking body shot.
Dearborn tried to score with a low kick but Kramer checks it.
Dearborn misses with a wild body shot.
Dearborn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kramer. Kramer obviously looking to wear him down.
Kramer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kramer throws a nice looking combination but Dearborn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kramer throws a chopping leg kick but Dearborn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice combination there by Kramer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dearborn.
Dearborn takes the fight into the clinch.
Dearborn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Kramer as the two fighters clinch.
Kramer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dearborns head.
Kramer tries to work over Dearborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kramer cracks Dearborn with a nice body shot.
Dearborn tries to work over Kramer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kramer misses with a body punch.
Dearborn lands with a light punch inside.
Dearborn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dearborn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dearborn working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kramer fails to land.
Kramer tries to work over Dearborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kramer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kramer misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dearborn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Dearborn blocks a body shot from Kramer.
Nice body punch from Kramer.
Kramer misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Kramer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kramer throws a series of strikes that have Dearborn backpedaling.
Kramer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kramer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kramer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kramer throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kramer. Dearborn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dearborn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kramer manages to circle out of the way.
Dearborn throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dearborn moves out of range as Kramer throws a body kick.
Dearborn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kramer throws a combination that misses
and Dearborn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dearborn misses with a head kick.
Dearborn cracks the inside of Kramer's front leg.
Kramer lands a nice looking body kick.
Kramer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kramer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer lands with a hook. Dearborn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kramer scores with a shot to the body.
Dearborn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kramer takes a swing at Dearborn's ribcage but misses.
Erik Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kramer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dearborn misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dearborn, as that shot connected.
Kramer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kramer tries to score with a low kick but Dearborn moves his leg out of the way.
Dearborn moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Dearborn misses its target.
Dearborn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer throws a lazy uppercut
and Dearborn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kramer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kramer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kramer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kramer lands a body shot.
Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dearborn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dearborn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Dearborn works on Kramer's body with a couple of short punches.
Dearborn misses with a punch to the body.
Dearborn lands a left hand.
Dearborn lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dearborn backwards.
Kramer blocking some punches.
Kramer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kramer lands a nice uppercut.
Kramer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kramer is leaning against Dearborn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kramer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dearborn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kramer's elbow.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer working aggressively here.
Dearborn blocks a body shot from Kramer.
Kramer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dearborn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dearborn prevents a body shot from Kramer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dearborn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dearborn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Kramer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kramer throws a head kick but Dearborn moves out of range.
Will Dearborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kramer tries to land a front kick but Dearborn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dearborn scores with a push kick.
Dearborn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kramers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dearborn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kramer.
Kramer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dearborn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kramer swings for the body but Dearborn moves out of range.
Dearborn scores with a three punch combo!
Kramer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kramer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dearborn throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Dearborn.
Kramer lands a nice hook to Dearborn's body. Dearborn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kramer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dearborn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dearborn thumps Kramer with a low kick.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer takes a swing at Dearborn's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws a sloppy head kick and Dearborn moves out of range easily.
Dearborn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kramer 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 Dearborn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dearborn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kramer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dearborn cracks the inside of Kramer's front leg.
Erik Kramer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dearborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dearborn scores with a jab. Kramer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dearborn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kramer.
Kramer scores with a body shot.
Dearborn ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
Erik Kramer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Kramer. Those never looked like landing.
Kramer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dearborn eats them both and turns towards Kramer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dearborn blocks a head kick by Kramer.
Kramer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dearborn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dearborn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dearborn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with a low kick as Dearborn jumps back.
Kramer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kramer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dearborn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kramer thows a body kick. Dearborn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kramer connects with a high kick.
Kramer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dearborn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kramer.
Kramer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kramer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dearborn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dearborn lands a right and a left and another right! Kramer goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Will Dearborn!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Will Dearborn made sure he mentioned Museum of Monsters & Madmen, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes into the arena with Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank blaring out of the sound system. D Amato has chosen Machine Gun - Hated as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from D Amato finds it's target.
D Amato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
D Amato slips a jab from Burns .
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
D Amato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
D Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Burns blocks a jab.
D Amato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
D Amato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
D Amato throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns .
D Amato misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from D Amato fails to land.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns .
D Amato takes a shot to the head.
D Amato lands a nice uppercut.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Burns .
D Amato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
D Amato lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
D Amato cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Burns .
Burns lands with a right to the head.
D Amato working aggressively here.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Burns .
D Amato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns s head.
D Amato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Amato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
D Amato working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from D Amato.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns tries to work over D Amato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns 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.
D Amato takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
D Amato has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
D Amato misses with an uppercut.
D Amato looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns throws a body punch but D Amato moves out of range.
D Amato tries a quick counter leg kick but Burns is wise to it.
D Amato takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles D Amato. D Amato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
D Amato lands a slapping body shot.
D Amato misses with a head kick.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but D Amato manages to circle out of the way.
A big right from D Amato misses.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
D Amato is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
D Amato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that D Amato can do to turn this around?
D Amato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
D Amato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns slips a jab from D Amato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns .
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits D Amatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burns throws a hook but D Amato blocks it.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato connects with a looping right hand.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D Amato manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. D Amato doesn't seem phased though.
D Amato takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns throws a lazy head kick
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amato avoids the body shot from Burns .
Burns misses with an uppercut.
D Amato throws an off balance right hand
and Burns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. D Amato really felt that one!
Michael D Amato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. D Amato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
D Amato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
D Amato scores with a hook.
D Amato takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by D Amato.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
D Amato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.
A shot in the inside from D Amato.
Burns blocks a body shot from D Amato.
D Amato throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns .
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns gets through D Amato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael D Amato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. D Amato doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns feints and then cracks D Amato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow D Amato down.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
D Amato lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Burns tries to clinch there but D Amato circles away.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
D Amato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
A swing and a miss from D Amato.
As D Amato tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but D Amato manages to avoid the attempt.
D Amato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns dips to his left and cracks D Amato with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato walks into a straight right hand from Burns .
Burns throws a looping overhand right but D Amato ducks down to avoid it.
Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
D Amato misses with a right hand
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D Amato throws a lazy uppercut
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns cracks D Amato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
D Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from D Amato misses.
D Amato throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
D Amato lands a nice shot to the body.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
Burns tried to score with a low kick but D Amato checks it.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. D Amato should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato 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.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
D Amato lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Burns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burns moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato throws a big shot that misses.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D Amato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns gets a clinch.
D Amato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A nice left hand lands by D Amato.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Burns tries to work over D Amato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex John Conor Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
During a confident post fight interview, Alex John Conor Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Michael D Amato was interviewed post fight and said 'Whoop ass or get your ass whooped
I got Whooped too day!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris Jr (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr is looking to chop away at Pinto's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Norris Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pinto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris Jr. That did some damage!
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto throws a hook but Norris Jr avoids it easily.
Norris Jr checks the leg kick.
Norris Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris Jr works Pinto's body with a nice hook.
Norris Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pinto takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Pinto missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto lands with an overhand left.
Pinto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Pinto slaps the foot to one side.
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Norris Jr 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.
Norris Jr takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto connects with a body shot that sends Norris Jr's belly button to the back.
Norris Jr walks into a left hand.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses.
Pinto avoids the head kick by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pinto sets himself, and Norris Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Pinto avoids it this time.
Pinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinto throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Norris Jr has closed the distance and engaged Pinto in a clinch.
Pinto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norris Jr is able to avoid easily.
Pinto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr tries to clinch but Pinto moves out of range.
Norris Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Pinto swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris Jr.
Pinto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Norris Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pinto lands the left hand.
Pinto misses with a hook to the body
and Norris Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Pinto 's knee.
Norris Jr clinches up with Pinto and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pinto tries to work over Norris Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
Norris Jr trying to stall but Pinto improves his position.
Norris Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Norris Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Pinto swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris Jr motions for Pinto to come forward. Norris Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto throws a low kick but Norris Jr moves out of range easily.
Pinto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Norris Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Norris Jr defending well as Pinto loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pinto.
Pinto rushes Norris Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr blocking some punches.
Pinto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Norris Jr tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris Jr has Pinto pressed against the ropes.
Norris Jr tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr wants to stall.
Norris Jr tries to stall but Pinto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
Pinto tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike.
Pinto tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Pinto jabs Norris Jr right on the nose. Norris Jr blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws a body punch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Pinto clobbers Norris Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norris Jr throws a head kick but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris Jr moves away.
Norris Jr drops his hands momentarily and Pinto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
Norris Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris Jr throws a wild body kick that Pinto sees coming a mile off.
Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris Jr can do to turn this around?
Pinto misses the jab.
Pinto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris Jr.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
Pinto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris Jr clinches up with Pinto and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pinto prevents a body shot from Norris Jr.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and Norris Jr moves out of range easily.
Norris Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Norris Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
Arthur Pinto is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Pinto misses.
Norris Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris Jr.
A jab from Pinto finds it's way through Norris Jr's defenses.
Pinto 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.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Norris Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Norris Jr tries to get set, Pinto tries to push him back and clinch up but Norris Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Pinto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr forces Pinto back against the ropes and clinches.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris Jr blocking some punches.
Pinto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pinto stalling in the clinch but Norris Jr improves position.
Arthur Pinto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr tries to work over Pinto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinto is trying to stall.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris Jr tries to throw a body punch but Pinto avoids it by throwing Norris Jr back against the ropes.
Norris Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris Jr stalling in the clinch but Pinto improves position.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris Jr controls his hands.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pinto tries to work over Norris Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinto pushes Norris Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto tries to stall but Norris Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto tries to break free but Norris Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pinto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Pinto slaps the foot to one side.
Pinto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pinto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norris Jr under the eye.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinto checks it well.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
That's time! Pinto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris Jr connects with a body shot.
Norris Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Pinto down with leg kicks.
Pinto gets tackled into the ropes by Norris Jr. Norris Jr maintains the clinch.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Norris Jr misses with some punches.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
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!
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto blocks an uppercut.
Norris Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pinto tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto trying to stall but Norris Jr improves his position.
Norris Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinto tries to throw a body punch but Norris Jr avoids it by throwing Pinto back against the ropes.
Norris Jr tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinto is keeping busy.
Pinto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Pinto.
Norris Jr tries to work over Pinto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
Norris Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Norris Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris Jr tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
Pinto taking a breather.
Norris Jr lands a nice elbow.
Pinto lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto had his way with Chuck Norris Jr in that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto looks to throw the jab but Norris Jr is out of range.
Pinto clinches up with Norris Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pinto pushes Norris Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinto misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto is working Norris Jr over against the ropes.
Pinto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norris Jr tries to throw a body punch but Pinto avoids it by throwing Norris Jr back against the ropes.
Pinto breaks from the clinch.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chuck Norris Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr misses with a looping right.
Pinto lands a slapping body shot.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Norris Jr drops his hands momentarily and Pinto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a wild body kick that Pinto sees coming a mile off.
Pinto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pinto thumps Norris Jr with a low kick.
Norris Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pinto checks a leg kick.
Pinto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinto scores with the left hand. Norris Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Pinto lands with a shot to the body.
Pinto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris Jr on the side of the head.
Norris Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinto circles away.
Norris Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinto lands with a shot to the body.
Pinto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pinto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pinto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Pinto down with leg kicks.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinto, as that shot connected.
Pinto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
Pinto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norris Jr slips a straight right by Pinto.
Pinto checks a low kick from Norris Jr.
Pinto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris Jr tries to work over Pinto's front leg with a kick but Pinto checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pinto misses the target.
Pinto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinto lands with a good body shot.
Pinto with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Pinto. Those never looked like landing.
Norris Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto clinches with his opponent.
Pinto lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris Jr tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinto 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 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Arthur Pinto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Chuck Norris Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kajun Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno has chosen デッドマンズ銃 as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno jabs Turpin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Turpin ducks down to avoid it.
Puno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Kajun Puno has been cut.
Puno lands with a nice body kick.
Puno connects with an inside leg kick.
Puno scores with a kick to the body.
Puno connects with an inside leg kick.
Puno lands a really nice looking cross but Turpin seems unphased.
Puno avoids the head kick by Turpin.
Turpin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turpin scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin misses with a looping left.
Puno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turpin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Puno clobbers Turpin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
Puno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turpin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turpin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puno!
Puno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turpin connects with the punch.
Puno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turpin.
Puno connects with a body shot.
Turpin throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Puno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turpin.
Jab by Puno.
Turpin throws a push kick but Puno slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin tries a head kick but it misses.
Puno scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turpin's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick from Puno.
Turpin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puno looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
Puno's corner calls for a 1-2. Puno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Puno ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Turpin out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kajun Puno!
After the fight, Kajun Puno was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Randolph Turpin spoke after the fight, saying 'I've had a great career, can't complain, good luck to the kid.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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