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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong comes to the ring accompanied by It's my time. Ukyo Sato will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristofer Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.
Hong clobbers Sato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body kick there by Sato.
Hong wants to land a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Sato slips a straight right by Hong.
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Sato.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sato. That snapped Hong's head back.
A left lands for Sato.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato takes the fight into the clinch.
Sato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hong is defending well for now.
Sato avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Hong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Hong.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hong.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hong misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hong.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Hong.
Hong is leaning against Sato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato cracks Hong with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Sato blocking some punches.
Sato trying to control the position but instead, Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sato into the ropes.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Hong lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hong's brow.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sato cracks Hong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sato checks it well.
Hong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sato lands with a nice body punch.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hong.
Sato clinches up against the ropes.
Hong misses with an elbow strike.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kristofer Hong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Hong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hong misses with an elbow over the top.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Sato.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Hong, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Sato avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Sato.
Sato tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato blocking some punches.
Come on Sato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hong misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
Sato presses Hong against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hong tries to keep at a distance but Sato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Sato takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Hong lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
Sato avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right from Sato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Hong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Sato.
Hong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Hong lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Sato blocks an elbow strike from Hong.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from Hong.
Hong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato lands a body shot.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Sato lands an elbow just above Hong 's eye.
Hong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kristofer Hong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab by Sato.
Sato throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sato moves away from the strike by Hong.
Hong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sato, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Hong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Hong with a knee to the head.
Hong wants to stall.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hong throws an elbow but misses.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong throws an elbow that misses.
Hong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong prevents a body shot from Sato.
Hong digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sato throws an elbow but misses.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hong's defenses.
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong blocks a body shot from Sato.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses with some punches.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Hong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong lands an elbow that stopped Sato in his tracks for a moment.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato'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!
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sato avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Hong crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Sato.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato lands a nice uppercut.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hong misses with an elbow strike.
Sato gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the ropes.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hong has Sato pressed against the ropes.
Sato lands an elbow just above Hong 's eye.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Hong blocks the elbow strike.
Hong blocks an elbow strike from Sato.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from Hong.
Sato is trying to maintain a safe position but Hong gets an underhook and turns Sato into the ropes.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato digs a right hand underneath Hong's ribcage. Hong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sato tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hong obliges.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Hong lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Sato.
Hong is leaning against Sato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 Kristofer Hong.
I think Hong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofer Hong!
A very excited looking Kristofer Hong 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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