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S-1 WGP 2022- Nagoya (BWGP R1) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Sobral (ranked 4458 p4p, 23764 weight class) and Luis Santos (ranked 532 p4p, 721 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Santos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Santos beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
 It looks like Luis Santos has been cut.
Santos avoids the body shot from Sobral.
Santos wants to counter the offense by Sobral and move into the clinch position.
Sobral lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Sobral engages and cracks Santos with a massive lead left hook - Santos tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Sobral is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrei Sobral!
An out of breath Andrei Sobral 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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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gogel Gmial (ranked 6554 p4p, 6634 weight class) and Himayalan Cheetah (ranked 564 p4p, 569 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gogel Gmial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Himayalan Cheetah!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gmial circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gmial counters with a stiff right hand.
Gmial throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheetah.
Cheetah throws a head kick but Gmial moves out of range.
A lazy left from Gmial finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gmial.
Gmial lands with a good body shot.
Gmial thows a body kick. Cheetah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cheetah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheetah darts in trying to clinch
and Gmial counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheetah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gmial.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah throws a head kick that misses
and Cheetah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Cheetah misses
and Gmial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gmial throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gmial swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheetah.
Cheetah 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.
Gmial throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cheetah tries to clinch but Gmial moves out of range.
Gmial lands with a good body shot.
Gmial connects with an inside leg kick.
Gmial lands a body shot.
Gmial has closed the distance and engaged Cheetah in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cheetah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gmial lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gmial lands a nice uppercut.
Gmial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Gmial.
Gmial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gmial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gmial is working Cheetah over against the ropes.
Gmial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gmial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gmial.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gmial.
Cheetah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gmial is keeping busy.
Cheetah tries to break free but Gmial pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gmial lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheetah has had enough of the clinch but Gmial keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gmial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gmial lands a shot to the body.
Gmial is leaning against Cheetah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gogel Gmial dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gmial fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheetah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheetah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Cheetah is predictable there
and Gmial counters with a nice body kick.
Gmial lands with a cross.
Cheetah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gmial makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gmial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cheetah ducks right into an uppercut from Gmial.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gmial.
Cheetah wants to clinch.
Gmial half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cheetah misses with the body kick
and Gmial counters with a nice uppercut.
Gmial throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cheetah's head.
 Cheetah is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah closes the distance but Gmial moves to the side
and Gmial counters with an outside leg kick.
Gmial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gmial lands a jab to Cheetah's midsection.
A jab from Gmial finds it's way through Cheetah's defenses.
Gmial plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cheetah is still on wobbly legs! Can Gmial finish him?
That kick from Gmial tenderised Cheetah's leg. Cheetah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gmial scoring well with a low kick there.
Gmial is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cheetah drops his hands momentarily and Gmial needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Cheetah just on the top of the head. Cheetah drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Cheetah - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gogel Gmial!
Gogel Gmial decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Whealer Van Hire (ranked 1384 p4p, 4872 weight class) and Lee Kim Park (ranked 154 p4p, 256 weight class). Van Hire comes to the ring accompanied by BMF. Kim Park has chosen Hit The Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Whealer Van Hire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Whealer Van Hire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Kim Park!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim Park misses with a left hand
and Van Hire counters with a nice uppercut that drops Kim Park onto his backside! Kim Park bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Kim Park is rocked!
It looks like Lee Kim Park has been cut.
Van Hire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kim Park is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Hire.
Van Hire is looking for a counter combo.
Kim Park is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Hire finish him?
Kim Park throws an off balance right hand
and Van Hire counters with a body kick.
Kim Park swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Hire counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Whealer Van Hire!
A very excited looking Whealer Van Hire 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Clinton Strong (ranked 24665 p4p, 5089 weight class) and Ricardo Barbosa (ranked 331 p4p, 258 weight class). Clinton Strong is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 6 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Strong tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Strong back against the ropes.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strong has him pressed against the ropes.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Strong back against the ropes.
Barbosa tries to work over Strong 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strong lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Strong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Strong .
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa rushes Strong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Strong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clinton Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strong walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Strong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Strong backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Strong manages to avoid it all.
Strong tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barbosa manages to circle out of the way.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Strong swinging wildly here.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Strong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong moves into the clinch.
Barbosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Strong keeps control of Barbosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strong prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong wants to clinch.
Strong wants to clinch.
Strong moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strong pushes Barbosa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Strong back against the ropes.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Strong , against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Strong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Barbosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Strong wants to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Strong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clinton Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strong wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Strong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Strong is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Strong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Strong avoids it with no problem.
Strong is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
As Strong backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Strong manages to avoid it all.
Strong tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strong tries to counter by clinching up but Barbosa breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Strong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong tries to clinch up.
Strong wants to clinch.
Strong tries to clinch up.
As Strong backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Strong manages to avoid it all.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Capitan Fairtex (ranked 5534 p4p, 5956 weight class) and Carter Cruz (ranked 273 p4p, 287 weight class). Carter Cruz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Capitan Fairtex has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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KO power
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Capitan Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fairtex lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz is stalling here.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairtex has Cruz pressed against the ropes, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Fairtex has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Cruz wants to stall.
Fairtex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fairtex blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the ropes.
Cruz wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Fairtex is stalling here.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz is trying to push Fairtex away but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Fairtex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz looking to stall.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cruz trying to stall but Fairtex improves his position.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairtex is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the ropes.
Fairtex wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Capitan Fairtex dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cruz instigates a clinch.
Fairtex tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the ropes.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Fairtex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is trying to push Fairtex away but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fairtex up against the ropes.
Cruz taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to control Fairtex's arms but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cruz has his back to the ropes.
Cruz is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cruz keeps control of Fairtex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Fairtex is trying to break free.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Capitan Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex lands a head kick. Cruz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Fairtex can't break the clinch.
Fairtex can't break the clinch.
Fairtex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cruz tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the ropes.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the ropes.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Fairtex tries to tie him up.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz trying to stall but Fairtex improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Capitan Fairtex dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Fairtex misses with a body shot.
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Fairtex tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Fairtex wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex working aggressively here.
Cruz tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the ropes.
Fairtex tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Capitan Fairtex.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Fairtex sets himself, and Cruz steps forward looking for the clinch! Fairtex avoids it this time.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fairtex wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Carter Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cruz wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fairtex can't break the clinch.
Cruz stalling against the ropes.
Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairtex controls his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Capitan Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fairtex 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Capitan Fairtex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Hideki Suzuki (ranked 25677 p4p, 5485 weight class) and Taiga Kawabe (ranked 330 p4p, 272 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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20
135
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20
135
0 - 0 - 0 |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taiga Kawabe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Suzuki. Those never looked like landing.
Kawabe tries to counter with a clinch but Suzuki shakes him off and moves away.
Suzuki drives through and clinches with Kawabe against the ropes.
Suzuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawabe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawabe connects with a high kick.
Kawabe dodges the punch combination from Suzuki.
Suzuki rushes Kawabe and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suzuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawabe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Kawabe avoids it well.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Suzuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suzuki has Kawabe up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Suzuki breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Kawabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches.
Kawabe stalling in the clinch but Suzuki improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe is looking to control Suzuki's arms but Suzuki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawabe has his back to the ropes.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suzuki clinches up with Kawabe and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suzuki breaks from the clinch.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki darts in and clinches Kawabe up against the ropes.
Suzuki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Suzuki breaks the clinch.
Kawabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kawabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzuki circles away.
Suzuki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawabe wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki tried to counter with a leg kick but Kawabe avoided it.
Suzuki clinches with his opponent.
Kawabe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hideki Suzuki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kawabe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suzuki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suzuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Suzuki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suzuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kawabe trying to land knees to the body.
Suzuki manages to break the clinch.
Suzuki gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki breaks the clinch.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawabe avoids the head kick by Suzuki.
Kawabe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hideki Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawabe tries to clinch up
and Suzuki counters with a nice uppercut.
Suzuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawabe can do to turn this around?
Kawabe tries to clinch there but Suzuki circles away.
Hideki Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki clinches up against the ropes.
Kawabe stalling in the clinch but Suzuki improves position.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suzuki breaks from the clinch.
Suzuki has managed to clinch.
Suzuki is leaning against Kawabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suzuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suzuki has managed to clinch.
Suzuki is working Kawabe over against the ropes.
Suzuki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kawabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kawabe is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki prevents Kawabe from breaking the clinch.
Suzuki manages to break the clinch.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Kawabe avoids it well.
Suzuki moves into range and clinches up with Kawabe.
Suzuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki forces Kawabe back against the ropes and clinches.
Kawabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawabe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hideki Suzuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawabe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suzuki counters with a head kick. That will keep Kawabe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hideki Suzuki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kawabe misses with a head kick.
Suzuki is looking for a counter combo.
Suzuki clinches up against the ropes.
Suzuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawabe looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Suzuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawabe.
Suzuki drives through and clinches with Kawabe against the ropes.
Hideki Suzuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kawabe is trying to stall.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawabe tries to clinch up
and Suzuki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kawabe really felt that one!
Kawabe tries to keep at a distance but Suzuki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suzuki pushes Kawabe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Kawabe. Those never looked like landing.
Suzuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawabe.
Suzuki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kawabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suzuki clinches up with Kawabe and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suzuki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kawabe's efforts to push away.
Suzuki breaks the clinch.
Suzuki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suzuki.
Suzuki 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.
Suzuki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suzuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki closes the distance and pushes Kawabe back into the ropes.
Kawabe has had enough of the clinch but Suzuki keeps him there for the moment.
Suzuki manages to break the clinch.
Suzuki throws a head kick but Kawabe moves out of range.
Kawabe misses with a few strikes there.
Kawabe jabs Suzuki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taiga Kawabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hideki Suzuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawabe gets tackled into the ropes by Suzuki. Suzuki maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideki Suzuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suzuki 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideki Suzuki!
A very excited looking Hideki Suzuki 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Marious La De Hoya (ranked 23059 p4p, 5293 weight class) and Cendrik Evans (ranked 322 p4p, 427 weight class). Evans has chosen KB as his entrance music. Marious La De Hoya had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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42
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26
130
1 - 2 - 0 |
World class boxer
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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 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cendrik Evans!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya throws a shot to the body.
Evans clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Cendrik Evans has been cut.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but La De Hoya has double underhooks.
Evans taking a breather.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
La De Hoya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La De Hoya pushes Evans back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
La De Hoya scores a nice knee to the body.
Evans looks winded!
La De Hoya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans is rocked!
La De Hoya cracks Evans on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Evans crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Marious La De Hoya!
A relieved looking Marious La De Hoya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Cendrik Evans stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats to the champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kento Haraguchi (ranked 5459 p4p, 3088 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 271 p4p, 176 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kento Haraguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haraguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibu lands with a nice body punch.
Ibu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ibu lands an overhand right.
Haraguchi takes one to the chin there.
Haraguchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haraguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ibu shapes to counter with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Haraguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haraguchi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Ibu counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ibu.
That kick from Ibu tenderised Haraguchi's leg. Haraguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ibu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Ibu slams his shin into Haraguchi's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haraguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibu cracks Haraguchi with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu lands a nice shot to the body.
Koh Ibu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haraguchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haraguchi tries to clinch
and Ibu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ibu connects with a looping right hand.
Ibu is looking to slow Haraguchi down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Ibu coming out on top.
Haraguchi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haraguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haraguchi throws a body kick that misses
and Ibu counters with a straight right hand.
Haraguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haraguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Ibu throws out a counter right but Haraguchi avoids it with no problem.
Ibu stuns Haraguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ibu cracks Haraguchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ibu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Ibu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraguchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ibu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Haraguchi. Those never looked like landing.
Ibu punishes Haraguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Ibu dips to his left and cracks Haraguchi with an uppercut!
Haraguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haraguchi throws a leg kick but Ibu checks it.
Haraguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibu lands a jab to the nose.
Ibu lands with an uppercut that bounces Haraguchi off the ropes and back into range.
Haraguchi tries to clinch there but Ibu circles away.
Ibu pushes Haraguchi away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haraguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haraguchi misses with a double jab
and Ibu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Ibu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ibu.
Ibu with a nice cross.
Ibu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ibu lands with a hook. Haraguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ibu keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haraguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haraguchi wants to clinch
and Ibu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haraguchi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibu counters with a good low kick that Haraguchi was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haraguchi moves in looking to clinch but Ibu pushes him off.
Haraguchi is looking to clinch but Ibu is avoiding it.
Kento Haraguchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Haraguchi.
Koh Ibu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu dodges the punch combination from Haraguchi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ibu.
Ibu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haraguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ibu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haraguchi misses with a kick to the body
and Ibu counters with a straight right hand.
Haraguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Haraguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick there by Ibu.
Ibu cracks Haraguchi with a good jab.
Haraguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ibu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ibu connects with a nice looking jab.
Ibu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Haraguchi.
It seemed like Ibu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haraguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu lands a jab to Haraguchi's midsection.
Haraguchi moves in looking to clinch but Ibu pushes him off.
Haraguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibu manages to avoid it.
Haraguchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Ibu.
Ibu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ibu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up.
Haraguchi throws out a loose jab but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haraguchi looks to land a combination but Ibu avoids it well.
Haraguchi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haraguchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haraguchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid body kick from Ibu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibu connects with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ibu works the jab nicely.
Haraguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Haraguchi.
Haraguchi takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Ibu.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haraguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Ibu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haraguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Ibu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haraguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibu connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraguchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ibu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haraguchi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibu with a nice calf kick.
Jab from Ibu.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Haraguchi.
Nice body kick there by Ibu.
Ibu clobbers Haraguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ibu scores with a decent looking hook.
Haraguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up
and Ibu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haraguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haraguchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ibu connects with a body shot that sends Haraguchi's belly button to the back.
Ibu lands a body shot.
Ibu with the inside leg kick.
Ibu scores with a kick to the body.
Ibu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haraguchi tries to clinch there but Ibu circles away.
Ibu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ibu scores with a shot to the body.
Haraguchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ibu is out of range.
Ibu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haraguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ibu.
Kento Haraguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Ibu finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ren Hashimoto (ranked 3416 p4p, 6510 weight class) and Jingyi Chenhuang (ranked 186 p4p, 302 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chenhuang's choice of entrance music: H2 Action. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jingyi Chenhuang!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto jabs Chenhuang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chenhuang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Hashimoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chenhuang takes a step back to recover.
Chenhuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chenhuang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chenhuang swinging wildly here.
Hashimoto wants to clinch but Chenhuang slips to the side
and Chenhuang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hashimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenhuang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hashimoto's hands.
Hashimoto connects with a high kick.
Hashimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Chenhuang circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chenhuang motions for Hashimoto to come forward. Chenhuang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chenhuang darts in and clinches Hashimoto up against the ropes.
Hashimoto is trying to force a seperation but Chenhuang has the dominant position.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hashimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hashimoto tries to clinch up but Chenhuang circles away and keeps his distance.
Chenhuang closes the distance and clinches.
Hashimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Chenhuang breaks from the clinch.
Hashimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Chenhuang circles away.
Chenhuang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hashimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chenhuang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenhuang prevents a body shot from Hashimoto.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chenhuang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hashimoto is trying to stall.
Chenhuang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hashimoto or not.
Hashimoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hashimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chenhuang has him pressed against the ropes.
Hashimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Chenhuang has double underhooks.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chenhuang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashimoto manages to avoid it.
Hashimoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Chenhuang counters by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jingyi Chenhuang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hashimoto misses with an uppercut. Chenhuang saw that one coming.
Chenhuang moves into range and clinches up with Hashimoto.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ren Hashimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chenhuang moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chenhuang missing with knees to the body.
Chenhuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jingyi Chenhuang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hashimoto 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.
Hashimoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chenhuang misses with a looping right.
Chenhuang forces Hashimoto back against the ropes and clinches.
Chenhuang looking to slow down the pace here.
Hashimoto working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hashimoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Chenhuang won't allow it.
Chenhuang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hashimoto being controlled against the ropes.
Hashimoto is trying to push Chenhuang away but Chenhuang has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hashimoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Chenhuang gets an underhook and turns Hashimoto into the ropes.
Chenhuang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chenhuang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hashimoto is defending well for now.
Chenhuang throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Hashimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hashimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chenhuang circles away quickly and effectively.
Hashimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Chenhuang circles away.
Hashimoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chenhuang moves into range and clinches up with Hashimoto.
Chenhuang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chenhuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hashimoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Chenhuang.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chenhuang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hashimoto taking a breather.
Hashimoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Chenhuang won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jingyi Chenhuang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hashimoto tries to clinch
and Chenhuang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hashimoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chenhuang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Chenhuang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hashimoto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hashimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hashimoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chenhuang has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Chenhuang.
Chenhuang slowing the pace effectively.
Chenhuang keeps control of Hashimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashimoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Chenhuang won't allow it.
Hashimoto tries to break free but Chenhuang pushes him back against the ropes.
Hashimoto is trying to force a seperation but Chenhuang has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chenhuang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Hashimoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chenhuang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hashimoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hashimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hashimoto throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chenhuang counter with a right hand.
Hashimoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hashimoto is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Chenhuang is having none of it.
Chenhuang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chenhuang breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Chenhuang is just out of range.
Hashimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chenhuang swats away the attempt to clinch by Hashimoto.
Chenhuang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hashimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hashimoto throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chenhuang rushes Hashimoto and presses him up against the ropes.
Hashimoto looking to stall.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ren Hashimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chenhuang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hashimoto is leaning against Chenhuang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jingyi Chenhuang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chenhuang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jingyi Chenhuang!
A pretty intense looking Jingyi Chenhuang took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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