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Dynasty 248 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Kramer has chosen O Jerry ....or is it Sherry....no matter its by Journey as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosmo Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo clinches.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kramer.
Kramer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kramer avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Our sources have told us that Dowiyogo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kramer's elbow.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kramer avoids it.
Dowiyogo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Kramer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kramer avoids it.
Nice body punch from Kramer.
Kramer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer avoids a wild elbow strike from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Kramer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kramer controls his hands.
Kramer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kramer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kramer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kramer throws an elbow but it misses.
Kramer crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
Kramer lands a left hand.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kramer.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kramer.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dowiyogo takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Kramer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dowiyogo trying to stall but Kramer improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kramer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kramer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kramer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo rushes Kramer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Kramer breaks the clinch.
Dowiyogo misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Kramer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kramer checks a low kick from Dowiyogo.
Kramer throws a head kick that misses.
Kramer looks to land a right hand but Dowiyogo moved out of range.
Dowiyogo keeps Kramer at a distance using the push kick.
Dowiyogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kramer manages to avoid it.
Kramer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kramer's efforts to push away.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Kramer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dowiyogo's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kosmo Kramer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kramer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Kramer connects with a knee to the head.
Kramer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dowiyogo lands a nice elbow.
Dowiyogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kramer.
Kramer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kramer with a knee to the head.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the 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!
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Kramer lands a left hand.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dowiyogo's defenses.
Kramer avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Kramer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kramer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Kramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dowiyogo scores with a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kramer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dowiyogo - the referee stops the clock and Kramer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dowiyogo. Kramer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dowiyogo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kramer blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kramer throws a big shot that misses.
Kramer scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dowiyogo blocks a head kick by Kramer.
Dowiyogo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo misses with a body kick.
Kramer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dowiyogo throws a push kick but Kramer slaps the foot to one side.
Dowiyogo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dowiyogo!
Dowiyogo tries to keep at a distance but Kramer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Kramer lands a knee to the head.
Kramer misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Dowiyogo avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kosmo Kramer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kramer looks to throw the jab but Dowiyogo is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosmo Kramer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dowiyogos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kramer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dowiyogo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch there but Kramer circles away.
Dowiyogo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kramer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kramer lands with a straight right. Dowiyogo didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dowiyogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kramer will feel that in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dowiyogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Dowiyogo avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but Kramer improves position.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dowiyogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kramer's brow.
Kramer avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kramer.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Kramer's ribcage.
Kramer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Kramer tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Kramer back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kramer lands a nice knee to the body.
Kramer working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dowiyogo's defenses.
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kramer avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Kramer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo stalling the fight.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Kramer.
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Kramer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kosmo Kramer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Kramer - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kosmo Kramer just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Kramer throws a big shot that misses.
Kramer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kramer lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Kramer catches Dowiyogo right on the button with a cross.
Dowiyogo throws a wild body kick that Kramer sees coming a mile off.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kramer misses with a wild combination.
Kramer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kramer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dowiyogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kramer darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
Kramer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dowiyogo's face.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Kramer blocks it.
Kramer trying to control the position but instead, Dowiyogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kramer into the ropes.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kramer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kramer.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Kramer.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer manages to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but Kramer avoids it.
A nice side step and Kramer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dowiyogo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kramer lands a head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kramer throws a hook but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Kramer just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDowiyogo.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dowiyogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kramer avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kramer avoids it.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kramer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Kramer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kramer.
Kramer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo working Kramer over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Kramer pushes off an throws an elbow but Dowiyogo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dowiyogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kosmo Kramer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crunch! Dowiyogo slams his shin into Kramer's torso.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kramer misses with a series of wild punches.
Kramer blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dowiyogo connects with a solid leg kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch.
Kramer connects with a jab.
Kramer throws a wild body kick that Dowiyogo sees coming a mile off.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Kramer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kramer blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kramer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kramer cracks Dowiyogo with a good jab.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kramer moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kramer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Kramer misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kramer avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Kramer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that misses.
Kramer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dowiyogo.
Kramer blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Kramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dowiyogo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Kramer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kramer avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer lands a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kramer.
Dowiyogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kramer looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowiyogo won't want to take too many of those.
Kramer working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kramer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Kramer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dowiyogo's defenses.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kramer.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.
A short right from Kramer on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Kramer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dowiyogo.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kramer throws a hook to the side of Dowiyogo's head but Dowiyogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kramer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kramer throws a leg kick
and Dowiyogo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kramer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosmo Kramer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kramer 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosmo Kramer!
As Kosmo Kramer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to thank Jerry for letting me eat his food and Neuman for the extra help traing my cardio.Lets all go to my placeand party on. whites only tho...well, latinos ok I guess'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Clinton Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaos comes to the ring accompanied by The Who - Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting. 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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144 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
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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
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Clinton Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov fails to land with a series of punches.
Smirnov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smirnov throws an off balance right hand
and Chaos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smirnov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smirnov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch lands to the side of Chaos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chaos connects with an inside leg kick.
Chaos avoids the head kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaos counters with an outside leg kick.
Chaos misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Chaos misses.
Chaos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smirnov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chaos takes a step back to recover.
Chaos misses with a low kick as Smirnov jumps back.
Smirnov throws a big counter head kick but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos throws a combination that misses
and Smirnov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chaos throws a right and a left that Smirnov avoids nicely.
Smirnov tries to clinch there but Chaos circles away.
Smirnov lands a jab to the nose.
Chaos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses.
Chaos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smirnov throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Chaos misses the target.
Chaos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Chaos backs off Smirnov throws a huge counter combo but Chaos manages to avoid it all.
Chaos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smirnov wants to clinch up but Chaos keeps it at a distance.
Chaos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smirnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smirnov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smirnov feints and then cracks Chaos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chaos down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Smirnov cracks Chaos with an open hand slap.
Smirnov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chaos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smirnov throws a sloppy head kick and Chaos moves out of range easily.
Chaos tries to bum rush Smirnov with a series of wild strikes but Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smirnov lands with a kick to the temple. Chaos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chaos is rocked!
Clinton Chaos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smirnov scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Chaos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chaos is looking to score with low kicks.
Chaos misses with a straight left.
Chaos seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnov throws a hook but Chaos blocks it.
Smirnov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chaos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smirnov scores with a nice head shot.
Smirnov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smirnov has closed the distance and engaged Chaos in a clinch.
Smirnov is looking to control Chaos's arms but Chaos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smirnov has his back to the ropes.
Smirnov blocks a body shot from Chaos.
Smirnov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Smirnov scores with a shoulder strike.
Smirnov blocks a body shot from Chaos.
Chaos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smirnov stalling in the clinch but Chaos improves position.
Smirnov is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Chaos has denied him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smirnov can't find room to land a body shot as Chaos controls the action.
Smirnov swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos misses with a body punch.
Chaos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smirnov up against the ropes.
Chaos misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaos lands a hook that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Smirnov is trying to stall.
A short left from Smirnov.
Chaos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smirnov's elbow.
Smirnov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smirnov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smirnov misses with a punch to the body.
Chaos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smirnov avoiding damage.
Chaos tries to work over Smirnov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chaos as Smirnov tries to tie him up.
Chaos throws a head punch that misses.
Smirnov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaos scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Chaos.
Chaos taking a breather.
Chaos blocking some punches.
Chaos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smirnov's elbow.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Chaos gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
Chaos tries a body shot but Smirnov blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smirnov is trying to break the clinch but Chaos has him pressed against the ropes.
Chaos blocking some punches.
Chaos looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chaos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That kick from Chaos tenderised Smirnov's leg. Smirnov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chaos connects with the punch.
Chaos dodges the punch combination from Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a nice head shot.
Smirnov misses the body punch
enabling Chaos to counter with a crisp jab.
Smirnov throws out a powerful jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chaos checks a leg kick.
Chaos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Smirnov lunges at Chaos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chaos's hand.
Smirnov is looking to clinch.
Smirnov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smirnov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Smirnov catches Chaos right on the button with a cross.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chaos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smirnov.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smirnov digs a good body shot into Chaos's ribs.
Smirnov lands a jab to the nose.
Smirnov jabs at Chaos's body.
Chaos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaos takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Smirnov.
Smirnov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smirnov throws a body shot but no joy.
Smirnov is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a body shot
letting Chaos counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaos moves forwards but Smirnov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chaos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smirnov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smirnov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chaos.
Chaos misses with an uppercut. Smirnov saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A swing and a miss from Smirnov.
Smirnov catches Chaos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smirnov scores with a nice right hand.
Chaos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chaos throws the left hand but Smirnov avoids the punch easily.
Smirnov is looking for the big counter here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smirnov, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.
Smirnov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smirnov fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smirnov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaos moves away.
Nice cross by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Chaos throws a lazy right hand but Smirnov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Smirnov.
Smirnov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smirnov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smirnov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smirnov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Chaos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaos throws an off balance right hand
and Smirnov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smirnov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaos.
A little feinted left hand from Chaos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smirnov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov throws a front kick aimed at Chaos's knee but Chaos avoids it well.
Chaos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smirnov just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov looks to land a left hand but Chaos moved out of range nicely.
Smirnov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smirnov swinging wildly here.
Chaos is looking to counter punch.
Smirnov misses with a wild combination.
Smirnov misses with a hook to the body
and Chaos counters with a straight right hand.
Smirnov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands with a slapping head kick.
Smirnov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaos throws a sloppy body shot
and Smirnov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Smirnov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Chaos. That snapped Smirnov's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with an uppercut.
Smirnov lands a jab.
Smirnov throws a looping overhand right but Chaos ducks down to avoid it.
Chaos throws a big counter combination but Smirnov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Donk. Smirnov catches Chaos right on the button with a cross.
Chaos misses with a straight right.
Chaos connects with a leg kick. Smirnov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chaos looks to land a left hand but Smirnov moved out of range nicely.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smirnov tries to clinch
and Chaos counters with a right hand to the body.
Smirnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Chaos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smirnov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smirnov throws a leg kick which misses Chaos's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaos tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chaos swats away the attempt to clinch by Smirnov.
An attempted straight right counter from Chaos misses the target.
Smirnov throws a hook but Chaos avoids it easily.
Chaos loads up on a big right hand but Smirnov slips the punch.
Smirnov wants to counter the offense by Chaos and move into the clinch position.
Chaos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smirnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Smirnov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chaos.
Smirnov lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Smirnov there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Chaos. That snapped Smirnov's head back.
Smirnov pushes Chaos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smirnov blocks a body shot from Chaos.
Smirnov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smirnov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smirnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chaos throws a punch but it's blocked by Smirnov.
Chaos gets through Smirnov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clinton Chaos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaos looking to slow down the pace here.
Smirnov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaos tries to work over Smirnov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smirnov's elbow.
Smirnov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaos throws a body punch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Chaos throws a big shot that misses.
Chaos tries a low kick but Smirnov avoids it.
Smirnov clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smirnov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaos breaks the clinch.
Smirnov clinches up with Chaos and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Chaos fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Chaos.
Smirnov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smirnov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaos stalling the fight.
Chaos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Smirnov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smirnov throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaos.
Chaos lands with a light punch inside.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smirnov stalling in the clinch but Chaos improves position.
Chaos misses with some punches.
Chaos tries to throw a body punch but Smirnov avoids it by throwing Chaos back against the ropes.
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 Clinton Chaos.
Well Smirnov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
A less than humble Alexander Smirnov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anderson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Dear Agony blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Niccoli!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones blocks a head kick by Niccoli.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niccoli misses with a low kick.
Niccoli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Niccoli throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Niccoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Niccoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Niccoli tries to avoid it.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niccoli throws out the jab.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A low kick from Niccoli misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Niccoli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niccoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones 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.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niccoli is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Niccoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Niccoli counters with a leg kick.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niccoli manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Niccoli! But no joy.
Niccoli misses with a low kick.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Niccoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Niccoli.
A head kick misses from Niccoli.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niccoli's hands.
Niccoli scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Niccoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones cracks Niccoli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niccoli.
Jones throws a push kick but Niccoli slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niccoli.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Niccoli counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Niccoli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Niccoli moved away.
A head kick from Niccoli lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
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 Anderson Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Niccoli's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Niccoli throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
It looks like Anderson Jones has been cut.
Niccoli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones wants to slow Niccoli down by chopping away at his legs.
Niccoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Niccoli counters with a body kick.
Niccoli misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Niccoli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Niccoli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Niccoli lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Niccoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Anderson Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Jones.
Niccoli throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Niccoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niccoli throws a nice head kick!
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Niccoli is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Niccoli wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Niccoli counters with a body kick.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Niccoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niccoli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niccoli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Niccoli tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Anderson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niccoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niccoli moves away.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niccoli lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Niccoli saw that one coming.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Niccoli counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones 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.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Niccoli moves out of range.
Niccoli cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niccoli. That did some damage!
Niccoli ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Niccoli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niccoli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Niccoli looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo bu Niccoli just gets out of the way.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Niccoli feints a counter leg kick.
Niccoli throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niccoli moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Niccoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Niccoli down.
Niccoli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niccoli takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
It appears Jones was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Niccoli with a good jab.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Niccoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Niccoli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Niccoli settles back down.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niccoli's sensitive parts.
Niccoli lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones throws a leg kick but Niccoli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Niccoli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Niccoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niccoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Jones misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Niccoli.
Niccoli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niccoli lands a right hook to the body.
Jones slips under a jab from Niccoli.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Giovanni Niccoli's cut even more.
Niccoli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niccoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niccoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Niccoli lands with a good body shot.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Niccoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones throws a leg kick but Niccoli moved away.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Jones clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Niccoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Niccoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Niccoli.
Niccoli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jones blocks it well.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niccoli.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Niccoli blocks the leg kick.
Niccoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niccoli lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Niccoli moves out of range as Jones strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Niccoli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Niccoli misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niccoli checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a low kick but Niccoli moves out of range easily.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niccoli checks it well.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones moves out of range as Niccoli throws a body kick.
Niccoli blocks a head kick by Jones.
Niccoli looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Niccoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones thows a body kick. Niccoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Niccoli checks it.
Niccoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones lands a head kick. Niccoli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The cut above Giovanni Niccoli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Niccoli blocks the body kick.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niccoli can do to turn this around?
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Niccoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones throws a switch kick that catches Niccoli on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Niccoli 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 Niccoli flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Anderson Jones!
A very excited looking Anderson Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Olivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya comes to the ring accompanied by DBZ. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Olivero!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olivero fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatsuya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tatsuya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Olivero's sensitive parts.
Tatsuya moves out of range as Olivero throws a body kick.
Tatsuya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olivero, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tatsuya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olivero avoids it.
Olivero avoids a wild elbow strike from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivero is trying to push Tatsuya away but Tatsuya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tatsuya throws an elbow but it misses.
Olivero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olivero being controlled against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero tries a knee to the head but Tatsuya blocks it.
Olivero is trying to break free.
Olivero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olivero misses with a knee strike.
Tatsuya prevents a body shot from Olivero.
Olivero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olivero missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
Olivero trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Tatsuya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olivero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatsuya.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olivero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Olivero.
Tatsuya looking to throw knees to the head but Olivero is blocking nicely.
Olivero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatsuya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olivero was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatsuya.
Olivero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsuya circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuya darts in and clinches Olivero up against the ropes.
Olivero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olivero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatsuya.
Olivero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Olivero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olivero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Olivero slips a straight right by Tatsuya.
Olivero lands a head kick. Tatsuya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tatsuya lands with an overhand left.
Olivero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tatsuya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olivero throws a sloppy head kick
and Tatsuya counters with a slapping leg kick.
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 Ryuu Tatsuya will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tatsuya misses with a lunging right hand
and Olivero counters with a nice uppercut.
Tatsuya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatsuya 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.
Olivero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Olivero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatsuya manages to avoid it.
Ivan Olivero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatsuya tries to work over Olivero's front leg with a kick but Olivero checks it.
Olivero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olivero looks to throw the jab but Tatsuya is out of range.
Tatsuya looks to score with a jab to the body but Olivero is just out of range.
Tatsuya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tatsuya misses with a head kick.
Olivero is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatsuya blocks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Olivero.
It looks like Ryuu Tatsuya has been cut.
Olivero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Olivero gets tackled into the ropes by Tatsuya. Tatsuya maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsuya is trying to maintain a safe position but Olivero gets an underhook and turns Tatsuya into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatsuya avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatsuya.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatsuya.
Tatsuya connects with a knee to the head.
Olivero takes a shot to the head.
Olivero blocks an elbow strike from Tatsuya.
Olivero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatsuya.
Olivero managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olivero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya working Olivero over with knees to the body.
Olivero is trying to push Tatsuya away but Tatsuya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ryuu Tatsuya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Tatsuya.
Olivero avoids a wild elbow strike from Tatsuya.
Nice elbow from Tatsuya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olivero tries a knee to the head but Tatsuya blocks it.
Tatsuya takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olivero looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsuya is blocking nicely.
Olivero trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya taking a breather.
Olivero is trying to break free.
Tatsuya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olivero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olivero managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Olivero is trying to force a seperation but Tatsuya has the dominant position.
Tatsuya taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olivero tries a knee to the head but Tatsuya blocks it.
Olivero can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tatsuya.
Olivero has had enough of the clinch but Tatsuya keeps him there for the moment.
Tatsuya pushes off an throws an elbow but Olivero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryuu Tatsuya'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.
Tatsuya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olivero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olivero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tatsuya avoids the head kick by Olivero.
Tatsuya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olivero.
A nice side step and Olivero releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Olivero.
Tatsuya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatsuya throws a body kick that misses.
Tatsuya misses with the combination.
Tatsuya with a nice cross.
Tatsuya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olivero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tatsuya tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tatsuya. Tatsuya obviously looking to wear him down.
Tatsuya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Olivero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tatsuya lands with a good body shot.
Olivero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatsuya lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Olivero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivan Olivero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Olivero as he checks the leg kick.
Olivero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Olivero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tatsuya is looking to chop away at Olivero's legs.
A little jabbing left from Olivero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tatsuya looks to score with a jab to the body but Olivero is just out of range.
Tatsuya has managed to clinch.
Tatsuya landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ivan Olivero has been cut.
Good body shot from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya can't find room to land a body shot as Olivero controls the action.
Tatsuya wants to stall.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatsuya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olivero can do to turn this around?
Olivero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatsuya lands a left hand.
Tatsuya displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olivero up against the ropes.
Tatsuya trying to stall but Olivero improves his position.
Olivero trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya misses with an elbow over the top.
Tatsuya looking to throw knees to the head but Olivero is blocking nicely.
Tatsuya landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olivero throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya is trying to maintain a safe position but Olivero gets an underhook and turns Tatsuya into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Tatsuya clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tatsuya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olivero.
Tatsuya appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tatsuya misses with a straight right.
Tatsuya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Tatsuya scores with a four punch combination!
Olivero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatsuya manages to avoid it.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. Olivero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Olivero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tatsuya 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 Olivero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olivero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya pushes Olivero up against the ropes in a clinch.
Come on Tatsuya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olivero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olivero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tatsuya has Olivero pressed against the ropes.
Olivero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olivero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatsuya is defending well for now.
Olivero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatsuya blocks it with crossed arms.
Olivero tries to work over Tatsuya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olivero letting Tatsuya take a breather here.
Tatsuya looking to slow down the pace here.
Olivero misses with a knee strike.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Olivero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatsuya blocks it with crossed arms.
Olivero manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya has Olivero up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tatsuya stalling against the ropes.
Tatsuya can't find room to land a body shot as Olivero controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tatsuya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olivero blocks it with crossed arms.
Olivero managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olivero looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsuya is blocking nicely.
Olivero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatsuya is defending well for now.
Olivero lands a nice uppercut.
Olivero looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsuya is blocking nicely.
Tatsuya effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ryuu Tatsuya will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tatsuya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Olivero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olivero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tatsuya rather than just go for the knockout.
Tatsuya scores with a hook.
Tatsuya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olivero.
Olivero lands with a slapping head kick.
Olivero gets tackled into the ropes by Tatsuya. Tatsuya maintains the clinch.
Tatsuya connects with a knee to the head.
Tatsuya working Olivero over with knees to the body.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuya landing knees to the body.
Olivero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tatsuya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya pushes off an throws an elbow but Olivero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya is looking to control Olivero's arms but Olivero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatsuya has his back to the ropes.
Olivero tries to break free but Tatsuya pushes him back against the ropes.
Olivero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but Olivero blocks it.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olivero avoids it.
Tatsuya scores with a knee to the head.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the body.
Tatsuya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Olivero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tatsuya blocks an uppercut.
Tatsuya presses Olivero against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tatsuya lands an elbow inside that Olivero shrugs off.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Tatsuya to work.
Tatsuya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olivero's face.
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olivero is defending well for now.
Olivero can't find room to land a body shot as Tatsuya controls the action.
Tatsuya lands with a short shot 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!
Tatsuya lands with a left to the head.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Olivero avoids the damage to the body.
Ivan Olivero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olivero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tatsuya working Olivero over with knees to the body.
Ryuu Tatsuya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olivero avoids the elbow strike from Tatsuya, against the ropes.
Tatsuya lands a nice knee to the body.
Tatsuya slows down the pace here.
Olivero manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Tatsuya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tatsuya, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Tatsuya!
Ryuu Tatsuya very nearly forgot to thank L.A. Elite Clothing Co amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Versus The World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The World is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The lost vikings. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Versus The World!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a low kick, looking for The World's leg but The World calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The World! But no joy.
Hart lands a head shot.
It looks like Versus The World has been cut.
The World moves out of range of the body kick.
The World has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hart takes a swing at The World's ribcage but misses.
Hart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Bernie Hart has been cut.
Hart connects with a solid leg kick.
The World clobbers Hart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hart slips a jab from The World.
Hart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hart connects with a crisp jab.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The World moves away.
A little jabbing left from The World on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a body shot but no joy.
The World slips under a jab from Hart.
The World misses with a body kick.
Hart throws a hook but The World blocks it.
The World is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
The World defending well as Hart loads up on a big left hand.
The World is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The World uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Hart misses
and The World counters with a nice body shot.
Hart jabs at The World's body.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The World.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws the kick towards the body but The World avoids it.
Hart misses with a double jab
and The World counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The World lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Hart misses with an uppercut.
Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The World lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hart misses the jab.
It seemed like The World was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hart misses with a left hand
enabling The World to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart pivots, looking for a leg kick but The World is out of range and Hart settles back down.
The World looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hart looks for the body kick but The World saw that one coming.
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 Bernie Hart will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The World scores with a jab to the head.
Hart misses with a right hand
enabling The World to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart swings for the body but The World moves out of range.
Versus The World seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hart.
Hart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hart throws a leg kick
enabling The World to counter with a crisp jab.
The World on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The World blocks a jab.
The World scores with a jab.
Hart throws a body kick that misses.
Hart misses with a looping left.
The World checks a low kick from Hart.
The World throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Hart is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The World bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The World checks a leg kick nicely.
The World tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart wants to slow The World down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from The World.
The World displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Hart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hart misses with a low kick.
The World listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bernie Hart's cut is getting worse.
Hart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The World scores with a punch to the head.
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
Hart misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Hart tried to counter with a leg kick but The World avoided it.
Some bone on bone action there as The World checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The World looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hart tries to land a front kick but The World steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The World throws a series of punches but Hart avoids them all with ease.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but The World sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The World flicks out a counter leg kick but Hart steps away.
Hart throws a lazy uppercut
and The World counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The World rushes Hart and presses him up against the ropes.
I was talking to Hart's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The World missing with knees to the body.
Hart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
The World trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hart throws an elbow but misses.
The World misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Versus The World showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hart moves out of range of the body kick from The World.
The World keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Hart is predictable there
and The World counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Hart misses with a body kick.
The World steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The World thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. The World does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The World manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The World misses with a lunging right hand
and Hart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hart thumps The World with a low kick.
Hart moves out of range of the body kick from The World.
The World throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hart missing with a left hand there. The World was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The World is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Hart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Versus The World's cut even more.
The World swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
The World cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
The World moves out of range of the leg kick from Hart.
Hart throws the left hand but The World avoids the punch easily.
The World just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The World looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The World uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
The World fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hart, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
The World lands an elbow inside that Hart shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The World scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart avoiding damage as The World throws knees to the body.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
The World missing with knees to the body.
The World missing with knees to the body.
The World missing with knees to the body.
The World managing to block the knees to the body from Hart.
Hart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The World is defending well for now.
The World misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hart.
Hart managing to block the knees to the body from The World.
Hart tries to circle away but The World has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Versus The World just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The World throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart throws a leg kick but The World moved away.
The World throws a big counter head kick but Hart avoids it with no problem.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
The World throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Hart misses with a right hand
letting The World counter with a right hand.
Hart misses with a low kick.
The World let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hart throws a body punch but The World moves out of range.
Hart connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops The World to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The World tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The World clinches with his opponent.
Hart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The World backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
The World lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
The World is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hart is keeping busy.
The World lands a nice knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hart avoiding damage as The World throws knees to the body.
Versus The World seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The World softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The World tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Hart.
The World blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The World keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The World avoids it.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but The World is controlling him.
The World missing with knees to the body.
The World throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harts head.
Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The World takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hart misses with a body kick.
The World uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Hart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Versus The World's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hart misses with an uppercut. The World saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Hart takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The World lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Hart walks into a jab.
Hart misses with a body kick.
The World lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hart at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from The World.
The World swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
The World throws a push kick but Hart slaps the foot to one side.
The World avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The World uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
The World closes the distance and clinches.
The World lands a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The World obliges.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The World blocks the elbow strike.
Hart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but The World avoids the damage to the body.
The World using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The World tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
Hart takes a knee to the side of the body.
The World tries to land knees in the clinch but Hart avoids the damage to the body.
The World unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The World misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hart.
The World creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hart's defenses.
The World missing with knees to the body.
The World putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The World throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World thows a body kick. Hart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for The World.
Bernie Hart's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The World lands with a nice body punch.
The World throws a body shot but no joy.
Hart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The World just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart pivots, looking for a leg kick but The World is out of range and Hart settles back down.
It seemed like The World was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hart.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The World tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The World tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Versus The World comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The World 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 47:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong takes a swing at Xiaolong's ribcage but misses.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaolong moves away.
Xiaolong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaolong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiaolong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Xiaolong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Xiaolong moved out of range nicely.
Xiaolong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Xiaolong.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong throws a combination that misses
and Xiaolong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kong's knee momentarily.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaolong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Xiaolong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaolong misses with a leg kick.
Xiaolong misses the jab.
Kong throws a counter high kick but Xiaolong was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong scores with a nice head shot.
Kong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xiaolong throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaolong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong digs a good body shot into Kong's ribs.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
Xiaolong misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaolong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiaolong! But no joy.
Xiaolong closes the distance and pushes Kong back into the ropes.
Xiaolong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kong up against the ropes.
Xiaolong missing with knees to the body.
Xiaolong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xiaolong blocks the elbow strike.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaolong lands an elbow just above Kong 's eye.
It looks like Qing Kong has been cut.
Kong avoids the elbow strike from Xiaolong, against the ropes.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Kong fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Kong has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong blocks an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Xiaolong scores with a nice hook 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!
Kong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xiaolong avoids it.
Kong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong takes an elbow to the temple.
Xiaolong managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Xiaolong blocks a body shot from Kong.
Xiaolong managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Xiaolong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaolong.
Kong takes a shot to the head.
Xiaolong cracks Kong with a nice body shot.
Kong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong cracks Kong with a nice body shot.
Xiaolong lands a hook that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Kong blocks a body shot from Xiaolong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaolong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong working Xiaolong over with knees to the body.
Xiaolong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kong is defending well for now.
A short left from Kong.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kong.
Kong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kong misses with some punches.
Xiaolong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
Xiaolong lands a right hand.
Xiaolong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaolong looking to stall.
Kong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Xiaolong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong avoids the elbow strike from Xiaolong, against the ropes.
Xiaolong throws an elbow that misses.
Kong struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaolong controls his hands.
Xiaolong lands an elbow that stopped Kong in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaolong lands an elbow inside.
Qing Kong's cut is getting worse.
Xiaolong misses with a body punch.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong lands with a light punch inside.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xiaolong throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaolong.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Kong - that landed with a thud.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaolong lands a hook that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaolong.
A head punch on the inside from Kong fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xiaolong swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Xiaolong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A jab from Kong misses.
Xiaolong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kong in his tracks.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kong staying out of range there.
Kong throws a right hand that misses
and Xiaolong counters with a thumping low kick.
Li Xiaolong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiaolong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xiaolong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kong.
Xiaolong connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick from Kong misses.
Kong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Xiaolong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Kong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Xiaolong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
Xiaolong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Xiaolong tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong avoids the body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xiaolong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xiaolong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaolong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kong on the side of the head.
Xiaolong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong misses with a two punch combination.
Xiaolong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xiaolong tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Kong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Kong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands a nice looking body shot.
Xiaolong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Xiaolong keeps the fight on the outside.
And Xiaolong responds with a good body kick, but Kong manages to step out the way in time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kong checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kong.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong throws a hook to the side of Xiaolong's head but Xiaolong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xiaolong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kong.
Qing Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xiaolong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong 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.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Xiaolong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kong finds it's way round the side to connect with Xiaolong's head.
Xiaolong tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong avoids the head kick by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong slips under a jab from Kong.
Xiaolong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xiaolong throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xiaolong.
Xiaolong with a nice cross.
Xiaolong lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaolong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Kong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaolong slips a jab from Kong.
A low kick from Kong misses
and Xiaolong counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaolong.
Kong cracks Xiaolong with an open hand slap.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaolong can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaolong throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Xiaolong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kong moves out of range as Xiaolong throws a body kick.
Kong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaolong moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Xiaolong misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Xiaolong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Xiaolong counters with a nice leg kick.
Xiaolong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaolong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Kong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiaolong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
Kong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xiaolong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Xiaolong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
Kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaolong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaolong swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Xiaolong lands with a nice body punch.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Xiaolong.
Kong instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong'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.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kong to score with a decent uppercut.
Xiaolong connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kong.
Xiaolong misses with a head kick.
Xiaolong throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
A slow jab from Xiaolong misses its intended target.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
Kong throws a leg kick but Xiaolong checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaolong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kong throws a leg kick but Xiaolong checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaolong dips to his left and cracks Kong with an uppercut!
Xiaolong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Kong is predictable there
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Xiaolong throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong is looking to score with low kicks.
Kong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kong swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Xiaolong counter with a right hand.
Xiaolong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xiaolong tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong takes a swing at Xiaolong's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Xiaolong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kong cracks the inside of Xiaolong's front leg.
Kong looks to land a body kick but Xiaolong moved away.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaolong.
Both fighters circling a little - Kong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Xiaolong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Kong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiaolong blocks a head kick by Kong.
Xiaolong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xiaolong feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Xiaolong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xiaolong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaolong throws out a counter right but Kong avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses with a leg kick.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaolong is looking to land body kicks.
Xiaolong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Kong misses with a hook
and Xiaolong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Xiaolong.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaolong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Xiaolong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kong throws a lazy head kick
and Xiaolong counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaolong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaolong. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaolong throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Xiaolong scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a push kick but Kong slaps the foot to one side.
Kong throws a front kick aimed at Xiaolong's knee but Xiaolong avoids it well.
Xiaolong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kong has Xiaolong up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kong lands with a left to the head.
Xiaolong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kong is defending well for now.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong misses with some punches.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
Kong avoiding damage as Xiaolong throws knees to the body.
Xiaolong misses with a knee strike.
Xiaolong misses with an elbow strike.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
Xiaolong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong lands with a right to the head.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaolong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaolong pushes Kong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kong is looking to break free of the clinch but Xiaolong has double underhooks.
Xiaolong trying to land knees to the body.
Kong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kong trying to land knees to the body.
Kong lands an elbow that stopped Xiaolong in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xiaolong is defending well for now.
Xiaolong has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Qing Kong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kong as Xiaolong tries to tie him up.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaolong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Li Xiaolong just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kong.
Xiaolong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Xiaolong throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong throws out a leg kick but Xiaolong moves out of range and Kong only half commits.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Xiaolong misses.
Kong throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaolong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiaolong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kong scores with a hook to the body. Xiaolong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kong misses with a low kick.
A big right from Kong misses.
Xiaolong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xiaolong throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the body kick.
Kong scores with a decent looking hook.
Xiaolong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kong needs to keep his hands up - Xiaolong had a free shot at his head there.
Kong throws the left hand but Xiaolong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaolong motions for Kong to come forward. Xiaolong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong misses with a body punch
and Xiaolong counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiaolong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
A solid body kick from Kong.
Xiaolong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaolong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong lands a jab.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong scores with a hook to the body. Xiaolong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaolong misses with a head kick.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong motions for Xiaolong to come forward. Kong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong misses with a left hand
and Xiaolong counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiaolong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiaolong is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xiaolong throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong punishes Xiaolong's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kong. That snapped Xiaolong's head back.
Xiaolong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kong with a hook.
Xiaolong walks into a jab.
Xiaolong clinches.
Still in the clinch, Kong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong lands an elbow inside that Xiaolong shrugs off.
Kong prevents a body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaolong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong digs a right hand underneath Xiaolong's ribcage. Xiaolong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kong.
Xiaolong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xiaolong can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries a knee to the head but Kong blocks it.
Kong lands a good knee to the midsection. Xiaolong won't want to take too many of those.
Xiaolong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kong lands with a left to the head.
Xiaolong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Xiaolong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xiaolong avoids a wild elbow strike from Kong.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Kong.
Xiaolong lands an elbow inside.
Xiaolong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kongs head.
Kong throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Xiaolong throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Xiaolong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaolong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaolong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Qing Kong will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
Kong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiaolong lands a jab to the head.
Xiaolong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kong is out of range and Xiaolong settles back down.
Xiaolong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xiaolong misses the jab.
Xiaolong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Xiaolong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
Kong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xiaolong thumps Kong with a low kick.
Xiaolong checks a low kick from Kong.
Kong connects with a body shot that sends Xiaolong's belly button to the back.
Kong throws a push kick but Xiaolong slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaolong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kong.
Xiaolong lands a nice hook to Kong's body. Kong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaolong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong misses with an uppercut. Xiaolong saw that one coming.
Xiaolong scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Kong avoids the body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiaolong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong throws a jab when Xiaolong was well out of range.
Kong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiaolong is able to avoid easily.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xiaolong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kong under the eye.
Xiaolong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xiaolong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kong misses with an uppercut. Xiaolong saw that one coming.
Xiaolong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiaolong lands a nice looking body kick.
Xiaolong fakes the leg kick and cracks Kong in the body.
Xiaolong slips a straight right by Kong.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaolong can pounce on him.
Qing Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li Xiaolong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to clinch.
Xiaolong throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xiaolong.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaolong manages to avoid it.
Xiaolong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaolong checks it well.
Xiaolong throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
Xiaolong lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kong.
A swing and a miss from Kong.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Xiaolong!
A slow jab from Kong misses its intended target.
Kong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaolong.
Nice body kick there by Kong.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xiaolong. That one must have hurt.
Kong avoids the head kick by Xiaolong.
Kong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaolong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaolong moves away.
A lazy left from Xiaolong finds it's target.
Xiaolong blocks the body kick.
Xiaolong is looking to chop away at Kong's legs.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaolong manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Xiaolong.
A punch combination from Xiaolong misses.
Kong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xiaolong. That did some damage!
Xiaolong scores with a jab.
Kong works Xiaolong's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Kong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xiaolong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kong.
Xiaolong with a nice cross.
Xiaolong thumps Kong with a low kick.
Xiaolong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Xiaolong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xiaolong slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Xiaolong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaolong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Kong tries a low kick but Xiaolong avoids it.
Xiaolong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaolong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kong works Xiaolong's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaolong thumps Kong with a low kick.
Kong wants to clinch up but Xiaolong keeps it at a distance.
Xiaolong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaolong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xiaolong 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Li Xiaolong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hong Entrance Song. Peoples is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Party People by Nelly Featuring Fergie. Antonio Laborina Lim could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cecil Peoples's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Peoples!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peoples moves away from the strike by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws the kick towards the body but Peoples avoids it.
Peoples throws a right and a left that Laborina Lim avoids nicely.
Peoples is looking to score with low kicks.
Peoples throws a head kick that Laborina Lim semi-blocks.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick but Peoples moves out of range.
Peoples blocks a leg kick.
Peoples listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laborina Lim looks to throw the jab but Peoples is out of range.
Laborina Lim drops his hands momentarily and Peoples takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peoples closes the distance and clinches.
Peoples lands an elbow that stopped Laborina Lim in his tracks for a moment.
Peoples told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Peoples prevents a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
Peoples holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Laborina Lim managing to block the knees to the body from Peoples.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laborina Lim.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laborina Lim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peoples breaks from the clinch.
Peoples wants to clinch up but Laborina Lim keeps it at a distance.
Laborina Lim cracks Peoples with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peoples checks a low kick from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Peoples misses with a double jab.
Laborina Lim circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Peoples blocks the leg kick.
Laborina Lim scores with a jab to the head.
Peoples throws a leg kick that misses.
Laborina Lim is looking to counter with a body kick.
Laborina Lim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peoples doesn't manage to clinch there - Laborina Lim circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laborina Lim cracks the inside of Peoples's front leg.
Peoples tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laborina Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peoples lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laborina Lim throws out a loose jab but Peoples uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peoples moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laborina Lim looks to land a right hand but Peoples moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laborina Lim. Peoples does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laborina Lim lands a jab.
Peoples is rocked!
It looks like Cecil Peoples has been cut.
Peoples leaves his chin hanging out and Laborina Lim seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Peoples crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Laborina Lim!
A very excited looking Antonio Laborina Lim rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Cecil Peoples stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next time, I will smash this chump with the spinning backfist'.
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