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Dynasty 153 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between MT Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kicky McPuncherton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kicky McPuncherton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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226 lbs
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265 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kicky McPuncherton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn misses with a kick to the body.
McPuncherton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel Penn misses with a head kick.
McPuncherton motions for Steel Penn to come forward. McPuncherton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McPuncherton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McPuncherton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McPuncherton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from McPuncherton tenderised Steel Penn's leg. Steel Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel Penn throws an off balance right hand
and McPuncherton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steel Penn has had enough of the clinch but McPuncherton keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McPuncherton prevents Steel Penn from breaking the clinch.
Steel Penn connects with a nasty looking knee right to McPuncherton's face.
It looks like Kicky McPuncherton has been cut.
McPuncherton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steel Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Steel Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuncherton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McPuncherton lands an overhand right.
Steel Penn throws a right hand that misses
and McPuncherton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steel Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McPuncherton avoids a kick to the body.
McPuncherton misses with an uppercut. Steel Penn saw that one coming.
McPuncherton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steel Penn.
McPuncherton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPuncherton ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn swings for the body but McPuncherton moves out of range.
Steel Penn slips under a jab from McPuncherton.
A big right from Steel Penn misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton looks to throw the jab but Steel Penn is out of range.
McPuncherton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steel Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
McPuncherton avoids the body shot from Steel Penn.
McPuncherton moves into range and clinches up with Steel Penn.
McPuncherton prevents Steel Penn from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from McPuncherton - that landed with a thud.
Steel Penn tries a knee to the head but McPuncherton blocks it.
McPuncherton holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
McPuncherton blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McPuncherton pushes Steel Penn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McPuncherton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McPuncherton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kicky McPuncherton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kicky McPuncherton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel Penn walks into a jab.
McPuncherton takes a swing at Steel Penn's ribcage but misses.
Steel Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steel Penn lands a jab to McPuncherton's midsection.
McPuncherton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MT Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPuncherton thuds his shin into the meat of Steel Penn's side.
Steel Penn scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Steel Penn takes a swing at McPuncherton's ribcage but misses.
Steel Penn throws a hook to the side of McPuncherton's head but McPuncherton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel Penn connects with a body shot that sends McPuncherton's belly button to the back.
A jab from Steel Penn misses.
McPuncherton scores with a nice body kick.
Steel Penn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses the shot to the body.
Steel Penn misses with the combination.
McPuncherton looks to land a left hand but Steel Penn moved out of range nicely.
Jab by McPuncherton.
Steel Penn throws a right hand that misses
and McPuncherton counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel Penn takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPuncherton misses with a wild body shot.
Steel Penn loads up on a big right hand but McPuncherton slips the punch.
Kicky McPuncherton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McPuncherton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McPuncherton scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McPuncherton blocks a jab.
McPuncherton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McPuncherton looks to throw the jab but Steel Penn is out of range.
McPuncherton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel Penn misses with a wild body shot.
McPuncherton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel Penn misses with the combination.
McPuncherton avoids the head kick by Steel Penn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McPuncherton blocks the body kick.
Steel Penn throws a hook but McPuncherton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kicky McPuncherton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kicky McPuncherton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel Penn throws a jab when McPuncherton was well out of range.
Steel Penn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Steel Penn finds it's way through McPuncherton's defenses.
McPuncherton throws a poor cross that misses
and McPuncherton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McPuncherton throws a sloppy head kick
and Steel Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Steel Penn.
McPuncherton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McPuncherton ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and whilst Steel Penn still has his hands down, McPuncherton counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Steel Penn crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Steel Penn be able to survive another onslaught?
Steel Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steel Penn tries to land a front kick but McPuncherton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McPuncherton connects with a leg kick. Steel Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuncherton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel Penn throws a hook but McPuncherton avoids it easily.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that misses.
McPuncherton keeps Steel Penn at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McPuncherton has taken the fight to the clinch.
McPuncherton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McPuncherton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McPuncherton pushes Steel Penn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from McPuncherton - that landed with a thud.
McPuncherton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steel Penn's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn wants to break free but McPuncherton has control.
McPuncherton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steel Penn tries to break free but McPuncherton pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton breaks the clinch.
McPuncherton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steel Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steel Penn misses with a jab to the body
and McPuncherton counters by clinching up.
McPuncherton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McPuncherton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McPuncherton misses with a leg kick.
Steel Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McPuncherton avoids the head kick by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn needs to keep his hands up - McPuncherton had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McPuncherton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McPuncherton scores with a shoulder strike.
McPuncherton lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kicky McPuncherton takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Kicky McPuncherton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steel Penn looks for the body kick but McPuncherton saw that one coming.
McPuncherton ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steel Penn jabs McPuncherton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for McPuncherton.
Steel Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel Penn lands with a shot to the body.
McPuncherton drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Steel Penn onto his butt! Steel Penn pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Steel Penn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and McPuncherton counters with a right hand from hell and Steel Penn is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kicky McPuncherton!
A very excited looking Kicky McPuncherton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the ring accompanied by Since the Flood- . Laane has chosen Akon - Never Gonna Get It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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191 lbs
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane has closed the distance and engaged Overeem in a clinch.
Laane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overeem tries to break free but Laane pushes him back against the ropes.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Overeem.
Laane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Overeem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem throws a body kick that misses.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem tries to bum rush Laane with a series of wild strikes but Laane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laane avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Laane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laane is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Overeem.
Laane blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem throws a head kick but Laane moves out of range.
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!
Laane ducks under a wild hook from Overeem.
Laane is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane tries to land a front kick but Overeem steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
Overeem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laane.
Laane throws a push kick but Overeem slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
Laane tries to clinch up but Overeem circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Overeem misses the target.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Laane misses the jab.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Laane to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Overeem.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Laane avoids it well.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Laane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Overeem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laane darts in and clinches Overeem up against the ropes.
Laane looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem tries to break the clinch but Laane is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Laane.
Laane missing with knees to the body.
Laane manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Overeem both land. Nice combination.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Laane.
Nice body kick from Laane.
Laane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laane slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Laane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laane back to the ropes. Overeem follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Overeem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Laane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Overeem tries to work over Laane's front leg with a kick but Laane checks it.
Laane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem connects with an inside leg kick.
Overeem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Laane is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem looks to land a left hand but Laane moved out of range nicely.
Laane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem misses with a combination
and Laane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Overeem misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Laane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Laane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Overeem tries to score with a low kick but Laane moves his leg out of the way.
Laane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Overeem if he has to take too many more of those.
Overeem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overeem.
Laane jabs Overeem right on the nose. Overeem blinks but takes it well.
Laane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Laane moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Laane.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Laane avoids it well.
Laane tries to clinch up.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laane ducks under a wild hook from Overeem.
Laane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laane blocks the body kick.
Overeem moves out of range as Laane throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Laane tries to clinch but Overeem is having none of it.
Laane tries to clinch but Overeem is having none of it.
Overeem misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laane manages to avoid it.
Laane misses with a low kick.
Overeem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laane swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laane misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem thows a body shot but no joy.
Laane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Laane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Overeem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overeem looks to land a body kick but Laane moved away.
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Laane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Laane misses.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Overeem cracks Laane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Laane avoids them all with ease.
Laane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laane tries a head kick but it misses.
Laane throws a nice looking combination but Overeem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laane wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a head kick but Laane moves out of range.
A punch combination from Laane misses.
Laane misses with a few strikes there.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laane.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Laane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Overeem swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overeem.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Laane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a shot from downtown. Laane moves away and avoids it.
Laane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laane motions for Overeem to come forward. Laane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Overeem checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Laane darts in and clinches Overeem up against the ropes.
Laane manages to break the clinch.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem lands a glancing blow to the side of Laane's head.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laane counters with a good low kick that Overeem was not able to check.
Overeem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laane blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Laane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laane thows a body shot but no joy.
Overeem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem lands a nice hook to Laane's body. Laane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Overeem.
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Overeem throws a head kick that Laane semi-blocks.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Laane avoids them all with ease.
Overeem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laane can pounce on him.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laane moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Laane darts in and clinches Overeem up against the ropes.
Laane manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Laane slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Laane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Overeem pushes him off.
Laane throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
Laane dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
Laane tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem connects with a single shot there.
Laane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Laane moves out of range.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Laane moves out of range.
Overeem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laane backs up against the ropes.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Laane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Overeem lands a high kick!
Overeem moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laane.
Laane misses with a double jab.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem tried to score with a low kick but Laane checks it.
Laane scores with a hook to the body. Overeem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laane landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem had his way with Andrus Laane in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Overeem's head backwards.
Laane motions for Overeem to come forward. Laane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem throws a lazy body kick
and Laane counters with a low kick, right behind Overeem 's knee.
Good leg kick by Overeem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laane is looking to clinch.
Laane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Overeem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Laane avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Laane.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laane manages to avoid it.
Laane misses with a body kick.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laane scores with a jab to the body.
Laane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Overeem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Laane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Laane tries to clinch up but Overeem circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Overeem.
Laane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem throws a combination. Laane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Overeem throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laane misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laane throws out a leg kick but Overeem moves out of range and Laane only half commits.
A head kick from Overeem lands but Laane takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laane.
Overeem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overeem as Laane tries to tie him up.
Laane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from Laane.
Laane scores with a shot to the side of Overeem's head.
Overeem is trying to push Laane away but Laane has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Laane.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but Laane won't allow it.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laane slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Laane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laane throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Laane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andrus Laane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Overeem.
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 Alistair Overeem.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Overeem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
Alistair Overeem 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between George Robertson (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. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Azhari moved out of range.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Robertson misses the jab.
Robertson throws an off balance right hand
and Azhari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azhari works Robertson's body with a nice hook.
Azhari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Azhari throws a body punch but Robertson moves out of range.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robertson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robertson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azhari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Robertson.
Robertson misses with a right hand
and Azhari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Robertson.
Azhari checks a low kick from Robertson.
Azhari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robertson jabs Azhari right on the nose. Azhari blinks but takes it well.
George Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson blocks a leg kick.
Robertson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robertson throws a front kick that sends Azhari stumbling back into the ropes.
Jab by Azhari.
Azhari throws a switch kick that catches Robertson on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Robertson looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Robertson flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ebrahim Azhari!
After winning the bout, Ebrahim Azhari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mordred Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordred Deschain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Deschain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deschain thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Deschain is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Deschain tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deschain working aggressively here.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Deschain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deschain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deschain avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Deschain avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Deschain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deschain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deschain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deschain is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Deschain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deschain pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deschain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Deschain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Deschain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Deschain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Deschain in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deschain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Deschain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Deschain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deschain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deschain tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deschain.
Deschain misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Deschain moves out of range.
Deschain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson pushes Deschain away with a front kick.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Deschain circles away.
Johnson slips a straight right by Deschain.
Deschain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson moves out of range as Deschain throws a body kick.
Deschain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deschain moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Deschain circles away.
Deschain doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deschain.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Deschain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Anthony Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deschain avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Deschain lands an uppercut.
Deschain misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deschain can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Deschain avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain misses with some punches.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Deschain misses the jab.
Deschain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Deschain settles back down.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Deschain.
Johnson tries to clinch but Deschain is having none of it.
Deschain closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Deschain takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Deschain tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deschain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deschain.
Deschain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Deschain is trying to stall.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Deschain.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deschain misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Deschain blocks it.
Johnson avoiding damage as Deschain throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Deschain dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deschain dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Deschain takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Deschain 's eye.
Deschain missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Deschain looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deschain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deschain tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deschain. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Deschain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a head kick. That will keep Deschain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Deschain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Deschain is avoiding it.
That kick from Deschain tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deschain avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Deschain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson working Deschain over with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deschain slowing the pace effectively.
Deschain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Deschain is blocking nicely.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deschain tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deschain avoids it.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Deschain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deschain's brow.
A short uppercut from Deschain.
Deschain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike.
Deschain tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deschain is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deschain has his back to the ropes.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Deschain misses.
Deschain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Deschain loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson rushes Deschain and presses him up against the ropes.
Deschain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deschain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Deschain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Deschain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deschain looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Deschain is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Deschain 's eye.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Deschain's ribcage. Deschain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deschain trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deschain.
Deschain tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Deschain back against the ropes.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Deschain avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Deschain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mordred Deschain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Deschain tries to tie him up.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Deschain in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deschain.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Deschain has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Deschain can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Anthony Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Deschain.
Deschain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Deschain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Deschain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Deschain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Deschain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Deschain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deschain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Olivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Olivero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Olivero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olivero scores with a nice head shot.
Olivero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olivero lands a jab to the head.
Olivero jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Olivero.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olivero.
Olivero scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olivero misses with a two punch combination.
Olivero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olivero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Olivero.
It looks like Junior Sanchez has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Olivero misses with a low kick.
Olivero misses with a low kick.
Olivero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good leg kick by Olivero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olivero, right into the meat.
Olivero lands with a good body shot.
Olivero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Olivero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olivero cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Olivero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olivero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Olivero.
Olivero throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Olivero.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Olivero moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Olivero scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olivero. Olivero obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olivero throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Olivero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Olivero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Olivero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Olivero circles away.
Olivero scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Olivero moves away
and Olivero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Olivero.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Olivero, as that shot connected.
Olivero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Olivero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Olivero connects with the punch.
Olivero throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Olivero lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olivero.
Ivan Olivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olivero thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Olivero.
Olivero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Olivero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Junior Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez motions for Olivero to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olivero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olivero throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Olivero moves out of range.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Olivero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Olivero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Olivero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olivero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Olivero, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Olivero.
Olivero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Olivero connects with a solid leg kick.
Olivero throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Olivero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Olivero misses the jab.
Olivero misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olivero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olivero throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Olivero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Olivero thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olivero avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Olivero digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Olivero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Olivero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olivero, right into the meat.
Ivan Olivero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Olivero.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olivero.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Olivero dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Olivero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Olivero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Olivero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Olivero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Olivero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Olivero.
A nice leg kick lands there from Olivero.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olivero.
Olivero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Olivero lands a front kick.
Olivero with a jab.
Olivero fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero lands the left hand.
Olivero scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Olivero throws a head kick that misses.
Olivero lands with a shot to the body.
Olivero connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Olivero lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olivero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Olivero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Olivero really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Sanchez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Olivero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Olivero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Olivero moves out of range easily.
Olivero scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by Olivero.
Olivero tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Olivero.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olivero cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Olivero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Olivero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero throws a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Olivero can pounce on him.
Olivero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olivero with a hook.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olivero's calf.
Olivero lands a slapping body shot.
Olivero scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Olivero.
Sanchez moves forwards but Olivero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olivero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olivero misses the jab.
Olivero tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Olivero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olivero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olivero needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Olivero throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the ropes.
Olivero throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Olivero dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Junior Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Olivero.
Olivero ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Olivero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olivero manages to avoid it.
Olivero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Olivero lands with a right hand.
Olivero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Olivero looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Olivero finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
A low kick from Olivero misses
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Olivero.
Olivero breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Olivero had a free shot at his head there.
Olivero throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Olivero throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the ropes.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olivero throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.
Olivero misses with a punch on the inside.
Olivero breaks the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Olivero lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olivero throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olivero keeps the fight on the outside.
Olivero avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olivero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olivero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Olivero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olivero, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Olivero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olivero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Olivero!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dingle Berrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrian comes to the ring accompanied by Cinderella Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dingle Berrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Berrian.
Berrian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawkins lands a nice shot that snaps Berrian's head back.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
Berrian misses with a straight right.
Dawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dawkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berrian counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berrian moves into the clinch.
Berrian breaks the clinch.
Berrian moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berrian's efforts to push away.
Dawkins tries to break the clinch but Berrian is controlling the position.
Dawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berrian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dawkins is trying to force a seperation but Berrian has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Berrian obliges.
Berrian keeps control of Dawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Berrian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dawkins is keeping busy.
Dawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Berrian.
Dawkins throws a one two combo.
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!
Berrian misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Berrian misses
and Dawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berrian throws a shot to the body.
Dawkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Berrian misses with a leg kick
and Dawkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berrian is looking to clinch.
Berrian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berrian jabs at Dawkins's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berrian.
Berrian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Dawkins will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dawkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Berrian throws a sloppy head kick and Dawkins moves out of range easily.
Berrian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berrian tries to bum rush Dawkins with a series of wild strikes but Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brian Dawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Dawkins.
Berrian takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dawkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dawkins closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Berrian crashing to the mat! Berrian uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Dingle Berrian has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins slips a straight right by Berrian.
Dawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berrian's hands.
Berrian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berrian clinches up against the ropes.
Berrian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has had enough of the clinch but Berrian keeps him there for the moment.
Dawkins manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Berrian lands but Dawkins takes it in his stride.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but Berrian moved out of range.
Dawkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berrian. Berrian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dawkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Berrian avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
Dingle Berrian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berrian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berrian rushes Dawkins and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Dawkins takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Dingle Berrian'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.
Berrian lands with a kick to the temple. Dawkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Berrian fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Dawkins misses.
Dawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berrian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berrian tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawkins blocks a head kick by Berrian.
Berrian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Berrian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrian misses with a leg kick
and Berrian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berrian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berrian - that will leave a mark!
Dawkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle Berrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berrian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berrian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berrian lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berrian misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a right hand that Berrian ducks under and follows up with a left that Berrian also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Berrian lands but Dawkins takes it in his stride.
Berrian tries to clinch up
and Dawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berrian misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Berrian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dingle Berrian clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dingle Berrian'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.
Berrian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dawkins blocks a head kick by Berrian.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawkins scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dawkins.
Berrian swinging wildly here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berrian 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 Dawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dawkins lands with a kick to the temple. Berrian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrian throws a right hand that Dawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawkins also avoids with ease.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that Berrian avoids nicely.
Berrian throws a good cross that connects.
Berrian tries to clinch up but Dawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Berrian throws a head kick that half lands.
A leg kick checked by Dawkins.
Berrian moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dawkins as Berrian tries to tie him up.
Dawkins avoiding damage as Berrian throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Berrian won't allow it.
Dawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berrian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses
and Dawkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berrian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Brian Dawkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dingle Berrian's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawkins misses with the combination.
Berrian wants to clinch up but Dawkins keeps it at a distance.
Berrian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berrian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berrian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawkins tries to keep at a distance but Berrian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Berrian is controlling him.
Brian Dawkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is trying to force a seperation but Berrian has the dominant position.
Berrian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berrian tries to clinch up but Dawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Berrian moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Berrian!
A combination from Berrian does no damage.
Dawkins misses with a looping left.
Berrian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a right hand that Berrian ducks under and follows up with a left that Berrian also avoids with ease.
Berrian throws the kick towards the body but Dawkins avoids it.
Berrian moves in looking to clinch but Dawkins pushes him off.
Dawkins misses with a right hand
and Berrian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dawkins thinking.
Dawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingle Berrian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Berrian.
Dawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Berrian throws a hook to the side of Dawkins's head but Dawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dingle Berrian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dawkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Dawkins!
A victorious Brian Dawkins 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Tomlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). K comes to the ring accompanied by Albatross, Albatross, Albatross. Jeff Tomlin is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan K !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Tomlin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
K takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tomlin looks to throw the jab but K is out of range.
Tomlin defending well as K loads up on a big left hand.
K lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomlin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tomlin throws a head kick that half lands.
Tomlin throws a head kick but K moves out of range.
K keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Tomlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from K .
Tomlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
K scores with a jab to the head.
K looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tomlin lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
K throws a hook to the side of Tomlin's head but Tomlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
K swings away with a leg kick that misses.
K feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tomlin's calf.
K swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from K .
Tomlin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tomlin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
K moves out of range of the leg kick from Tomlin.
An inside leg kick lands from K .
Tomlin looks winded!
K changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
K throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomlin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tomlin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
K connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
K throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tomlin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
K throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from K .
K works Tomlin's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
K lands a jab to the nose.
K clinches up with Tomlin and pushes him back against the ropes.
K lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from K .
K lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
K lands an uppercut.
Tomlin gets through K 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
K lands with a short punch from the clinch.
K taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
K gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
K working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from K .
K digs a right hand underneath Tomlin's ribcage. Tomlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
K pushes Tomlin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomlin takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tomlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dan K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomlin lunges at K with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by K 's hand.
Tomlin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
K throws a body kick that misses.
K fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tomlin checks a low kick from K .
K throws a nice outside leg kick.
K misses with a head kick.
Dan K is winning the standup battle so far.
K cracks the inside of Tomlin's front leg.
K lands with a nice body punch.
Tomlin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
K swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomlin clinches up against the ropes.
Tomlin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomlin prevents a body shot from K .
A hook to the body from K .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from K .
K lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by K .
A head punch on the inside from Tomlin fails to land.
A body shot lands from K .
K scores with a shot to the side of Tomlin's head.
A short body shot lands from K as the two fighters clinch.
K lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
K lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
K pushes Tomlin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
K scores with a hook to the body.
K blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for K .
Tomlin trying to stall but K improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, K creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tomlin tries to circle away but K has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from K - that landed with a thud.
K softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
K scores with a hook to the body.
K scores with an uppercut up the middle.
K lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
K digs a right hand into Tomlin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tomlin's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, K creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
K lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from K .
K lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
Tomlin is rocked!
K lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomlin is still on wobbly legs! Can K finish him?
K creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tomlin crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
K paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by K .
K throws a nice inside leg kick.
K lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tomlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomlin seems to have recovered his senses.
K connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
K clinches up with Tomlin and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by K .
K lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
Dan K has scored more points in the clinch so far.
K lands with a short punch from the clinch.
K lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
K lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomlin working hard to break the clinch.
K stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
K presses Tomlin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from K .
K lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
Tomlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for K .
K lands a nice uppercut.
K working some nice short punches in the clinch.
K lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K creates a bit of distance and cracks Tomlin with a big uppercut! Tomlin goes down! The referee pushes K away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Tomlin make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! K takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dan K !
Our winner, Dan K , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Sims misses its intended target.
Sims misses with an uppercut
and Schmidt counters with a body kick.
Sims thows a body shot but no joy.
Sims swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Sims tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schmidt counters with a left to the body.
Sims ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Sims wants to clinch.
Schmidt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sims.
Sims defending well as Schmidt loads up on a big left hand.
Sims takes the fight into the clinch.
Schmidt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schmidt's defenses.
Schmidt misses with some punches.
Sims manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims blocking some punches.
Sims prevents a body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmidt scores with a shoulder strike.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
Schmidt lands an elbow that stopped Sims in his tracks for a moment.
Sims lands an elbow inside that Schmidt shrugs off.
Schmidt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Sims blocking some punches.
Schmidt avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
Schmidt avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sims blocks an elbow strike from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
Schmidt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with some punches.
Sims slows down the pace here.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Schmidt has been cut.
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!
Schmidt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schmidt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sims taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sims.
Sims tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sims is looking to control Schmidt's arms but Schmidt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sims has his back to the ropes.
Schmidt pushes off an throws an elbow but Sims leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmidt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schmidt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sims crunches a lovely knee into Schmidt's ribcage.
Schmidt avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
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 William Sims will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body punch from Schmidt.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sims has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sims fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt slips under a jab from Sims.
The fighters circling - Sims throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sims misses with a double jab.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Sims avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Sims blocks the low kick.
Sims takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schmidt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sims swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sims forces Schmidt back against the ropes and clinches.
Sims missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sims just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmidt's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.
Sims takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with the head strike.
Schmidt avoiding damage as Sims throws knees to the body.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
Schmidt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schmidt dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sims throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmidt blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmidt throws an elbow that misses.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sims is defending well for now.
Schmidt avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
Schmidt lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.
Schmidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sims stalling.
Schmidt has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
Sims trying to stall but Schmidt improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
Schmidt avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sims is keeping busy.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Sims shrugs off.
Sims controlling the action here for a moment.
Sims avoiding damage as Schmidt throws knees to the body.
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!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims lands an elbow that stopped Schmidt in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Sims shrugs off.
Sims stalling.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmidt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmidt is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Schmidt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schmidt jabs Sims to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sims misses with a hook
and Schmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt throws a jab when Sims was well out of range.
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
William Sims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmidt sizes up Sims with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sims takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sims bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt defending well as Sims loads up on a big left hand.
Schmidt has Sims up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims looking to slow down the pace here.
Sims throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sims utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sims managing to block the knees to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmidt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schmidt tries a body shot but Sims blocks it.
Sims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sims looking to stall.
Schmidt lands a damaging elbow.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt looking to stall.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Sims avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims throws an elbow that misses.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schmidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sims's elbow.
Sims blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
Stalling in the clinch from Sims.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sims with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Schmidt is trying to maintain a safe position but Sims gets an underhook and turns Schmidt into the ropes.
Sims misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmidt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sims avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Sims lands an elbow that stopped Schmidt in his tracks for a moment.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sims is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sims tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Schmidt just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sims is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sims throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmidt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sims.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Sims.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sims throws an overhand right that lands on Schmidt's shoulder, as Schmidt tries to avoid the shot.
Sims takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a body shot.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sims.
Schmidt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Schmidt slams his shin into Sims's torso.
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sims pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schmidt back to the ropes. Sims follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt throws a front kick that sends Sims stumbling back into the ropes.
Sims looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schmidt takes the fight into the clinch.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sims throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmidt blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Schmidt throws an elbow but misses.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmidt blocks the elbow strike.
Sims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sims takes a shot to the head.
Schmidt avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Sims blocking some punches.
Schmidt looking to throw knees to the head but Sims is blocking nicely.
Sims tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmidt avoids it.
Schmidt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Schmidt blocks the elbow strike.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.
Sims slowing the pace effectively.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sims with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sims blocking some punches.
Sims is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Schmidt lands a hook that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Sims tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt misses with the head strike.
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!
Schmidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sims.
Sims is trying to stall.
John Schmidt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sims pushes Schmidt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schmidt tries a body shot but Sims blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but John Schmidt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schmidt gets tackled into the ropes by Sims. Sims maintains the clinch.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmidt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmidt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schmidt lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
Sims taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.
Sims tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmidt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sims avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Sims dodges an elbow strike from Schmidt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt is trying to stall.
Sims blocks an elbow strike from Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a hook to the body.
John Schmidt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmidt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schmidt scores with a hook to the body.
Sims tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
Schmidt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sims putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schmidt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt working Sims over with knees to the body.
Sims stalling.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Schmidt avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schmidt blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sims misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
Sims working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sims is defending well for now.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schmidt as Sims tries to tie him up.
William Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sims.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Sims showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schmidt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Schmidt!
An out of breath John Schmidt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Reputation . 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight misses with a head kick.
McArthur rushes Delight and presses him up against the ropes.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to McArthur's face.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McArthur avoids it.
Delight dodges an elbow strike from McArthur.
Delight blocks the elbow strike.
McArthur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Delight is defending well for now.
Delight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Delight lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Delight as McArthur tries to tie him up.
Delight lands a left hand.
McArthur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McArthur takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing McArthur back against the ropes.
McArthur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur throws an elbow that misses.
McArthur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Delight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight blocks an elbow strike from McArthur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight misses with a knee to the head.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight rushes McArthur and presses him up against the ropes.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into McArthur's ribcage.
Delight scores with a hook to the body.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into McArthur's ribcage.
McArthur is breathing heavily.
McArthur wants to break the clinch but can't.
McArthur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Delight lands a nice knee to the body.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McArthur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McArthur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McArthur has had enough of the clinch but Delight keeps him there for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McArthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delight.
McArthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
McArthur stalling in the clinch but Delight improves position.
Delight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section. McArthur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delight's brow.
Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delight lands a nice uppercut.
Delight is pushing McArthur up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McArthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Delight scores a nice knee to the body.
Delight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McArthur up against the ropes.
Delight lands an uppercut.
Delight landing knees to the body.
Delight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McArthur throws a nice head kick!
Chris McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Delight.
Delight takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to McArthur's face.
Delight lands with a right to the head.
McArthur can't break the clinch.
McArthur misses with an elbow over the top.
Delight is trying to stall.
Delight lands with a light punch inside.
Delight lands a hook that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Delight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
Delight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McArthur wants to break free but Delight has control.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McArthur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delight's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McArthur is trying to break free.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Delight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McArthur misses with an elbow over the top.
McArthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delight blocks an elbow strike.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section. McArthur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Delight lands a nice shot to the body.
Delight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McArthur's defenses.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delight working McArthur over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Delight obliges.
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and McArthur moves out of range easily.
McArthur closes the distance and clinches.
Delight lands a knee to the body.
Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McArthur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round.
That's time! McArthur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Delight clinches up against the ropes.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McArthur rushes Delight and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Delight.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dutch Delight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Delight looking to stall.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but McArthur blocks with his arms.
Delight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Delight - that landed with a thud.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
McArthur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Delight tries a knee to the head but McArthur blocks it.
McArthur looking to stall.
McArthur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McArthur pushes off an throws an elbow but Delight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur wants to get back to striking at distance but Delight won't allow it.
McArthur working aggressively here.
Delight breaks the clinch.
McArthur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Delight misses with a head kick.
McArthur moves into the clinch.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight clinches up against the ropes.
Delight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delight lands a knee to the body.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
McArthur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Delight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Delight tries to keep at a distance but McArthur has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight blocks an elbow strike from McArthur.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delight.
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur gets a clinch.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
Delight lands with a left to the head.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McArthur forces Delight back against the ropes and clinches.
Delight working McArthur over with knees to the body.
Delight avoids the elbow strike from McArthur, against the ropes.
Delight with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Delight.
Delight lands an elbow inside that McArthur shrugs off.
McArthur takes a shot to the head.
McArthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Delight.
Delight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McArthur.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. McArthur won't want to take too many of those.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delight working McArthur over with knees to the body.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McArthur takes an elbow to the temple.
Delight misses with a knee to the head.
Delight scores a nice knee to the body.
McArthur working hard to break the clinch.
McArthur misses with an elbow strike.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
McArthur lands an elbow inside.
Delight keeps control of McArthur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McArthur working hard to break the clinch.
McArthur takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight landing knees to the head.
Delight landing knees to the head.
McArthur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delight's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delight is working McArthur over against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Delight.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McArthur throws a head kick but Delight moves out of range.
McArthur misses with a head kick.
Delight clinches up against the ropes.
McArthur throws an elbow but it misses.
McArthur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delight landing knees to the body.
Delight lands an elbow that stopped McArthur in his tracks for a moment.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
Delight throws a nice inside leg kick.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
McArthur lands a head kick!
Delight has McArthur up against the ropes in a clinch.
Delight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McArthur's defenses.
McArthur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Delight.
Delight trying to control the position but instead, McArthur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delight into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McArthur throws an elbow but misses.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McArthur if he has to take too many more of those.
Delight closes the distance and pushes McArthur back into the ropes.
Delight lands a damaging elbow.
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delight tries a knee to the head but McArthur blocks it.
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from McArthur.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McArthur throws an elbow but misses.
Delight blocks an elbow strike from McArthur.
Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Delight.
McArthur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Delight lands a hook to the side of the head.
McArthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Delight.
McArthur throws an elbow that misses.
McArthur missing with knees to the body.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into McArthur's ribcage.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Delight.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Delight to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McArthur pushes off an throws an elbow but Delight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McArthur misses with an elbow over the top.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McArthur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Delight keeps control of McArthur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McArthur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into McArthur's ribcage.
Delight managing to block the knees to the body from McArthur.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into McArthur's ribcage.
Delight displaying some good clinch control by pressing McArthur up against the ropes.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delight lands a hook that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur rushes Delight and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Delight lands with a right to the head.
Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McArthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delight.
McArthur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McArthur throws an elbow but misses.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McArthur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from McArthur.
McArthur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McArthur wants to stall.
McArthur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight throws a leg kick but McArthur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Delight moves into range and clinches up with McArthur.
McArthur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands a right hand that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McArthur moves into range and clinches up with Delight.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight blocks an uppercut.
Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McArthur throws an elbow but it misses.
McArthur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delight's brow.
Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delight lands an elbow that stopped McArthur in his tracks for a moment.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight landing knees to the body.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delight dodges an elbow strike from McArthur.
Delight pushes McArthur back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McArthur lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight really dominated that round.
That's time! McArthur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Delight uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
McArthur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McArthur managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Delight lands with a light punch inside.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McArthur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
Delight clinches with his opponent.
Delight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
McArthur missing with knees to the body.
Delight blocks an elbow strike from McArthur.
Delight scores with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Delight scores with a hook to the body.
Delight lands an elbow just above McArthur 's eye.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delight is leaning against McArthur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Delight dodges an elbow strike from McArthur.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight avoids the head kick by McArthur.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and McArthur moves out of range easily.
McArthur instigates a clinch.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. McArthur won't want to take too many of those.
McArthur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Delight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McArthur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delight has him pressed against the ropes.
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delight.
Delight connects with a knee to the head.
McArthur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
McArthur throws an elbow but it misses.
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from McArthur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Delight is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for McArthur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delight tries to stall but McArthur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delight seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Delight lands a knee to the body.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McArthur tries to break free but Delight pushes him back against the ropes.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McArthur avoids it.
Delight lands an elbow just above McArthur 's eye.
McArthur misses with an elbow strike.
McArthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Delight connects with a knee to the head.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into McArthur's ribcage.
Delight lands an uppercut.
McArthur takes a knee to the side of the body.
McArthur throws an elbow that misses.
Delight blocks the elbow strike.
Delight blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delight lands an elbow inside.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McArthur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McArthur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delight's defenses.
McArthur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McArthur trying to control the position but instead, Delight has worked for underhooks and has pushed McArthur into the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delight's brow.
Delight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McArthur delivers a nice body kick.
McArthur throws a sloppy head kick
and Delight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Delight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McArthur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McArthur clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Delight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McArthur as Delight tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Delight.
Delight lands a damaging elbow.
Delight with a knee to the head.
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!
McArthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delight.
McArthur is trying to break free.
Delight lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Delight.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. McArthur won't want to take too many of those.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Delight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. McArthur won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Delight.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delight's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Delight drives through and clinches with McArthur against the ropes.
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from McArthur.
McArthur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Delight fails with an attempt to clinch.
McArthur clinches up against the ropes.
McArthur looking to slow down the pace here.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Delight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McArthur managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Delight scores with a nice hook to the head.
McArthur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Delight gets tackled into the ropes by McArthur. McArthur maintains the clinch.
McArthur pushes off an throws an elbow but Delight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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.
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 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight scores a nice knee to the body.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
Delight lands a leg kick that knocks McArthur off balance momentarily.
Delight lands a jab to the nose.
McArthur instigates a clinch.
Delight works on McArthur's body with a couple of short punches.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from McArthur.
McArthur blocks the body kick.
McArthur rushes Delight and presses him up against the ropes.
Delight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. McArthur won't want to take too many of those.
Delight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delight.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McArthur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands an elbow just above McArthur 's eye.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to McArthur's face.
McArthur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Delight is defending well for now.
McArthur misses with an elbow strike.
Delight working McArthur over with knees to the body.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight lands a leg kick that knocks McArthur off balance momentarily.
McArthur misses with an attempted mid kick.
McArthur darts in and clinches Delight up against the ropes.
Delight lands an elbow that stopped McArthur in his tracks for a moment.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McArthur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McArthur is trying to push Delight away but Delight has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Delight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McArthur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from McArthur.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delight rushes McArthur and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Delight lands a hook that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Delight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight lands a body punch.
McArthur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McArthur throws an elbow but misses.
McArthur misses with an elbow strike.
Delight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Delight is looking to control McArthur's arms but McArthur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Delight has his back to the ropes.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delight.
McArthur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delight has him pressed against the ropes.
Delight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight avoiding damage as McArthur throws knees to the body.
Delight with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Delight.
McArthur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McArthur pushes off an throws an elbow but Delight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McArthur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Delight.
Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dutch Delight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McArthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delight.
McArthur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McArthur misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delight's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight breaks the clinch.
McArthur clinches.
Chris McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from McArthur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Delight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Delight 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Delight!
Dutch Delight opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shia Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shia Locke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Locke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Armstrong. Armstrong obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Locke.
Locke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shia Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Armstrong - that will leave a mark!
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke rushes Armstrong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Armstrong lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke avoids the elbow strike from Armstrong, against the ropes.
Armstrong landing knees to the body.
Locke is breathing heavily.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
A right hand to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Armstrong.
A short right from Armstrong on the inside.
Armstrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
It looks like Shia Locke has been cut.
Armstrong has Locke pressed against the ropes.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Locke takes a shot to the head.
Armstrong pushes Locke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Armstrong on the inside.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong digs a right hand into Locke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Locke's gas tank.
Armstrong works on Locke's body with a couple of short punches.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a body punch.
Armstrong tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Armstrong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Armstrong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Armstrong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Armstrong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Armstrong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Armstrong.
Locke working aggressively here.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Armstrong is working Locke over against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong digs a right hand into Locke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Locke's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong landing knees to the body.
Armstrong lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Armstrong.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Locke or not.
Armstrong lands with a light punch inside.
Armstrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Armstrong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Armstrong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Armstrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Armstrong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Locke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
A short left from Armstrong.
A short uppercut from Armstrong.
Locke is rocked!
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Oh Locke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong lands a right hand.
Armstrong looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Locke throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Locke seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Locke is looking to control Armstrong's arms but Armstrong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Locke has his back to the ropes.
Locke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armstrong blocks it with crossed arms.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Locke looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shia Locke's cut.
That's time! Locke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
Locke scores with a sloppy right hand. Armstrong should have avoided that one.
Armstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Locke. That did some damage!
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Armstrong clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Locke throws knees to the body.
Locke misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Xavier Armstrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Armstrong presses Locke against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armstrong digs a right hand underneath Locke's ribcage. Locke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Armstrong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a good knee to the midsection. Locke won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke letting Armstrong take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Armstrong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Armstrong leaning against his opponent.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Armstrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Armstrong.
A hook to the body from Armstrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Locke up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Armstrong.
A left hand lands to the body for Armstrong.
Armstrong works on Locke's body with a couple of short punches.
Armstrong stalling in the clinch.
Locke takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Armstrong.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a shot to the body.
Armstrong is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Armstrong is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Armstrong lands a knee to the body.
Armstrong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Armstrong.
Locke blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Locke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Armstrong lands a left hand.
Locke tries to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling the position.
Locke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong stalling the fight.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Locke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Armstrong.
Armstrong just leaning against Locke, taking a breather.
Armstrong presses Locke against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armstrong is struggling to control the position.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Armstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong digs a right hand into Locke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Locke's gas tank.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Armstrong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Locke up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Armstrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Armstrong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Locke.
Armstrong taking a breather.
Armstrong lands with a short shot to the head.
Armstrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Armstrong lands a shot to the body.
Armstrong scores with a shoulder strike.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong cracks Locke with a nice body shot.
Armstrong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Armstrong tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike.
Armstrong lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shia Locke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Armstrong punishes Locke's body with a nice straight punch.
Armstrong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Armstrong is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Locke is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xavier Armstrong!
Xavier Armstrong is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Xavier Armstrong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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