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Dynasty 134 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Praying Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent MT
KO power
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Granite chin
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Praying Mantis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantis throws a front kick that sends Ross stumbling back into the cage.
Steve Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mantis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross blocks a head kick by Mantis.
A clash of legs there as Ross blocks the low kick.
Ross blocks the body kick.
Mantis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Mantis avoids the head kick by Ross.
Mantis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ross scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mantis, right into the meat.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick from Mantis.
Mantis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mantis blocks a head kick by Ross.
Mantis throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch! Mantis slams his shin into Ross's torso.
Mantis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ross scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ross is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross thuds his shin into the meat of Mantis's side.
Mantis scores with a leg kick.
Ross fakes the leg kick and cracks Mantis in the body.
Mantis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mantis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ross.
Ross tests Mantis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross lands with a kick to the temple. Mantis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mantis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mantis drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ross to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Mantis! 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! Ross takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steve Ross!
A very excited looking Steve Ross rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out as his entrance music. Ebrahim Azhari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
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149 lbs
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World class MT
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Azhari is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Azhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Azhari pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azhari's face.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Azhari working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Azhari blocks the elbow strike.
Azhari is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Azhari avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Azhari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Azhari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Azhari avoids the damage to the body.
Azhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Azhari checks it
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Azhari lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Azhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Azhari scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Azhari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azhari lands a left hand.
Azhari tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Azhari misses with a knee to the head.
Azhari with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azhari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Azhari.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson working aggressively here.
Azhari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azhari lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Azhari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Azhari trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azhari into the cage.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson prevents Azhari from breaking the clinch.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Azhari avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Azhari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Azhari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Azhari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Azhari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Azhari.
Still in the clinch, Azhari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Azhari blocks it.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azhari's efforts to push away.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Azhari misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azhari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari scores with a knee to the head.
Azhari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azhari misses with a knee to the head.
Azhari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Azhari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azhari lands a nice knee to the body.
Azhari trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Azhari throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Azhari.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azhari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Azhari lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azhari.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azhari is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Azhari.
Azhari creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Johnson crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Johnson face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Azhari takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Budiman Prang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razz Sukuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Budiman Prang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Razz Sukuraba!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukuraba blocks a jab.
Prang misses with a series of wild punches.
Prang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sukuraba swinging wildly here.
Prang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sukuraba.
It looks like Budiman Prang has been cut.
Sukuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
Prang tries to clinch but Sukuraba is having none of it.
Prang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sukuraba.
Sukuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prang.
Sukuraba stuns Prang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukuraba throws a nice looking combination but Prang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prang sizes up Sukuraba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Prang. Those never looked like landing.
Sukuraba feints a jab promting Prang to slip. Sukuraba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Prang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Prang throws a looping overhand right but Sukuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Prang misses with a double jab
and Sukuraba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sukuraba gets tackled into the cage by Prang. Prang maintains the clinch.
Prang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sukuraba tries to work over Prang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prang working hard to break the clinch.
Prang is trying to force a seperation but Sukuraba has the dominant position.
Sukuraba misses with a punch to the body.
Sukuraba digs a right hand into Prang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prang's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sukuraba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prang prevents a body shot from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba throws a punch but it's blocked by Prang.
Sukuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sukuraba working aggressively here.
Sukuraba tries to throw a body punch but Prang avoids it by throwing Sukuraba back against the cage.
Sukuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sukuraba.
Sukuraba misses with some punches.
Prang blocks an uppercut.
Sukuraba tries to work over Prang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prang blocks an uppercut.
Sukuraba tries to throw a body punch but Prang avoids it by throwing Sukuraba back against the cage.
Prang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sukuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razz Sukuraba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Budiman Prang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Prang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sukuraba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sukuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prang.
Prang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prang moves into the clinch.
Prang blocks an uppercut.
Sukuraba misses with a body punch.
Sukuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prang is looking to break free of the clinch but Sukuraba has double underhooks.
Prang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prang.
A head punch on the inside from Sukuraba fails to land.
Prang manages to break the clinch.
Sukuraba scores with a nice strike.
Prang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Sukuraba does no damage.
Sukuraba dodges the punch combination from Prang.
Sukuraba throws a lazy right hand but Prang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sukuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prang was well out of range. Poor timing from Sukuraba.
Prang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sukuraba.
Prang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Prang lands.
Prang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Razz Sukuraba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sukuraba. That did some damage!
Prang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prang avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Sukuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Prang misses.
Prang looks to land a combination but Sukuraba avoids it well.
Sukuraba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sukuraba misses with some punches.
Prang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budiman Prang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sukuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sukuraba slips a jab and a cross from Prang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sukuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sukuraba looks to land a combination but Prang avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Sukuraba.
Prang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razz Sukuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Budiman Prang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Prang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sukuraba.
Sukuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prang circles away quickly and effectively.
Prang connects with a leg kick. Sukuraba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sukuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sukuraba throws a right and a left that Prang avoids nicely.
Sukuraba throws an off balance right hand
and Prang counters with a one-two to the body.
Prang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sukuraba counters with a straight right hand.
Sukuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prang misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Prang.
Sukuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Prang scores with a one two! Sukuraba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sukuraba does no damage.
Prang throws a right hand that Sukuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sukuraba also avoids with ease.
Sukuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Prang is just out of range.
Prang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sukuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prang misses with a straight right.
Prang throws a nice looking combination but Sukuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sukuraba swinging wildly here.
Prang scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sukuraba does no damage.
Prang throws a lazy right hand but Sukuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sukuraba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sukuraba missing with a left hand there. Prang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sukuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prang circles away quickly and effectively.
Prang has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sukuraba throws a punch but it's blocked by Prang.
Prang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sukuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prang blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sukuraba can't find room to land a body shot as Prang controls the action.
Prang manages to break the clinch.
Prang misses with a few strikes there.
Sukuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Razz Sukuraba just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Budiman Prang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sukuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prang swats away the attempt to clinch by Sukuraba.
Prang moves out of range of the strikes.
Sukuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sukuraba misses with a right hand
and Prang counters with a series of strikes. Sukuraba will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Sukuraba does no damage.
Sukuraba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sukuraba slips a jab and a cross from Prang.
Sukuraba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sukuraba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Prang throws a series of punches but Sukuraba moves out of range.
Prang throws a leg kick but Sukuraba moved away.
Prang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sukuraba.
Prang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Prang.
Sukuraba tries to clinch up.
Sukuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sukuraba blocks a jab.
A combination from Prang does no damage.
Prang blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sukuraba takes a swing at Prang's ribcage but misses.
Sukuraba throws a nice looking combination but Prang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prang throws a combination that misses
and Sukuraba counters with a series of strikes. Prang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Prang scores with a four punch combination!
Sukuraba throws the left hand but Prang avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba is looking to clinch but Prang is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prang misses with a body shot.
Sukuraba throws a right and a left that Prang avoids nicely.
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!
Sukuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Razz Sukuraba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Budiman Prang's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Prang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Budiman Prang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sukuraba misses the jab.
Sukuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Razz Sukuraba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sukuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prang tries to clinch up but Sukuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prang!
Sukuraba scores with a nice head shot.
Sukuraba lands with a hook. Prang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sukuraba tries to bum rush Prang with a series of wild strikes but Prang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sukuraba scores with a hook to the body. Prang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sukuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prang circles away quickly and effectively.
Prang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sukuraba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Sukuraba misses the target.
Prang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sukuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sukuraba throws a hook to the side of Prang's head but Prang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sukuraba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Prang.
Sukuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba throws a right and a left that Prang avoids nicely.
Prang fails to land with a series of punches.
Sukuraba slips a jab and a cross from Prang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sukuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prang manages to avoid it.
Sukuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sukuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prang tried to score with a low kick but Sukuraba checks it.
Budiman Prang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prang throws a series of punches but Sukuraba avoids them all with ease.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sukuraba doesn't manage to clinch there - Prang circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sukuraba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Prang tries to bum rush Sukuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sukuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sukuraba stalks Prang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Prang's face. Prang staggers backwards, shaken.
Prang throws a combination that misses
and Sukuraba counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Razz Sukuraba.
Well Sukuraba 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razz Sukuraba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kojiro Tatsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsumoto comes to the cage accompanied by A.RA.SHI. Jordan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vamos Rafa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kojiro Tatsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan tries to clinch but Tatsumoto is having none of it.
Jordan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kojiro Tatsumoto has been cut.
Tatsumoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jordan blocks a head kick by Tatsumoto.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Tatsumoto instigates a clinch.
Jordan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tatsumoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Tatsumoto.
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!
Tatsumoto keeps control of Jordan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Tatsumoto.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tatsumoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jordan's brow.
Tatsumoto has Jordan pressed against the cage, preventing Jordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tatsumoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Tatsumoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Jordan won't want to take too many of those.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsumoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jordans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tatsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Tatsumoto scores with a four punch combination!
Jordan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tatsumoto.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatsumoto finish him?
Tatsumoto catches Jordan napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Jordan goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kojiro Tatsumoto!
Kojiro Tatsumoto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Javier Edurado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kicky McPuncherton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edurado comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I Get Money. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Edurado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kicky McPuncherton!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edurado scores with a jab to the jaw.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edurado loads up on a big right hand but McPuncherton slips the punch.
Edurado throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from McPuncherton finds it's way through Edurado's defenses.
McPuncherton defending well as Edurado loads up on a big left hand.
McPuncherton throws a shot from downtown. Edurado moves away and avoids it.
Edurado moves out of range as McPuncherton strikes.
Javier Edurado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McPuncherton.
Edurado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McPuncherton.
The crowd cheers as McPuncherton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edurado doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McPuncherton lands a jab to Edurado's midsection.
The fighters circling - Edurado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edurado throws out a loose jab but McPuncherton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edurado checks a low kick from McPuncherton.
McPuncherton throws the left hand but Edurado avoids the punch easily.
Edurado ducks under a wild hook from McPuncherton.
McPuncherton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McPuncherton throws a jab but it's blocked by Edurado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edurado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McPuncherton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edurado.
A head kick misses from Edurado.
McPuncherton misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McPuncherton.
McPuncherton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edurado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for McPuncherton.
Edurado lands with a kick to the temple. McPuncherton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPuncherton misses with a looping left.
McPuncherton misses with a looping right.
Edurado throws a big shot that misses.
McPuncherton moves out of range as Edurado strikes.
McPuncherton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPuncherton. Edurado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for McPuncherton.
McPuncherton lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Javier Edurado has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edurado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edurado throws an overhand right that lands on McPuncherton's shoulder, as McPuncherton tries to avoid the shot.
Edurado throws a poor cross that misses
and McPuncherton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edurado is rocked!
McPuncherton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Edurado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edurado drops his guard momentarily, allowing McPuncherton to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Edurado! 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! McPuncherton takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kicky McPuncherton!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kicky McPuncherton waved his t-shirt featuring Prestige Nutrition (160!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Akira Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Senor Rookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akira Emelianenko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El Senor Rookie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rookie swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Rookie is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rookie checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rookie.
Rookie throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Rookie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rookie tries to land a front kick but Emelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Rookie.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Rookie keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Rookie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rookie throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rookie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rookie throws a lazy head kick
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Rookie throws a body kick.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Rookie moves out of range.
Emelianenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like El Senor Rookie has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rookie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rookie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rookie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rookie lands a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rookie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rookie.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rookie tries a head kick but it misses.
Rookie lands a head kick that bluckles Emelianenko and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Rookie no doubt looking to push for a finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, El Senor Rookie should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on El Senor Rookie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rookie lands a nice looking body kick.
It looks like Akira Emelianenko has been cut.
Rookie throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rookie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rookie throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Rookie moves to the side
and Rookie counters with a good, hard body kick but Emelianenko shrugs it off.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Rookie is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rookie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rookie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rookie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rookie is looking to land body kicks.
Rookie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rookie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rookie throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Rookie tries a head kick but it misses.
Rookie misses with a body kick.
Rookie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rookie throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Emelianenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rookie - the referee stops the clock and Emelianenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rookie. Emelianenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Rookie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rookie tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rookie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Rookie counters with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Rookie slams his shin into Emelianenko's torso.
Rookie pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Rookie.
Rookie scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rookie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rookie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rookie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Senor Rookie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rookie misses with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rookie. That one must have hurt.
El Senor Rookie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rookie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rookie throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Akira Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rookie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rookie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Rookie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Rookie scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rookie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Rookie.
Emelianenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Rookie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rookie - that will leave a mark!
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
El Senor Rookie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rookie tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Rookie circles away and keeps his distance.
Rookie fakes the leg kick and cracks Emelianenko in the body.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Rookie ducks down to avoid it.
Rookie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rookie. That one must have hurt.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Rookie.
Rookie misses with a body kick.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rookie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rookie keeps Emelianenko at a distance using the push kick.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Rookie.
Akira Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Rookie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rookie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Emelianenko's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Rookie blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Senor Rookie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rookie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Senor Rookie!
El Senor Rookie really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Global Empire MMA Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boum Boum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Thoen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thoen has chosen Fock Wachten as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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228 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boum Boum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Thoen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boum connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ray Thoen has been cut.
Boum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoen manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Thoen.
Thoen thumps Boum with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boum throws a looping overhand right but Thoen ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Boum misses
and Thoen counters with a solid body kick.
Boum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thoen.
Boum is breathing heavily.
Thoen throws the kick towards the body but Boum avoids it.
Thoen scores with a kick to the body.
Thoen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Thoen does no damage.
Thoen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boum.
Thoen misses with a two punch combination.
Boum looks to land a combination but Thoen avoids it well.
Thoen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thoen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boum checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thoen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boum.
Thoen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoen is looking to slow Boum down with leg kicks.
Thoen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boum lands a nice shot to the body.
Boum misses with a left hand
and Thoen counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boum circles away quickly and effectively.
Thoen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thoen - that will leave a mark!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thoen 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 Boum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Thoen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Thoen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boum checks a leg kick.
Boum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boum throws a jab when Thoen was well out of range.
Ray Thoen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boum thuds a left hand into Thoen's body.
Boum lands a right hook to the body.
Thoen moves out of range of the body kick from Boum.
Boum blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Boum.
Boum lands a nice looking body shot.
Boum swinging wildly here.
Boum Boum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thoen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boum looks to land a right hand but Thoen moved out of range.
Boum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoen manages to avoid it.
Thoen ducks under a wild hook from Boum.
Thoen throws a low kick but Boum moves out of range easily.
Boum lands a really nice looking cross but Thoen seems unphased.
Thoen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boum circles away quickly and effectively.
Boum is looking to wear down Thoen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thoen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boum throws a lazy uppercut
and Thoen counters with a nice leg kick.
Boum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Thoen as he checks the leg kick.
Boum throws a big shot that misses.
Boum misses with a wild body shot.
Boum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thoen.
Boum lands a lovely overhand right.
Boum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thoen circles away quickly and effectively.
Boum throws a body punch but Thoen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boum Boum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Thoen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thoen. Boum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thoen connects with an inside leg kick.
Thoen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boum.
Boum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boum misses with a hook.
Thoen misses with a low kick.
Thoen throws a chopping leg kick but Boum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boum misses with a straight right.
Thoen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boum thows a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thoen. Boum shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boum misses with a hook to the body
and Thoen counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boum misses with a jab to the body
and Thoen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Thoen.
Thoen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boum on the side of the head.
Thoen throws a low kick but Boum avoids it.
A shot to the body from Boum misses
and Thoen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boum's knee momentarily.
Boum misses with a body shot
and Thoen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thoen.
Thoen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thoen takes a swing at Boum's ribcage but misses.
Boum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thoen counters with a stiff right hand.
Boum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoen manages to avoid it.
Thoen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thoen misses with a double jab
and Boum counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thoen moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Thoen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thoen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Thoen!
A victorious Ray Thoen 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Claude Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Reputation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Halen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Halen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Dutch Delight has been cut.
Van Halen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Halen throws a series of punches but Delight moves out of range.
Van Halen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delight instigates a clinch.
Delight lands a damaging elbow.
Delight blocks an elbow strike from Van Halen.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
Delight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Halen throws a jab when Delight was well out of range.
Van Halen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Halen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight instigates a clinch.
Delight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Halen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Halen is trying to force a seperation but Delight has the dominant position.
Delight works on Van Halen's body with a couple of short punches.
Delight lands a nice uppercut.
Van Halen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Halen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight is working Van Halen over against the cage.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Halen is defending well for now.
Delight lands a nice knee to the body.
Delight scores with a shot to the side of Van Halen's head.
Delight is leaning against Van Halen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Halen is trying to break the clinch but Delight is controlling him.
Delight landing knees to the body.
Van Halen is breathing heavily.
Van Halen misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Delight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Halen backwards.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Halen won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Halen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delight lands an elbow that stopped Van Halen in his tracks for a moment.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
Delight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Halen is trying to push Delight away but Delight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Halen is looking to break free of the clinch but Delight has double underhooks.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jean Claude Van Halen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Halen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delight moves away.
Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Delight lands with a left to the head.
Delight scores with a hook to the body.
Delight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Halen or not.
Van Halen can't break the clinch.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Halen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Delight landing knees to the body.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
Van Halen misses with a straight left.
Delight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Halen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delight to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Halen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Halen swings for the body but Delight moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Delight.
Delight gets a clinch.
A short right from Delight.
Delight lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Delight's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Delight tries to bum rush Van Halen with a series of wild strikes but Van Halen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delight darts in and clinches Van Halen up against the cage.
Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Halen tries to stall but Delight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delight scores a nice knee to the body.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Halen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Delight obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delight lands with a short shot to the head.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Halen has been cut.
Delight pushes Van Halen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Halen is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Halen tries to break the clinch but Delight is controlling the position.
Van Halen avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Halen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Delight lands an elbow inside.
Delight scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Halen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Halen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Halen or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
Van Halen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delight scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delight.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Halen.
Van Halen rushes Delight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Halen is rocked!
Van Halen can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
Oh Van Halen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
Van Halen is trying to force a seperation but Delight has the dominant position.
Van Halen seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Halen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Halen won't want to take too many of those.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Halen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Delight lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Halen gets tackled into the cage by Delight. Delight maintains the clinch.
Van Halen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight misses with a knee to the head.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Halen lands a shoulder strike.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Delight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight lands a nice elbow.
Van Halen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Halen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Delight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Delight lands a head kick that sends Van Halen down! Van Halen is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Delight is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dutch Delight!
Dutch Delight seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baak Siko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ukyo Sato has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baak Siko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato swings for the body but Siko moves out of range.
Siko moves away from the strike by Sato.
Siko throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Siko tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Siko avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Siko moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Siko swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Sato misses with the combination.
Siko misses with a leg kick
and Sato counters with a head kick.
Siko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Siko's head but Siko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Siko throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Siko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Sato.
Siko lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Siko avoids it.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Siko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siko gets tackled into the cage by Sato. Sato maintains the clinch.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato scores with a shoulder strike.
Sato stalling in the clinch but Siko improves position.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Siko controls his hands.
Siko controlling the action here for a moment.
Siko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Siko blocks the elbow strike.
Siko takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Baak Siko has been cut.
Siko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Siko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siko.
Siko avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siko moves away.
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 Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Siko misses with a body kick.
Siko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siko tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Siko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Siko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siko misses with a few strikes there.
Sato motions for Siko to come forward. Sato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siko wants to clinch.
Sato swings widly with a right hand
and Siko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Siko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice straight punches there by Sato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sato.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Siko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siko manages to avoid it.
Siko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Siko moves away and avoids it.
Siko avoids the head kick by Sato.
Siko walks into a left hand.
Siko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sato.
A head kick misses from Siko.
Siko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ukyo Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Baak Siko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siko tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Siko tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato lands a slapping body shot.
Siko wants to clinch.
Siko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Siko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sato counters with a low kick, right behind Siko 's knee.
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!
Sato rushes Siko and presses him up against the cage.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siko avoids it.
Sato cracks Siko with a nice body shot.
Sato crunches a lovely knee into Siko's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siko lands a shot to the body.
Siko wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Siko breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Siko scores with a jab to the head.
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Siko.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Siko misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
A left and a right from Sato both land. Nice combination.
Siko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siko tries a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siko wants to clinch.
Siko throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko clinches with his opponent.
Sato lands a good knee to the midsection. Siko won't want to take too many of those.
Siko prevents a body shot from Sato.
Siko working hard to break the clinch.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sato.
Siko tries to break the clinch but Sato is controlling the position.
Siko slowing the pace effectively.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ukyo Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siko misses with a body kick.
Siko looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
Siko drives through and clinches with Sato against the cage.
Siko lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko breaks the clinch.
Siko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Siko tries to clinch up
and Sato counters with a good low kick that Siko was not able to check.
Sato digs a good body shot into Siko's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Siko finds it's target.
Sato throws a front kick that sends Siko stumbling back into the cage.
Siko is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Siko does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato has closed the distance and engaged Siko in a clinch.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ukyo Sato did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Siko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sato digs a right hand into Siko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Siko's gas tank.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Sato.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato tries to work over Siko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Siko is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siko manages to break the clinch.
Siko is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands a head shot.
Siko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato tries to keep at a distance but Siko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sato lands an elbow just above Siko 's eye.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Siko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
Sato lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko is trying to stall.
Siko crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siko lands a knee to the body.
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siko darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
Siko has Sato pressed against the cage.
Sato keeps control of Siko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato lands a nice elbow.
Siko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Baak Siko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Siko throws a leg kick but Sato moved away.
Siko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Siko lands with an overhand left.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Siko tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
Sato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Siko wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Siko throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato tests Siko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Siko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Siko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch up but Siko circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato closes the distance and pushes Siko back into the cage.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siko tries to circle away but Sato has him pinned against the cage.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siko blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Siko on the inside.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Sato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Siko's efforts to push away.
Siko tries to circle away but Sato has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Siko is looking to control Sato's arms but Sato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Siko has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Siko.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Sato lands an uppercut.
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!
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siko.
Sato scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato prevents Siko from breaking the clinch.
Siko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baak Siko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siko misses with a punch to the body.
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 Ukyo Sato.
Well Sato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ukyo Sato!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong comes to the cage accompanied by It's my time. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristofer Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Hong throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Hong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hong throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hong misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Hong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee prevents a body shot from Hong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hong.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Hong.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Hong is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hong obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Hong tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Hong.
Hong pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Hong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
A short left from Hong.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Hong working Lee over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Lee tries to circle away but Hong has him pinned against the cage.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Lee digs a right hand into Hong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hong's gas tank.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hong obliges.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Hong.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Hong improves position.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Hong lands an elbow inside.
Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee pushes Hong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Hong - that landed with a thud.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hong.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofer Hong dominated that round.
That's time! Hong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hong.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Hong tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Hong takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong tries to land a body kick
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Hong cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Hong wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
Hong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hong is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hong misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hong works Lee's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Hong scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Hong defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Hong misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hong scrambles back to his feet.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hong.
Hong tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Hong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Kristofer Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Hong tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Hong scores with a body shot.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hong misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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 Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Lee throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Hong lands a jab.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Hong cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Hong counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Hong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Hong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Hong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the liver by Hong. Beautiful body shot.
Lee throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Hong misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong checks a low kick from Lee.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Hong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Hong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hong darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Hong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hong blocking some punches.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Hong crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong lands an elbow inside.
Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Hong gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
A body shot lands from Hong.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
A short left from Lee.
Lee tries to break free but Hong pushes him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong landing knees to the body.
Hong lands an uppercut.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee tries to stall but Hong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kristofer Hong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Hong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Hong on the inside.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee blocks a body shot from Hong.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofer Hong clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hong misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Hong throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Lee checks a low kick from Hong.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Hong throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Hong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
Hong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut there from Hong.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Lee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong misses with a two punch combination.
Hong cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
That kick from Hong tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Hong.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Hong lands a body shot.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
Hong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Hong throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick but Hong checks it.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hong lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Hong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Hong connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofer Hong had his way with Bruce Lee in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee slips a straight right by Hong.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Lee keeps Hong at a distance using the push kick.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee slips under a jab.
Hong throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Hong only half commits.
Hong gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Hong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hong is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Hong won't allow it.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hong is keeping busy.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a knee strike.
Lee has Hong pushed against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hong misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
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!
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Hong.
Hong lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hong throws an elbow but misses.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks a body shot from Hong.
Lee is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Hong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Lee is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Hong blocks a body shot from Lee.
Hong is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong blocks a body shot from Lee.
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 Kristofer Hong.
Well Hong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofer Hong!
A victorious Kristofer Hong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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