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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieter Schaafs (ranked 3819 p4p, 415 weight class) and Jido Shoemaker (ranked 9005 p4p, 709 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shoemaker's choice of entrance music: Thunderstruck. This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieter Schaafs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jido Shoemaker!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoemaker throws a body punch but Schaafs moves out of range.
Shoemaker throws a chopping leg kick but Schaafs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some wild striking there from Schaafs.
Schaafs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A cross from Schaafs lands.
Schaafs catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Shoemaker stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Shoemaker walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Shoemaker is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schaafs works Shoemaker's body with a nice hook.
Shoemaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Schaafs finish him?
Some wild striking there from Shoemaker.
Schaafs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shoemaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Schaafs cracks Shoemaker with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Shoemaker is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Shoemaker is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Shoemaker could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dieter Schaafs!
Jido Shoemaker spoke after the fight, saying 'The next Time'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Matthew Hargreaves (ranked 22533 p4p, 668 weight class) and Evista Fareston (ranked 5488 p4p, 517 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Hargreaves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evista Fareston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fareston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hargreaves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hargreaves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hargreaves closes the distance and clinches.
Fareston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fareston swings wildly with an uppercut but Hargreaves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Hargreaves.
Fareston blocking some punches.
Fareston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hargreaves has Fareston pressed against the ropes.
Fareston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fareston misses with a punch to the body.
Hargreaves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
Hargreaves pushes Fareston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hargreaves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hargreaves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fareston can't find room to land a body shot as Hargreaves controls the action.
Hargreaves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fareston throws a head punch that misses.
Hargreaves lands an uppercut.
Hargreaves scores with a hook to the body.
Hargreaves lands a body shot.
Fareston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fareston working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fareston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hargreaves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fareston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargreaves blocking some punches.
Hargreaves prevents a body shot from Fareston.
Fareston misses with a punch on the inside.
Hargreaves pushes Fareston back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargreaves.
Fareston misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Fareston.
Nice body punch from Fareston.
Fareston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Hargreaves.
Nice body punch from Hargreaves - that landed with a thud.
Hargreaves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hargreaves.
Fareston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fareston fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Hargreaves.
Hargreaves lands a shot to the body.
Hargreaves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fareston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hargreaves misses with a body punch.
Hargreaves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fareston is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargreaves lands a nice uppercut.
Fareston is still on wobbly legs! Can Hargreaves finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fareston.
Hargreaves dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fareston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hargreaves seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fareston can turn it around.
Hargreaves prevents a body shot from Fareston.
A hook to the body from Fareston.
A short uppercut from Hargreaves.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fareston.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Fareston with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Fareston looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Fareston get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Matthew Hargreaves!
Matthew Hargreaves is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Corn (ranked 23058 p4p, 514 weight class) and Eli Rutherford (ranked 8895 p4p, 482 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corn misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corn manages to avoid it.
Corn misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Corn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Corn.
Corn has closed the distance and engaged Rutherford in a clinch.
Corn digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Rutherford wants to stall.
Corn lands a shot to the body.
Corn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corn misses the jab.
Corn fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Rutherford misses.
Corn walks into a left hand.
Corn misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
Corn avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Corn has managed to clinch.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutherford is trying to push Corn away but Corn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Corn.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Corn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corn lands with a left to the head.
Corn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Corn.
Corn misses with some punches.
Corn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corn.
Corn is leaning against Rutherford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Corn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Corn gets through Rutherford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Corn.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corn scores with a hook to the body.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Corn misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eli Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Rutherford.
Corn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
Corn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Corn wants to clinch.
Rutherford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Corn.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Corn moved out of range.
Rutherford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corn throws out the jab.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corn.
Rutherford swings for the body but Corn moves out of range.
As Rutherford backs away, Corn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corn instigates a clinch.
Jimmy Corn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
Corn misses with a body punch.
Corn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutherford or not.
Rutherford looking to stall.
Corn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Corn.
Rutherford taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Corn.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Corn lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Corn on the inside.
Corn misses with a punch on the inside.
Corn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Corn controls the action.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Corn saw that one coming.
A left lands for Rutherford.
Corn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutherford can do to turn this around?
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Corn moved out of range.
Corn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Corn looks to land a combination. Rutherford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Corn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimmy Corn is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Corn coming out on top.
Corn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Corn misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corn moves into the clinch successfully.
Corn misses with a punch on the inside.
Corn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Corn.
A short right from Corn.
Corn can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Corn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Corn lands with a right to the head.
Rutherford working hard to break the clinch.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Corn.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corn.
Corn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Corn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Corn tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutherford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutherford looks to land a combination but Corn avoids it well.
Corn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rutherford misses the shot to the body.
Corn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corn tests Rutherford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corn tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
Corn misses with a hook. Rutherford ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutherford! But no joy.
Corn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corn manages to avoid it.
Corn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corn throws a body shot but no joy.
Corn swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Corn has managed to clinch.
Corn lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Rutherford jabs Corn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corn thuds a left hand into Rutherford's body.
Corn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Corn moved out of range.
Rutherford connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Corn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutherford circles away.
Corn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutherford lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eli Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutherford.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corn manages to avoid it.
Corn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corn rather than just go for the knockout.
Rutherford loads up on a big right hand but Corn slips the punch.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Corn moves out of range.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford slips a jab and a cross from Corn.
Rutherford tries to keep at a distance but Corn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corn slips a jab from Rutherford.
Rutherford swings for the body but Corn moves out of range.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Corn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rutherford throws a right hand that Corn ducks under and follows up with a left that Corn also avoids with ease.
Corn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Corn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Rutherford tries to get set, Corn tries to push him back and clinch up but Rutherford manages to avoid the attempt.
Corn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
Corn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutherford or not.
Jimmy Corn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eli Rutherford.
I think Corn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Corn!
A very excited looking Jimmy Corn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 3573 p4p, 398 weight class) and Chong Starbowski (ranked 3914 p4p, 435 weight class). Karate's entrance music is Shot Em'. A fine choice. Starbowski has chosen Traditional Thai Music as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Starbowski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbowski scores with a hook to the body. Karate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Starbowski is just out of range.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starbowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starbowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karate moves away.
Starbowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starbowski scores with a head kick. Karate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karate. Starbowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starbowski connects with a high kick.
Starbowski misses with a double jab.
Karate misses with an uppercut.
Starbowski avoids the body shot from Karate.
Starbowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Karate in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starbowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Starbowski lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate tries to clinch but Starbowski moves out of range.
Starbowski looks to land a right hand but Karate moved out of range.
Karate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Starbowski lands a nice hook to Karate's body. Karate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starbowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Karate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been informed that Starbowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Karate lands with a good body shot.
Starbowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Starbowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Karate throwing a counter right hand but Starbowski manages to avoid it.
Karate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starbowski.
Karate is looking to counter punch.
Starbowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate defending well as Starbowski loads up on a big left hand.
Karate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karate counters by clinching up.
Karate prevents Starbowski from breaking the clinch.
Starbowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starbowski manages to break the clinch.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karate scores with a decent looking hook.
Starbowski lands with an overhand left.
Starbowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karate takes a step back to recover.
Karate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starbowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starbowski misses the shot to the body.
Karate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karate avoids the head kick by Starbowski.
Starbowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karate misses with a body shot
and Starbowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Karate.
Karate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starbowski manages to avoid it.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starbowski avoids the body shot from Karate.
Starbowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Starbowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karate will feel that in the morning.
Karate blocks a head kick by Starbowski.
Karate is looking to counter the offense by Starbowski and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Starbowski misses its intended target.
Chong Starbowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karate 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.
Karate has managed to clinch.
Starbowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate throws a punch but it's blocked by Starbowski.
Karate blocks a body shot from Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a head punch that misses.
Starbowski is leaning against Karate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski lands with a left to the head.
Starbowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starbowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Karate digs a right hand underneath Starbowski's ribcage. Starbowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Starbowski avoids it by throwing Karate back against the ropes.
Starbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate tries a body shot but Starbowski blocks it.
Karate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starbowski blocks an elbow strike.
Starbowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Starbowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starbowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starbowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Starbowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starbowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karate counters with a straight right hand.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Karate moves out of range.
Starbowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Starbowski misses.
Starbowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Starbowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starbowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karate manages to avoid it.
Chong Starbowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starbowski misses with a head kick.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Starbowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Karate tries to counter by clinching up but Starbowski breaks away and moves out of range.
Joey Karate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starbowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Karate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starbowski thinking.
Karate tries to clinch but Starbowski moves out of range.
Starbowski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Karate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starbowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karate moves out of range as Starbowski strikes.
Karate slips under a jab from Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a body kick that misses.
Karate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Starbowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karate takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starbowski.
Karate doesn't manage to clinch there - Starbowski circles away.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starbowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karate moves into the clinch.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starbowski.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starbowski lands a body shot.
Karate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starbowski's elbow.
Starbowski can't break the clinch.
Starbowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karate has him pressed against the ropes.
Starbowski tries to circle away but Karate has him pinned against the ropes.
Starbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Starbowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Starbowski can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Karate throws an elbow but misses.
Karate blocks a body shot from Starbowski.
Starbowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Karate fails to land.
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Starbowski or not.
Starbowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Starbowski tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starbowski.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Starbowski is trying to push Karate away but Karate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Starbowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karate has him pressed against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Karate has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starbowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chong Starbowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate wants to clinch but Starbowski slips to the side
and Starbowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karate misses with a body shot
and Starbowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karate defending well as Starbowski loads up on a big left hand.
Starbowski missing with a left hand there. Karate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karate fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Starbowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Starbowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Starbowski!
After the big win, Chong Starbowski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Real Men Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Buster Hively (ranked 9507 p4p, 727 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 2811 p4p, 331 weight class). Hively comes to the ring accompanied by Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball. Jako has chosen Catch a Fire 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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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Hively!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hively lands a nice shot that snaps Jako's head back.
Hively takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jako falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hively counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hively. Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hively lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jako scoring well with a low kick there.
Jako misses with a wild body shot.
Jako fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hively on the side of the head.
Jako moves out of range of the body kick from Hively.
Jako thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hively gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jako misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jako misses with a wild body shot.
Jako staying out of range there.
Jako walks into a straight right hand from Hively.
Hively throws a jab but it's blocked by Jako.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hively cracks Jako with a good jab.
Hively scores with a nice head shot.
Jako throws a head kick that misses
and Hively counters with a low kick, right behind Jako 's knee.
Jako walks into a straight right hand from Hively.
Hively showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jako.
A jab from Hively misses.
Hively tests Jako's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jako looks to land a combination but Hively avoids it well.
Jako takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hively, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Hively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hively throws a head kick that misses.
Jako throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jako throws a combination that misses
letting Hively counter with a right hand.
Hively really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jako lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jako - that will leave a mark!
It looks like Hively has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jako swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jako misses with a double jab.
Hively throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hively throws the kick towards the body but Jako avoids it.
Hively scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hively throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hively uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jako.
Jako throws a head kick but Hively moves out of range.
Hively is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jako tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Buster Hively will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jako tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jako fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hively tried to counter with a leg kick but Jako avoided it.
Hively has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jako finds it's way round the side to connect with Hively's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jako.
A right-left combo lands from Hively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hively.
Hively moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Hively moves out of range easily.
Hively swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jako chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hively can pounce on him.
Jako dips to his left and cracks Hively with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jako clinches with his opponent.
Hively is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hively wants to get back to striking at distance but Jako won't allow it.
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jako's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hively connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jako throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jako fails to land with a series of punches.
Buster Hively is winning the standup battle so far.
Hively scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hively throws out a leg kick but Jako moves out of range and Hively only half commits.
Hively scores with a nice head shot.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Hively moves out of range easily.
Hively is looking to land body kicks.
Jako lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hively misses with a few strikes there.
Hively steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jako.
Hively dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jako. That did some damage!
Hively misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hively. Those never looked like landing.
Hively avoids the head kick by Jako.
Jako ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Buster Hively is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hively throws a lazy right hand but Jako sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jako misses with a few strikes there.
Hively lands a nice shot that snaps Jako's head back.
Jako tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hively manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jako jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Hively misses the target.
Jako throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hively checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Hively on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jako slips under a jab from Hively.
Jako throws a solid leg kick but Hively takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jako.
An attempted straight right counter from Hively misses the target.
Jako swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hively throws a sloppy head kick and Jako moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hively ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hively buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Buster Hively will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jako takes a swing at Hively's ribcage but misses.
Hively's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jako connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hively scrambles back to his feet.
Jako throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jako misses with a left hand
and Hively counters with a one-two to the body.
Jako swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hively counters with a three punch combo that has Jako backing up. Jako nods at Hively to acknowledge the strikes.
Hively swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khru Jako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jako darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jako throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hively.
It looked like Hively wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hively scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jako doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hively fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jako throws a head kick that misses.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Hively moves out of range easily.
Hively fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jako looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hively throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hively manages to avoid it.
It looked like Hively wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hively cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hively keeps the fight on the outside.
Hively avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jako has closed the distance and engaged Hively in a clinch.
Hively wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jako has Hively pressed against the ropes, preventing Hively from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jako blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jako.
Hively scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jako creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hively's defenses.
Jako tries to throw a body punch but Hively avoids it by throwing Jako back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khru Jako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako throws an off balance right hand
and Hively counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hively moves out of range of the strikes.
Hively lands an overhand right.
Jako pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hively lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hively uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jako.
Jako misses the jab.
Khru Jako has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hively tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hively is looking to land body kicks.
Jako lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jako on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jako pushes Hively up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako misses with the head strike.
Buster Hively is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right handed body shot lands from Jako.
Hively lands a right hand.
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 Buster Hively.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hively, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Hively!
A victorious Buster Hively thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 1852 p4p, 241 weight class) and Johnny Walker (ranked 1992 p4p, 256 weight class). Melankomas Caria has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker wants to counter with a clinch but Caria pushes him away.
Caria throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Caria looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caria misses with a hook
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Walker moves away from the strike by Caria.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
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!
Walker thuds a left hand into Caria's body.
Caria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caria. Caria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Caria pushes him off.
Walker lands a jab to the head.
Walker clinches.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker looking to stall.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
A big right from Caria misses.
Walker tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria tries a low kick but Walker avoids it.
A cross from Caria lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Walker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caria clinches.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Walker misses with a hook.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Walker finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker jabs Caria right on the nose. Caria blinks but takes it well.
Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caria throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walker duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caria thinking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caria - the referee stops the clock and Walker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caria. Walker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnny Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria misses with a hook.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria misses with a left hand
and Caria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Caria moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker slips a jab from Caria.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria throws a nice head kick!
Walker takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Caria throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat.
Caria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Caria. That snapped Walker's head back.
Caria throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Walker slips a straight right by Caria.
Caria lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Caria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caria throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caria as Walker tries to tie him up.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Caria throws a shot to the body.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Caria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Walker backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker checks a low kick from Caria.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walker wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Walker.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Caria slips under a jab.
Walker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caria.
A big right from Caria misses.
Walker throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Caria digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Walker forces Caria back against the ropes and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Caria takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Caria misses with a left hand
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Caria leaning his opponent against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
A short right from Caria.
Caria working aggressively here.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caria into the ropes.
Caria presses Walker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a jab to the body
enabling Caria to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker is rocked!
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Caria throws a switch kick that catches Walker on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Walker looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Walker flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rahul Jhadav (ranked 3899 p4p, 383 weight class) and Johnny York (ranked 23978 p4p, 733 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rahul Jhadav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny York!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jhadav misses with a double jab.
York pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
York works the jab nicely.
Johnny York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Jhadav.
York 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.
York forces Jhadav back against the ropes and clinches.
York lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jhadav backwards.
York swings wildly with an uppercut but Jhadav uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from York fails to land.
A short uppercut from York.
York lands a nice uppercut.
Jhadav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jhadav lands with a light punch inside.
York lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jhadav backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York cracks Jhadav with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Jhadav goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Jhadav wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny York!
Post fight, an emotional Johnny York said 'Eat a dick!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Melek Taus (ranked 9312 p4p, 683 weight class) and Gannicus The Gladiator (ranked 2155 p4p, 220 weight class). Taus comes to the ring accompanied by A Cry For Vengeance. The Gladiator has chosen I.M.Sin as his entrance music. Gannicus The Gladiator acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gannicus The Gladiator!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Taus misses
and The Gladiator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taus throws a body kick that misses.
The Gladiator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taus throws out the jab.
The Gladiator scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Taus misses
and The Gladiator counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Taus.
The Gladiator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Taus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by The Gladiator - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Gladiator throws a hook to the side of Taus's head but Taus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Gladiator lands a nice looking body shot.
The Gladiator 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus throws an overhand right that lands on The Gladiator's shoulder, as The Gladiator tries to avoid the shot.
The Gladiator looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Gladiator is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from The Gladiator misses
and Taus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Gladiator swings widly with a right hand
and Taus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Gladiator loads up on a big right hand but Taus slips the punch.
The Gladiator throws a lazy right hand but Taus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taus connects with a body shot that sends The Gladiator's belly button to the back.
The Gladiator looks to score with a jab to the body but Taus is just out of range.
It looked like Taus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Gladiator.
The Gladiator swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taus moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Gladiator throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Taus to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Gladiator misses with an uppercut
and Taus counters with a straight right hand.
Taus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Gladiator looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Gladiator connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taus misses the shot to the body.
Taus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Gladiator counters with a nice uppercut.
Taus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Gladiator to score with a decent uppercut.
Taus throws a leg kick which misses The Gladiator's front leg but catches the back leg as The Gladiator tries to avoid it.
The Gladiator misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Taus misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gannicus The Gladiator will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Gladiator is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taus with a body shot.
The Gladiator misses with a hook to the body
and Taus counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops The Gladiator onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
The Gladiator fails to land with a series of punches.
The Gladiator avoids the body shot from Taus.
A good leg kick by The Gladiator.
Taus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Gladiator takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Gladiator is rocked!
Taus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Gladiator swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Taus misses.
The Gladiator now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Gladiator swings for the body but Taus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus slips a jab from The Gladiator.
Taus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taus slips under a jab from The Gladiator.
The Gladiator throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taus counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! The Gladiator goes down! Will The Gladiator beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
The Gladiator throws out a leg kick but Taus moves out of range and The Gladiator only half commits.
Taus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Gladiator misses with a double jab.
The Gladiator scores with a shot to the body.
Taus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Gladiator can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Gladiator misses with a double jab
and Taus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Gladiator is still on wobbly legs! Can Taus finish him?
Taus throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Gladiator was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The Gladiator seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gladiator cracks Taus with an open hand slap.
The Gladiator swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taus counters with a straight right that drops The Gladiator on his ass! The Gladiator jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
The Gladiator misses with a lunging right hand
and Taus counters with a solid body kick.
The Gladiator uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taus.
Taus lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Gladiator's sensitive parts.
Taus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Gladiator momentarily.
A slow jab from Taus misses its intended target.
The Gladiator throws out a loose jab but Taus uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taus looks to land a left hand but The Gladiator moved out of range nicely.
Taus scores a knockdown with a big right hand! The Gladiator beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Taus takes a swing at The Gladiator's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melek Taus takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Gladiator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Gladiator takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Gladiator rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Gladiator thinking.
Taus cracks The Gladiator with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! The Gladiator is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and The Gladiator is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Taus throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Gladiator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Gladiator swings for the body but Taus moves out of range.
The Gladiator defending well as Taus loads up on a big left hand.
The Gladiator unleashes a big counter combination but Taus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by The Gladiator.
Taus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Gladiator.
The Gladiator misses with a body shot.
The Gladiator defending well as Taus loads up on a big left hand.
The Gladiator replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Taus blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Taus as he checks the leg kick.
Taus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Gladiator.
Taus connects with a leg kick. The Gladiator looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Gladiator misses with a body shot.
Taus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Gladiator.
The Gladiator misses the body punch
letting Taus counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taus. The Gladiator shrugs it off though.
The Gladiator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taus was well out of range. Poor timing from The Gladiator.
The Gladiator slips a jab from Taus.
The Gladiator drops his guard momentarily, allowing Taus to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes The Gladiator! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Taus takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melek Taus!
Melek Taus is the new heavyweight champion!
Melek Taus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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