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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koichi Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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256 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Niccoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kano.
Niccoli lands a jab to the nose.
Niccoli with a jab.
It looks like Koichi Kano has been cut.
Kano throws a front kick that sends Niccoli stumbling back into the ropes.
Niccoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niccoli pushes Kano away with a front kick.
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!
Kano closes the distance and pushes Niccoli back into the ropes.
Kano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niccoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Kano stalling.
Kano swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niccoli's elbow.
Niccoli leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Niccoli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kano.
Kano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niccoli blocks a body shot from Kano.
Kano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niccoli throws an elbow but it misses.
Kano blocks the elbow strike.
Niccoli tries to stall but Kano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kano landing knees to the body.
Kano stalling in the clinch but Niccoli improves position.
Niccoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niccoli misses with a low kick as Kano jumps back.
Kano throws a leg kick but Niccoli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niccoli swings for the body but Kano moves out of range.
Niccoli scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kano checks a leg kick nicely.
Kano connects with a solid leg kick.
Kano tries a head kick but it misses.
Kano drives through and clinches with Niccoli against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Niccoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niccoli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kano lands a shoulder strike.
Kano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niccoli.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Niccoli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kano's brow.
Niccoli looking to stall.
Kano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kano tries to land knees in the clinch but Niccoli avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koichi Kano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kano'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.
Niccoli clobbers Kano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Kano. Beautiful body shot.
Niccoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Kano lands but Niccoli takes it in his stride.
It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
Kano lands a nice hook to Niccoli's body. Niccoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niccoli swings for the body but Kano moves out of range.
Kano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kano misses with a body punch.
Kano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kano wants to stall.
Kano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kano is trying to stall.
Kano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano blocking some punches.
Niccoli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kano is keeping busy.
Kano tries to work over Niccoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Niccoli lands an uppercut.
Kano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Niccoli throws an elbow but it misses.
Kano lands an elbow just above Niccoli 's eye.
Giovanni Niccoli's cut is getting worse.
Kano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Niccoli's brow.
Kano lands a shoulder strike.
Niccoli working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kano struggles to land a body shot inside as Niccoli controls his hands.
Niccoli missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niccoli gets through Kano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kano can't find room to land a body shot as Niccoli controls the action.
Niccoli tries to stall but Kano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kano has a couple of punches blocked by Niccoli.
Kano misses with an elbow over the top.
Niccoli stalling against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Kano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niccoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kano swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niccoli avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kano scores with a body shot.
Niccoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Giovanni Niccoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Kano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niccoli avoids the head kick by Kano.
Niccoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kano misses with a low kick.
Kano jabs Niccoli right on the nose. Niccoli blinks but takes it well.
Kano throws out a leg kick but Niccoli moves out of range and Kano only half commits.
Niccoli lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Kano misses
and Niccoli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kano digs a good body shot into Niccoli's ribs.
Kano tries to land a front kick but Niccoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niccoli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Niccoli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kano checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccoli throws a low kick but Kano avoids it.
Kano thows a body kick. Niccoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Niccoli throws a head kick but Kano moves out of range.
Kano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danga de danga de dang - Kano scores with a four punch combination!
Niccoli misses with a head kick.
Niccoli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niccoli keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Kano misses its intended target.
Good work by Kano as he checks the leg kick.
Kano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niccoli throws out the jab.
Kano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccoli.
Niccoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kano checks it well.
Koichi Kano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kano misses with a jab to the body
and Niccoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Kano clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niccoli throws a head punch that misses.
Niccoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Kano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kano tries a body shot but Niccoli blocks it.
Niccoli avoids a wild elbow strike from Kano.
Koichi Kano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kano lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kano.
Niccoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Niccoli working hard to break the clinch.
Niccoli avoids the elbow strike from Kano, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kano scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Koichi Kano just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niccoli is able to avoid easily.
Kano takes one to the chin there.
Niccoli throws a leg kick but Kano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kano 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.
Niccoli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Niccoli.
Niccoli throws the kick towards the body but Kano avoids it.
Kano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kano, right into the meat.
Niccoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Kano misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Niccoli.
Kano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niccoli rather than just go for the knockout.
Kano throws a head kick but Niccoli moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Niccoli.
Kano throws a lazy head kick
and Niccoli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Niccoli looks to land a left hand but Kano moved out of range nicely.
Niccoli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kano throws a leg kick but Niccoli checks it.
Kano swings for the body but Niccoli moves out of range.
Niccoli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kano on the side of the head.
Kano rushes Niccoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Niccoli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Niccoli fails to land.
Niccoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kano's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kano.
Kano throws an elbow that misses.
Niccoli lands an elbow inside that Kano shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli trying to stall but Kano improves his position.
Kano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niccoli digs a right hand underneath Kano's ribcage. Kano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kano is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kano can't find room to land a body shot as Niccoli controls the action.
Niccoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Niccoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niccoli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Niccoli lands a shoulder strike.
Kano is rocked!
Niccoli is pushing Kano up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kano is still on wobbly legs! Can Niccoli finish him?
Niccoli cracks Kano with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Kano goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Kano wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Giovanni Niccoli!
Our winner, Giovanni Niccoli, 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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energy
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