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Dynasty 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Appleberry (ranked 14815 p4p, 773 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 9443 p4p, 708 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appleberry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Don Appleberry has been cut.
Appleberry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kin.
Kin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Appleberry.
Appleberry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kin.
Appleberry throws a head kick that half lands.
Kin looks to land a left hand but Appleberry moved out of range nicely.
Kin misses with an uppercut.
Kin throws out a loose jab but Appleberry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Appleberry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Appleberry lands with a nice body 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!
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses.
Appleberry clinches up against the ropes.
Appleberry manages to break the clinch.
Kin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Appleberry.
Kin 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.
Appleberry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Appleberry tests Kin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Appleberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kin.
Appleberry lands a jab-cross combination.
Appleberry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Appleberry lands the left hand.
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry ducks under a wild hook from Kin.
Appleberry moves out of range as Kin strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Appleberry.
Appleberry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kin.
Appleberry lands a really nice looking cross but Kin seems unphased.
Kin misses with a hook. Appleberry ducked under it nicely.
Kin throws a jab but it's blocked by Appleberry.
Kin throws an overhand right that lands on Appleberry's shoulder, as Appleberry tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Appleberry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kin throws a good cross that connects.
Appleberry clobbers Kin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Appleberry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kin.
Appleberry moves out of range as Kin strikes.
Kin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Appleberry lands a nice shot that snaps Kin's head back.
Nice cross by Kin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Appleberry.
Kin throws a lazy right hand but Appleberry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Appleberry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kin's calf.
Appleberry throws a head kick that Kin semi-blocks.
A big left from Kin misses.
Appleberry quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Appleberry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Appleberry.
Appleberry scores with a jab to the head.
Appleberry lands a jab to Kin's midsection.
Kin throws a jab when Appleberry was well out of range.
Appleberry thinks about countering with a body kick.
Appleberry drops his hands momentarily and Kin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Don Appleberry's cut is getting worse.
Kin gets tackled into the ropes by Appleberry. Appleberry maintains the clinch.
Kin tries to work over Appleberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Appleberry.
Appleberry scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Appleberry.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Appleberry.
Kin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Appleberry scores with a hook to the body.
Appleberry scores with a shoulder strike.
Appleberry works on Kin's body with a couple of short punches.
Appleberry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Appleberry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Appleberry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Appleberry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Appleberry explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Appleberry is looking to counter punch.
Kin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Appleberry.
Kin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kin throws a jab when Appleberry was well out of range.
Appleberry tests Kin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kin, as that shot connected.
A jab from Appleberry finds it's way through Kin's defenses.
Kin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kin is rocked!
Appleberry has Kin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Appleberry pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kin tries to work over Appleberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Appleberry cracks Kin with a nice body shot.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Appleberry avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Appleberry.
A short left from Appleberry.
Appleberry lands with a left to the head.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Appleberry finish him?
Appleberry is working Kin over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry manages to break the clinch.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Kin misses the jab.
Kin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Appleberry connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Kin's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Kin - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Don Appleberry!
Our winner, Don Appleberry, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 10130 p4p, 728 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 4966 p4p, 521 weight class). Walker has chosen Another One Bites the Dust as his entrance music. John Walker is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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
26 - 22 - 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
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosby takes one on the button.
Mosby misses the body punch
and Walker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Mosby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mosby half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mosby slips under a jab from Walker.
Mosby checks a low kick from Walker.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mosby finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ted Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good shot there by Mosby.
Mosby throws a body shot but no joy.
Mosby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walker doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Mosby takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mosby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Mosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosby lands with a straight right. Walker didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Mosby misses.
Mosby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Mosby.
A jab from Mosby misses.
Walker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mosby scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mosby checks a leg kick nicely.
Mosby misses with a body shot.
Mosby takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Mosby misses.
Mosby connects with an inside leg kick.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mosby.
Mosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Walker misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Mosby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker feints a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Mosby.
Mosby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mosby counters with a leg kick.
Mosby throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Walker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mosby scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walker wants to slow Mosby down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mosby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker throws a wild body kick that Mosby sees coming a mile off.
Walker defending well as Mosby loads up on a big left hand.
Mosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Mosby staying out of range there.
Mosby feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Mosby misses its intended target.
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Mosby's front leg but catches the back leg as Mosby tries to avoid it.
Ted Mosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker moves forwards but Mosby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mosby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mosby swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Mosby tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walker takes one on the button.
Mosby jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mosby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosby blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker misses the jab.
Mosby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker feints a jab promting Mosby to slip. Walker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mosby slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mosby misses the body punch
and Walker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mosby misses with a straight left.
Walker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mosby.
Mosby throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Mosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mosby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mosby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Mosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mosby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosby.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mosby moves away.
Walker throws a head kick but Mosby moves out of range.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mosby.
Mosby scores with a nice right hand.
Mosby slips under a jab.
Mosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Mosby - just one landing.
Mosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker throws a combination. Mosby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mosby blocks a leg kick.
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mosby connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mosby.
Walker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mosby with a body shot.
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mosby scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Mosby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mosby.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Mosby blocks a head kick by Walker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosby works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Mosby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mosby scores with a head kick.
Mosby avoids the head kick by Walker.
Mosby swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Mosby looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick from Mosby misses
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Mosby throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Mosby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Mosby misses with a head kick.
Walker throws a fast counter high kick but Mosby manages to duck under it in time.
Mosby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Mosby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker counters with a body kick.
John Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick from Mosby misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a right and a left that Mosby avoids nicely.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mosby.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Mosby sees coming a mile off.
Mosby blocks a head kick by Walker.
Mosby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mosby.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mosby.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Mosby.
Walker jabs Mosby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Mosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Mosby.
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 Ted Mosby.
Well Mosby 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Mosby!
Ted Mosby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between 4 Spar (ranked 10066 p4p, 655 weight class) and DJ Thunda (ranked 2859 p4p, 307 weight class). 4 Spar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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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
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, 4 Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar throws the kick towards the body but Thunda avoids it.
Spar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thunda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thunda 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.
Spar misses with a hook. Thunda ducked under it nicely.
Thunda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunda tests Spar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thunda cracks Spar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thunda misses with an uppercut
and Spar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spar.
Spar moves out of range as Thunda strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Spar misses the target.
Thunda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Spar counters with a thumping low kick.
Spar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thunda.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spar.
Thunda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thunda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spar sizes up Thunda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DJ Thunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spar misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thunda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thunda scores with a leg kick.
Thunda misses the shot to the body.
Thunda misses with a straight right.
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!
Thunda jabs Spar right on the nose. Spar blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar scores with the left hand. Thunda knows he should have avoided that one.
Spar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spar tries to land a body kick
and Thunda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Thunda there.
Spar swings for the body but Thunda moves out of range.
Spar moves out of range as Thunda strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Spar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thunda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spar slips under a jab.
A left lands for Thunda.
Thunda lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Thunda 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.
Spar drops his hands momentarily and Thunda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Thunda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thunda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunda slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Thunda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thunda throws a leg kick but Spar checks it.
Spar avoids the head kick by Thunda.
Thunda cracks Spar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Thunda scores with a hook.
Thunda lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunda throws out the jab.
Spar looks to land a body kick but Thunda moved away.
Spar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunda tests Spar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda avoids the body shot from Spar.
Thunda thuds his shin into the meat of Spar's side.
Spar blocks a head kick by Thunda.
Thunda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thunda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thunda misses with a hook
letting Spar counter with a right hand.
Spar lands a jab to the head.
Spar lands a leg kick that knocks Thunda off balance momentarily.
Spar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thunda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunda scores with a punch to the head.
Thunda lands a nice looking body shot.
Spar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thunda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda jabs Spar right on the nose. Spar blinks but takes it well.
Spar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thunda throws a nice looking combination but Spar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thunda avoids it.
Spar misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thunda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spar scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Thunda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spar lands a nice shot to the body.
Spar throws a lazy right hand but Thunda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunda throws the kick towards the body but Spar avoids it.
Thunda throws a shot from downtown. Spar moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Thunda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thunda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spar.
Thunda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thunda misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunda looks to land a right hand but Spar moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Spar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thunda cracks a nice hook into Spar's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunda lands a nice shot that snaps Spar's head back.
Spar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thunda misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thunda, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spar.
Thunda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spar counters with a nice body kick.
Thunda throws a hook but Spar blocks it.
Thunda misses with the combination.
Thunda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spar counters with a nice body kick.
Spar throws a jab when Thunda was well out of range.
Thunda throws a counter combo.
Thunda tries a head kick but it misses.
Spar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Spar misses.
Spar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thunda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thunda blocks a leg kick.
DJ Thunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws out a powerful jab.
Thunda throws a push kick but Spar slaps the foot to one side.
Spar appears to be looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunda.
Thunda avoids the body shot from Spar.
Spar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunda.
Spar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Spar. Those never looked like landing.
Thunda throws a series of punches but Spar avoids them all with ease.
Spar moves away from the strike by Thunda.
Spar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Spar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Donk. Thunda catches Spar right on the button with a cross.
Thunda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spar is looking to counter with a body kick.
4 Spar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunda throws out a loose jab but Spar uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Thunda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thunda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Thunda!
A very excited looking DJ Thunda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, 4 Spar stepped up to the mic, saying 'Suck my balls'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mitchell Hobson (ranked 2944 p4p, 349 weight class) and Achilles Doukas (ranked 21933 p4p, 715 weight class). Doukas has chosen Avatar-Black Waters as his entrance music. Mitchell Hobson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitchell Hobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Doukas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doukas digs a good body shot into Hobson's ribs.
Doukas works Hobson's body with a nice hook.
Hobson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doukas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doukas just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Hobson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Doukas throws a leg kick that misses.
Hobson misses the shot to the body.
Doukas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Doukas clinches with his opponent.
Hobson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doukas throws a head kick but Hobson moves out of range.
No joy there for Hobson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hobson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson lands a jab to Doukas's midsection.
Nice jab there from Doukas.
Hobson 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.
Doukas throws a jab but it's blocked by Hobson.
Hobson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doukas misses with an uppercut
and Hobson counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Doukas to the mat! Hobson runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Doukas is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Doukas throws a sloppy head kick and Hobson moves out of range easily.
Hobson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hobson closes the distance and catches Doukas with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Doukas is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Doukas is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Doukas is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Hobson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mitchell Hobson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mitchell Hobson waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1679 p4p, 216 weight class) and Oglek Tomar (ranked 20871 p4p, 767 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomar avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Tomar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big right from Tomar misses.
Atunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Tomar moved out of range nicely.
Tomar throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Tomar throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Atunes takes a swing at Tomar's ribcage but misses.
Tomar blocks a jab.
Tomar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomar avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Tomar misses.
Atunes tries to counter by clinching up but Tomar breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomar throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
Tomar blocks a jab.
Tomar swings widly with a right hand
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Tomar ducks down to avoid it.
Tomar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Atunes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomar works Atunes's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Tomar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes. That did some damage!
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Tomar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Atunes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tomar.
Tomar misses with a straight right.
Tomar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomar. That's going to slow Atunes down.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tomars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tomar takes one on the button.
Atunes thows a leg kick but Tomar checks it
and Tomar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat.
Atunes scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes tries to clinch but Tomar is having none of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atunes.
Tomar loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Atunes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tomar manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar swats away the attempt to clinch by Atunes.
A big left from Atunes misses.
It seemed like Tomar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes misses with a wild combination.
Atunes tries to clinch but Tomar moves out of range.
Tomar lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes's hand.
Tomar thows a body kick. Atunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tomar scores with a nice strike.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomar.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Tomar's head but Tomar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Atunes takes one to the chin there.
Tomar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atunes's sensitive parts.
Tomar jabs at Atunes's body.
Tomar loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oglek Tomar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tomar missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Tomar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
Atunes works Tomar's body with a nice hook.
Tomar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tomar tries to work over Atunes's front leg with a kick but Atunes checks it.
Atunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atunes scrambles back to his feet.
Oglek Tomar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomar.
Tomar misses with a looping right.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.
Atunes motions for Tomar to come forward. Atunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Atunes backs off Tomar throws a huge counter combo but Atunes manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes defending well as Tomar loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Tomar moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tomar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomar scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Tomar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Tomar missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes tests Tomar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.
Nice jab there from Tomar.
Atunes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Atunes walks into a straight right hand from Tomar.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tomar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Tomar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Tomar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is looking to chop away at Tomar's legs.
Tomar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tomar cracks the inside of Atunes's front leg.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Tomar's belly button to the back.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Tomar's shoulder, as Tomar tries to avoid the shot.
Tomar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tomar lands with an uppercut that bounces Atunes off the ropes and back into range.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomar throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes throws a head kick but Tomar moves out of range.
Tomar throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Tomar avoids a kick to the body.
Tomar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes has closed the distance and engaged Tomar in a clinch.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tomar.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oglek Tomar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tomar slips under a jab from Atunes.
Oglek Tomar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomar.
A cross from Atunes lands.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atunes with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tomar tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tomar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atunes on the side of the head.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Tomar tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes tries to clinch but Tomar moves out of range.
Atunes lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomar connects with a leg kick. Atunes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tomar throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.
Atunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomar doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomar misses with a straight right.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tomar's hands.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Tomar jumps back.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomar wants to land a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Tomar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomar circles away.
Tomar moves away from the strike by Atunes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Tomar lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomar connects with a nice looking jab.
Atunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tomar, right into the meat.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Tomar avoids nicely.
Tomar throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomar.
Tomar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Tomar cracks Atunes with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Atunes.
Leonardo Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
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.
I think Tomar 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 9266 p4p, 481 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 21764 p4p, 518 weight class). Kickboxer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hawaiian Kickboxer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pinkman. Kickboxer shrugs it off though.
Kickboxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinkman throws out the jab.
Pinkman connects with a leg kick. Kickboxer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinkman lands a jab to Kickboxer's midsection.
Pinkman throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kickboxer. Pinkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Pinkman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kickboxer lands an overhand right.
Kickboxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinkman can pounce on him.
Kickboxer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kickboxer lands with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinkman, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Pinkman misses its intended target.
Kickboxer slips a jab from Pinkman.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kickboxer.
Pinkman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kickboxer moves out of range as Pinkman strikes.
A good leg kick by Pinkman.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kickboxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kickboxer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pinkman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with a jab to the body
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinkman moves out of range as Kickboxer strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinkman.
Pinkman lands with an uppercut that bounces Kickboxer off the ropes and back into range.
Pinkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kickboxer throws out the jab.
Kickboxer ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a leg kick which misses Kickboxer's front leg but catches the back leg as Kickboxer tries to avoid it.
Kickboxer moves away from the strike by Pinkman.
That kick from Pinkman tenderised Kickboxer's leg. Kickboxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Kickboxer misses.
Kickboxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Kickboxer takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Pinkman tenderised Kickboxer's leg. Kickboxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kickboxer moves out of range as Pinkman strikes.
Pinkman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Kickboxer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pinkman is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kickboxer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pinkman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinkman connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinkman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kickboxer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Pinkman.
Pinkman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kickboxer.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kickboxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kickboxer.
Pinkman connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman throws a leg kick which misses Kickboxer's front leg but catches the back leg as Kickboxer tries to avoid it.
Kickboxer throws a hook but Pinkman blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kickboxer misses the target.
Nice jab there from Pinkman.
Kickboxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman 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.
That kick from Pinkman tenderised Kickboxer's leg. Kickboxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinkman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pinkman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kickboxer.
Pinkman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinkman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pinkman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kickboxer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinkman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kickboxer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinkman scrambles back to his feet.
Pinkman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kickboxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kickboxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
Pinkman slips a jab from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinkman slips a jab from Kickboxer.
Pinkman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Pinkman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pinkman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinkman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pinkman lands a jab to Kickboxer's midsection.
Kickboxer misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Pinkman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer missing with a left hand there. Pinkman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinkman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinkman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kickboxer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinkman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinkman throws a sloppy head kick and Kickboxer moves out of range easily.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kickboxer is just out of range.
Kickboxer misses with a looping right.
Pinkman cracks the inside of Kickboxer's front leg.
Pinkman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pinkman moves away from the strike by Kickboxer.
Pinkman throws a low kick but Kickboxer moves out of range easily.
Kickboxer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kickboxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinkman is just out of range.
Pinkman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinkman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kickboxer manages to avoid it.
Pinkman jabs Kickboxer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Kickboxer misses the target.
Pinkman defending well as Kickboxer loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Pinkman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kickboxer doesn't seem phased though.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but Kickboxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinkman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kickboxer.
Pinkman needs to keep his hands up - Kickboxer had a free shot at his head there.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Kickboxer.
Pinkman cracks the inside of Kickboxer's front leg.
Kickboxer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinkman.
Pinkman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a straight right hand.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kickboxer moves away.
Pinkman avoids the head kick by Kickboxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinkman throws out a counter right but Kickboxer avoids it with no problem.
Kickboxer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pinkmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kickboxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinkman.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Kickboxer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pinkman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinkman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kickboxer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pinkman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kickboxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kickboxer checks a leg kick.
Kickboxer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kickboxer 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.
Pinkman clobbers Kickboxer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Kickboxer.
Pinkman stuns Kickboxer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pinkman scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinkman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinkman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinkman throws a front kick that sends Kickboxer stumbling back into the ropes.
Kickboxer misses with an uppercut.
Kickboxer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer throws a low kick, looking for Pinkman's leg but Pinkman calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinkman misses the target.
Pinkman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pinkman lands with a slapping head kick.
Pinkman lands a lovely overhand right.
Kickboxer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pinkman!
Pinkman lands with a right hand.
Pinkman takes a swing at Kickboxer's ribcage but misses.
As Pinkman looks to move away, Kickboxer throws a big counter combo but Pinkman just gets out of the way.
Pinkman throws a push kick but Kickboxer slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinkman. That's going to slow Kickboxer down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinkman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer throws an overhand right that lands on Pinkman's shoulder, as Pinkman tries to avoid the shot.
Pinkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinkman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pinkman fakes the leg kick and cracks Kickboxer in the body.
Pinkman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman tests Kickboxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinkman darts in and clinches Kickboxer up against the ropes.
Kickboxer dodges an elbow strike from Pinkman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinkman.
Pinkman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kickboxer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kickboxer breaks from the clinch.
Kickboxer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinkman. Pinkman obviously looking to wear him down.
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinkman throws a hook but Kickboxer avoids it easily.
Kickboxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinkman.
Pinkman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kickboxer if he has to take too many more of those.
Kickboxer misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinkman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman connects with an inside leg kick.
Kickboxer looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Kickboxer checks a low kick from Pinkman.
Hawaiian Kickboxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinkman, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinkman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
A victorious Jesse Pinkman 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 7815 p4p, 735 weight class) and Henri Lafitte (ranked 2360 p4p, 314 weight class). Brophy comes to the ring accompanied by Last Caress - Metallica. 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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215 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte feints a jab promting Brophy to slip. Lafitte then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brophy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lafitte throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brophy counters with a nice body kick.
Lafitte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Lafitte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Good body shot from Lafitte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.
Brophy tries to work over Lafitte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafitte misses with the head strike.
Brophy lands an elbow just above Lafitte 's eye.
Brophy tries a body shot but Lafitte blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lafitte fails to land.
Lafitte lands a right hand.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafitte blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lafitte tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafitte.
Lafitte lands with a left to the head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Lafitte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafitte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte lands with a left to the head.
Lafitte can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Lafitte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafitte struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Lafitte.
Lafitte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafitte misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Lafitte cracks Brophy with a nice body shot.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brophys head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Lafitte lands a shoulder strike.
Lafitte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lafitte.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafitte working aggressively here.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Lafitte.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Lafitte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lafitte.
Lafitte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Brophy is predictable there
and Lafitte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafitte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafitte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lafitte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lafitte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brophys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lafitte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy 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.
Brophy wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Lafitte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Lafitte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lafitte loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy misses with a hook. Lafitte ducked under it nicely.
Lafitte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henri Lafitte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy tries to clinch up but Lafitte circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafitte throws a leg kick that misses.
Brophy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lafitte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henri Lafitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Lafitte.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lafitte.
Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafitte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte closes the distance but Brophy moves to the side
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lafitte counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafitte doesn't manage to clinch there - Brophy circles away.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafitte.
A nice side step and Lafitte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lafitte misses with a looping right.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Lafitte manages to avoid it.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick from Lafitte.
Lafitte throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafitte looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Lafitte manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lafitte, right into the meat.
Lafitte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Lafitte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lafitte slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafitte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Lafitte.
Lafitte missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy is looking to clinch but Lafitte is avoiding it.
Lafitte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lafitte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafitte gets a clinch.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafitte scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head.
A frustrated look appears on Brophy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lafitte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lafitte backwards.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafitte misses with a body punch.
Lafitte working aggressively here.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Lafitte.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafitte controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Lafitte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafitte moves away.
John Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafitte clinches with his opponent.
Lafitte blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Lafitte misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafitte tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Lafitte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafitte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Lafitte working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafitte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
A short uppercut from Lafitte.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Lafitte swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Lafitte avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte blocks a body shot from Brophy.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Lafitte swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brophy.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Lafitte.
Henri Lafitte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Lafitte avoids a wild elbow strike from Brophy.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brophy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lafitte's defenses.
It looks like Henri Lafitte has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Lafitte has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brophy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lafitte can turn it around.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy tries to work over Lafitte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafitte pushes Brophy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lafitte misses with some punches.
Brophy tries a body shot but Lafitte blocks it.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Lafitte scores with a hook to the body.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Lafitte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy tries a body shot but Lafitte blocks it.
Lafitte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lafitte.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Lafitte controls the action.
Lafitte tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafitte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Lafitte controls the action.
Lafitte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Lafitte.
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the ropes.
Lafitte misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
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 John Brophy.
Well Lafitte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Lafitte!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 4685 p4p, 518 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 20298 p4p, 807 weight class). McDonnell has chosen Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
McDonnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxer.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McDonnell digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
Boxer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell digs a good body shot into Boxer's ribs.
McDonnell instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Boxer.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.
Boxer is working McDonnell over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonnell throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
McDonnell takes an elbow to the temple.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
McDonnell scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonnell throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDonnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, McDonnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
Boxer lands an elbow inside that McDonnell shrugs off.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
McDonnell lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonnell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McDonnell presses Boxer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonnell avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boxer is working McDonnell over against the ropes.
McDonnell misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boxer throws an elbow but misses.
Boxer pushes McDonnell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonnell tries to stall but Boxer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boxer throws an elbow but misses.
McDonnell takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell blocks an uppercut.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
McDonnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonnell has Boxer up against the ropes in a clinch.
McDonnell tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell takes an elbow to the temple.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Boxer.
Boxer pushes McDonnell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Kick Boxer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
Boxer lands with a right to the head.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the ropes.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
McDonnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer lands a nice elbow.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonnell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
McDonnell avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
McDonnell dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Good body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boxer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McDonnell can turn it around.
McDonnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDonnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
McDonnell is working Boxer over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
McDonnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boxer or not.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the ropes.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDonnell cracks Boxer with a nice body shot.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
A short right from McDonnell on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McDonnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell digs a right hand into Boxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boxer's gas tank.
Boxer blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McDonnell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McDonnell lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDonnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McDonnell lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonnell pushes Boxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxer blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonnell scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Boxer.
McDonnell scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonnell scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
McDonnell is trying to counter with his kicks.
McDonnell lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxer off the ropes and back into range.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer tries to clinch but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell tries to clinch but Boxer is having none of it.
McDonnell is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Kick Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonnell needs to keep his hands up - Boxer had a free shot at his head there.
McDonnell lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell gets a clinch.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonnell works on Boxer's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from McDonnell.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boxer throws an elbow but misses.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boxer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
McDonnell tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the ropes.
Cory McDonnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boxer trying to control the position but instead, McDonnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boxer into the ropes.
McDonnell blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
Boxer lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
McDonnell takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
McDonnell blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
Boxer lands a damaging elbow.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonnell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the ropes.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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 Kick Boxer.
Well McDonnell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aldo O Donno (ranked 4480 p4p, 481 weight class) and Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 4046 p4p, 447 weight class). O Donno comes to the ring accompanied by Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys. Lodbrok has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo O Donno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfdan Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Donno looks to throw the jab but Lodbrok is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Lodbrok. That snapped O Donno's head back.
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
O Donno definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Donno tries to score with a low kick but Lodbrok moves his leg out of the way.
O Donno throws a lazy right hand but Lodbrok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lodbrok doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Donno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body kick there by O Donno.
O Donno throws a jab when Lodbrok was well out of range.
Lodbrok is looking to slow O Donno down with leg kicks.
Look low, kick high! Lodbrok uses the oldest trick in the book to send O Donno tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lodbrok is absolutely delighted - when O Donno wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Halfdan Lodbrok!
A relieved looking Halfdan Lodbrok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 2386 p4p, 258 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (ranked 1933 p4p, 213 weight class). Vamoosh comes to the ring accompanied by The Roaring Tiger. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vamoosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Vamoosh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Pinto has Vamoosh up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as Vamoosh controls the action.
Vamoosh digs a right hand into Pinto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinto's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinto working aggressively here.
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pinto or not.
Pinto is looking to control Vamoosh's arms but Vamoosh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pinto has his back to the ropes.
Vamoosh takes a shot to the head.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Vamoosh lands a left hand.
Vamoosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vamoosh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vamoosh fails to land.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Pinto stalling in the clinch but Vamoosh improves position.
Pinto lands a right hand.
Vamoosh takes a shot to the head.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vamoosh scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Pinto cracks Vamoosh with a nice body shot.
Vamoosh working aggressively here.
Pinto prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Pinto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as Vamoosh controls the action.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Vamoosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamoosh breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vamoosh misses with a low kick.
Pinto has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pinto looks to land a left hand but Vamoosh moved out of range nicely.
Vamoosh scores with a hook.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Vamoosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vamoosh is looking to score with low kicks.
Vamoosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Vamoosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of Vamoosh's head but Vamoosh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Vamoosh slams his shin into Pinto's torso.
Vamoosh delivers a nice body kick.
Vamoosh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinto.
A big left from Pinto misses.
Vamoosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
It appears Vamoosh was looking to counter with a kick there.
Vamoosh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinto.
Pinto moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vamoosh scores with a nice right hand.
Vamoosh works Pinto's body with a nice hook.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinto scores with a leg kick.
Ravi Vamoosh is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of Vamoosh's head but Vamoosh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinto's head backwards.
Pinto throws a body punch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vamoosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vamoosh misses with a straight right.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
Pinto lands a nice hook to Vamoosh's body. Vamoosh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinto cracks Vamoosh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
Vamoosh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pinto just manages to avoid it.
Vamoosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinto. Pinto obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Vamoosh blocks a jab.
Vamoosh moves away from the strike by Pinto.
Vamoosh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinto, right into the meat.
Pinto takes a swing at Vamoosh's ribcage but misses.
Pinto has Vamoosh up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pinto tries to throw a body punch but Vamoosh avoids it by throwing Pinto back against the ropes.
Pinto digs a right hand underneath Vamoosh's ribcage. Vamoosh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Vamoosh gets through Pinto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vamoosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vamoosh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinto is leaning against Vamoosh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinto misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto has Vamoosh pushed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vamoosh as Pinto tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vamoosh lands a right hand.
Pinto misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Pinto.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as Vamoosh controls the action.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vamoosh's elbow.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinto.
Pinto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Pinto.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vamoosh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pinto misses with a hook.
Vamoosh checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Vamoosh misses its intended target.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto digs a good hook to Vamoosh's body.
Pinto misses with a leg kick
and Vamoosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vamoosh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinto.
That kick from Pinto tenderised Vamoosh's leg. Vamoosh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vamoosh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vamoosh looks to land a left hand but Pinto moved out of range nicely.
Pinto swings for the body but Vamoosh moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinto.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vamoosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Vamoosh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Vamoosh lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinto tries to clinch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
And Vamoosh counters with a quick kick to the body but Pinto blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto tries to clinch there but Vamoosh circles away.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vamoosh.
Pinto instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Vamoosh.
Vamoosh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arthur Pinto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinto.
Vamoosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Pinto takes a shot to the head.
Vamoosh lands a right hand.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vamoosh blocks a body shot from Pinto.
A short body shot lands from Vamoosh as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Vamoosh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vamoosh lands an elbow that stopped Pinto in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vamoosh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinto cracks Vamoosh with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Vamoosh.
Vamoosh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vamoosh gets through Pinto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh scores with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh lands a body punch.
Vamoosh can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Vamoosh prevents a body shot from Pinto.
A right hand to the body from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vamoosh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Vamoosh scores with a shot to the side of Pinto's head.
Pinto misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Vamoosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Vamoosh clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vamoosh throws a shot to the body.
Vamoosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Vamoosh tried to counter with a leg kick but Pinto avoided it.
Vamoosh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinto to score with a decent uppercut.
Vamoosh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinto misses the jab.
Vamoosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Pinto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vamoosh can pounce on him.
Vamoosh lands a jab.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Vamoosh ducks down to avoid it.
Vamoosh connects with a leg kick. Pinto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinto lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vamoosh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
Vamoosh is looking to counter with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Vamoosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vamoosh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Vamoosh. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto tries to clinch but Vamoosh is having none of it.
A jab from Pinto misses.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut.
Vamoosh thows a body kick. Pinto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vamoosh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Vamoosh.
Pinto blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Pinto misses.
Pinto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vamoosh at a distance.
Pinto misses with a leg kick.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick which misses Pinto's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinto tries to avoid it.
Vamoosh digs a good hook to Pinto's body.
Vamoosh moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
A good leg kick by Vamoosh.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vamoosh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vamoosh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pinto will feel that in the morning.
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 jab but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a body kick that misses.
Pinto doesn't manage to clinch there - Vamoosh circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Vamoosh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Vamoosh moved out of range.
Pinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
Vamoosh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinto. That did some damage!
Vamoosh just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinto lands with an uppercut that bounces Vamoosh off the ropes and back into range.
Vamoosh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinto loads up on a big right hand but Vamoosh slips the punch.
Pinto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vamoosh. Pinto does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Vamoosh had his way with Arthur Pinto in that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vamoosh throws a big shot that misses.
Vamoosh slips a straight right by Pinto.
Vamoosh moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
Pinto jabs Vamoosh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
The fighters circling - Pinto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vamoosh throwing a counter right hand but Pinto manages to avoid it.
Jab by Pinto.
Vamoosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinto manages to avoid it.
Pinto is looking to chop away at Vamoosh's legs.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Vamoosh ducks down to avoid it.
Pinto just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVamoosh.
A big right from Vamoosh misses.
Vamoosh moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Vamoosh.
Pinto closes the distance but Vamoosh moves to the side
and Vamoosh counters with a three punch combo that has Pinto backing up. Pinto nods at Vamoosh to acknowledge the strikes.
Pinto slips a jab from Vamoosh.
Pinto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vamoosh counters with a thumping low kick.
Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vamoosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Vamoosh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pinto doesn't seem phased though.
Vamoosh looks to land a left hand but Pinto moved out of range nicely.
Pinto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinto cracks Vamoosh with an open hand slap.
Vamoosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vamoosh lands with a good body shot.
Pinto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh throws a body shot but no joy.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Vamoosh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto cracks a nice hook into Vamoosh's ribs.
Pinto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vamoosh at a distance.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pinto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vamoosh tries to work over Pinto's front leg with a kick but Pinto checks it.
Pinto missing with a left hand there. Vamoosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinto takes one to the side of the head.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Vamoosh ducks down to avoid it.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto moves out of range of the body kick from Vamoosh.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vamoosh.
Pinto defending well as Vamoosh loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Pinto.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ravi Vamoosh.
Well Vamoosh 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Vamoosh!
A victorious Ravi Vamoosh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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