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Rising Dragon: 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 3326 p4p, 345 weight class) and Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 4663 p4p, 421 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zlatan Zirkov's chin.
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155 lbs
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Zirkov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zirkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a counter combo.
Zirkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
A jab lands there for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Nurmagomedov blocks the leg kick.
Zirkov misses with a low kick.
Nurmagomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice strike.
Nurmagomedov stuns Zirkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot from downtown. Zirkov moves away and avoids it.
Zlatan Zirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zirkov throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Zirkov throws a front kick aimed at Nurmagomedov's knee but Nurmagomedov avoids it well.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zirkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Zirkov misses with a head kick.
Zirkov throws a leg kick but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zirkov manages to avoid it.
Zirkov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Zirkov slams his shin into Nurmagomedov's torso.
Zirkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zirkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zirkov tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zirkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nurmagomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nurmagomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Zirkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zirkov scores with a nice body kick.
Zirkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Nurmagomedov - just one landing.
A punch combination from Zirkov misses.
Zirkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmagomedov throws out the jab.
Nurmagomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Zirkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zirkov wants to clinch.
Nurmagomedov misses with a shot to the body
and Zirkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zirkov looks to land a combination but Nurmagomedov avoids it well.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zirkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Zirkov throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Zirkov lands.
Zirkov scores with a push kick.
Zirkov avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zirkov.
Good standup being displayed there by Nurmagomedov as he connects with a hook.
Zirkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zirkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nurmagomedov to score with a decent uppercut.
Zirkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurmagomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zirkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurmagomedov blocks a head kick by Zirkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov works Zirkov's body with a nice hook.
Zirkov avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Zirkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nurmagomedov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zirkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Zirkov.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zirkov.
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 Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
Zirkov throws a leg kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
Zirkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Zirkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zirkov lands with a straight right. Nurmagomedov didn't see that one coming.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Zirkov avoids the punch easily.
Zirkov scores with a nice body kick.
Donk. Nurmagomedov catches Zirkov right on the button with a cross.
Nurmagomedov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurmagomedov lands a body shot.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zirkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zirkov misses with a low kick as Nurmagomedov jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick.
Jab from Nurmagomedov.
Zirkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zirkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to Zirkov's midsection.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Zirkov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the leg kick from Zirkov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook.
Zirkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Zlatan Zirkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zirkov throws out a leg kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and Zirkov only half commits.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zirkov fakes the leg kick and cracks Nurmagomedov in the body.
Zirkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Zirkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov cracks Zirkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Zirkov is just out of range.
Zirkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter punch.
Zirkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zirkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurmagomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkov tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Zirkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov is looking to wear down Zirkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Zirkov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Zirkov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov blocks a head kick by Zirkov.
Zirkov misses with a jab to the body
and Zirkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Zirkov slips the punch.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the body kick from Zirkov.
Zirkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zirkov misses with a straight right.
Zirkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zirkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Zirkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
Zirkov is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov avoids the head kick by Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Zirkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurmagomedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Zirkov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov lands a lovely overhand right.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov scores with a hook to the body. Zirkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zirkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zirkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zirkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zirkov wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Zirkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zirkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nurmagomedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Zirkov throws a body kick.
Zirkov avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Nurmagomedov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nurmagomedov.
Zirkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zirkov throws a push kick but Nurmagomedov slaps the foot to one side.
Zirkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zirkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zirkov manages to avoid it.
Zirkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Zirkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zirkov's head backwards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov lands a glancing blow to the side of Zirkov's head.
Zirkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Zirkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zirkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nurmagomedov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zirkov. Zirkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zirkov throws a chopping leg kick but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Zirkov wants to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch position.
Zirkov closes the distance but Nurmagomedov moves to the side
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zirkov throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmagomedov moves out of range easily.
Nurmagomedov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Zirkov's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov blocks a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zirkov manages to avoid it.
Zirkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zirkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot that sends Zirkov's belly button to the back.
Zirkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Zirkov misses with a low kick as Nurmagomedov jumps back.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zlatan Zirkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zirkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurmagomedov jabs Zirkov right on the nose. Zirkov blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurmagomedov 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
An out of breath Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 23476 p4p, 525 weight class) and Louis Alexandre Berthier (ranked 6474 p4p, 480 weight class). Nofud kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Offspring - Kids Aren't Alright. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Great elbows
Granite chin
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Heavy handed
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aingot Nofud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Alexandre Berthier!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nofud misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Berthier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Berthier avoids the head kick by Nofud.
Nofud lands a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Berthier misses the target.
Berthier ducks right into an uppercut from Nofud.
Nofud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Berthier misses the shot to the body.
Nofud throws a front kick to the face that drops Berthier face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Aingot Nofud!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wilson El Cabare (ranked 4822 p4p, 374 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 23059 p4p, 502 weight class). Salomanca has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salomanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Cabare is looking to counter the offense by Salomanca and move into the clinch.
Good exchange - El Cabare coming out on top.
El Cabare throws a leg kick which misses Salomanca's front leg but catches the back leg as Salomanca tries to avoid it.
El Cabare misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
El Cabare scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salomanca ducks under a wild hook from El Cabare.
Salomanca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
El Cabare is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
El Cabare fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salomanca just misses with a punch to the body.
El Cabare misses with a few strikes there.
El Cabare throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Cabare moves out of range as Salomanca strikes.
El Cabare tries to clinch there but Salomanca circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Salomanca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salomanca.
Salomanca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilson El Cabare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salomanca throws a jab when El Cabare was well out of range.
El Cabare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
El Cabare avoids the body shot from Salomanca.
El Cabare cracks Salomanca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salomanca looks winded!
El Cabare fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salomanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Cabare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
El Cabare misses with an uppercut
and Salomanca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Cabare ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Cabare lands a nice hook to Salomanca's body. Salomanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
El Cabare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
El Cabare closes the distance but Salomanca moves to the side
and Salomanca counters with a nice uppercut.
El Cabare misses with a hook. Salomanca ducked under it nicely.
El Cabare connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by El Cabare there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Cabare tries to clinch but Salomanca moves out of range.
El Cabare scores with a hook.
El Cabare throws a looping overhand right but Salomanca ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salomanca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Cabare feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salomancas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from El Cabare tenderised Salomanca's leg. Salomanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
El Cabare clinches with his opponent.
El Cabare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Cabare throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
El Cabare slows down the pace here.
El Cabare will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salomanca up against the ropes.
El Cabare throws a punch but it's blocked by Salomanca.
Salomanca is looking to control El Cabare's arms but El Cabare gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salomanca has his back to the ropes.
El Cabare lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salomanca.
El Cabare throws a punch but it's blocked by Salomanca.
El Cabare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
El Cabare misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salomanca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salomanca as El Cabare tries to tie him up.
El Cabare struggles to land a body shot inside as Salomanca controls his hands.
El Cabare stalling against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson El Cabare 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.
El Cabare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salomanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salomanca walks into a left hand.
Salomanca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from El Cabare.
Salomanca misses with a wild combination.
Salomanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salomanca. El Cabare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson El Cabare is winning the standup battle so far.
El Cabare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Cabare jabs at Salomanca's body.
El Cabare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salomanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from El Cabare misses.
Salomanca is breathing heavily.
El Cabare connects with a looping right hand.
El Cabare throws a leg kick but Salomanca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - El Cabare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Cabare tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salomanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by El Cabare. Beautiful body shot.
El Cabare throws a series of punches but Salomanca moves out of range.
Salomanca let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
El Cabare misses with a hook. Salomanca ducked under it nicely.
El Cabare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
El Cabare works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
El Cabare throws a one two combo.
Salomanca moves forwards but El Cabare connects with a nice, crisp jab.
El Cabare throws a jab but it's blocked by Salomanca.
Salomanca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
El Cabare could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
El Cabare fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
El Cabare throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Cabare throws out a loose jab but Salomanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Cabare misses with an uppercut.
Salomanca lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A nice combination there by El Cabare.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Cabare slips a jab from Salomanca.
El Cabare throwing a counter right hand but Salomanca manages to avoid it.
El Cabare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by El Cabare.
El Cabare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Salomanca misses its intended target.
El Cabare tries to work over Salomanca's front leg with a kick but Salomanca checks it.
El Cabare wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for El Cabare. That snapped Salomanca's head back.
El Cabare scores with a jab to the head.
El Cabare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salomanca manages to avoid it.
El Cabare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salomanca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
El Cabare throws an overhand right that lands on Salomanca's shoulder, as Salomanca tries to avoid the shot.
Salomanca dodges the punch combination from El Cabare.
A telegraphed right hand from Salomanca misses the target.
El Cabare scores with a shot to the body.
El Cabare lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Cabare jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Cabare is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
El Cabare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salomanca can do to turn this around?
Jab from El Cabare.
Salomanca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson El Cabare dominated that second round.
That's time! El Cabare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Salomanca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salomanca misses with a straight left.
Salomanca moves away from the strike by El Cabare.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salomanca! But no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Cabare.
Salomanca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and El Cabare connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salomanca scrambles back to his feet.
El Cabare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Cabare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Cabare cracks Salomanca with a good jab.
El Cabare moves into the clinch successfully.
El Cabare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salomanca backwards.
El Cabare lands a nice uppercut.
Salomanca is rocked!
El Cabare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salomancas head.
Salomanca is still on wobbly legs! Can El Cabare finish him?
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!
El Cabare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Cabare lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Cabare creates a bit of distance and cracks Salomanca with a big uppercut! Salomanca goes down! The referee pushes El Cabare away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Salomanca make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! El Cabare takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wilson El Cabare!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shinji Takada (ranked 4818 p4p, 427 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 22704 p4p, 494 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kazama throws a combination. Takada tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Takada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kazama.
Takada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazama can pounce on him.
Takada misses with a kick to the body.
Takada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takada throws a series of strikes that have Kazama backpedaling.
Kazama thumps Takada with a low kick.
Takada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazama.
Takada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kazama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takada's knee momentarily.
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!
Kazama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kazama thumps Takada with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Kazama.
Kazama throws out a powerful jab.
Kazama lands a jab to the nose.
Takada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kazama's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada misses with an uppercut.
Takada does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kazama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kazama scores with a jab. Takada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Kazama tenderised Takada's leg. Takada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takada swings widly with a right hand
and Kazama counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Shinji Takada has been cut.
Kazama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kazama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crunch! Kazama slams his shin into Takada's torso.
Takada is breathing heavily.
Kazama thumps Takada with a low kick.
Kazama throws a leg kick which misses Takada's front leg but catches the back leg as Takada tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick.
Kazama throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kazama.
Kazama connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kazama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takada. That did some damage!
A cross from Kazama lands.
Takada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazama. Kazama obviously looking to wear him down.
Takada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kazama tests Takada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kazama scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Kazama.
Kazama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kazama. That's going to slow Takada down.
Kazama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takada.
Takada will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kazama connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kazama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kazama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinji Takada's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good exchange - Kazama coming out on top.
Kazama defending well as Takada loads up on a big left hand.
Takada drops his hands momentarily and Kazama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kazama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takada is rocked!
Kazama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kazama delivers a nice body kick.
Kazama thumps Takada with a low kick.
Jin Kazama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kazama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kazama lands a front kick.
Kazama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takada walks into a jab.
Oh Takada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kazama.
Takada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kazama scores with a big combo that sends Takada crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Takada flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Kazama jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Kazama!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ghost Shark (ranked 6129 p4p, 152 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 5344 p4p, 131 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghost Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark is looking to clinch.
Shark throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Shark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shark.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shark.
Good shot there by Shark.
Shark rushes Harris and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Shark misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Shark.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Shark backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
Shark misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shark misses with an elbow strike.
Shark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shark working aggressively here.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Shark trying to land knees to the body.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shark backwards.
Shark tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Shark back against the ropes.
Shark swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Shark.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shark scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharks head.
Harris digs a right hand into Shark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shark's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Shark counters with an inside leg kick.
Shark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shark.
Harris jabs at Shark's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shark.
Shark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shark can pounce on him.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark misses with an elbow strike.
Shark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris is working Shark over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shark backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Shark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Shark lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Harris pushes Shark back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shark misses with a body punch.
Shark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris is leaning against Shark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shark.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Shark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Shark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Shark can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Shark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shark lands with a light punch inside.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Shark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris cracks Shark with an open hand slap.
Harris slips a jab from Shark.
Harris drives through and clinches with Shark against the ropes.
Shark trying to land knees to the body.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Shark missing with knees to the body.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shark.
Ghost Shark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Shark.
It looks like Anselmo Harris has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Shark blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Shark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anselmo Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shark lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Shark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark missing with knees to the body.
Shark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Shark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shark throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shark misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghost Shark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmo Harris!
During a confident post fight interview, Anselmo Harris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 5620 p4p, 448 weight class) and Harumichi Bouya (ranked 22297 p4p, 512 weight class). Bouya has chosen Victory as his entrance music. Tong Po could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harumichi Bouya's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouya moves away.
Po throws a series of punches but Bouya moves out of range.
Bouya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bouya throws a series of punches but Po avoids them all with ease.
Bouya moves away from the strike by Po.
Po misses with a right hand
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po misses the jab.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bouya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bouya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouya throws a right and a left that Po avoids nicely.
Po takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bouya misses with the combination.
Po was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya staying out of range there.
Bouya unleashes a big counter combination but Po bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bouya lands with a nice combination. Po backs away looking to recover.
Po misses with a double jab.
Bouya feints a jab promting Po to slip. Bouya then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Po slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Po jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Po wants to clinch up but Bouya keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bouya. That's going to slow Po down.
Po is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bouya's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bouya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Po.
Bouya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Bouya - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Po connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bouya, as that shot connected.
Bouya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Po circles away quickly and effectively.
Bouya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Bouya.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Bouya moves away and avoids it.
Bouya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Po misses with an uppercut. Bouya saw that one coming.
Bouya misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouya throws a one two combo.
Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Bouya counters with a straight right hand.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harumichi Bouya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bouya lands with a cross.
Po throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bouya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
A right-left combo lands from Bouya.
Bouya ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Bouya throws a counter combo.
Bouya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bouya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Po.
Bouya steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bouya moves out of range as Po strikes.
As Po backs off Bouya throws a huge counter combo but Po manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po lands with a cross.
Po swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bouya counters with a three punch combo that has Po backing up. Po nods at Bouya to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouya connects with a solid leg kick.
Bouya scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po misses with a left hand
and Bouya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bouya slips under a jab.
Po has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bouya.
Bouya checks a leg kick nicely.
Bouya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Po on the side of the head.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Bouya moves away and avoids it.
Bouya misses with a two punch combination.
Bouya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Po.
Po on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bouya. Bouya obviously looking to wear him down.
Bouya checks a leg kick.
Po looks to land a left hand but Bouya moved out of range nicely.
Bouya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bouya defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.
Bouya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Po throws out the jab.
Bouya throws a series of strikes that have Po backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po drops his hands momentarily and Bouya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bouya scores with a one two! Po had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Po misses with a hook. Bouya ducked under it nicely.
Bouya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Po getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Po avoids the head kick by Bouya.
Bouya lands a head kick. Po smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouya lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.
Po takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Po misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harumichi Bouya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bouya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouya.
Po has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bouya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Po is looking to chop away at Bouya's legs.
Bouya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Po misses with a right hand
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
Bouya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Po.
As Po backs off Bouya throws a huge counter combo but Po manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from Bouya misses.
Bouya cracks Po with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bouya throws a combination. Po tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harumichi Bouya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bouya misses with a wild combination.
Bouya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Po misses its intended target.
Po wants to land a leg kick but Bouya is out of range.
Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bouya circles away quickly and effectively.
Po throws a lazy right hand but Bouya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Po looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bouya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bouya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bouya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bouya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouya manages to avoid it.
Po throws an off balance right hand
and Bouya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Po misses with a lunging right hand
and Bouya counters with a stiff right hand.
Bouya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bouya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouya misses with a wild combination.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Po misses.
Bouya connects with a jab.
Po walks into a straight right hand from Bouya.
Po slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Po was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Po rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bouya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harumichi Bouya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bouya slips under a jab from Po.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouya looks to land a combination but Po avoids it well.
Bouya feints and then cracks Po's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Po down.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bouya thumps Po with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harumichi Bouya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bouya 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 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harumichi Bouya!
Post fight, Harumichi Bouya took to the microphone: 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.
Tong Po spoke after the fight, saying 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Ulatov (ranked 2134 p4p, 243 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 22988 p4p, 511 weight class). Takeru Ishii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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127 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ulatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ulatov.
Ulatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ulatov clinches.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatov leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Ulatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov has a couple of punches blocked by Ishii.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ulatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatov.
Ulatov stalling against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ulatov.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ulatov's defenses.
Ulatov dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ulatov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ulatov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii blocking some punches.
Ulatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulatov lands a shoulder strike.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatov lands a left hand.
Ishii misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ulatov's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ulatov takes an elbow to the temple.
Ulatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulatov working aggressively here.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ulatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ulatov's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Ulatov.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ulatov lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov lands a nice uppercut.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ulatov dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
Ulatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ulatov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ishii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ulatov gets through Ishii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulatov.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ulatov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ulatov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ulatov scrambles back to his feet.
Ulatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Ulatov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ulatov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishii wants to counter with a clinch but Ulatov pushes him away.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Ulatov.
Ulatov is looking to clinch.
Ulatov throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii throws a right and a left that Ulatov avoids nicely.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Ulatov circles away.
Ulatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Ulatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ulatov is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Ishii.
Ulatov drives through and clinches with Ishii against the ropes.
Ulatov is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Ulatov into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii pushes Ulatov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ulatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ulatov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Ulatov 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ulatov leaning against his opponent.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ulatov avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii blocks a body shot from Ulatov.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
Ulatov blocks an uppercut.
Sergei Ulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Ulatov.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ulatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Ishii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishii 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 Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 708 p4p, 21 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3342 p4p, 88 weight class). Lorenzo Turturro had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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218 lbs
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140 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Wawelski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wawelski is looking for the big counter here.
Wawelski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wawelski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turturro counters with a nice uppercut.
Wawelski moves into the clinch.
Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Wawelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turturro lands a left hand.
Turturro prevents a body shot from Wawelski.
Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turturro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wawelski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wawelski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turturro swings for the body but Wawelski moves out of range.
Turturro throws a body punch but Wawelski moves out of range.
Turturro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Wawelski is just out of range.
Wawelski avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Wawelski misses with a double jab.
Turturro cracks Wawelski with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Wawelski 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 Wawelski is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Wawelski could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lorenzo Turturro!
In his post fight interview, Lorenzo Turturro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Haller (ranked 3350 p4p, 89 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 1797 p4p, 45 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kinneas's choice of entrance music: Judas Priest - Electric Eye. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Haller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller moves out of range of the body kick from Kinneas.
David Haller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinneas throws a sloppy head kick and Haller moves out of range easily.
Haller throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinneas 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.
Haller lands with a hook. Kinneas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haller lands a leg kick that knocks Kinneas off balance momentarily.
Kinneas throws a jab but it's blocked by Haller.
Haller tries to clinch up.
Kinneas tries to counter with a clinch but Haller shakes him off and moves away.
Haller ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Haller throws a counter high kick but Kinneas was just alert enough to avoid it.
Haller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kinneas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kinneas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haller.
Kinneas scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haller.
Haller thuds his right hand into Kinneas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haller scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kinneas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kinneas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haller.
Kinneas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Haller misses.
Haller avoids a kick to the body.
Kinneas misses with a jab to the body
and Haller counters with a stiff right hand.
Kinneas tries to land a front kick but Haller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haller scores with a nice head shot.
Kinneas is looking to chop away at Haller's legs.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haller feints and then cracks Kinneas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinneas down.
Haller cracks Kinneas with a good jab.
A jab from Haller misses.
Kinneas motions for Haller to come forward. Kinneas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kinneas.
Kinneas thumps Haller with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinneas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haller counters with a low kick, right behind Kinneas 's knee.
Kinneas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller fakes the leg kick and cracks Kinneas in the body.
Haller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haller scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Haller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kinneas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kinneas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kinneas just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Kinneas.
That kick from Haller tenderised Kinneas's leg. Kinneas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kinneas looks to land a left hand but Haller moved out of range nicely.
Haller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller lands with a right hand.
Haller moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinneas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kinneas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haller.
Haller wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Kinneas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haller takes the fight into the clinch.
Haller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinneas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
Haller misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinneas.
Kinneas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
Haller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinneas can do to turn this around?
Haller lands a left hand.
Kinneas lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kinneas manages to break the clinch.
Haller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Haller finds it's way through Kinneas's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haller, as that shot connected.
A jab from Kinneas misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinneas.
Haller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinneas throws out the jab.
Haller thumps Kinneas with a low kick.
A big right from Haller misses.
Haller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kinneass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haller throws a looping overhand right but Kinneas ducks down to avoid it.
Kinneas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haller sizes up Kinneas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Kinneas misses
and Haller moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haller.
A short uppercut from Haller.
A short uppercut from Kinneas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Kinneas fails to land.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kinneas fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinneas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haller throws a head punch that misses.
Kinneas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kinneas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kinneas misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinneas.
A head punch on the inside from Kinneas fails to land.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Haller.
Haller lands with a light punch inside.
Haller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Haller.
Haller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Haller misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haller.
Haller lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Haller.
Kinneas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kinneas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haller has managed to clinch.
Haller throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kinneas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haller throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A body shot lands from Haller.
Kinneas misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
A short right from Kinneas on the inside.
Kinneas swings wildly with an uppercut but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kinneas misses with a hook from the clinch.
David Haller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
Kinneas blocks an uppercut.
Kinneas is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kinneas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinneas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas misses with a low kick.
Kinneas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinneas looks to land a combination but Haller avoids it well.
Haller connects with a nice looking jab.
Haller pushes Kinneas up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
Kinneas misses with some punches.
Haller blocks an uppercut.
Kinneas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinneas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kinneas fails to land.
Haller misses with the head strike.
Haller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinneas misses with some punches.
Kinneas has a couple of punches blocked by Haller.
Haller blocking some punches.
Kinneas misses with some punches.
A short left from Haller.
Kinneas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinneas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
Kinneas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kinneas tries to move into range but Haller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irvine Kinneas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
Haller misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Kinneas.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinneas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller blocking some punches.
Kinneas throws a punch but it's blocked by Haller.
Kinneas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haller is looking to chop away at Kinneas's legs.
Kinneas throws a wild body kick that Haller sees coming a mile off.
Haller scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Irvine Kinneas.
Well Haller 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Haller!
An out of breath David Haller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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