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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eva Contonio (ranked 7273 p4p, 577 weight class) and Duke McStoner (ranked 19594 p4p, 668 weight class). Contonio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blur-Song 2. Eva Contonio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eva Contonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke McStoner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contonio throws a right hand that McStoner ducks under and follows up with a left that McStoner also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Contonio misses.
We've been informed that McStoner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Contonio misses with a right hand
enabling McStoner to counter with a crisp jab.
Contonio ducks under a wild hook from McStoner.
Contonio moves into range and clinches up with McStoner.
McStoner blocks an elbow strike from Contonio.
McStoner blocks an elbow strike.
Contonio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McStoner blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contonio.
It looks like Duke McStoner has been cut.
McStoner avoids a wild elbow strike from Contonio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStoner trying to land knees to the body.
McStoner dodges an elbow strike from Contonio.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McStoner dodges an elbow strike from Contonio.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McStoner obliges.
A left hand lands to the body for Contonio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio throws an elbow but it misses.
McStoner missing with knees to the body.
Contonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McStoner backwards.
McStoner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Contonio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Contonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contonio.
Contonio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contonio stalling in the clinch but McStoner improves position.
Contonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
McStoner prevents a body shot from Contonio.
Contonio tries a body shot but McStoner blocks it.
Contonio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McStoner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Contonio.
Contonio swings wildly with an uppercut but McStoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
McStoner lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStoner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Contonio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Contonio tries a body shot but McStoner blocks it.
McStoner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Contonio.
Contonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McStoner gets through Contonio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contonio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McStoner lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Contonio.
McStoner blocks an elbow strike.
McStoner avoids the elbow strike from Contonio, against the ropes.
Contonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McStoner.
A shot in the inside from Contonio.
McStoner takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eva Contonio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke McStoner'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.
Contonio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McStoner.
Contonio throws a hook to the side of McStoner's head but McStoner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contonio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McStoner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Contonio.
McStoner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contonio was well out of range. Poor timing from McStoner.
McStoner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eva Contonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contonio misses with a body kick.
Contonio throws a head kick but McStoner moves out of range.
Jab, jab by McStoner - just one landing.
Contonio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Contonio throws an elbow but it misses.
McStoner avoids the elbow strike from Contonio, against the ropes.
Contonio pushes off an throws an elbow but McStoner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Contonio pushes off an throws an elbow but McStoner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Contonio misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio pushes off an throws an elbow but McStoner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Contonio tries to work over McStoner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McStoner blocks the elbow strike.
Contonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contonio pushes off an throws an elbow but McStoner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McStoner blocks a body shot from Contonio.
McStoner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards McStoner's brow.
Contonio blocks a body shot from McStoner.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
Contonio working aggressively here.
McStoner takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Duke McStoner's cut even more.
Contonio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McStoner avoids the elbow strike from Contonio, against the ropes.
Contonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
McStoner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contonio swinging wildly here.
McStoner wants to counter the offense by Contonio and move into the clinch position.
Contonio tries to clinch up.
Contonio misses with a leg kick
and McStoner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Contonio throws a low kick but it's checked well by McStoner.
Contonio throws a body punch but McStoner moves out of range.
McStoner tries to counter with a clinch but Contonio shakes him off and moves away.
McStoner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McStoner avoids a punch combination nicely.
McStoner appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McStoner has managed to clinch.
McStoner blocks a body shot from Contonio.
McStoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Contonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
McStoner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eva Contonio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duke McStoner'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!
Contonio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Contonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contonio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Contonio duly obliges.
Contonio walks into a jab.
McStoner 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.
Contonio swings away with a body shot that misses
and McStoner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Contonio thinking.
McStoner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Contonio under the eye.
Contonio misses with a kick to the body.
Contonio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McStoner can do to turn this around?
Contonio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McStoner.
McStoner motions for Contonio to come forward. McStoner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McStoner lands with a good body shot.
Contonio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McStoner.
Eva Contonio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McStoner tries to score with a low kick but Contonio moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contonio throws a leg kick which misses McStoner's front leg but catches the back leg as McStoner tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Contonio!
McStoner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contonio was well out of range. Poor timing from McStoner.
McStoner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Contonio misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Contonio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Contonio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contonio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duke McStoner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Contonio backing away here, and McStoner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Contonio closes the distance and clinches.
Contonio misses with some punches.
McStoner lands a shoulder strike.
Contonio throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Contonio throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contonio throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Contonio misses with the head strike.
McStoner lands a hook that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
Eva Contonio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Contonio throws an elbow but it misses.
Contonio lands an elbow inside that McStoner shrugs off.
McStoner misses with a punch to the body.
Eva Contonio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McStoner blocks an uppercut.
Contonio throws an elbow that misses.
McStoner misses with a punch on the inside.
Contonio swings wildly with an uppercut but McStoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
McStoner can't find room to land a body shot as Contonio controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eva Contonio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Contonio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eva Contonio!
After winning the bout, Eva Contonio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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