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STRIKE! 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tang Maul (ranked 22105 p4p, 2665 weight class) and Frendy Saputra (ranked 317 p4p, 186 weight class). Maul comes into the arena with Somewhere I Belong blaring out of the sound system. Saputra has chosen Truckin' as his entrance music. Frendy Saputra struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tang Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frendy Saputra!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saputra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saputra throws the left hand but Maul avoids the punch easily.
Maul throwing a counter right hand but Saputra manages to avoid it.
Saputra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maul throws a series of punches but Saputra moves out of range.
Saputra takes a swing at Maul's ribcage but misses.
Saputra slips a straight right by Maul.
Maul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Maul punishes Saputra's body with a nice straight punch.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saputra.
Saputra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Maul cracks Saputra with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch but Saputra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maul lands a lovely overhand right.
Maul looks to land a body kick but Saputra moved away.
Saputra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saputra has time to react.
Maul staying out of range there.
Saputra has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maul scores with a body shot.
Saputra with a nice cross.
Maul lands with an uppercut that bounces Saputra off the ropes and back into range.
Saputra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Maul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul lands with a cross.
Saputra misses with a wild body shot.
Saputra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Maul closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maul working aggressively here.
Maul wants to stall.
Maul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saputra backwards.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saputra lands an uppercut.
Maul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saputra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maul - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saputra throws a head punch that misses.
Saputra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saputra tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Saputra.
Maul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saputra leaning against his opponent.
Maul is trying to maintain a safe position but Saputra gets an underhook and turns Maul into the ropes.
Saputra managing to block the knees to the body from Maul.
A short left from Saputra.
Saputra blocks the elbow strike.
Saputra tries to throw a body punch but Maul avoids it by throwing Saputra back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Saputra.
A head punch on the inside from Saputra fails to land.
Maul is trying to stall.
Saputra can't find room to land a body shot as Maul controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Saputra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saputra manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saputra scores with the left hand. Maul knows he should have avoided that one.
Saputra misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Maul.
Maul misses with a few strikes there.
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saputra.
Maul lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tang Maul will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saputra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul clinches up with Saputra and pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Saputra.
Maul is trying to stall.
Maul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saputra blocks the elbow strike.
Saputra lands a shot to the body.
Saputra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saputra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul tries a body shot but Saputra blocks it.
Maul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Saputra scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra stalling in the clinch but Maul improves position.
A hook to the body from Saputra.
Frendy Saputra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Saputra.
Saputra tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maul is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maul working aggressively here.
Frendy Saputra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputra throws a head punch that misses.
Saputra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Saputra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saputra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saputra lands a shot to the body.
Saputra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maul's elbow.
Maul throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maul blocking some punches.
Maul is trying to stall.
Maul blocks an uppercut.
Maul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maul lands a left hand.
Saputra is working Maul over against the ropes.
Saputra misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saputra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra misses with some punches.
Saputra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saputra is keeping busy.
Saputra is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maul blocks a body shot from Saputra.
A short left from Maul.
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!
Saputra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saputra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saputra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saputra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saputra lands with a short shot to the head.
Saputra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frendy Saputra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saputra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maul was well out of range. Poor timing from Saputra.
Saputra misses with a few strikes there.
Saputra lands a jab to Maul's midsection.
Saputra misses with a body shot.
Maul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maul misses with a hook.
Saputra moves forwards but Maul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Saputra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saputra finds it's way round the side to connect with Maul's head.
Maul with a jab.
Saputra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saputra. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saputra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saputra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul is looking to clinch.
Maul works Saputra's body with a nice hook.
Saputra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tang Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Maul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wild striking there from Saputra.
Saputra looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul throws a body punch but Saputra moves out of range.
Maul lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saputra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saputra.
Maul digs a good hook to Saputra's body.
Saputra throws a right and a left that Maul avoids nicely.
Saputra misses with a looping left.
Saputra takes a swing at Maul's ribcage but misses.
Saputra looks to land a left hand but Maul moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Saputra misses its intended target.
Saputra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab from Maul.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maul.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maul - that will leave a mark!
A lazy left from Maul finds it's target.
Maul misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saputra lands with a right hand.
Saputra throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Maul connects with a looping right hand.
Saputra throws a jab when Maul was well out of range.
Saputra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saputra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul scores with a decent looking hook.
Maul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maul walks into a stiff left hand from Saputra.
Saputra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saputra takes one on the button.
Maul scores with a punch to the head.
Maul's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saputra under the eye.
Saputra is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saputra slips a jab from Maul.
Maul lands a right hook to the body.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Saputra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saputra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Saputra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saputra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
Maul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saputra.
Maul's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saputra under the eye.
Saputra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maul slips under a jab from Saputra.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tang Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maul 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 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frendy Saputra!
A very excited looking Frendy Saputra 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 4816 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Dante Black (ranked 469 p4p, 366 weight class). Black has chosen Mack the Knife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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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 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rossiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossiter. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossiter lands with a nice body punch.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossiter under the eye.
Rossiter tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Black.
Rossiter scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossiter.
Black has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rossiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rossiter looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black clobbers Rossiter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black lands a nice hook to Rossiter's body. Rossiter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Rossiter checks a leg kick.
Black forces Rossiter back against the ropes and clinches.
Black gets through Rossiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black swings for the body but Rossiter moves out of range.
Black is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rossiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Black.
Black cracks Rossiter with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Rossiter.
Black looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Black avoids the body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black cracks Rossiter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black throws a body punch but Rossiter moves out of range.
Rossiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossiter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Rossiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Black misses the jab.
Rossiter throws a front kick that sends Black stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossiter misses with a wild body shot.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossiter is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossiter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossiter lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Black missing with a left hand there. Rossiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a lazy head kick
letting Rossiter counter with a right hand.
Black with the inside leg kick.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black tests Rossiter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossiter. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Black coming out on top.
Rossiter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black checks a low kick from Rossiter.
Rossiter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rossiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black misses with a shot to the body
and Rossiter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rossiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Rossiter drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Rossiter 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.
Black moves out of range as Rossiter throws a body kick.
Rossiter moves away from the strike by Black.
Black clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black thumps Rossiter with a low kick.
Dante Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rossiter on the side of the head.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rossiter throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Rossiter only half commits.
Rossiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Rossiter defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Rossiter lands a high kick!
 It looks like Dante Black has been cut.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick lands for Black.
Black cracks Rossiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black with a nice cross.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Rossiter.
A jab from Rossiter misses.
Rossiter misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Black.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black avoids the body shot from Rossiter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by Rossiter - just one landing.
Black catches Rossiter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rossiter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black misses with a hook. Rossiter ducked under it nicely.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rossiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rossiter.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Rossiter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rossiter misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rossiter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black lands a nice hook to Rossiter's body. Rossiter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black tests Rossiter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rossiter tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Rossiter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black works the jab nicely.
Rossiter checks a low kick from Black.
Rossiter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRossiter.
A nice combination there by Black.
Rossiter misses with a hook.
Rossiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rossiter.
Rossiter tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Rossiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossiter.
Black sizes up Rossiter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dante Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Rossiter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Black catches Rossiter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rossiter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick from Rossiter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Rossiter throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Rossiter can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossiter. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rossiter, pushing him back against the ropes.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rossiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Rossiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Rossiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dante Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Black.
Rossiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black drives through and clinches with Rossiter against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands with a left to the head.
Kai Rossiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter lands with a short shot to the head.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossiter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rossiter misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Rossiter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rossiter is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rossiter tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Black misses.
Rossiter moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps Rossiter's head back.
Black jabs at Rossiter's body.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossiter.
Rossiter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rossiter. That did some damage!
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossiter.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black avoids the body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossiter takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Rossiter's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
A short right from Black.
Rossiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Rossiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Black!
Dante Black seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Kai Rossiter had this to say: 'Thank you all who supported me through thick and thin. It's time to hang up my gloves and focus on my family.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Iron Side (ranked 1129 p4p, 22480 weight class) and Tang Cao (ranked 156 p4p, 565 weight class). Side comes into the arena with In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc blaring out of the sound system. Cao has chosen Song of the Waking City - Jucifer as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tang Cao !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Side blocks a jab.
Cao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tang Cao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Side throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cao connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Iron Side has been cut.
Cao throws a big shot that misses.
Side keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cao .
Side avoids the head kick by Cao .
Side looks to land a left hand but Cao moved out of range nicely.
Cao jabs at Side's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Side lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cao 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 Side has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Side and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Side swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Side wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cao throws a looping overhand right but Side ducks down to avoid it.
Side checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Side with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cao looks winded!
Side feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cao s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Side looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Tang Cao has been cut.
Cao misses with a low kick.
Side swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Side.
A quick step to the side and Side tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cao drops his guard momentarily, allowing Side to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Cao ! 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! Side takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Iron Side!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 3537 p4p, 4314 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 391 p4p, 409 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Television - Marquee Moon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kenjiro Tokugawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bryant Smith's 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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa rushes Smith and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith wants to break free but Tokugawa has control.
Smith tries to break free but Tokugawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Tokugawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Smith misses.
Tokugawa cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Tokugawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tokugawa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Tokugawa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Tokugawa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Tokugawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Tokugawa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Smith.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Tokugawa throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tokugawa with the inside leg kick.
Tokugawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Tokugawa scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa blocks the body kick.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith digs a good hook to Tokugawa's body.
Tokugawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tokugawa lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tokugawa finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Tokugawa checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Tokugawa only half commits.
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokugawa throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Tokugawa clinches with his opponent.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Smith is rocked!
Tokugawa creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Smith crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Smith face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tokugawa takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenjiro Tokugawa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 21395 p4p, 2394 weight class) and James Duke (ranked 381 p4p, 202 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 34 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Duke!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya pushes Duke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Duke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Good body shot from Duke.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Adesanya has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adesanya.
It looks like James Duke has been cut.
Duke trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Duke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duke lands a left hand.
Duke trying to land knees to the body.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
A short left from Duke.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adesanya is defending well for now.
Duke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Duke cracks Adesanya with a nice body shot.
Duke tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Duke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
Adesanya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Duke.
Duke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
 Adesanya is rocked!
Duke pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Adesanya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duke lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duke.
Adesanya seems to have got his legs back now.
Adesanya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Duke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Duke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duke misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya counters with a stiff right hand.
Adesanya takes the fight into the clinch.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke lands a right hand.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Duke trying to land knees to the body.
Adesanya scores with a shot to the side of Duke's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duke throws a lazy right hand but Adesanya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya clinches.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Adesanya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Adesanya misses the target.
Duke misses with a straight right.
Adesanya is looking to counter the offense by Duke and move into the clinch.
Adesanya blocks a jab.
As Duke looks to move away, Adesanya throws a big counter combo but Duke just gets out of the way.
Duke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adesanya.
Duke throws a shot from downtown. Adesanya moves away and avoids it.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Duke lands a left hand.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
James Duke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adesanya is defending well for now.
Adesanya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Adesanya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duke throws a lazy uppercut
and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
Adesanya avoiding damage as Duke throws knees to the body.
Adesanya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short left from Duke.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Duke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Duke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Adesanya moves into range and clinches up with Duke.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duke.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duke pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Adesanya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duke lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lands with a left to the head.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duke lands a left hand.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Duke.
Adesanya pushes Duke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
Duke digs a right hand into Adesanya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adesanya's gas tank.
Adesanya slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Adesanya pushes Duke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke lands a right hand.
James Duke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adesanya lands a nice uppercut.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
A short uppercut from Duke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adesanya.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Duke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Duke!
James Duke 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boban Turnik (ranked 2944 p4p, 3707 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 372 p4p, 155 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen Mala Dama - Kabat as his entrance music. Boban Turnik had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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31
264
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32
257
18 - 15 - 0 |
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death By Snu Snu in the buildup to the fight.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Turnik moves away and avoids it.
Turnik clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnik.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Turnik ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turnik, as that shot connected.
Turnik throws out a powerful jab.
Emelianenko walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnik was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
The fighters circling - Turnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnik manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turnik finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Turnik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Emelianenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emelianenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turnik is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnik.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnik throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Turnik misses with a straight right.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Turnik staying out of range there.
Turnik misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turnik at a distance.
Emelianenko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Emelianenko jabs Turnik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turnik blocks a jab.
Turnik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
A big left from Turnik misses.
Turnik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Turnik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turnik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Turnik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turnik throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnik was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Turnik moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko cracks Turnik with a good jab.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Turnik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnik tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Turnik does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boban Turnik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turnik loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Emelianenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Turnik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turnik lands a body shot.
Turnik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Turnik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnik is just out of range.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Turnik blocks it.
Emelianenko scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Turnik 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnik misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
Turnik cracks Emelianenko with a good jab.
Turnik scores with a one two! Emelianenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Turnik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boban Turnik's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Turnik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Turnik misses.
Roman Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Turnik lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Turnik scores with a nice right hand.
Turnik throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Emelianenko cracks Turnik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boban Turnik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turnik counters with a straight right hand.
Turnik scores with a hook.
Turnik throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Turnik.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Emelianenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Turnik ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Turnik staying out of range there.
Turnik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnik moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turnik connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Turnik went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Emelianenko defending well as Turnik loads up on a big left hand.
Turnik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turnik ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Turnik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turnik misses the jab.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Turnik ducked under it nicely.
Turnik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turnik cracks Emelianenko with a good jab.
Turnik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turnik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Turnik misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Turnik lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turnik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Turnik counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianenko takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik'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. This is the final round!
Turnik throws a big shot that misses.
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Turnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Jab by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Turnik misses.
Nice shot lands for Turnik.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Turnik's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Turnik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Turnik moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Turnik throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Boban Turnik is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko connects with the punch.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Turnik moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turnik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Turnik as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Turnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Turnik ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Turnik.
Turnik misses with a hook.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Turnik's shoulder, as Turnik tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Emelianenko.
Jeez, Boban Turnik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Turnik misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boban Turnik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Emelianenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Roman Emelianenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Seung Joon (ranked 24491 p4p, 3301 weight class) and Keiran Ahearn (ranked 471 p4p, 329 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiran Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahearn at a distance.
Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
Ahearn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joon misses with a hook.
Joon connects with a body shot that sends Ahearn's belly button to the back.
Joon jabs Ahearn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ahearn scores with a sloppy right hand. Joon should have avoided that one.
Ahearn moves forwards but Joon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Joon.
Ahearn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joon.
Joon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahearn.
Ahearn drops his hands momentarily and Joon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ahearn connects with a right hand. Joon shakes it off.
Joon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seung Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahearn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ahearn lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Joon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahearn's elbow.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Joon.
Ahearn digs a right hand underneath Joon's ribcage. Joon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ahearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahearn blocks a body shot from Joon.
Ahearn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahearn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahearn lands a right hand.
Ahearn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joon prevents a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Joon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.
Joon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Joon.
Ahearn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
Ahearn lands with a right to the head.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahearn blocking some punches.
Ahearn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon throws a head punch that misses.
Ahearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
Joon lands a right hand.
Ahearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Joon controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keiran Ahearn will probably get the nod.
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.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Joon is just out of range.
Joon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahearn's head backwards.
Joon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joon catches Ahearn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ahearn misses the jab.
Ahearn lands with a right hand.
Ahearn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahearn misses with a looping left.
Joon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahearn looks to land a left hand but Joon moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Joon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ahearn. That did some damage!
Ahearn blocks a jab.
Ahearn slips under a jab from Joon.
Joon ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Joon.
Joon throws out a powerful jab.
Joon throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
Ahearn ducks right into an uppercut from Joon.
Ahearn moves forwards but Joon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut. Joon saw that one coming.
Ahearn has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands a shot to the body.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Joon avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the ropes.
Ahearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Joon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joon gets through Ahearn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joon lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.
Ahearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joon's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahearn lands with a right to the head.
Joon takes a shot to the head.
Ahearn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keiran Ahearn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn blocking some punches.
Ahearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Joon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahearn's elbow.
Joon lands with a right to the head.
Joon tries to work over Ahearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Joon cracks Ahearn with a good jab.
A big right from Joon misses.
Joon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ahearn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Joon.
Joon lands with a cross.
Joon scores with a leg kick.
Seung Joon is winning the standup battle so far.
Joon lands a right hook to the body.
Joon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahearn misses with a looping left.
Joon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahearn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ahearn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ahearn throws the left hand but Joon avoids the punch easily.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Joon is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn sizes up Joon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Joon.
Joon connects with a body shot.
Ahearn throws a body punch but Joon moves out of range.
Joon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joon misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joon. Ahearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joon lands with a nice body punch.
Joon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahearn momentarily.
Joon scores with a nice right hand.
Ahearn takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahearn staying out of range there.
Joon throws a sloppy body shot
and Ahearn counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Ahearn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Ahearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahearn blocking some punches.
Ahearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Joon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Joon lands a shoulder strike.
Ahearn blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahearn blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ahearn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joon backwards.
Ahearn lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seung Joon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joon 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seung Joon!
Our winner, Seung Joon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hans Schultz (ranked 1688 p4p, 21420 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 88 p4p, 605 weight class). Schultz comes to the ring accompanied by Love Bites. Quick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangster's Paradise- Coolio. 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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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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz connects with a jab.
Quick throws a head kick that misses.
Quick is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schultz is out of range and Quick settles back down.
Donk. Schultz catches Quick right on the button with a cross.
Schultz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schultz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz looks to score with a jab to the body but Quick is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Quick misses.
Quick walks into a stiff left hand from Schultz.
Schultz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Schultz finds it's way through Quick's defenses.
Quick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Schultz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schultz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quick scrambles back to his feet.
Quick looks to land a right hand but Schultz moved out of range.
Quick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz cracks Quick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quick misses with a low kick.
Schultz stuns Quick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Schultz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quick. Quick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quick throws a solid leg kick but Schultz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quick.
Schultz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schultz closes the distance and clinches.
Quick takes a shot to the head.
Quick tries a knee to the head but Schultz blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Quick looks winded!
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dru Quick has been cut.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Schultz has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schultz is leaning against Quick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Quick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quick is rocked!
Schultz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quick is still on wobbly legs! Can Schultz finish him?
Schultz cracks Quick on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Quick crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Hans Schultz!
A less than humble Hans Schultz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 24229 p4p, 1494 weight class) and Jacob Hopson (ranked 526 p4p, 188 weight class). Hopson has chosen Down Under as his entrance music. Ichigho Kurosaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacob Hopson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki misses with a two punch combination.
Jacob Hopson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopson.
Hopson lands a jab to the head.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopson.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Hopson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopson blocks a jab.
Kurosaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hopson misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopson on the side of the head.
It looks like Jacob Hopson has been cut.
Hopson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kurosaki throws the kick towards the body but Hopson avoids it.
The fighters circling - Hopson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Hopson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kurosaki throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopson misses the target.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Hopson.
Hopson staying out of range there.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a head kick that bluckles Hopson and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Kurosaki no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Hopson misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Hopson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopson.
Hopson lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Hopson misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kurosaki. That did some damage!
Hopson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kurosaki is out of range.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.
Hopson looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopson.
A little jabbing left from Hopson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kurosaki pushes Hopson away with a front kick.
A jab lands there for Hopson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurosaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurosaki throws a chopping leg kick but Hopson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopson! But no joy.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kurosaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurosaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurosaki throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Hopson with a nice calf kick.
Crunch! Hopson slams his shin into Kurosaki's torso.
Kurosaki misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Good work by Hopson as he checks the leg kick.
Hopson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichigho Kurosaki should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopson scores with a nice head shot.
Kurosaki is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopson avoids the head kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hopson throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Hopson tried to score with a low kick but Kurosaki checks it.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Hopson's body.
Hopson slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Hopson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Hopson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopson.
Kurosaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kurosaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki is looking to slow Hopson down with leg kicks.
Hopson misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurosaki defending well as Hopson loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopson 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 Kurosaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kurosaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hopson. Kurosaki shrugs it off though.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson scores with a nice strike.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopson.
Kurosaki blocks a head kick by Hopson.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.
Kurosaki closes the distance and clinches.
Kurosaki managing to block the knees to the body from Hopson.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Kurosaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopson's head.
Hopson lands with a hook. Kurosaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hopson throws a head kick that misses.
Kurosaki lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kurosaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopson throws a wild body kick that Kurosaki sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopson's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Hopson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurosaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki with a hook.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopson throws a leg kick
and Kurosaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Hopson strikes.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurosaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopson.
Kurosaki punishes Hopson's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopson looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki lands a jab to the head.
Kurosaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopson is out of range and Kurosaki settles back down.
Kurosaki throws a low kick, looking for Hopson's leg but Hopson calmly moves out of range.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hopson is rocked!
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Hopson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurosaki finish him?
Kurosaki wants to land a leg kick but Hopson is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ichigho Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopson's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kurosaki wants to clinch.
Hopson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hopson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Hopson's body.
Hopson thumps Kurosaki with a low kick.
Kurosaki lands a really nice looking cross but Hopson seems unphased.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki pushes Hopson up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hopson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopson is keeping busy.
Hopson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki walks into a stiff left hand from Hopson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson blocks a jab.
Jacob Hopson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hopson misses the jab.
Kurosaki avoids a kick to the body.
Ichigho Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopson throws a chopping leg kick but Kurosaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKurosaki.
Hopson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kurosaki scores with the left hand. Hopson knows he should have avoided that one.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopson! But no joy.
Kurosaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopson.
Hopson tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ichigho Kurosaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
Hopson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson tries to land a knee to the head but Kurosaki blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Kurosaki manages to break the clinch.
Kurosaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopson.
Kurosaki scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Hopson strikes.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a head kick.
Hopson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopson tries to score with a low kick but Kurosaki moves his leg out of the way.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Hopson's body.
Hopson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Kurosaki blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ichigho Kurosaki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kurosaki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichigho Kurosaki!
Ichigho Kurosaki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22117 p4p, 5571 weight class) and Clack Clack (ranked 263 p4p, 221 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Clack Clack!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov wants to clinch.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clack is defending well for now.
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Magomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clack's hands.
Clack throws an off balance right hand
and Clack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crunch! Clack slams his shin into Magomedov's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov tries to clinch there but Clack circles away.
Clack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomedov's head backwards.
Clack throws out a powerful jab.
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Clack.
Nikolai Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clack misses its intended target.
Clack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov moves out of range of the leg kick from Clack.
An attempted straight right counter from Magomedov misses the target.
Magomedov misses with a wild combination.
Clack has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Magomedov lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Clack Clack has been cut.
Clack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magomedov at a distance.
Clack throws a big shot that misses.
Magomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clack. Clack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clack is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Magomedov engages and cracks Clack with a massive lead left hook - Clack tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Magomedov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov retains his super heavyweight title!
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