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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korbin Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Morimoto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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181 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Good kicks
Tends to cut
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Morimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korbin Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto swinging wildly here.
Morimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dallas closes the distance and clinches.
Dallas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dallas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dallas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dallas misses with a punch on the inside.
Dallas is trying to break free.
Morimoto prevents a body shot from Dallas.
Morimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morimoto wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Dallas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas scores with a body shot.
Dallas keeps Morimoto at a distance using the push kick.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dallas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morimoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dallas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morimoto clinches.
Morimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Dallas has double underhooks.
Dallas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dallas taking a breather.
Dallas can't find room to land a body shot as Morimoto controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dallas as Morimoto tries to tie him up.
Morimoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dallas's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morimoto's elbow.
Dallas pushes Morimoto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morimoto tries to circle away but Dallas has him pinned against the ropes.
Morimoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morimoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morimoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morimoto lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Dallas - that landed with a thud.
Morimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Morimoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dallas.
Morimoto scores with a hook to the body.
Morimoto is stalling here.
Morimoto prevents Dallas from breaking the clinch.
Morimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dallas lands with a kick to the temple. Morimoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morimoto tries to clinch but Dallas is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Dallas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morimoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morimoto instigates a clinch.
Dallas misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto breaks the clinch.
Dallas misses with a body shot
and Morimoto counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morimoto stalling against the ropes.
Morimoto prevents Dallas from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Morimoto takes a shot to the head.
Morimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Dallas has double underhooks.
Dallas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dallas wants to break free but Morimoto has control.
Morimoto tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dallas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Dallas has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korbin Dallas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dallas throws a head kick that misses.
Morimoto tries to move into range but Dallas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morimoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dallas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dallas lands a high kick!
Morimoto rushes Dallas and presses him up against the ropes.
Dallas tries to work over Morimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morimoto breaks the clinch.
Dallas misses with a kick to the body.
Morimoto gets a clinch.
Morimoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Dallas cracks Morimoto with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas managing to block the knees to the body from Morimoto.
Dallas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morimoto has Dallas pressed against the ropes.
Dallas working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morimoto prevents a body shot from Dallas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto slows down the pace here.
Morimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Morimoto is trying to break the clinch but Dallas is controlling him.
Lee Morimoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Morimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dallas's brow.
Morimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dallas is looking to clinch.
Morimoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee Morimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dallas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morimoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Morimoto looking to stall.
Dallas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Dallas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto misses with a combination
and Dallas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morimoto throws a series of punches but Dallas avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morimoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dallas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dallas swats away the attempt to clinch by Morimoto.
Korbin Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dallas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morimoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dallas throws a head kick that half lands.
Morimoto tries to clinch there but Dallas circles away.
Dallas takes a swing at Morimoto's ribcage but misses.
Morimoto has closed the distance and engaged Dallas in a clinch.
Dallas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morimoto tries to circle away but Dallas has him pinned against the ropes.
Dallas tries a body shot but Morimoto blocks it.
Morimoto tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morimoto is trying to force a seperation but Dallas has the dominant position.
Morimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dallas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Morimoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Korbin Dallas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The crowd cheers as Dallas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morimoto doesn't seem phased though.
Dallas misses with a hook to the body
and Morimoto counters by clinching up.
Dallas tries to circle away but Morimoto has him pinned against the ropes.
Morimoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Dallas is blocking nicely.
Dallas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morimoto blocks a body shot from Dallas.
Dallas scores with a hook to the body.
Dallas is trying to break free.
Morimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Dallas is trying to maintain a safe position but Morimoto gets an underhook and turns Dallas into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto blocks an uppercut.
Morimoto lands a body shot.
Morimoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dallas swings wildly with an uppercut but Morimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morimoto is looking to control Dallas's arms but Dallas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morimoto has his back to the ropes.
Morimoto wants to break free but Dallas has control.
A short uppercut from Morimoto.
Morimoto is trying to break the clinch but Dallas has him pressed against the ropes.
Morimoto is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dallas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morimoto is trying to break the clinch but Dallas has him pressed against the ropes.
Dallas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dallas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morimoto blocks a body shot from Dallas.
Morimoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dallas.
Morimoto effectively controlling the action here.
Morimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morimoto working hard to break the clinch.
Morimoto can't break the clinch.
Morimoto tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dallas fails to land.
Dallas scores with a shot to the side of Morimoto's head.
Dallas missing with knees to the body.
Morimoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dallas tries to stall but Morimoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morimoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korbin Dallas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morimoto is trying to break the clinch but Dallas has him pressed against the ropes.
Morimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Dallas misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Dallas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dallas blocks a body shot from Morimoto.
Morimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Dallas has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Morimoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dallas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dallas tries to break free but Morimoto pushes him back against the ropes.
Morimoto breaks the clinch.
Dallas avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dallas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee Morimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dallas feints and then cracks Morimoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morimoto down.
Dallas scores with a kick to the midsection.
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 Lee Morimoto.
I think Dallas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korbin Dallas!
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