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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ng (ranked 644 p4p, 72 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 1476 p4p, 148 weight class). Ng comes to the cage accompanied by Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng misses with a straight right.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoshino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ng lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoshino's head.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoshino takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ng slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoshino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ng can pounce on him.
Ng feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoshinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoshino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoshino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ng under the eye.
Ng slips a jab and a cross from Hoshino.
Ng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ng fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoshino on the side of the head.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino looks to land a combination. Ng sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoshino lands the left hand.
Ng connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Ng misses with a looping left.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
A combination from Hoshino does no damage.
Ng swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ng misses with a head kick.
Ng lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ng lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoshino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoshino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ng slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Ng cracks Hoshino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino misses with a two punch combination.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Ng saw that one coming.
Hoshino swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoshino scores with a four punch combination!
Ng misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ng misses with a leg kick.
Hoshino connects with a looping right hand.
Ng connects with a single shot there.
Hoshino blocks a leg kick.
Ng throws a leg kick which misses Hoshino's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoshino tries to avoid it.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino throws a right and a left that Ng avoids nicely.
Ng throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino lands a body shot.
Hoshino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hoshino scores with a nice head shot.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoshino throws out the jab.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the body
and Ng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ng slips a jab and a cross from Hoshino.
Ng connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoshino walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ng.
Ng throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ng.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Ng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng throws an overhand right that lands on Hoshino's shoulder, as Hoshino tries to avoid the shot.
Hoshino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ng throws out the jab.
Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoshino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoshino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Hoshino. Those never looked like landing.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Hoshino throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ng counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Ng's shoulder, as Ng tries to avoid the shot.
Ng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Ng drops his hands momentarily and Hoshino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Hoshino looks to land a combination but Ng avoids it well.
Ng misses with a body kick.
Ng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Ng is just out of range.
Ng moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoshino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ng takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoshino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ng throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Ng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino dominated that round.
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.
Ng throws out a leg kick but Hoshino moves out of range and Ng only half commits.
Hoshino takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ng digs a good hook to Hoshino's body.
Ng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoshino's calf.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ng might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ng cracks Hoshino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoshino. That did some damage!
Hoshino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ng backs up against the cage.
Donk. Ng catches Hoshino right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Ng misses the target.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoshino. That snapped Ng's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ng throws a body kick that misses.
Hoshino avoids the head kick by Ng.
Ng tries to score with a low kick but Hoshino moves his leg out of the way.
Hoshino with a hook.
Hoshino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ng throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Hoshino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoshino lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a jab to the body
and Ng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Ng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoshino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ng.
Ng cracks Hoshino with an open hand slap.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Ng's shoulder, as Ng tries to avoid the shot.
Ng tried to counter with a leg kick but Hoshino avoided it.
Ng lands with a kick to the temple. Hoshino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Ng there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hoshino lands a head shot.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ng throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Hoshino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoshino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoshino scores with a shot to the body.
Ng throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hoshino misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino tries to bum rush Ng with a series of wild strikes but Ng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ng digs a good hook to Hoshino's body.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Ng's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoshino under the eye.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the body
and Ng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Ng is out of range.
Ng lands the left hand.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshino throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ng to counter with a crisp jab.
Ng's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoshino under the eye.
Ng slips a jab and a cross from Hoshino.
Ng lands with a shot to the body.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Ng tried to counter with a leg kick but Hoshino avoided it.
Ng scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ng.
Ng throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino connects with a single shot there.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ng does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ng jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Hoshino. Those never looked like landing.
Ng feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoshino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoshino throws a combination that misses
and Ng counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoshino thinking.
Ng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Ng counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoshino thinking.
Ng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoshino throws out a counter right but Ng avoids it with no problem.
Ng moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Ng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Ng connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoshino. Hoshino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ng lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoshino takes a step back to recover.
Hoshino slips under a jab from Ng.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Ng thinks about countering with a body kick.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
Ng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ng throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Ng throws a big shot that misses.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng misses with a straight left.
Ng lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hoshino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoshino jabs Ng to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ng blocks a jab.
Donk. Ng catches Hoshino right on the button with a cross.
Ng lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
A left lands for Ng.
Ng lands an overhand right.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Ng dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hoshino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Ng.
Hoshino throws a hook but Ng avoids it easily.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
Ng lands a body shot.
Hoshino misses with a double jab.
Ng slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Hoshino just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNg.
Hoshino swinging wildly here.
Ng throws a jab when Hoshino was well out of range.
Ng with a nice cross.
Ng misses with a looping right.
Ng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino looks to land a combination but Ng avoids it well.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoshino throws out the jab.
Hoshino throws a right hand that Ng ducks under and follows up with a left that Ng also avoids with ease.
Ng delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ng avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Ng takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoshino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng misses with a hook. Hoshino ducked under it nicely.
Ng scores with a nice strike.
Ng moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Ng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hoshino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ng. Ng obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Ng.
Ng explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
Hoshino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ng circles away quickly and effectively.
Ng takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Ng jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hoshino misses with a two punch combination.
Ng appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Ng swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshino lands a nice hook to Ng's body. Ng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoshino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ng.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng throws a leg kick which misses Hoshino's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoshino tries to avoid it.
Ng scores with a nice right hand.
Ng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoshino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoshino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ng counters with a nice body shot.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Ng.
Ng misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ng backs up against the cage.
Hoshino has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ng.
Hoshino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Ng tenderised Hoshino's leg. Hoshino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Ng.
Ng misses with a hook.
Hoshino misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Ng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
The crowd cheers as Ng lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoshino doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Ng's head but Ng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ng slips a jab and a cross from Hoshino.
Ng cracks Hoshino with an open hand slap.
Ng's corner calls for a 1-2. Ng obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Ng misses.
Ng connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoshino. Hoshino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoshino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino misses with a series of wild punches.
Ng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ng lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoshino at a distance.
Hoshino walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino throws a hook but Ng avoids it easily.
Hoshino throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Ng counter with a right hand.
Ng swings for the body but Hoshino moves out of range.
Ng stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Ng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoshino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoshino misses with a hook. Ng ducked under it nicely.
Hoshino misses with the combination.
Hoshino misses with a two punch combination.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Ng.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Hoshino does no damage.
Ng lands with a shot to the body.
Ng missing with a left hand there. Hoshino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshino throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Ng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ng cracks Hoshino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 Charles Ng.
Well Ng 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Ng!
A relieved looking Charles Ng thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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