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Sunrise 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Baumgartner (ranked 3367 p4p, 4894 weight class) and Kyotaro Fujimoto (ranked 343 p4p, 436 weight class). Kyotaro Fujimoto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Baumgartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgartner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Baumgartner lands with a nice body kick.
Baumgartner throws a head kick that misses.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch.
Fujimoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baumgartner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baumgartner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujimoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow strike.
Baumgartner takes an elbow to the temple.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartner manages to break the clinch.
Fujimoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch successfully.
Baumgartner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fujimoto up against the ropes.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujimoto lands a nice looking body kick.
Baumgartner misses with a body kick.
Baumgartner misses with a body shot.
Fujimoto tries to keep at a distance but Baumgartner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Baumgartner tries to circle away but Fujimoto has him pinned against the ropes.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimoto lands a front kick.
Baumgartner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Baumgartner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fujimoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujimoto, as that shot connected.
Fujimoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Baumgartner in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Baumgartner in the body.
Baumgartner moves out of range as Fujimoto throws a body kick.
Fujimoto avoids a kick to the body.
Baumgartner avoids the head kick by Fujimoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands the left hand.
Fujimoto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baumgartner throws a sloppy head kick and Fujimoto moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto works the jab nicely.
Fujimoto catches Baumgartner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fujimoto avoids the head kick by Baumgartner.
Baumgartner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fujimoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baumgartner scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Baumgartner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto scores with a hook.
Fujimoto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Baumgartner misses
and Fujimoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Fujimoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujimoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fujimoto lands a head kick. Baumgartner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 Baumgartner is rocked!
Fujimoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Baumgartner.
Baumgartner backing away here, and Fujimoto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oh Baumgartner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fujimoto scores with a big combo that sends Baumgartner crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Baumgartner flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Fujimoto jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyotaro Fujimoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramazan Adaev (ranked 1814 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Julio Cuervo (ranked 220 p4p, 376 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Ramazan Adaev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ramazan Adaev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramazan Adaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cuervo finds it's way through Adaev's defenses.
Cuervo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adaev throws a big counter combination but Cuervo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adaev moves out of range as Cuervo strikes.
A quick step to the side and Adaev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuervo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cuervo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Adaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adaev scores with a jab.
Cuervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adaev tried to score with a low kick but Cuervo checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuervo lands a jab.
Cuervo throws a looping overhand right but Adaev ducks down to avoid it.
Cuervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adaev manages to avoid it.
Julio Cuervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cuervo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo lands with a right hand.
Adaev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Adaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adaev connects with a body shot.
Adaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuervo.
As Cuervo tries to get set, Adaev tries to push him back and clinch up but Cuervo manages to avoid the attempt.
Cuervo scores with a hook.
Cuervo jabs Adaev right on the nose. Adaev blinks but takes it well.
Adaev is rocked!
Adaev moves away from the strike by Cuervo.
Adaev slips a straight right by Cuervo.
Good leg kick by Cuervo.
Cuervo cracks Adaev with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuervo cracks Adaev with an open hand slap.
Oh Adaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adaev misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuervo circles away quickly and effectively.
Adaev seems to have got his legs back now.
Cuervo loads up on a big right hand but Adaev slips the punch.
Adaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuervo misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Adaev misses the target.
Cuervo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cuervo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adaev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cuervo throws an overhand right that lands on Adaev's shoulder, as Adaev tries to avoid the shot.
Adaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuervo tests Adaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cuervo misses with a body punch
and Adaev counters by clinching up.
Cuervo misses with some punches.
Cuervo tries to throw a body punch but Adaev avoids it by throwing Cuervo back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Cuervo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cuervo dominated that round.
That's time! Adaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cuervo blocks a head kick by Adaev.
Adaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cuervo wants to land a leg kick but Adaev is out of range.
Adaev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Cuervo finds it's way through Adaev's defenses.
Cuervo misses with a wild body shot.
Cuervo moves away from the strike by Adaev.
Adaev misses with a two punch combination.
Adaev moves away from the strike by Cuervo.
Cuervo looks to land a left hand but Adaev moved out of range nicely.
Cuervo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adaev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cuervo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuervo throws a good cross that connects.
Adaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adaev.
Cuervo misses with a body punch
and Adaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cuervo misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cuervo.
Cuervo connects with a body shot that sends Adaev's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuervo. Adaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Adaev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuervo throws a jab but it's blocked by Adaev.
Julio Cuervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuervo.
Cuervo throws a hook but Adaev blocks it.
Adaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuervo.
Good exchange - Cuervo coming out on top.
Adaev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adaev.
Ramazan Adaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuervo throws a low kick but Adaev avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adaev checks a leg kick.
Adaev is looking to counter the offense by Cuervo and move into the clinch.
Adaev misses with a wild body shot.
Cuervo tries to work over Adaev's front leg with a kick but Adaev checks it.
A nice leg kick from Cuervo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuervo.
Nice body punch from Adaev.
Cuervo misses with a looping right.
Cuervo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Cuervo there.
Cuervo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cuervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cuervo throws a good cross that connects.
Julio Cuervo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adaev ducks under a wild hook from Cuervo.
Adaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuervo connects with the punch.
A combination from Cuervo does no damage.
Adaev thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cuervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuervo.
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cuervo misses the shot to the body.
Adaev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cuervo manages to circle out of the way.
Cuervo throws a hook to the side of Adaev's head but Adaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Adaev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuervo scores with a hook.
Adaev throws a head kick that misses.
Adaev tries to clinch up.
Cuervo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo swings for the body but Adaev moves out of range.
Adaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cuervo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adaev.
Adaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuervo connects with a single shot there.
Adaev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cuervo misses with a body shot.
A big left from Cuervo misses.
Adaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuervo.
Cuervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuervo throws a big shot that misses.
Adaev is looking for a counter combo.
Cuervo throws a low kick, looking for Adaev's leg but Adaev calmly moves out of range.
Julio Cuervo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adaev moves away from the strike by Cuervo.
Cuervo dips to his left and cracks Adaev with an uppercut!
Cuervo tries a low kick but Adaev avoids it.
Cuervo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cuervo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cuervo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adaev momentarily.
Cuervo scores with a decent looking hook.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramazan Adaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adaev walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cuervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cuervo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cuervo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Sullivan Lopes (ranked 2885 p4p, 3293 weight class) and Konnor Gordon (ranked 311 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sullivan Lopes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Konnor Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes lands with a right hand.
Gordon throws a leg kick
and Lopes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopes is looking to clinch.
Lopes wants to clinch.
Gordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gordon needs to keep his hands up - Lopes had a free shot at his head there.
Gordon tests Lopes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gordon lands an overhand right.
Gordon swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopes.
Lopes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gordon has time to react.
Lopes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Lopes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Gordon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gordon lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Gordon is rocked!
Lopes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopes finish him?
Gordon walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sullivan Lopes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Soibler (ranked 2037 p4p, 3764 weight class) and Reggie George (ranked 223 p4p, 371 weight class). The key to victory for Jordan Soibler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Soibler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reggie George!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from George.
Soibler throws a combination. George tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Soibler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soibler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George misses with the combination.
Soibler swinging wildly here.
George's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soibler under the eye.
Soibler is rocked!
George misses with a wild combination.
Oh Soibler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
George dances in with a quick combination. Soibler is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from George snaps Soibler's head back. Soibler stumbles backwards against the ropes. George steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Soibler's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Soibler just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reggie George!
A relieved looking Reggie George thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jordan Soibler was interviewed post fight and said 'Well it went wrong for me tonight but I’m not going anywhere,thanks for opportunity'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Richie Aprile (ranked 1228 p4p, 2431 weight class) and Stickem N Move (ranked 57 p4p, 99 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Aprile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stickem N Move!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
N Move is looking to score with low kicks.
N Move feints a jab promting Aprile to slip. N Move then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aprile slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
N Move lands with a straight right. Aprile didn't see that one coming.
N Move 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.
N Move throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Aprile to counter with a crisp jab.
N Move lands a right hook to the body.
Aprile swinging wildly here.
N Move tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Aprile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
N Move throws a right hand that misses
and Aprile counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Stickem N Move has been cut.
Aprile ducks under a wild hook from N Move.
N Move misses with a head kick.
Aprile takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
N Move displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aprile throws out the jab.
N Move was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
N Move ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
N Move looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
N Move scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from N Move. Aprile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Aprile.
N Move scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
N Move misses with a hook.
N Move misses with a low kick as Aprile jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Aprile on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aprile staying out of range there.
Aprile was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aprile misses with a hook. N Move ducked under it nicely.
Aprile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
N Move lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
N Move throws a jab when Aprile was well out of range.
Aprile takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aprile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Move connects with a body shot that sends Aprile's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
N Move connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Aprile.
Aprile misses with a right hand
and N Move counters with a nice uppercut.
Aprile throws an off balance right hand
and N Move counters with a three punch combo that has Aprile backing up. Aprile nods at N Move to acknowledge the strikes.
Aprile misses with a hook.
Aprile looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aprile throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
N Move listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
N Move feints a jab promting Aprile to slip. N Move then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aprile slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
N Move rushes Aprile and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aprile blocks the elbow strike.
N Move scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from N Move - that landed with a thud.
Aprile is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stickem N Move dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stickem N Move's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
N Move just misses with a punch to the body.
Aprile takes one on the button.
Aprile throws a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aprile.
N Move connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aprile. Aprile circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stickem N Move seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
N Move scores with a big combo that sends Aprile crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Aprile flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! N Move jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stickem N Move!
A very excited looking Stickem N Move rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Panda Cuchi (ranked 2165 p4p, 3697 weight class) and Walter Francis (ranked 181 p4p, 287 weight class). Francis has chosen Battle of The Gemini as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Walter Francis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panda Cuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Francis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis misses with an uppercut. Cuchi saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Cuchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francis misses with the combination.
Cuchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Francis loads up on a big right hand but Cuchi slips the punch.
Cuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Francis throws a hook but Cuchi avoids it easily.
Francis misses with a jab to the body
and Cuchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
A little feinted left hand from Cuchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Francis throws an off balance right hand
and Cuchi counters with a straight right hand.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Cuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis has closed the distance and engaged Cuchi in a clinch.
Francis working aggressively here.
Cuchi blocking some punches.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuchi.
Cuchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Francis working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Francis.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis dominated that round.
That's time! Cuchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Francis instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Francis - that landed with a thud.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Cuchi.
We've been informed that Francis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cuchi blocks a body shot from Francis.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Francis.
Francis is trying to maintain a safe position but Cuchi gets an underhook and turns Francis into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuchis head.
Francis digs a right hand underneath Cuchi's ribcage. Cuchi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francis lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Francis has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis lands with a right to the head.
Walter Francis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cuchi blocking some punches.
Cuchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Cuchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cuchi prevents a body shot from Francis.
Francis lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis tries to work over Cuchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Cuchi.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis lands an uppercut.
Cuchi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Francis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Francis keeps control of Cuchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Francis throws a sloppy body shot
and Cuchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Cuchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cuchi counters with a straight right hand.
Cuchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Francis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Cuchi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Francis.
Francis takes a swing at Cuchi's ribcage but misses.
Cuchi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Cuchi ducks down to avoid it.
Cuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Francis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuchi manages to avoid it.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuchi.
Cuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Francis looks to land a right hand but Cuchi moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cuchi misses its target.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
letting Cuchi counter with a right hand.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Cuchi moved out of range nicely.
Cuchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis misses with a hook
and Cuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuchi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Francis with a hook.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Cuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Francis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Francis 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Francis!
Walter Francis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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