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AKF 82 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryo Hazuki (ranked 5114 p4p, 22403 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 473 p4p, 544 weight class). Jon Snow has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazuki instigates a clinch.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Hazuki.
Hazuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hazuki blocks an uppercut.
Hazuki takes a shot to the head.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Hazuki blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
Hazuki pushes Snow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Snow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snow's gas tank.
Snow avoiding damage as Hazuki throws knees to the body.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
Hazuki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hazuki cracks Snow with a nice body shot.
Snow looks winded!
Hazuki works on Snow's body with a couple of short punches.
Hazuki pushes Snow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki pushes Snow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hazuki lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hazuki lands a body punch.
Hazuki lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Hazuki lands a body shot.
Hazuki working Snow over with knees to the body.
Hazuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazuki is working Snow over against the ropes.
Hazuki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hazuki.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Snow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snow's gas tank.
Hazuki cracks Snow with a nice body shot.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazuki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hazuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snow.
Hazuki trying to land knees to the body.
Hazuki working Snow over with knees to the body.
Hazuki is working Snow over against the ropes.
Hazuki is working Snow over against the ropes.
Hazuki cracks Snow with a nice body shot.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hazuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazuki lands a body shot.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazuki.
Snow avoiding damage as Hazuki throws knees to the body.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hazuki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hazuki rushes Snow and presses him up against the ropes.
Hazuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hazuki presses Snow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
Hazuki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Hazuki.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazuki cracks Snow with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hazuki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Hazuki presses Snow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Hazuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snow.
Hazuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki presses Snow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryo Hazuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a body shot.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Snow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snow's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Hazuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Nice body punch from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazuki.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch.
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands with a right to the head.
Hazuki is working Snow over against the ropes.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki presses Snow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki is leaning against Snow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a knee strike.
Hazuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snow or not.
Hazuki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hazuki lands with a light punch inside.
Hazuki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Snow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki is working Snow over against the ropes.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki works on Snow's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hazuki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Hazuki there.
Hazuki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hazuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Hazuki lands a left hand.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
A short right from Hazuki on the inside.
Hazuki lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki gets through Snow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Hazuki is leaning against Snow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Hazuki cracks Snow with a nice body shot.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Snow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snow's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snow.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snow or not.
Hazuki presses Snow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hazuki.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
Hazuki is leaning against Snow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snow.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Snow's ribcage. Snow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Hazuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snow or not.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snow takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki gets through Snow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hazuki pushes Snow back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hazuki lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Hazuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryo Hazuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Hazuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Hazuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hazuki 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 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Hazuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chester Greenburg (ranked 18831 p4p, 2112 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 600 p4p, 227 weight class). Cross has chosen Folk Metal as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Greenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenburg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Greenburg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cross.
Greenburg tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cross scores with a hook to the body. Greenburg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greenburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Greenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Greenburg.
Greenburg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Cross lands with a nice body kick.
Greenburg moves into the clinch.
Greenburg working aggressively here.
Greenburg misses with a punch to the body.
Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Greenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Greenburg.
Cross lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and Greenburg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Greenburg has managed to clinch.
Greenburg working aggressively here.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Greenburg.
Cross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Greenburg or not.
Greenburg is breathing heavily.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Cross breaks the clinch.
Cross throws a jab when Greenburg was well out of range.
Cross misses with a hook.
Greenburg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenburg.
Cross connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Greenburg onto his butt! Greenburg bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
 Greenburg is rocked!
 Chester Greenburg's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross throws a hook but Greenburg blocks it.
Greenburg walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
A very excited looking Jeremy Cross 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 Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22696 p4p, 3609 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 579 p4p, 385 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere missing with a left hand there. Spanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spanner clinches up with De Lagardere and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spanner lands a hook that snaps the head of De Lagardere backwards.
De Lagardere blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spanner.
Spanner lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Spanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Lagardere has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spanner crunches a lovely knee into De Lagardere's ribcage.
De Lagardere is breathing heavily.
Spanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Lagardere.
Spanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spanner digs a right hand underneath De Lagardere's ribcage. De Lagardere let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Lagardere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spanner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Lagardere blocks an elbow strike from Spanner.
Spanner tries a body shot but De Lagardere blocks it.
Spanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spanner lands with a light punch inside.
Spanner scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Spanner.
Spanner lands a left hand.
Spanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spanner.
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!
Spanner tries to land knees in the clinch but De Lagardere avoids the damage to the body.
Spanner lands a good knee to the midsection. De Lagardere won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but De Lagardere blocks it.
De Lagardere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Lagardere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Spanner.
Spanner trying to land knees to the body.
Spanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spanner digs a right hand into De Lagardere's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Lagardere's gas tank.
De Lagardere definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spanner lands an uppercut.
Spanner lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spanner presses De Lagardere against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spanner digs a right hand underneath De Lagardere's ribcage. De Lagardere let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spanner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Lagardere doesn't seem bothered though.
Spanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Lagardere circles away quickly and effectively.
De Lagardere swings for the body but Spanner moves out of range.
De Lagardere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spanner.
De Lagardere swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Lagardere takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Lagardere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
Spanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Lagardere takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spanner lands with a nice combination. De Lagardere backs away looking to recover.
De Lagardere is rocked!
A big left from De Lagardere misses.
Oh De Lagardere is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Lagardere tries to keep at a distance but Spanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lagardere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spanner misses with a knee strike.
De Lagardere seems to have got his legs back now.
Spanner lands an elbow inside that De Lagardere shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Lagarderes head.
Spanner tries to land knees in the clinch but De Lagardere avoids the damage to the body.
Spanner lands with a left to the head.
De Lagardere wants to get back to striking at distance but Spanner won't allow it.
Spanner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spanner lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanner.
Spanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spanner prevents De Lagardere from breaking the clinch.
Spanner breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks De Lagardere with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! De Lagardere looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. De Lagardere 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 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bleeding Spanner!
Bleeding Spanner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 19149 p4p, 6340 weight class) and DJ Chavis (ranked 641 p4p, 587 weight class). Berto Kin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Chavis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin throws a series of punches but Chavis avoids them all with ease.
Kin misses with a series of wild punches.
DJ Chavis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Chavis misses.
Kin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavis swinging wildly here.
Chavis lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Kin goes down! The ref sends Chavis to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Kin is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Kin.
Kin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavis misses with a two punch combination.
Kin throws a series of punches but Chavis moves out of range.
Chavis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chavis staggers Kin with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kin 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!
Kin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavis closes the distance and catches Kin with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Kin is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Kin is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Kin is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Chavis takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). DJ Chavis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ginger Jesus (ranked 19553 p4p, 22038 weight class) and Jake Demuss (ranked 585 p4p, 559 weight class). Jesus comes to the ring accompanied by Jesus Walks BY-KANYE WEST. Demuss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck. Jake Demuss has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginger Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Demuss!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demuss throws a nice head kick!
Demuss staying out of range there.
Demuss defending well as Jesus loads up on a big left hand.
Demuss steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Demuss throws a head kick but Jesus moves out of range.
Jesus moves into the clinch successfully.
Demuss throws a punch but it's blocked by Jesus.
Jesus throws a punch but it's blocked by Demuss.
Jesus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jesus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demuss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demuss blocking some punches.
Demuss misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demuss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jesus blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jesus.
Demuss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Demuss is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus has a couple of punches blocked by Demuss.
Jesus manages to break the clinch.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Demuss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demuss doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Demuss instigates a clinch.
Demuss controlling the action here for a moment.
Jesus throws a punch but it's blocked by Demuss.
A short right from Demuss on the inside.
Demuss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Demuss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Jesus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
 It looks like Jake Demuss has been cut.
Jesus misses with a body punch.
Demuss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jesus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Demuss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demuss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jesus tries to clinch
and Demuss counters with a stiff right hand.
Jesus wants to clinch up but Demuss keeps it at a distance.
Jesus wants to clinch up but Demuss keeps it at a distance.
As Jesus backs off Demuss throws a huge counter combo but Jesus manages to avoid it all.
Demuss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jesus drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Demuss onto his butt! Demuss pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Demuss drops his guard momentarily, allowing Jesus to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Demuss! 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! Jesus takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ginger Jesus!
A very excited looking Ginger Jesus 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 18108 p4p, 22427 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 254 p4p, 255 weight class). Dimitrov comes into the arena with Drake - Energy blaring out of the sound system. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ringnes under the eye.
It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Dimitrov tries to land a body kick
and Ringnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ringnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov throws a front kick aimed at Ringnes 's knee but Ringnes avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimitrov. That's going to slow Ringnes down.
Dimitrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimitrov 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 Ringnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ringnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ringnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dimitrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimitrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ringnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimitrov walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ringnes misses the target.
Ringnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ringnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimitrov.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ringnes wants to clinch up but Dimitrov keeps it at a distance.
Dimitrov moves out of range as Ringnes strikes.
Dimitrov throws a sloppy head kick and Ringnes moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Ringnes .
Ringnes avoids a kick to the body.
Dimitrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ringnes closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Dimitrov crashing to the mat! Dimitrov 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!
Dimitrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes cracks a nice hook into Dimitrov's ribs.
Dimitrov is breathing heavily.
Ringnes scores with a leg kick.
Dimitrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ringnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dimitrov tries to get into range but Ringnes steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Dimitrov! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ringnes scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arild Ringnes !
Arild Ringnes made sure to mention his sponsor, Conquer in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 3309 p4p, 19202 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 406 p4p, 620 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ozbourne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crazy Train. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozbourne lands a nice looking body shot.
Ozbourne slips a straight right by Schultz.
Ozbourne dodges the punch combination from Schultz.
Schultz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.
A punch combination from Ozbourne misses.
Ozbourne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schultz is looking to land body kicks.
Ozbourne scores with a jab to the head.
Ozbourne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schultz on the side of the head.
Ozbourne tests Schultz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ozbourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozbourne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left and a right from Schultz both land. Nice combination.
Ozbourne misses with a hook. Schultz ducked under it nicely.
Schultz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ozbourne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ozbourne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schultz on the side of the head.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozbourne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne thumps Schultz with a low kick.
A combination from Ozbourne does no damage.
Ozbourne avoids the head kick by Schultz.
Schultz looks to land a left hand but Ozbourne moved out of range nicely.
Schultz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozbourne to score with a decent uppercut.
Ozbourne rushes Schultz and presses him up against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozbourne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schultzs head.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozbourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ozbourne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Ozbourne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Ozbourne presses Schultz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schultz looks winded!
A short uppercut from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a left hand.
 Schultz is rocked!
Ozbourne lands an uppercut.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ozbourne finish him?
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozbourne creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Schultz off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Schultz is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Ozbourne is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ziggy Ozbourne!
After winning the bout, Ziggy Ozbourne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 23653 p4p, 2970 weight class) and Fester Adams (ranked 558 p4p, 323 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the ropes.
I was talking to Thibodeaux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Adams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams .
Adams clinches up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux tries to break free but Adams pushes him back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Adams lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams cracks Thibodeaux with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Thibodeaux get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Thibodeaux looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Thibodeaux does it's job there.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Adams strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
Adams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thibodeaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Adams 's head.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Adams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Adams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a big uppercut that drops Adams face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Imagine Thibodeaux!
Imagine Thibodeaux thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 3981 p4p, 20870 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 504 p4p, 625 weight class). Knox comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Benedetti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Atrevete te kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox has Benedetti up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox presses Benedetti against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Benedetti's head.
Knox cracks Benedetti with a nice body shot.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Benedetti looks winded!
Good body shot from Knox.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benedetti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox presses Benedetti against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Knox presses Benedetti against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Knox's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti is rocked!
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Benedetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Benedetti 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.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox trying to stall but Benedetti improves his position.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benedetti avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Knox pushes Benedetti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Benedetti's ribcage. Benedetti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Benedetti's ribcage. Benedetti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Benedetti onto his butt! Benedetti pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benedetti avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Benedetti improves position.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti is breathing heavily.
Knox gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Knox stalling in the clinch but Benedetti improves position.
Knox lands a left hand.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Knox creates a bit of space and cracks Benedetti with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Benedetti is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Benedetti walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Knox! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Riley Knox, 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.
Claudio Benedetti was interviewed post fight and said '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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