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Karate Ketsueki Supotsu 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Slappy Nutty (ranked 7028 p4p, 442 weight class) and Adrian Nicusor (ranked 22358 p4p, 491 weight class). Slappy Nutty is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slappy Nutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Nicusor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicusor checks a low kick from Nutty.
Nutty moves out of range as Nicusor strikes.
Nutty tests Nicusor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nutty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nutty.
Nicusor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nicusor lands the left hand.
Nicusor connects with a right hand. Nutty shakes it off.
Nutty is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Nicusor engages and cracks Nutty with a massive lead left hook - Nutty tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Nicusor is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Nicusor!
After the big win, Adrian Nicusor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Riner Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vasyl Kovalchick (ranked 7752 p4p, 594 weight class) and Bart Vale (ranked 4606 p4p, 452 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kovalchick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ukrainian . Vale has chosen Meltdown as his entrance music. Vasyl Kovalchick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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251 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasyl Kovalchick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Vale!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalchick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vale steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kovalchick.
No joy there for Kovalchick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovalchick is looking to clinch but Vale is avoiding it.
Vale moves into range and clinches up with Kovalchick.
Vale looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A bit of stalling here from Vale.
Vale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kovalchick backwards.
Vale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vale working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vale tries a knee to the head but Kovalchick blocks it.
Vale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovalchick is defending well for now.
Vale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kovalchick up against the ropes.
Vale looking to stall.
Vale pushes off an throws an elbow but Kovalchick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kovalchick tries a knee to the head but Vale blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kovalchick tries to land a knee to the head but Vale blocks with his arms.
Kovalchick tries to land a knee to the head but Vale blocks with his arms.
Vale looking to throw knees to the head but Kovalchick is blocking nicely.
Vale controlling the action here for a moment.
Kovalchick misses with a knee strike.
Vale tries to stall but Kovalchick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vale throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kovalchick looking to throw knees to the head but Vale is blocking nicely.
Kovalchick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vale's efforts to push away.
Kovalchick looking to throw knees to the head but Vale is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vale is looking to control Kovalchick's arms but Kovalchick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vale has his back to the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vale stalling in the clinch.
Vale lands with a right to the head.
Vale taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bart Vale.
Vale moves into the clinch.
Vale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vale tries to stall but Kovalchick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kovalchick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vale looks for the body kick but Kovalchick saw that one coming.
It looked like Kovalchick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kovalchick misses with a knee strike.
Kovalchick tries to land a knee to the head but Vale blocks with his arms.
Kovalchick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kovalchick tries a knee to the head but Vale blocks it.
Kovalchick looking to throw knees to the head but Vale is blocking nicely.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vale breaks from the clinch.
Kovalchick closes the distance and pushes Vale back into the ropes.
Kovalchick letting Vale take a breather here.
Vale breaks the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Vale
and Kovalchick counters with a two punch combo.
Kovalchick clinches.
Vale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vale slows down the pace here.
Vale can't break the clinch.
Vale tries to break the clinch but Kovalchick is controlling the position.
Vale is stalling here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kovalchick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vale's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kovalchick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovalchick closes the distance and clinches.
Vale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kovalchick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vale working hard to break the clinch.
Kovalchick avoiding damage as Vale throws knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kovalchick is keeping busy.
Kovalchick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vale tries to circle away but Kovalchick has him pinned against the ropes.
Vale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale is trying to break the clinch but Kovalchick is controlling him.
Bart Vale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovalchick tries to land a knee to the head but Vale blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vale, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vale breaks from the clinch.
Kovalchick tries to clinch there but Vale circles away.
Vale unleashes a big counter combination but Kovalchick bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vale circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovalchick rushes Vale and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovalchick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Vasyl Kovalchick.
I think Kovalchick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Vasyl Kovalchick!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Vasyl Kovalchick!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Vasyl Kovalchick!
Vasyl Kovalchick wins by unanimous decision!
Vasyl Kovalchick decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Davies (ranked 7368 p4p, 453 weight class) and Inukshuk Eskimo (ranked 4437 p4p, 348 weight class). Eskimo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm the only gay Eskimo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Inukshuk Eskimo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Inukshuk Eskimo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies slips a jab from Eskimo.
Eskimo cracks Davies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Davies.
Davies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eskimo moves into the clinch.
Davies working hard to break the clinch.
Eskimo pushes Davies back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Davies wants to get back to striking at distance but Eskimo won't allow it.
Davies letting Eskimo take a breather here.
Eskimo lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eskimo breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Eskimo.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davies throws a leg kick but Eskimo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eskimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davies's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eskimo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davies scrambles back to his feet.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but Eskimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo looks to land a combination but Davies avoids it well.
Davies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davies defending well as Eskimo loads up on a big left hand.
Eskimo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davies scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eskimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
As Eskimo tries to get set, Davies tries to push him back and clinch up but Eskimo manages to avoid the attempt.
Eskimo looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Inukshuk Eskimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eskimo looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Davies takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but Eskimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies sets himself, and Eskimo steps forward looking for the clinch! Davies avoids it this time.
Inukshuk Eskimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davies misses with a double jab.
Eskimo throws a series of punches but Davies avoids them all with ease.
Davies jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Eskimo throws a jab when Davies was well out of range.
Eskimo scores with a jab to the head.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eskimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to clinch but Eskimo moves out of range.
Eskimo cracks Davies with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Eskimo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eskimo throws a jab when Davies was well out of range.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davies.
Eskimo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davies on the side of the head.
Davies ducks right into an uppercut from Eskimo.
Davies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eskimo.
Davies tries a head kick but it misses.
Eskimo wants to counter the offense by Davies and move into the clinch position.
Eskimo lands a glancing blow to the side of Davies's head.
Davies is rocked!
Eskimo throws a big shot that misses.
Eskimo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eskimo throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davies to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eskimo closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Davies crashing to the mat! Davies uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Oh Davies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Danny Davies has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies throws a sloppy head kick and Eskimo moves out of range easily.
Davies seems to have got his legs back now.
Eskimo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
Eskimo misses with a straight right.
Eskimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eskimo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davies had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
A left lands for Davies.
Eskimo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davies wants to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eskimo.
Eskimo misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Eskimo clips Davies with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Davies a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eskimo throws out a loose jab but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskimo misses the jab.
Davies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies tries to land a front kick but Eskimo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davies tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eskimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eskimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Davies.
Eskimo lands a lovely overhand right.
Eskimo throws out a loose jab but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eskimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Davies.
Eskimo cracks Davies with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Davies is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Davies is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eskimo.
Eskimo misses with an uppercut.
Davies tries to counter by clinching up but Eskimo breaks away and moves out of range.
Davies defending well as Eskimo loads up on a big left hand.
Eskimo throws a hook but Davies avoids it easily.
Eskimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eskimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eskimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davies staying out of range there.
Eskimo misses with the combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo misses with a straight right.
Eskimo looks to land a right hand but Davies moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Eskimo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eskimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davies tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eskimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davies slips under a jab.
Eskimo misses with a looping left.
Davies needs to keep his hands up - Eskimo had a free shot at his head there.
Eskimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eskimo looks to land a left hand but Davies moved out of range nicely.
Eskimo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eskimo misses with a looping right.
Davies throws a quick counter head kick but Eskimo was just out of range.
Davies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eskimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo throws a lazy right hand but Davies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Davies was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eskimo throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
Eskimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eskimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davies counters with a straight right hand.
Eskimo throws out a loose jab but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskimo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davies. Davies circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eskimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Eskimo tries to get set, Davies tries to push him back and clinch up but Eskimo manages to avoid the attempt.
Davies wants to clinch up but Eskimo keeps it at a distance.
Eskimo scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Davies 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.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Eskimo pushes him off.
Davies tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eskimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eskimo scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Davies beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo catches Davies napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Davies crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Eskimo raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Inukshuk Eskimo!
Inukshuk Eskimo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Albert Sure (ranked 6457 p4p, 306 weight class) and Joe Stalin (ranked 4250 p4p, 219 weight class). Stalin has chosen Rasputin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Sure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stalin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sure keeps the fight on the outside.
Sure misses with a lunging right hand
and Stalin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stalin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sure circles away quickly and effectively.
Sure lands a nice looking body kick.
Sure fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stalin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sure looks to land a combination but Stalin avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Stalin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Stalin misses.
Stalin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sure falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stalin counters with a three punch combo that has Sure backing up. Sure nods at Stalin to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stalin connects with a looping right hand.
Sure takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stalin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stalin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin misses with a body shot.
Sure throws a lazy uppercut
and Stalin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Sure does no damage.
Sure misses with a head kick.
Stalin tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Sure misses.
Stalin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sure keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sure misses with a double jab
and Stalin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sure throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sure pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stalin back to the ropes. Sure follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stalin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sure lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stalin backs up against the ropes.
Sure misses the jab.
Stalin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sure under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sure. Stalin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stalin misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sure misses with a hook. Stalin ducked under it nicely.
Stalin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sure with a body shot.
Sure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sure falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stalin counters by clinching up.
Sure tries to work over Stalin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sure's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sure misses with a few strikes there.
Sure throws an off balance right hand
and Stalin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stalin blocks a head kick by Sure.
Stalin tries to clinch but Sure is having none of it.
Sure ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stalin moves away.
Stalin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sure.
Sure throws a lazy head kick
and Stalin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sure lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stalin or not.
Stalin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sure wants to get back to striking at distance but Stalin won't allow it.
Sure breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sure misses.
Stalin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sure throwing a counter right hand but Stalin manages to avoid it.
Sure throws a lazy right hand but Stalin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalin wants to counter with a clinch but Sure pushes him away.
Sure scores with a head kick.
Stalin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sure throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalin moves into the clinch.
Sure tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stalin avoids it.
Sure tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sure lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalin blocking some punches.
Sure pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Stalin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stalin slips under a jab.
Stalin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stalin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stalin duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sure gets tackled into the ropes by Stalin. Stalin maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sure pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalin with a jab.
Sure throws a head kick that misses
and Stalin counters by clinching up.
Sure misses with a punch on the inside.
Sure breaks the clinch.
Sure takes one to the chin there.
Stalin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stalin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stalin punishes Sure's body with a nice straight punch.
Sure connects with a nice looking jab.
Stalin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stalin is rocked!
Stalin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stalin is still on wobbly legs! Can Sure finish him?
Sure jabs at Stalin's body.
Stalin walks straight into a solid jab from Sure. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Sure follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Stalin out cold! Stalin toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Albert Sure!
In defeat, Joe Stalin stepped up to the mic, saying 'Capitalist pig...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Khru Jako (ranked 2649 p4p, 290 weight class) and Joe Strummer (ranked 8292 p4p, 572 weight class). Jako comes to the ring accompanied by Catch a Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strummer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strummer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Joe Strummer has been cut.
Jako swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strummer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strummer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jako circles away quickly and effectively.
Jako misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strummer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jako connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strummer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Strummer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Strummer misses with a right hand
and Jako connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strummer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Strummer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jako.
Jako throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Strummer misses with a two punch combination.
Strummer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako throws a series of punches but Strummer moves out of range.
Jako lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Strummer backs up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strummer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Strummer misses.
Strummer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jako counters with a big head kick but Strummer shrugs it off.
Joe Strummer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strummer walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Khru Jako!
An out of breath and clearly excited Khru Jako thanked Fanatic Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 4157 p4p, 217 weight class) and Kazushi Kazuraba (ranked 24277 p4p, 371 weight class). Jose De La Cus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Britney Spears - Gimme More. Kazuraba has chosen Bloody Tears as his entrance music. Carter Jose De La Cus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 3, fighting out of London, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Kazuraba!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuraba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kazuraba walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Jose De La Cus rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Kazuraba has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Kazuraba is rocked!
Kazuraba misses with a double jab
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand from hell and Kazuraba is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Jose De La Cus!
A less than humble Carter Jose De La Cus 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Esh (ranked 5537 p4p, 186 weight class) and Aabro Abdul Hannan (ranked 7953 p4p, 220 weight class). Esh comes to the ring accompanied by The Butterbean Song. Aabro Abdul Hannan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Esh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aabro Abdul Hannan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdul Hannan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eric Esh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdul Hannan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esh tries to clinch but Abdul Hannan moves out of range.
It seemed like Abdul Hannan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdul Hannan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esh wants to clinch.
Esh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esh throws a right and a left that Abdul Hannan avoids nicely.
Esh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Esh cracks Abdul Hannan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Aabro Abdul Hannan has been cut.
Abdul Hannan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esh moves away.
Abdul Hannan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Abdul Hannan.
Esh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abdul Hannan misses with a combination
and Esh counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Abdul Hannan goes down! Esh rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Abdul Hannan is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Abdul Hannan misses its intended target.
Esh walks into a straight right hand from Abdul Hannan.
Esh slips under a jab from Abdul Hannan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Hannan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdul Hannan keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdul Hannan lands with a nice body punch.
Abdul Hannan looks to throw the jab but Esh is out of range.
A jab from Abdul Hannan misses.
Esh staggers Abdul Hannan with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Abdul Hannan looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Esh is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Esh!
A relieved looking Eric Esh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tsuyoshi Tamatso (ranked 1982 p4p, 259 weight class) and Shin Murakami (ranked 17958 p4p, 730 weight class). Tamatso comes to the ring accompanied by The Storm by Bill Conti. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
5 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamatso scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Murakami 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.
It looks like Shin Murakami has been cut.
Murakami misses with the body kick
and Tamatso counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Murakami.
Murakami throws an off balance right hand
and before Murakami can reset, Tamatso rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Murakami is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Murakami is rocked!
Murakami 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamatso connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Murakami's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Murakami - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
A very excited looking Tsuyoshi Tamatso 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Troy Niklas (ranked 1627 p4p, 172 weight class) and Dean Malenko (ranked 23186 p4p, 699 weight class). Niklas comes to the ring accompanied by Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring. Malenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shooter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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265 lbs
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4 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Niklas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niklas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niklas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Niklas on the inside.
Niklas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niklas lands with a right to the head.
Niklas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malenko is rocked!
Niklas cracks Malenko with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Malenko goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Malenko wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Troy Niklas!
Troy Niklas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dean Malenko stepped up to the mic, saying 'I took a dive for side profit.'.
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