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K1 Kings: 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 25144 p4p, 106 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 5602 p4p, 83 weight class). Makarenko has chosen Macarena - Original version as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laxx misses with an uppercut
and Makarenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Laxx ducks under a wild hook from Makarenko.
Laxx tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Makarenko manages to circle out of the way.
Laxx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
Makarenko throws a shot to the body.
Makarenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laxx counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makarenko thinking.
Makarenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laxx 's calf.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laxx lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Makarenko backs up against the ropes.
Laxx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makarenko thows a leg kick but Laxx checks it
letting Laxx counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laxx scores with a nice head shot.
Makarenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makarenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makarenko is looking to slow Laxx down with leg kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laxx .
Makarenko is rocked!
Makarenko connects with a leg kick. Laxx looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makarenko throws a push kick but Laxx slaps the foot to one side.
Makarenko scores with a hook.
Makarenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laxx moves into the clinch successfully.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Makarenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makarenko looking to stall.
Makarenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
A short right from Laxx on the inside.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laxx prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Laxx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makarenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Laxx .
A right hook to the body lands for Laxx .
Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Laxx .
Makarenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laxx up against the ropes.
Makarenko looking to stall.
Makarenko blocking some punches.
Makarenko gets through Laxx 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Makarenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laxx s head.
Makarenko is trying to stall.
Laxx pushes Makarenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyga Laxx will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laxx has closed the distance and engaged Makarenko in a clinch.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Makarenko tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx working aggressively here.
A short left from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Laxx prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makarenko lands a body punch.
A short right from Laxx on the inside.
Laxx prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Laxx throws a head punch that misses.
Makarenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Makarenko.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laxx blocking some punches.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Laxx controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Makarenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Makarenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laxx 's elbow.
A short uppercut from Makarenko.
Makarenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laxx 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makarenko trying to control the position but instead, Laxx has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makarenko into the ropes.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Laxx .
Makarenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laxx .
Makarenko pushes Laxx back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Laxx prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Laxx lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a right hand.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laxx lands a hook that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards.
Makarenko lands a nice uppercut.
Makarenko is leaning against Laxx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Makarenko lands with a right to the head.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a nice uppercut.
Laxx lands a nice uppercut.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laxx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarenko.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Makarenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Laxx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makarenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laxx was well out of range. Poor timing from Makarenko.
Makarenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Makarenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laxx .
Laxx throws a big counter combination but Makarenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Makarenko throws a leg kick
and Laxx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Makarenko misses
and Laxx counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makarenko misses with a kick to the body
letting Laxx counter with a right hand.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Makarenko misses
and Laxx counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Makarenko to the mat! Laxx runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Makarenko is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarenko throws a big shot that misses.
Laxx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makarenko can pounce on him.
Laxx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makarenko lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Makarenko does no damage.
Laxx avoids the body shot from Makarenko.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makarenko misses with the body kick
and Laxx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Laxx blocks the low kick.
Laxx takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makarenko throws a body kick that misses.
Makarenko works the jab nicely.
Laxx avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laxx moves out of range of the body kick.
Makarenko works the jab nicely.
Makarenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses
and Laxx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laxx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makarenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Laxx counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Makarenko onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laxx scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Makarenko 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.
Makarenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Laxx finish him?
Laxx throws a right and a left that Makarenko avoids nicely.
Laxx walks into a jab.
Makarenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makarenko walks into a big right hand from Laxx and goes down! The referee sends Laxx to a neutral corner as Makarenko gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Makarenko slips under a jab from Laxx .
Makarenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crunch! Makarenko slams his shin into Laxx 's torso.
Laxx tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laxx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makarenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makarenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyga Laxx showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laxx 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:24
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyga Laxx !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20161 p4p, 103 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 1302 p4p, 32 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cortez's choice of entrance music: $$$. Juanito Cortez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva motions for Cortez to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Cortez feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Cortez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cortez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez breaks the clinch.
Cortez closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Silva 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!
Silva is rocked!
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Cortez's side.
Silva cracks the inside of Cortez's front leg.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
Cortez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cortez is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Cortez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Silva tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Cortez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cortez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cortez really felt that one!
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Juanito Cortez should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Cortez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva keeps control of Cortez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortez's efforts to push away.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands an elbow just above Cortez 's eye.
Cortez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Cortez shrugs off.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Cortez is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva pushes Cortez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Silva lands a body shot.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva pushes Cortez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Cortez is rocked!
It looks like Juanito Cortez has been cut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva pushes Cortez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva lands a front kick to the face, that drops Cortez to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Silva rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Cortez has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Cortez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Silva thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Cortez 's knee.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva cracks Cortez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Silva cracks the inside of Cortez's front leg.
Silva is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Cortez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cortez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva throws a big counter combination but Cortez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cortez if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cortez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Juanito Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
After the fight, Arnaldo Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Juanito Cortez was interviewed post fight and said 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 4101 p4p, 424 weight class) and Gary Saxton (ranked 23937 p4p, 565 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Saxton!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saxton.
Saxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Saxton lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saxton.
Saxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saxton looks to land a right hand but Po moved out of range.
Saxton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Po.
Saxton throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Saxton misses the jab.
Saxton tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saxton connects with a crisp jab.
Saxton wants to clinch
letting Po counter with a right hand.
Po misses with a straight right.
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!
Po throws a right and a left that Saxton avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saxton tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Saxton tries to bum rush Po with a series of wild strikes but Po uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Saxton.
Saxton drops his guard momentarily, allowing Po to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Saxton! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Po takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tong Po!
An out of breath Tong Po 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Jaggard (ranked 4849 p4p, 375 weight class) and Michael MP (ranked 3018 p4p, 283 weight class). MP has chosen Whitesnake - Is This Love? as his entrance music. Michael MP will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Jaggard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for MP, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for MP, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MP dips to his left and cracks Jaggard with an uppercut!
Jaggard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on MP's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
MP throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaggard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
MP throws a right and a left that both miss.
MP throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Jaggard misses.
Jaggard misses with a low kick.
MP has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jaggard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
MP throws a right hand that Jaggard ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaggard also avoids with ease.
MP throws a series of punches but Jaggard moves out of range.
MP slips a jab from Jaggard.
Despite the aggression on MP's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jaggard sizes up MP with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for MP.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaggard tries to score with a low kick but MP moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from MP.
Jaggard is looking to counter punch.
MP checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jaggard.
MP avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jaggard misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MP checks a leg kick.
Jaggard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from MP.
Jaggard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and MP moves into the clinch.
MP lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MP pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaggard throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaggard.
MP scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MP blocks a head kick by Jaggard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaggard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jaggard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MP is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MP lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MP working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MP creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
MP lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MP is stalling here.
Jaggard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MP throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaggards head.
MP dodges an elbow strike from Jaggard.
MP misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaggard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MP dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaggard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MP throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
MP lands with a nice combination. Jaggard backs away looking to recover.
Jaggard is rocked!
Jaggard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MP can pounce on him.
Oh Jaggard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MP misses with a wild combination.
MP catches Jaggard with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Jaggard forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael MP!
Michael MP bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 23847 p4p, 581 weight class) and Ryu Takemura (ranked 7195 p4p, 540 weight class). Takeru Ishii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryu Takemura's chin.
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12 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ishii misses
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Ishii misses
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Ishii swings widly with a right hand
and Takemura counters with a series of strikes. Ishii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takemura counters with a nice body shot.
Ishii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takemura counters with a two punch combo.
Takemura throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takemura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii tries a low kick but Takemura avoids it.
Takemura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takemura lands with a hook. Ishii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Takemura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takemura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takemura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ishii thows a leg kick but Takemura checks it
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishii is rocked!
Ishii tries to clinch up
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Ishii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takemura lands a body shot.
Ishii takes one to the chin there.
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ishii misses with a jab to the body
and Takemura counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Ishii off his feet! Ishii crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Ishii isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Takemura screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryu Takemura!
An intense looking Ryu Takemura took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1815 p4p, 39 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 1557 p4p, 37 weight class). Neil Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brownie Anderson's chin.
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204 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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34
199 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Anderson backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz staggers Anderson with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Anderson 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!
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Anderson backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Anderson backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Neil Diaz should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Anderson jabs at Diaz's body.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the ropes.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a big combo that sends Diaz crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Diaz flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Anderson jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.
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