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Karate Ketsueki Supotsu 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wayne Chandler (ranked 8429 p4p, 624 weight class) and Dean Malenko (ranked 23104 p4p, 652 weight class). Malenko has chosen Shooter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Wayne Chandler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Dean Malenko has been cut.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chandler throws a lazy uppercut
letting Malenko counter with a right hand.
Chandler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Malenko.
Chandler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chandler lands a nice shot that snaps Malenko's head back.
Malenko tries to clinch but Chandler moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Chandler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chandler tried to counter with a leg kick but Malenko avoided it.
Chandler 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.
Chandler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Malenko misses
and Chandler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chandler lands a really nice looking cross but Malenko seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Chandler.
A head kick misses from Chandler.
Chandler sets himself, and Malenko steps forward looking for the clinch! Chandler avoids it this time.
A punch combination from Malenko misses.
Chandler connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Malenko's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Malenko - 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 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wayne Chandler!
Dean Malenko was interviewed post fight and said 'I took a dive for side profit.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Ducks (ranked 6319 p4p, 573 weight class) and Super Akhmed (ranked 23779 p4p, 708 weight class). Ducks comes to the ring accompanied by Fight To Survive. The crowd seem to be enjoying Akhmed's choice of entrance music: Allahu Trapbar . The key to victory for Frank Ducks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Ducks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Akhmed!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Akhmed.
Sloppy strikes from Akhmed. Those never looked like landing.
Akhmed misses with the combination.
Ducks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Akhmed manages to circle out of the way.
Akhmed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ducks counters with a good, hard body kick but Akhmed shrugs it off.
Frank Ducks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhmed looks to land a combination but Ducks avoids it well.
Akhmed has Ducks up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducks is trying to break the clinch but Akhmed has him pressed against the ropes.
Akhmed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akhmed tries to bum rush Ducks with a series of wild strikes but Ducks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Akhmed misses with a few strikes there.
Akhmed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ducks circles away quickly and effectively.
Ducks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akhmed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akhmed drives through and clinches with Ducks against the ropes.
Ducks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akhmed misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Akhmed. Those never looked like landing.
Ducks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akhmed cracks the inside of Ducks's front leg.
Ducks tries to clinch but Akhmed moves out of range.
Ducks throws a head kick that misses.
Akhmed tries to counter with a clinch but Ducks shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akhmed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akhmed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Akhmed - that landed with a thud.
Akhmed breaks from the clinch.
Akhmed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akhmed looks to land a combination. Ducks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Akhmed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akhmed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akhmed misses with a double jab.
Akhmed looks for the body kick but Ducks saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmed connects with a solid leg kick.
Ducks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Akhmed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Akhmed throws a right hand that Ducks ducks under and follows up with a left that Ducks also avoids with ease.
Akhmed feints and then cracks Ducks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ducks down.
Akhmed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ducks is breathing heavily.
Ducks moves out of range of the body kick.
Akhmed lands with a kick to the temple. Ducks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ducks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhmed moves away.
Akhmed throws a low kick, looking for Ducks's leg but Ducks calmly moves out of range.
Ducks is looking to slow Akhmed down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducks. Akhmed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akhmed feints and then cracks Ducks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ducks down.
Ducks is looking to clinch.
Akhmed misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akhmed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akhmed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Ducks.
Akhmed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ducks.
Ducks avoids a kick to the body.
Akhmed moves into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akhmed effectively controlling the action here.
Akhmed breaks the clinch.
Akhmed gets a clinch.
Ducks landing knees to the body.
Akhmed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akhmed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akhmed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akhmed throws a head kick but Ducks moves out of range.
Ducks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akhmed blocks a head kick by Ducks.
Frank Ducks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ducks throws a head kick that misses.
Akhmed throws a counter combo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Akhmed blocks a head kick by Ducks.
Akhmed has Ducks up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Akhmed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akhmed wants to get back to striking at distance but Ducks won't allow it.
Akhmed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ducks checks a leg kick.
Akhmed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ducks tries to keep at a distance but Akhmed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akhmed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akhmed managing to block the knees to the body from Ducks.
Akhmed can't break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akhmed tries to work over Ducks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ducks is looking to break free of the clinch but Akhmed has double underhooks.
Ducks managing to block the knees to the body from Akhmed.
Akhmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhmed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akhmed throws a body kick that misses.
Ducks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ducks tries to close the distance and clinch but Akhmed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akhmed moves into the clinch.
Akhmed breaks from the clinch.
Akhmed connects with a body shot that sends Ducks's belly button to the back.
Akhmed keeps the fight on the outside.
Ducks is looking to clinch.
Akhmed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Akhmed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ducks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ducks misses with a wild body shot.
Akhmed has Ducks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Akhmed manages to break the clinch.
Akhmed misses with a double jab.
Akhmed rushes Ducks and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Akhmed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank Ducks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhmed breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akhmed 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 Ducks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ducks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ducks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akhmed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akhmed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ducks.
Ducks throws a sloppy head kick
and Akhmed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akhmed tries to break the clinch but Ducks is controlling the position.
Ducks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akhmed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ducks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akhmed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akhmed tries a body shot but Ducks blocks it.
Akhmed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ducks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Super Akhmed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akhmed fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Akhmed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akhmed 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Super Akhmed!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Super Akhmed!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Super Akhmed!
Super Akhmed wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Super Akhmed 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Edgar Mendoza (ranked 4839 p4p, 379 weight class) and Tony Maa (ranked 7808 p4p, 475 weight class). Mendoza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Knock Out by Deyon Davis. Maa has chosen Ong-Bak's Theme Song as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Maa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Maa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maa throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
Maa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maa scores with a one two! Mendoza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maa is looking to clinch.
Maa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
Maa doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendoza circles away.
Mendoza feints a jab promting Maa to slip. Mendoza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendoza stuns Maa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a one two combo.
Maa is rocked!
Maa scores with a shot to the body.
Maa is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendoza finish him?
Maa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maa staggers Mendoza with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Mendoza 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! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Maa seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a straight right. Maa didn't see that one coming.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maa circles away quickly and effectively.
Maa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza is looking for a counter combo.
Mendoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maa's head.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Maa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendoza lands a right and a left and another right! Maa goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edgar Mendoza!
A very excited looking Edgar Mendoza 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 George Poorman (ranked 3930 p4p, 405 weight class) and Kyotaro Sujimoto (ranked 24529 p4p, 724 weight class). Poorman comes into the arena with InventHelp blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Poorman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro Sujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sujimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poorman lands a right hook to the body.
Poorman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sujimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poorman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sujimoto.
Sujimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Sujimoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sujimoto throws a head kick but Poorman moves out of range.
Poorman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poorman looks to land a combination but Sujimoto avoids it well.
Sujimoto stalks Poorman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poorman's face. Poorman staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poorman connects with a crisp jab.
Poorman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sujimoto.
Sujimoto is looking for the big counter here.
Sujimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poorman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poorman looks to land a combination but Sujimoto avoids it well.
Poorman stuns Sujimoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poorman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sujimotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sujimoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kyotaro Sujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sujimoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Sujimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Poorman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poorman duly obliges.
It looks like Kyotaro Sujimoto has been cut.
We've been informed that Sujimoto 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.
Sujimoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Sujimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poorman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poorman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poorman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sujimoto swinging wildly here.
Poorman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poorman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sujimoto throws a right and a left that Poorman avoids nicely.
Sujimoto stuns Poorman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poorman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poorman looks to land a combination but Sujimoto avoids it well.
Sujimoto clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Poorman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poorman is trying to push Sujimoto away but Sujimoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Poorman tries to work over Sujimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poorman lands a nice shot that snaps Sujimoto's head back.
Sujimoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poorman.
Poorman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sujimoto throws a nice looking combination but Poorman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poorman is looking for a counter combo.
Poorman swings for the body but Sujimoto moves out of range.
Sujimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poorman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sujimoto misses with a double jab.
Sujimoto throws a right and a left that Poorman avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sujimoto misses.
Sujimoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poorman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poorman is looking to wear down Sujimoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sujimoto throws a body punch but Poorman moves out of range.
Sujimoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poorman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sujimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poorman.
Poorman breaks the clinch.
Poorman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Poorman moves out of range easily.
Sujimoto takes one to the chin there.
Good standup being displayed there by Poorman as he connects with a hook.
Poorman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sujimoto cracks a nice hook into Poorman's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sujimoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poorman to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sujimoto throws a series of punches but Poorman avoids them all with ease.
Poorman scores with a nice strike.
Poorman throws a series of punches but Sujimoto moves out of range.
Poorman is breathing heavily.
A combination from Poorman does no damage.
Poorman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sujimoto takes a swing at Poorman's ribcage but misses.
Sujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poorman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sujimoto misses the jab.
Poorman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sujimoto.
Sujimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sujimoto lands a jab to Poorman's midsection.
Poorman misses with a few strikes there.
Sujimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Poorman is trying to break free.
Sujimoto breaks the clinch.
Poorman blocks a head kick by Sujimoto.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poorman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poorman avoids the head kick by Sujimoto.
Poorman looks to land a right hand but Sujimoto moved out of range.
Sujimoto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sujimoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sujimoto throws a series of punches but Poorman moves out of range.
Poorman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sujimoto scores with a punch to the head.
Poorman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poorman is looking for a counter combo.
Sujimoto throws a head kick but Poorman moves out of range.
Poorman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sujimoto is looking to land body kicks.
Poorman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sujimoto manages to circle out of the way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sujimoto.
No joy there for Sujimoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Sujimoto. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Sujimoto misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poorman lands with a nice body punch.
Poorman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Poorman misses with a wild combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Poorman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sujimoto moves away.
Sujimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Poorman.
Sujimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sujimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poorman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poorman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sujimoto misses with a head kick.
Sujimoto swings for the body but Poorman moves out of range.
Sujimoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Poorman takes a shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Sujimoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Poorman misses.
Sujimoto slips a jab and a cross from Poorman.
Sujimoto clinches with his opponent.
Poorman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sujimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poorman moves away.
Sujimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Poorman. Those never looked like landing.
Sujimoto is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Poorman misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sujimoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poorman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sujimoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poorman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poorman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sujimoto.
Poorman misses with a wild combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sujimoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sujimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poorman moves away.
Poorman lands a right hook to the body.
Poorman lands the left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Sujimoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poorman misses with an uppercut.
Poorman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sujimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sujimoto.
Poorman clobbers Sujimoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poorman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Poorman misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Sujimoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sujimoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poorman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sujimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Poorman misses with a double jab
and Sujimoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sujimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poorman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Poorman throws the left hand but Sujimoto avoids the punch easily.
Sujimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poorman circles away quickly and effectively.
Poorman defending well as Sujimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Sujimoto swings for the body but Poorman moves out of range.
Poorman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sujimoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Poorman does no damage.
Poorman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sujimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Poorman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sujimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poorman manages to avoid it.
Sujimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sujimoto throws a leg kick but Poorman moved away.
Poorman misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyotaro Sujimoto.
Well Sujimoto 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kyotaro Sujimoto!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kyotaro Sujimoto!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kyotaro Sujimoto!
Kyotaro Sujimoto wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Kyotaro Sujimoto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, George Poorman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Try my grill!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between David Dupuis (ranked 4907 p4p, 514 weight class) and Daniel Harrison (ranked 25296 p4p, 706 weight class). Dupuis's entrance music is Getting Stronger. A fine choice. Daniel Harrison told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Dupuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to clinch up but Dupuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Dupuis has managed to clinch.
Dupuis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Harrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dupuis or not.
Dupuis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dupuis feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Dupuis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dupuis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
Dupuis closes the distance and clinches.
Dupuis lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Dupuis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dupuis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison darts in trying to clinch
and Dupuis counters with a three punch combo that has Harrison backing up. Harrison nods at Dupuis to acknowledge the strikes.
Harrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dupuis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dupuis.
Our sources have told us that Dupuis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dupuis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrison is rocked!
Harrison trying to control the position but instead, Dupuis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrison into the ropes.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Dupuis finish him?
Dupuis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dupuis'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.
Stalling in the clinch from Dupuis.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dupuis for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harrison looks winded!
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrison misses with an elbow over the top.
Dupuis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dupuis manages to break the clinch.
Dupuis knocks out Harrison with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Dupuis before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Dupuis picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Dupuis!
An out of breath David Dupuis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 4202 p4p, 215 weight class) and Ceasar Morgan (ranked 6096 p4p, 278 weight class). Jose De La Cus's entrance music is Britney Spears - Gimme More. A fine choice. Morgan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fat Lip by Sum 41. Carter Jose De La Cus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ceasar Morgan's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 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
23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ceasar Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Jose De La Cus counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
Morgan 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.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Jose De La Cus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild combination.
Morgan throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus clips Morgan 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 Morgan a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Morgan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Jose De La Cus finish him?
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Jose De La Cus moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Morgan! Jose De La Cus continues to tee off on Morgan, landing with a left and a right! Jose De La Cus connects with a right hand that leaves Morgan sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Jose De La Cus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carter Jose De La Cus!
Carter Jose De La Cus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Boshi (ranked 4225 p4p, 465 weight class) and Shin Murakami (ranked 17898 p4p, 709 weight class). Boshi comes to the ring accompanied by Ryu's Theme Song. Shin Murakami has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Boshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boshi has managed to clinch.
Murakami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murakami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Murakami fails to land.
Boshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Murakami controls his hands.
Boshi working Murakami over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boshi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murakami's brow.
Boshi lands with a light punch inside.
Boshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Murakami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boshi has Murakami pressed against the ropes, preventing Murakami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boshi pushes Murakami back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Murakami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Boshi - that landed with a thud.
Boshi digs a right hand underneath Murakami's ribcage. Murakami let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murakami looks winded!
Boshi with a knee to the head.
Boshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Boshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murakami backwards.
A right hand to the body from Boshi.
Boshi lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boshi obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Boshi.
Boshi lands an elbow that stopped Murakami in his tracks for a moment.
Murakami misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boshi.
Boshi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boshi with a knee to the head.
Boshi lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Boshi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murakami wants to break free but Boshi has control.
Boshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boshi with a knee to the head.
Boshi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boshi keeps control of Murakami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murakami misses with some punches.
Murakami is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Boshi - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boshi scores with a knee to the head.
Boshi lands a knee to the body.
Boshi is leaning against Murakami and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boshi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murakami or not.
Boshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murakami's face.
Boshi connects with a knee to the head.
Boshi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boshi lands a body shot.
Boshi scores with a knee to the head.
Boshi lands an elbow that stopped Murakami in his tracks for a moment.
Boshi lands a right hand.
Boshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Murakami won't want to take too many of those.
Boshi scores with a knee to the head.
Murakami swings wildly with an uppercut but Boshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Murakami won't want to take too many of those.
Boshi lands an elbow inside that Murakami shrugs off.
Boshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boshi with a knee to the head.
Boshi is pushing Murakami up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Boshi on the inside.
Nice elbow from Boshi.
Boshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Boshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murakami backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Murakami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Boshi.
Boshi pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Boshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murakami fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boshi lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boshi.
Nice body punch from Boshi.
Boshi lands a knee to the body.
Boshi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Shin Murakami has been cut.
Boshi scores with a hook to the body.
Boshi crunches a lovely knee into Murakami's ribcage.
Boshi lands an elbow that stopped Murakami in his tracks for a moment.
Murakami looking to slow down the pace here.
Boshi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murakami takes a shot to the head.
Boshi lands with a light punch inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boshi is working Murakami over against the ropes.
Boshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boshi is stalling here.
Murakami dodges an elbow strike from Boshi.
Boshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boshi lands a body shot.
Boshi working Murakami over with knees to the body.
Boshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Boshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murakami is trying to break the clinch but Boshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Murakami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murakami takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boshi lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boshi obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boshi obliges.
Boshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boshi lands an elbow inside.
Boshi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murakami backwards.
Boshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murakami's face.
Boshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murakami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Boshi.
Boshi lands a body shot.
Boshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boshi is pushing Murakami up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boshi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Boshi.
Boshi is pushing Murakami up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Murakami won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Boshi.
A right hook to the body lands for Boshi.
Boshi stalling in the clinch.
Boshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boshi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murakami's defenses.
Boshi crunches a lovely knee into Murakami's ribcage.
Boshi lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boshi.
Boshi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Boshi digs a right hand underneath Murakami's ribcage. Murakami let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boshi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murakami is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boshi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Boshi.
Shin Murakami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murakami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Murakami won't want to take too many of those.
Boshi gets through Murakami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boshi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boshi landing knees to the body.
Murakami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boshi pushes Murakami back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boshi landing knees to the body.
Boshi cracks Murakami with a nice body shot.
Boshi lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Boshi.
Boshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boshi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murakami.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boshi lands an uppercut.
Boshi lands a hook that snaps the head of Murakami backwards.
Murakami throws a head punch that misses.
Boshi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boshi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Murakami misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murakami's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Boshi.
Ryu Boshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murakami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boshi lands an elbow just above Murakami 's eye.
A knee to the head by Boshi.
Boshi lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Boshi.
Murakami has a couple of punches blocked by Boshi.
Boshi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murakami or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Boshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Boshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boshi 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ryu Boshi!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ryu Boshi!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ryu Boshi!
Ryu Boshi wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Ryu Boshi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tonaka Watawaka (ranked 3715 p4p, 382 weight class) and Rick Rickerson (ranked 6327 p4p, 538 weight class). Watawaka comes to the ring accompanied by Native American Flute & Drums. Rickerson has chosen No Homo Monologue as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tonaka Watawaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Rickerson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watawaka moves into range and clinches up with Rickerson.
Watawaka scores with a shot to the side of Rickerson's head.
A shot in the inside from Watawaka.
Rickerson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watawaka's elbow.
A short right from Watawaka on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Watawaka.
Rickerson looks winded!
Watawaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Watawaka.
Watawaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watawaka lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watawaka lands a shot to the body.
Watawaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Watawaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watawaka holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watawaka.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Watawaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watawaka lands an uppercut.
Watawaka pushes Rickerson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickerson stalling in the clinch but Watawaka improves position.
Rickerson looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Watawaka.
Watawaka pushes Rickerson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Watawaka cracks Rickerson with a nice body shot.
Watawaka scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Watawaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rickerson is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Watawaka.
Rickerson is still on wobbly legs! Can Watawaka finish him?
Watawaka digs a right hand into Rickerson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rickerson's gas tank.
Rickerson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watawaka cracks Rickerson with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Rickerson 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! Rickerson wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tonaka Watawaka!
Tonaka Watawaka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rick Rickerson spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll touch your muffins, NO HOMO!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Troy Niklas (ranked 1693 p4p, 185 weight class) and Jolly James (ranked 7689 p4p, 602 weight class). Niklas's entrance music is Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring. A fine choice. James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sea of Lies by Symphony X. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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240 lbs
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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
10 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jolly James!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to keep at a distance but Niklas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Niklas dodges an elbow strike from James.
Niklas has James pushed against the ropes.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James takes a shot to the head.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James blocks an uppercut.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike.
Niklas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Niklas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niklas is defending well for now.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Niklas.
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Niklas scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Niklas pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James letting Niklas take a breather here.
James is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Niklas.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Niklas blocks an uppercut.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
Niklas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Niklas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niklas managing to block the knees to the body from James.
A short right from Niklas.
Niklas lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niklas.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Niklas finish him?
James is trying to stall.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Niklas controls the action.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James looks winded!
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niklas is working James over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niklas.
Niklas breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks James with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! James looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. James get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Troy Niklas!
Troy Niklas very nearly forgot to thank Forge 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.
Jolly James was interviewed post fight and said 'Give me my space already!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Gee (ranked 1472 p4p, 196 weight class) and Ishikari Otaru (ranked 7334 p4p, 609 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Gee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ishikari Otaru!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee closes the distance and pushes Otaru back into the ropes.
Gee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Ishikari Otaru has been cut.
Gee lands with a right to the head.
Gee cracks Otaru with a nice body shot.
A short right from Gee.
Gee creates a bit of distance and cracks Otaru with a big uppercut! Otaru goes down! The referee pushes Gee away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Otaru make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Gee takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dan Gee!
Dan Gee retains his middleweight title!
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