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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Himayalan Cheetah (ranked 6237 p4p, 5795 weight class) and Victor Higgins (ranked 572 p4p, 542 weight class). Higgins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Actin' Crazy by Action Bronson. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Himayalan Cheetah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins has managed to clinch.
Cheetah is trying to maintain a safe position but Higgins gets an underhook and turns Cheetah into the ropes.
Higgins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cheetah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah has closed the distance and engaged Higgins in a clinch.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Higgins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Higgins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheetah circles away quickly and effectively.
Higgins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cheetah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheetah wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah connects with a body shot that sends Higgins's belly button to the back.
Higgins throws a right and a left that Cheetah avoids nicely.
Higgins wants to clinch.
Victor Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins misses with a double jab
and Cheetah counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Higgins to the mat! Cheetah runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Higgins is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Higgins looks winded!
Cheetah darts in and clinches Higgins up against the ropes.
Cheetah landing knees to the head.
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheetah scores with a three punch combo!
 Higgins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higgins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Higgins is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheetah finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cheetah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Higgins seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheetah'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.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah dodges the punch combination from Higgins.
Cheetah steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Higgins to the mat! Higgins looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Cheetah is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Cheetah jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Himayalan Cheetah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Geared Jaycood (ranked 6134 p4p, 6014 weight class) and Ben Diaz (ranked 563 p4p, 553 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geared Jaycood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaycood rushes Diaz and presses him up against the ropes.
Jaycood is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaycood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 Jaycood is rocked!
Diaz connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Jaycood's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Jaycood - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ben Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aad Ridderinkhof (ranked 2443 p4p, 18828 weight class) and Alex Minasian (ranked 337 p4p, 754 weight class). Alex Minasian is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aad Ridderinkhof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridderinkhof moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ridderinkhof throws a shot from downtown. Minasian moves away and avoids it.
Ridderinkhof bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridderinkhof shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 It looks like Aad Ridderinkhof has been cut.
Aad Ridderinkhof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minasian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ridderinkhof.
Ridderinkhof rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minasian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ridderinkhof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridderinkhof throws out a loose jab but Minasian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridderinkhof throws a hook but Minasian blocks it.
Ridderinkhof throws a big shot that misses.
Minasian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
No joy there for Minasian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ridderinkhof was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ridderinkhof throws a right hand that misses
and Minasian counters with a leg kick.
Minasian tries to bum rush Ridderinkhof with a series of wild strikes but Ridderinkhof uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ridderinkhof looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridderinkhof looks to land a right hand but Minasian moved out of range.
Ridderinkhof swings away with a body shot that misses
and Minasian counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Ridderinkhof to the mat! Minasian runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Ridderinkhof is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Minasian.
OH! Ridderinkhof has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Minasian smells blood and charges in for the finish! Minasian unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Ridderinkhof sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Minasian!
A very excited looking Alex Minasian 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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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hayden Allen (ranked 6163 p4p, 6170 weight class) and Johnny Hammer (ranked 566 p4p, 567 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hayden Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Johnny Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Allen wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Allen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Allen tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is trying to push Hammer away but Hammer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Allen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Allen tries to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling the position.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Hammer has him pressed against the ropes.
Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer forces Allen back against the ropes and clinches.
Allen wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Allen is trying to break free.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Hammer with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammer's head.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer looks for the body kick but Allen saw that one coming.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Allen blocks a head kick by Hammer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Hammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen is looking to land body kicks.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hammer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammer.
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer misses with a body kick.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Hammer moved away.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer is looking to land body kicks.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer misses with a kick to the body.
Hammer throws out a head kick that Allen doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Allen crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Allen's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Allen is rocked!
It looks like Hayden Allen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Hammer throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Allen avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hayden Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammer can pounce on him.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Hammer throws a body kick that misses.
Hammer tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Hammer lands but Allen takes it in his stride.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammer pushes Allen away with a front kick.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammer throws a front kick to the face that drops Allen face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Johnny Hammer!
An out of breath Johnny Hammer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jingyi Chenhuang (ranked 6110 p4p, 25491 weight class) and Hideki Suzuki (ranked 300 p4p, 352 weight class). Chenhuang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, H2 Action. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jingyi Chenhuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki pushes Chenhuang away with a front kick.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Chenhuang is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chenhuang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Suzuki manages to circle out of the way.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Chenhuang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Chenhuang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chenhuang lands with a nice body punch.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chenhuang throws a leg kick but Suzuki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chenhuang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Chenhuang keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from Suzuki. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Chenhuang.
As Suzuki tries to get set, Chenhuang tries to push him back and clinch up but Suzuki manages to avoid the attempt.
Chenhuang closes the distance and pushes Suzuki back into the ropes.
Suzuki is trying to push Chenhuang away but Chenhuang has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Suzuki wants to get back to striking at distance but Chenhuang won't allow it.
Suzuki tries to stall but Chenhuang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to push Chenhuang away but Chenhuang has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut. Chenhuang saw that one coming.
Hideki Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki clinches up with Chenhuang and pushes him back against the ropes.
Chenhuang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Chenhuang circles away and keeps his distance.
Chenhuang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chenhuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chenhuang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suzuki, as that shot connected.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chenhuang closes the distance and clinches.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki tries to clinch there but Chenhuang circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chenhuang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Chenhuang avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chenhuang lands with a nice combination. Suzuki backs away looking to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chenhuang.
Suzuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suzuki pushes Chenhuang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Chenhuang circles away and keeps his distance.
Suzuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Chenhuang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suzuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chenhuang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Chenhuang prevents Suzuki from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hideki Suzuki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Suzuki misses with a two punch combination.
Suzuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
Chenhuang closes the distance and clinches.
Suzuki can't break the clinch.
Chenhuang manages to break the clinch.
Jingyi Chenhuang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chenhuang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chenhuang throws a quick counter head kick but Suzuki was just out of range.
Chenhuang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chenhuang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suzuki to score with a decent uppercut.
Chenhuang darts in and clinches Suzuki up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Chenhuang tried to score with a low kick but Suzuki checks it.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Chenhuang circles away and keeps his distance.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenhuang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chenhuang.
Chenhuang has Suzuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chenhuang is trying to stall.
Suzuki lands a nice uppercut.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Suzuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Chenhuang circles away.
As Suzuki tries to get set, Chenhuang tries to push him back and clinch up but Suzuki manages to avoid the attempt.
Suzuki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chenhuang moves into the clinch successfully.
Suzuki trying to land knees to the body.
Chenhuang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suzuki's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Suzuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suzuki moves in looking to clinch but Chenhuang pushes him off.
Hideki Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Chenhuang keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Chenhuang is avoiding it.
Suzuki moves in looking to clinch but Chenhuang pushes him off.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suzuki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jingyi Chenhuang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Suzuki moves into the clinch.
Suzuki tries to circle away but Chenhuang has him pinned against the ropes.
Chenhuang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chenhuang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suzuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Chenhuang circles away.
Suzuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suzuki connects with a knee to the head.
Suzuki tries to circle away but Chenhuang has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenhuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chenhuang swinging wildly here.
Chenhuang swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
As Suzuki looks to move away, Chenhuang throws a big counter combo but Suzuki just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki moves to clinch but Chenhuang breaks away
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzuki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chenhuang rushes Suzuki and presses him up against the ropes.
Suzuki manages to break the clinch.
Suzuki clinches up with Chenhuang and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suzuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chenhuang backwards.
Suzuki wants to break free but Chenhuang has control.
Chenhuang manages to break the clinch.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chenhuang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chenhuang is rocked!
Chenhuang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenhuang avoids the head kick by Suzuki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki moves into the clinch successfully.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Suzuki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chenhuang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Chenhuang is having none of it.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Chenhuang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chenhuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki moves into the clinch.
Chenhuang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suzuki is keeping busy.
Chenhuang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chenhuang looks for the body kick but Suzuki saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideki Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suzuki 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideki Suzuki!
Hideki Suzuki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jingyi Chenhuang was interviewed post fight and said 'The fight was rigged'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jamahal Hall (ranked 4389 p4p, 5864 weight class) and Adam Velasquez (ranked 451 p4p, 545 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamahal Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Velasquez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Velasquez scrambles back to his feet.
Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Velasquez is rocked!
Velasquez glances at the clock... BAM! Hall nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Velasquez crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Velasquez is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamahal Hall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dee Gong (ranked 23278 p4p, 6234 weight class) and Mondo Paukuolo (ranked 763 p4p, 675 weight class). Dee Gong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dee Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mondo Paukuolo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong closes the distance and pushes Paukuolo back into the ropes.
Gong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gong lands a knee to the body.
Paukuolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gong closes the distance and clinches.
Paukuolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gong has managed to clinch.
Gong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paukuolo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gong lands a knee to the body.
Paukuolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukuolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Gong.
Paukuolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paukuolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gong was well out of range. Poor timing from Paukuolo.
Gong gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gong obliges.
Gong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gong lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paukuolo.
Gong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paukuolo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paukuolo manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gong clinches with his opponent.
Gong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paukuolo breaks from the clinch.
Gong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paukuolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gong closes the distance and clinches.
Paukuolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paukuolo trying to land knees to the body.
Gong lands a nice knee to the body.
Gong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paukuolo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paukuolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paukuolo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Paukuolo breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paukuolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gong.
Paukuolo throws out a counter right but Gong avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Gong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paukuolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Paukuolo throws a counter combo.
Gong tries to clinch but Paukuolo moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paukuolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paukuolo can do to turn this around?
Paukuolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Gong clinches up with Paukuolo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Gong has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Paukuolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paukuolo tries to keep at a distance but Gong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paukuolo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paukuolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gong darts in trying to clinch
and Paukuolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gong thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Paukuolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paukuolo throws a counter combo.
Gong closes the distance and clinches.
Paukuolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gong lands a good knee to the midsection. Paukuolo won't want to take too many of those.
Gong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paukuolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Paukuolo manages to break the clinch.
Gong closes the distance and clinches.
Paukuolo breaks the clinch.
Dee Gong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paukuolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong pushes Paukuolo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paukuolo breaks from the clinch.
Gong tries to clinch there but Paukuolo circles away.
Paukuolo throws out a counter right but Gong avoids it with no problem.
Gong rushes Paukuolo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paukuolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mondo Paukuolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gong closes the distance and pushes Paukuolo back into the ropes.
Paukuolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gong tries to clinch but Paukuolo moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paukuolo! But no joy.
Gong doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukuolo circles away.
Gong wants to clinch.
Gong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paukuolo, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Gong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gong slips a straight right by Paukuolo.
Paukuolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paukuolo swinging wildly here.
Gong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paukuolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gong pushes Paukuolo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paukuolo breaks from the clinch.
Gong is looking to clinch but Paukuolo is avoiding it.
Gong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paukuolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong tries to clinch there but Paukuolo circles away.
A little jabbing left from Paukuolo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gong has closed the distance and engaged Paukuolo in a clinch.
Gong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukuolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gong drives through and clinches with Paukuolo against the ropes.
Paukuolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gong clinches up with Paukuolo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Paukuolo breaks from the clinch.
Gong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paukuolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gong tries to clinch up.
Gong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paukuolo breaks the clinch.
Gong clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukuolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paukuolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paukuolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paukuolo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paukuolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gong tries to clinch there but Paukuolo circles away.
Paukuolo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gong tries to clinch but Paukuolo moves out of range.
Gong closes the distance and pushes Paukuolo back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paukuolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paukuolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Paukuolo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gong is looking to clinch but Paukuolo is avoiding it.
Gong tries to clinch but Paukuolo moves out of range.
Gong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Paukuolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mondo Paukuolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paukuolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Paukuolo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mondo Paukuolo.
I think Gong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dee Gong!
A very excited looking Dee Gong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Clinton Strong (ranked 24511 p4p, 4335 weight class) and Joao Perez (ranked 368 p4p, 255 weight class). Clinton Strong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clinton Strong !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Perez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez takes a swing at Strong 's ribcage but misses.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong clinches up against the ropes.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Strong has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez blocking some punches.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Strong has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez tries a body shot but Strong blocks it.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
Strong misses with some punches.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Strong .
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Strong .
Strong prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez taking a breather.
Come on Perez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perez wants to stall.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A body shot lands from Strong .
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Strong back against the ropes.
Strong has Perez pressed against the ropes, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Strong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Strong .
Perez avoiding damage as Strong throws knees to the body.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perez.
Clinton Strong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez wants to break free but Strong has control.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is pushing Strong up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perez tries to break free but Strong pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Strong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perez's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Strong .
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez looking to stall.
Strong pushes Perez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Strong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Strong keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong lands a knee to the head.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
A short right from Strong on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strong up against the ropes.
Perez blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Strong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Strong slips under a jab.
Strong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Strong takes the fight into the clinch.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Strong tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strong up against the ropes.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clinton Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez blocks a body shot from Strong .
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Strong working aggressively here.
Strong tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Strong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Strong .
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Strong has Perez pressed against the ropes, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strong managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Strong lands a nice elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joao Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strong , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Strong !
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Riku Yamato (ranked 3447 p4p, 5277 weight class) and Kenji Nakamoto (ranked 333 p4p, 434 weight class). Riku Yamato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamato wants to clinch up but Nakamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamato avoids the head kick by Nakamoto.
Nakamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamato.
Kenji Nakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato tries to clinch but Nakamoto moves out of range.
Yamato misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Nakamoto misses.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Nakamoto is avoiding it.
Yamato throws a combination. Nakamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamato scores with a head kick.
Yamato avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Nakamoto tries to get set, Yamato tries to push him back and clinch up but Nakamoto manages to avoid the attempt.
Nakamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamoto swings for the body but Yamato moves out of range.
Yamato defending well as Nakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Yamato was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nakamoto misses with the body kick
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamato avoids the head kick by Nakamoto.
Yamato tries to counter by clinching up but Nakamoto breaks away and moves out of range.
Nakamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Nakamoto tries to get set, Yamato tries to push him back and clinch up but Nakamoto manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamato misses with a body shot.
Nakamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamoto throws a head kick that misses
and Yamato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato moves in looking to clinch but Nakamoto pushes him off.
Nakamoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yamato tries to clinch up.
Yamato throws a head kick that half lands.
Nakamoto is rocked!
Nakamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamato finish him?
Nakamoto drops his hands momentarily and Yamato needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Nakamoto just on the top of the head. Nakamoto drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Nakamoto - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Riku Yamato!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Paulo Kimura (ranked 3333 p4p, 4691 weight class) and Farto Fuerte (ranked 320 p4p, 408 weight class). Farto Fuerte is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimura swings widly with a right hand
and Fuerte counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Fuerte to acknowledge the strikes.
Kimura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fuerte counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Kimura goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Kimura hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Farto Fuerte!
Farto Fuerte very nearly forgot to thank Knock Out Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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