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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gogel Gmial (ranked 6489 p4p, 4089 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 588 p4p, 451 weight class). Gogel Gmial 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 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, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan lands with a hook. Gmial tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chan looks to throw the jab but Gmial is out of range.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Chan throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Chan.
Chan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gmial.
Chan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gmial avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gmial jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chan misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Chan misses.
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Gmial counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice cross by Gmial.
Gmial seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gmial works Chan's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gmial staying out of range there.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Gmial closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 It looks like Yamapi Chan has been cut.
Gmial catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Chan stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Chan walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
 Chan is rocked!
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!
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gmial counters with a big uppercut that drops Chan face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gogel Gmial!
A victorious Gogel Gmial thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyotaro Fujita (ranked 6255 p4p, 6040 weight class) and John Nutrion (ranked 611 p4p, 603 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Nutrion!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutrion has closed the distance and engaged Fujita in a clinch.
Fujita managing to block the knees to the body from Nutrion.
Nutrion tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujita avoids the damage to the body.
Fujita blocks a body shot from Nutrion.
Fujita is trying to break the clinch but Nutrion is controlling him.
Nutrion tries to work over Fujita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nutrion utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fujita is trying to force a seperation but Nutrion has the dominant position.
Fujita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nutrion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nutrion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujita looking to stall.
Nutrion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch but Nutrion keeps him there for the moment.
Nutrion tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujita avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutrion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nutrion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fujita swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutrion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutrion throws a head punch that misses.
Nutrion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fujita tries to work over Nutrion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Nutrion won't allow it.
Fujita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujita trying to control the position but instead, Nutrion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fujita into the ropes.
Fujita blocking some punches.
Nutrion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nutrion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nutrion tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujita avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujita.
Nutrion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nutrion missing with knees to the body.
Fujita blocking some punches.
Fujita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nutrion misses with an elbow over the top.
Nutrion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujita is defending well for now.
Nutrion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujita managing to block the knees to the body from Nutrion.
Fujita is trying to break the clinch but Nutrion has him pressed against the ropes.
Nutrion tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujita avoids the damage to the body.
Fujita blocks the elbow strike.
Nutrion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nutrion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujita's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutrion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nutrion can't find room to land a body shot as Fujita controls the action.
Nutrion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nutrion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fujita wants to stall.
Nutrion trying to land knees to the body.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Nutrion won't allow it.
Nutrion tries a body shot but Fujita blocks it.
Fujita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nutrion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nutrion scores with a shoulder strike.
Nutrion can't find room to land a body shot as Fujita controls the action.
Nutrion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fujita.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fujita swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutrion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutrion misses with some punches.
Nutrion prevents Fujita from breaking the clinch.
Fujita can't find room to land a body shot as Nutrion controls the action.
Nutrion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nutrion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujita on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nutrion fails to land.
Nutrion tries to throw a body punch but Fujita avoids it by throwing Nutrion back against the ropes.
Nutrion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fujita lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nutrion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujita is defending well for now.
Fujita works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fujita tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Nutrion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fujita tries to close the distance and clinch but Nutrion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nutrion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nutrion misses with the head strike.
Nutrion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nutrion tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujita avoids the damage to the body.
Fujita can't break the clinch.
Fujita prevents a body shot from Nutrion.
Fujita avoids the elbow strike from Nutrion, against the ropes.
Nutrion working aggressively here.
Nutrion throws a punch but it's blocked by Fujita.
Nutrion cracks Fujita with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Fujita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
John Nutrion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nutrion tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujita avoids the damage to the body.
Fujita tries to circle away but Nutrion has him pinned against the ropes.
Fujita dodges an elbow strike from Nutrion.
Nutrion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutrion tries to throw a body punch but Fujita avoids it by throwing Nutrion back against the ropes.
Nutrion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nutrion swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutrion misses with the head strike.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujita scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nutrion pushes off an throws an elbow but Fujita leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nutrion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Nutrion won't allow it.
Fujita looking to slow down the pace here.
Fujita can't break the clinch.
Fujita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita tries to close the distance and clinch but Nutrion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nutrion wants to counter with a clinch but Fujita pushes him away.
Nutrion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fujita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nutrion misses with a punch to the body.
Fujita misses with a knee to the head.
Nutrion misses with a knee to the head.
Fujita is trying to push Nutrion away but Nutrion has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nutrion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujita wants to break free but Nutrion has control.
Fujita blocks a body shot from Nutrion.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch but Nutrion keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nutrion.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch but Nutrion keeps him there for the moment.
Nutrion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujita blocks an elbow strike from Nutrion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutrion has a couple of punches blocked by Fujita.
Nutrion swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutrion tries a body shot but Fujita blocks it.
Nutrion working aggressively here.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nutrion tries to work over Fujita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nutrion throws a head punch that misses.
Nutrion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujita's efforts to push away.
Nutrion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujita is defending well for now.
Nutrion keeps control of Fujita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fujita tries a body shot but Nutrion blocks it.
Fujita is looking to break free of the clinch but Nutrion has double underhooks.
That's four 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.
Nutrion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujita trying to land knees to the body.
Fujita blocks the elbow strike.
Nutrion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nutrion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nutrion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch but Nutrion keeps him there for the moment.
Nutrion tries to work over Fujita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nutrion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujita's elbow.
Nutrion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nutrion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nutrion.
 It looks like Kyotaro Fujita has been cut.
Nutrion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nutrion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Nutrion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyotaro Fujita's cut.
That's time! Fujita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fujita misses with a leg kick.
Nutrion has Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nutrion misses with a punch to the body.
Fujita managing to block the knees to the body from Nutrion.
Nutrion prevents Fujita from breaking the clinch.
Nutrion throws a punch but it's blocked by Fujita.
Nutrion misses with some punches.
Fujita is trying to break the clinch but Nutrion has him pressed against the ropes.
Fujita managing to block the knees to the body from Nutrion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujita managing to block the knees to the body from Nutrion.
Nutrion tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujita avoids the damage to the body.
Nutrion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fujita is trying to maintain a safe position but Nutrion gets an underhook and turns Fujita into the ropes.
Nutrion prevents Fujita from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutrion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nutrion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fujita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nutrion misses with an elbow over the top.
Fujita trying to control the position but instead, Nutrion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fujita into the ropes.
Nutrion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fujita blocks an uppercut.
Nutrion trying to land knees to the body.
Fujita misses with an elbow strike.
Nutrion has a couple of punches blocked by Fujita.
Nutrion misses with a punch to the body.
Fujita blocking some punches.
Fujita blocks a body shot from Nutrion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita avoiding damage as Nutrion throws knees to the body.
Nutrion is working Fujita over against the ropes.
Nutrion avoiding damage as Fujita throws knees to the body.
Fujita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fujita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nutrion is keeping busy.
Nutrion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujita avoiding damage as Nutrion throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujita.
Nutrion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nutrion has a couple of punches blocked by Fujita.
Fujita on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nutrion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nutrion tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujita avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita can't break the clinch.
Fujita misses with an elbow strike.
Fujita looking to stall.
Fujita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fujita is looking to break free of the clinch but Nutrion has double underhooks.
Nutrion tries a body shot but Fujita blocks it.
Nutrion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nutrion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujita's elbow.
Nutrion has Fujita pressed against the ropes, preventing Fujita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fujita wants to break free but Nutrion has control.
Nutrion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fujita can't break the clinch.
Fujita prevents a body shot from Nutrion.
Fujita is trying to break free.
That's four 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.
Nutrion missing with knees to the body.
Nutrion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fujita avoids it.
Nutrion tries to throw a body punch but Fujita avoids it by throwing Nutrion back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nutrion as Fujita tries to tie him up.
Nutrion tries a knee to the head but Fujita blocks it.
Fujita blocking some punches.
Nutrion working aggressively here.
Nutrion has a couple of punches blocked by Fujita.
Nutrion tries a body shot but Fujita blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nutrion presses Fujita against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nutrion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujita tries to break free but Nutrion pushes him back against the ropes.
Kyotaro Fujita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Nutrion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fujita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Nutrion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nutrion winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Nutrion!
A relieved looking John Nutrion thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vigmar Friomannsson (ranked 4215 p4p, 25017 weight class) and Jay Wall (ranked 514 p4p, 655 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vigmar Friomannsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Wall!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friomannsson stuns Wall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wall looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Friomannsson connects with the punch.
Friomannsson drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Wall onto his butt! Wall pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Wall is rocked!
It looks like Jay Wall has been cut.
Vigmar Friomannsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Friomannsson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Wall out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vigmar Friomannsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vigmar Friomannsson made sure he mentioned Bondi MMA, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Maki Damchaigym (ranked 25123 p4p, 3799 weight class) and Hoshifumi Nagasa (ranked 515 p4p, 357 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Damchaigym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoshifumi Nagasa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damchaigym moves into the clinch.
Nagasa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Damchaigym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagasa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damchaigym counters with a good, hard body kick but Nagasa shrugs it off.
Damchaigym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damchaigym has managed to clinch.
Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
Damchaigym looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nagasa tries to score with a low kick but Damchaigym moves his leg out of the way.
Damchaigym clinches up with Nagasa and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nagasa is trying to stall.
Nagasa is trying to force a seperation but Damchaigym has the dominant position.
Damchaigym looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damchaigym is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Damchaigym manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym throws a shot to the body.
Damchaigym lands a high kick!
Damchaigym scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Damchaigym lands a jab-cross combination.
Nagasa throws a right hand that Damchaigym ducks under and follows up with a left that Damchaigym also avoids with ease.
Damchaigym throws a quick counter head kick but Nagasa was just out of range.
Damchaigym checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Damchaigym is looking to counter the offense by Nagasa and move into the clinch.
Nagasa tries to clinch up but Damchaigym circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Damchaigym clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damchaigym pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Damchaigym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damchaigym lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Damchaigym. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym rushes Nagasa and presses him up against the ropes.
Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
Damchaigym has taken the fight to the clinch.
Damchaigym manages to break the clinch.
Damchaigym clinches up against the ropes.
Nagasa is trying to break the clinch but Damchaigym has him pressed against the ropes.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Nagasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damchaigym throws a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damchaigym using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damchaigym lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Nagasa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damchaigym. Damchaigym obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoshifumi Nagasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasa throws a head kick but Damchaigym moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damchaigym.
Damchaigym clinches with his opponent.
Damchaigym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damchaigym misses with a two punch combination.
Nagasa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Damchaigym dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nagasa. That did some damage!
Damchaigym darts in and clinches Nagasa up against the ropes.
Damchaigym throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagasa blocks it with crossed arms.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Damchaigym gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym wants to stall.
Damchaigym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damchaigym moves into the clinch.
Nagasa can't break the clinch.
Damchaigym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasa gets tackled into the ropes by Damchaigym. Damchaigym maintains the clinch.
Nagasa is trying to push Damchaigym away but Damchaigym has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Damchaigym lands a nice knee to the body.
Nagasa tries to circle away but Damchaigym has him pinned against the ropes.
Damchaigym lands a damaging elbow.
Damchaigym has Nagasa pressed against the ropes, preventing Nagasa 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.
Maki Damchaigym dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Damchaigym misses with a double jab.
Maki Damchaigym is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damchaigym instigates a clinch.
Damchaigym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damchaigym moves into range and clinches up with Nagasa.
Nagasa can't break the clinch.
Damchaigym scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damchaigym will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nagasa up against the ropes.
Damchaigym'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.
Nagasa misses with a wild combination.
Damchaigym has Nagasa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nagasa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damchaigym closes the distance and clinches.
Damchaigym manages to break the clinch.
Damchaigym takes the fight into the clinch.
Damchaigym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damchaigym prevents Nagasa from breaking the clinch.
Damchaigym tries to stall but Nagasa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Nagasa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damchaigym counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym misses with a few strikes there.
Damchaigym clinches.
Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
Damchaigym misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasa throws a head kick but Damchaigym moves out of range.
Nagasa tries to clinch there but Damchaigym circles away.
Damchaigym avoids a kick to the body.
Damchaigym seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Damchaigym thumps Nagasa with a low kick.
Damchaigym has taken the fight to the clinch.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Nagasa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damchaigym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damchaigym fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nagasa, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damchaigym clinches.
Damchaigym stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Damchaigym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Damchaigym slowing the pace effectively.
Damchaigym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagasa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym lands with a kick to the temple. Nagasa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Nagasa.
We've been informed that Nagasa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Damchaigym clinches.
Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
Nagasa 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.
Damchaigym lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damchaigym has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Damchaigym is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Hoshifumi Nagasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagasa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Damchaigym seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nagasa clinches up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Damchaigym dominated that second round.
That's time! Damchaigym's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Damchaigym clinches up against the ropes.
Damchaigym manages to break the clinch.
Damchaigym moves into range and clinches up with Nagasa.
Damchaigym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nagasa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Damchaigym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damchaigym swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damchaigym connects with a body shot that sends Nagasa's belly button to the back.
Nagasa misses with the body kick
and Damchaigym counters with a left and a right that stings Nagasa.
Damchaigym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagasa can do to turn this around?
Nagasa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damchaigym takes the fight into the clinch.
Maki Damchaigym has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nagasa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagasa throws a leg kick which misses Damchaigym's front leg but catches the back leg as Damchaigym tries to avoid it.
Damchaigym throws a combination. Nagasa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Damchaigym instigates a clinch.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Nagasa misses
and Damchaigym makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damchaigym closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damchaigym clinches up against the ropes.
Nagasa working hard to break the clinch.
Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damchaigym gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damchaigym tries to throw a body punch but Nagasa avoids it by throwing Damchaigym back against the ropes.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damchaigym darts in and clinches Nagasa up against the ropes.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damchaigym blocks an elbow strike from Nagasa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym is trying to maintain a safe position but Nagasa gets an underhook and turns Damchaigym into the ropes.
Nagasa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damchaigym is keeping busy.
Damchaigym scores with a shot to the side of Nagasa's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nagasa as Damchaigym tries to tie him up.
Nagasa tries to land knees in the clinch but Damchaigym avoids the damage to the body.
Damchaigym tries to throw a body punch but Nagasa avoids it by throwing Damchaigym back against the ropes.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damchaigym closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nagasa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Damchaigym moves into the clinch.
Nagasa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nagasa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damchaigym is keeping busy.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Nagasa tries to keep at a distance but Damchaigym has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maki Damchaigym showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damchaigym has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Damchaigym!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Himayalan Cheetah (ranked 6508 p4p, 4565 weight class) and Tadao Sato (ranked 590 p4p, 488 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Himayalan Cheetah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadao Sato!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sato has eaten all the pies!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheetah dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheetah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheetah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheetah drives through and clinches with Sato against the ropes.
Cheetah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato throws a combination that misses
and Cheetah counters with a two punch combo.
Sato throws a right hand that Cheetah ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheetah also avoids with ease.
Cheetah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheetah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cheetah - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cheetah.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cheetah tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cheetah counters by clinching up.
Cheetah dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Cheetah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Cheetah looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
Sato throws a right hand that Cheetah ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheetah also avoids with ease.
Cheetah throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sato!
Sato throws a series of punches but Cheetah avoids them all with ease.
Sato looks winded!
Cheetah moves into range and clinches up with Sato.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
Cheetah tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Sato misses with the combination.
Sato throws a series of punches but Cheetah avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Sato gets tackled into the ropes by Cheetah. Cheetah maintains the clinch.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Cheetah.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cheetah gets a clinch.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah throws a series of strikes that have Sato backpedaling.
Cheetah tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Sato misses with a double jab
and Cheetah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cheetah.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheetah's brow.
Cheetah with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tadao Sato has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah misses with a knee strike.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.
Cheetah blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah blocks an elbow strike.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cheetah.
Cheetah tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Cheetah stalling.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
Cheetah lands with a slapping head kick.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato tries to keep at a distance but Cheetah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tadao Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cheetah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheetah rushes Sato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Cheetah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheetah's brow.
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Cheetah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sato will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheetah.
Sato avoids the head kick by Cheetah.
Despite the aggression on Sato's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cheetah dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Sato is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheetah drives through and clinches with Sato against the ropes.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Cheetah dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Cheetah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Cheetah.
Himayalan Cheetah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cheetah leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
Cheetah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cheetah. That one must have hurt.
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Sato is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cheetah has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah misses with a knee to the head.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cheetah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheetah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sato.
Cheetah tries to clinch up.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheetah throws a combination. Sato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheetah has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheetah.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheetah clinches up against the ropes.
Come on Cheetah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sato throws an elbow but misses.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cheetah scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cheetah.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheetah rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah trying to land knees to the body.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Cheetah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah pushes Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah trying to control the position but instead, Sato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheetah into the ropes.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheetah throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Tadao Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheetah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato looks to land a combination but Cheetah avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tadao Sato's cut.
That's time! Cheetah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cheetah tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cheetah has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sato throws an elbow but misses.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Cheetah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheetah rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheetah working Sato over with knees to the body.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah darts in and clinches Sato up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheetah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheetah feints and then cracks Sato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sato down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries to keep at a distance but Cheetah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah instigates a clinch.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah forces Sato back against the ropes and clinches.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato throws a right hand that Cheetah ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheetah also avoids with ease.
Cheetah tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sato manages to circle out of the way.
Cheetah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Sato throws a series of punches but Cheetah moves out of range.
Cheetah clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cheetah leaning against his opponent.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheetah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tadao Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheetah tries to counter by clinching up but Sato breaks away and moves out of range.
Cheetah lands with a nice combination. Sato backs away looking to recover.
Cheetah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sato, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheetah circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheetah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheetah has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cheetah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Cheetah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheetah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheetah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheetah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cheetah duly obliges.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheetah has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Cheetah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheetah is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Sato's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheetah clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheetah obliges.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Himayalan Cheetah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Himayalan Cheetah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheetah 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Himayalan Cheetah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yuki Ebata (ranked 6092 p4p, 4386 weight class) and Tao Ishinoba (ranked 591 p4p, 508 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Ebata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tao Ishinoba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishinoba has managed to clinch.
Ishinoba tries to throw a body punch but Ebata avoids it by throwing Ishinoba back against the ropes.
Ebata is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishinoba gets an underhook and turns Ebata into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ebata.
Ebata is trying to break the clinch but Ishinoba has him pressed against the ropes.
Ebata is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishinoba has double underhooks.
Ishinoba cracks Ebata with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Ebata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ebata is trying to stall.
Ishinoba digs a right hand into Ebata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ebata's gas tank.
Ishinoba effectively controlling the action here.
Ebata really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Ishinoba.
Ishinoba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ishinoba cracks Ebata with a nice body shot.
Ebata misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishinoba breaks from the clinch.
Ishinoba rushes Ebata and presses him up against the ropes.
Ebata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishinoba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishinoba darts in and clinches Ebata up against the ropes.
Ishinoba stalling against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ishinoba manages to break the clinch.
Tao Ishinoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishinoba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ebata seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ishinoba delivers a nice body kick.
Ishinoba moves into range and clinches up with Ebata.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ishinoba.
Ishinoba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ebata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ebata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ebata has had enough of the clinch but Ishinoba keeps him there for the moment.
Ishinoba has Ebata pressed against the ropes, preventing Ebata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishinoba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishinoba moves into the clinch.
Ebata tries to break the clinch but Ishinoba is controlling the position.
Ishinoba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ebata can't break the clinch.
Ishinoba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ebata tries to keep at a distance but Ishinoba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ebata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ebata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ishinoba is struggling to control the position.
Ebata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebata can't break the clinch.
Ebata is trying to break free.
Ebata tries to circle away but Ishinoba has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishinoba stalling.
Ishinoba tries to throw a body punch but Ebata avoids it by throwing Ishinoba back against the ropes.
Ebata wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishinoba won't allow it.
Ebata tries to circle away but Ishinoba has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Ebata on the inside.
Ebata wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishinoba digs a right hand into Ebata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ebata's gas tank.
Ebata has had enough of the clinch but Ishinoba keeps him there for the moment.
Ebata is trying to stall.
Ishinoba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ishinoba controlling the action here for a moment.
Ishinoba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ebata seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ishinoba can turn it around.
Ishinoba gets through Ebata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishinoba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ishinoba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishinoba has closed the distance and engaged Ebata in a clinch.
Ishinoba manages to break the clinch.
Ebata moves out of range of the body kick from Ishinoba.
Ishinoba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishinoba tries to score with a low kick but Ebata moves his leg out of the way.
Ebata checks the leg kick.
Ebata fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ishinoba just manages to avoid it.
Ishinoba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ebata doesn't seem bothered though.
Ebata throws a right and a left that Ishinoba avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Ishinoba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ebata wants to clinch up but Ishinoba keeps it at a distance.
Ishinoba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ishinoba struggles to land a body shot inside as Ebata controls his hands.
Ebata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishinoba blocks it with crossed arms.
Ishinoba has Ebata pressed against the ropes, preventing Ebata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishinoba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ebata up against the ropes.
Ebata misses with a body punch.
Ishinoba manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishinoba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ebata tries to clinch but Ishinoba is having none of it.
Ishinoba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebata misses with a body shot.
Yuki Ebata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishinoba scoring well with a low kick there.
Ebata wants to clinch up but Ishinoba keeps it at a distance.
Ishinoba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ebata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ebata throws a leg kick
and Ishinoba counters with an outside leg kick.
Ishinoba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishinoba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ebata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ebata on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ebata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ebata connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ishinoba momentarily.
Ishinoba misses with a body kick.
Ishinoba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ebata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishinoba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishinoba scores with a body shot.
Ishinoba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishinoba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishinoba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ebata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishinoba tries to bum rush Ebata with a series of wild strikes but Ebata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ebata was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ishinoba jabs Ebata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ishinoba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ishinoba has Ebata pressed against the ropes, preventing Ebata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ebata is trying to force a seperation but Ishinoba has the dominant position.
Ebata prevents a body shot from Ishinoba.
Ebata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ishinoba is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishinoba taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Ishinoba.
Ishinoba breaks the clinch.
Ishinoba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ebata doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishinoba circles away.
Ebata wants to clinch up but Ishinoba keeps it at a distance.
Ishinoba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ebata misses with a low kick.
Ishinoba unleashes a big counter combination but Ebata bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ishinoba moves into range and clinches up with Ebata.
Tao Ishinoba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ebata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ishinoba is keeping busy.
Ishinoba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishinoba misses with a low kick.
Tao Ishinoba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ebata checks a low kick from Ishinoba.
Ebata tries to clinch up but Ishinoba circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishinoba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ishinoba ducks right into an uppercut from Ebata.
Ebata throws a head kick that misses.
Ishinoba drives through and clinches with Ebata against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Ebata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ishinoba tries a body shot but Ebata blocks it.
Ebata is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishinoba has double underhooks.
Ebata looking to slow down the pace here.
Ebata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishinoba avoids it.
Ishinoba is stalling here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Ishinoba 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!
Ebata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ishinoba lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ishinoba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ishinoba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishinoba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ebata misses with a head kick.
Ebata throws an overhand right that lands on Ishinoba's shoulder, as Ishinoba tries to avoid the shot.
Ishinoba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ishinoba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ebata or not.
Ishinoba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishinoba moves into range and clinches up with Ebata.
Ishinoba misses with a punch to the body.
Ebata is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Ishinoba.
A knee to the head by Ishinoba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishinoba misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishinoba manages to break the clinch.
Ebata looks to clinch
and Ishinoba counters with a three punch combo that has Ebata backing up. Ebata nods at Ishinoba to acknowledge the strikes.
Ishinoba with a nice calf kick.
Ishinoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ebata moves away.
Ebata thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ishinoba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ebata.
Ishinoba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ishinoba.
Ishinoba misses with a double jab.
Ishinoba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ebata is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ebata lands a body punch.
Ebata looking to slow down the pace here.
Tao Ishinoba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ishinoba.
Ishinoba has Ebata pressed against the ropes.
Ishinoba blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ebata wants to stall.
Ishinoba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ebata's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebata tries to throw a body punch but Ishinoba avoids it by throwing Ebata back against the ropes.
Ebata is trying to stall.
Ishinoba keeps control of Ebata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ebata taking a breather.
Ishinoba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ebata's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ebata is trying to break free.
Ishinoba controlling the action here for a moment.
Ishinoba avoiding damage.
Ebata taking a breather.
Yuki Ebata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishinoba lands a hook that snaps the head of Ebata backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tao Ishinoba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishinoba 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tao Ishinoba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiroya Kawabe (ranked 6191 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Peter Petrov (ranked 460 p4p, 226 weight class). Peter Petrov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroya Kawabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kawabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Kawabe counters with a one-two to the body.
Kawabe tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Kawabe throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Kawabe jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kawabe blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kawabe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Kawabe.
Kawabe tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawabe misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawabe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Kawabe throws a head kick that misses
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Kawabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kawabe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Petrov will feel that in the morning.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawabe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Kawabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a hook but Kawabe avoids it easily.
It looked like Kawabe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kawabe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawabe throws a big counter combination but Petrov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawabe.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawabe.
Kawabe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Petrov tries to get set, Kawabe tries to push him back and clinch up but Petrov manages to avoid the attempt.
Kawabe looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
Kawabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawabe.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Kawabe moves away and avoids it.
Petrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kawabe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Kawabe swinging wildly here.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kawabe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawabe.
Petrov throws a series of strikes that have Kawabe backpedaling.
Kawabe takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Kawabe's head back.
Petrov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kawabe misses with a straight left.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws the left hand but Kawabe avoids the punch easily.
Peter Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe scores with a hook to the body. Petrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kawabe staying out of range there.
Kawabe slips under a jab.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Kawabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kawabe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrov manages to circle out of the way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petrov!
Kawabe tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Kawabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawabe wants to clinch.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Kawabe avoids the body shot from Petrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Kawabe is looking for a counter combo.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawabe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Petrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kawabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kawabe is looking to wear down Petrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kawabe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kawabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Petrov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kawabe lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Kawabe is looking to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawabe manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Kawabe is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Petrov unleashes a big counter combination but Kawabe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kawabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Petrov unleashes a big counter combination but Kawabe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Petrov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Kawabe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Kawabe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawabe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Kawabe moved out of range.
Kawabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Kawabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Kawabe ducks down to avoid it.
Kawabe is looking to clinch.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawabe needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Petrov throws a hook but Kawabe blocks it.
Peter Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kawabes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawabe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Kawabe is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Kawabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawabe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawabe.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawabe tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawabe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petrov.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Kawabe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Peter Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawabe.
Kawabe moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Kawabe lands a front kick.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Kawabe avoids it well.
Kawabe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kawabe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kawabe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Kawabe wants to clinch.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kawabe misses with a leg kick
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Kawabe.
Kawabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Kawabe is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawabe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Hiroya Kawabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov tries to bum rush Kawabe with a series of wild strikes but Kawabe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Kawabe's shoulder, as Kawabe tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawabe slips a straight right by Petrov.
Kawabe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kawabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawabe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawabe moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Kawabe should have avoided that one.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Kawabe is looking to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kawabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Petrov throws a jab when Kawabe was well out of range.
Kawabe is looking for a counter combo.
Kawabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Kawabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Kawabe throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawabe moves away.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawabe wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawabe is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
As Kawabe backs off Petrov throws a huge counter combo but Kawabe manages to avoid it all.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawabe.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kawabe tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawabe throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Kawabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Kawabe throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kawabe staying out of range there.
Kawabe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kawabe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawabe tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawabe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kawabe throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawabe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Kawabe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe wants to clinch.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Kawabe is out of range.
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!
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Kawabe moved out of range.
Kawabe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kawabe moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
Kawabe tries to clinch but Petrov moves away
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Kawabe avoids it well.
Kawabe throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov works Kawabe's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Kawabe counters with a series of strikes. Petrov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kawabe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kawabe lands with a kick to the temple. Petrov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawabe moves away.
Kawabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov tests Kawabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kawabe lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Kawabe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov cracks Kawabe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kawabe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kawabe walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov.
Kawabe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Kawabe moves out of range.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kawabe is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Kawabe seems unphased.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Kawabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Kawabe tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiroya Kawabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Petrov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrov 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Petrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Petrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 3633 p4p, 24255 weight class) and Clinton Strong (ranked 202 p4p, 289 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koh Ibu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clinton Strong !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu connects with a looping right hand.
Ibu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ibu.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Ibu 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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ibu counters with a good low kick that Strong was not able to check.
Ibu throws a head kick that Strong semi-blocks.
Ibu lands a jab to the nose.
Strong wants to clinch
and Ibu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clinton Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong tries to clinch up
and Ibu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Ibu - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong darts in trying to clinch
and Ibu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ibu lands with a kick to the temple. Strong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ibu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Ibu.
Ibu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strong tries to clinch
and Ibu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ibu lands a jab to the nose.
Strong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ibu digs a good hook to Strong 's body.
Ibu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Strong .
An attempted straight right counter from Ibu misses the target.
Strong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ibu.
Strong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Strong walks into a left hand.
Strong is rocked!
Strong walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Koh Ibu!
In his post fight interview, Koh Ibu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaylen Fatukasi (ranked 24388 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 511 p4p, 370 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Fatukasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatukasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fatukasi is looking to score with low kicks.
Murhapuro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fatukasi in his tracks.
Fatukasi wants to clinch up but Murhapuro keeps it at a distance.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut. Fatukasi saw that one coming.
Fatukasi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fatukasi moves in looking to clinch but Murhapuro pushes him off.
Murhapuro connects with the punch.
Murhapuro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro throws an off balance right hand
and Fatukasi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Fatukasi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fatukasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhapuro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro misses the shot to the body.
Fatukasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhapuro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fatukasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fatukasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatukasi walks into a stiff left hand from Murhapuro.
Fatukasi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murhapuro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fatukasi momentarily.
Murhapuro lands a jab to the nose.
Murhapuro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fatukasi has closed the distance and engaged Murhapuro in a clinch.
Fatukasi prevents Murhapuro from breaking the clinch.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhapuro tries to stall but Fatukasi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
Fatukasi tries to work over Murhapuro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Fatukasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatukasi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatukasi working hard to break the clinch.
Murhapuro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fatukasi is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Fatukasi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Murhapuro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Fatukasi's head.
Murhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fatukasi moves in looking to clinch but Murhapuro pushes him off.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the side of Fatukasi's head but Fatukasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fatukasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with a hook.
Fatukasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murhapuro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatukasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhapuro swats away the attempt to clinch by Fatukasi.
Ispa Murhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fatukasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhapuro swings for the body but Fatukasi moves out of range.
Fatukasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Fatukasi manages to break the clinch.
Murhapuro works Fatukasi's body with a nice hook.
Murhapuro darts in and clinches Fatukasi up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fatukasi can't break the clinch.
Fatukasi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fatukasi breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro avoids the body shot from Fatukasi.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body. Fatukasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fatukasi tries to clinch there but Murhapuro circles away.
Fatukasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhapuro.
Fatukasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Fatukasi blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhapuro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fatukasi tries to land a front kick but Murhapuro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fatukasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fatukasi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fatukasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fatukasi staying out of range there.
Fatukasi wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhapuro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Murhapuro jabs at Fatukasi's body.
Fatukasi throws a leg kick
and Fatukasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Fatukasi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fatukasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murhapuro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fatukasi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Murhapuro finds it's way through Fatukasi's defenses.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhapuro dips to his left and cracks Fatukasi with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatukasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Fatukasi blocks it.
Fatukasi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatukasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhapuro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fatukasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhapuro gets a clinch.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
Murhapuro working hard to break the clinch.
Murhapuro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro misses with a body punch.
Murhapuro lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fatukasi is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Murhapuro - that landed with a thud.
Fatukasi tries to circle away but Murhapuro has him pinned against the ropes.
Murhapuro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro lunges at Fatukasi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fatukasi's hand.
Fatukasi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murhapuro cracks Fatukasi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Murhapuro clinches up against the ropes.
Fatukasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fatukasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fatukasi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhapuro misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhapuro.
Fatukasi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Murhapuro finds it's way through Fatukasi's defenses.
Fatukasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fatukasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murhapuro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhapuro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murhapuro keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Murhapuro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhapuro cracks Fatukasi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Murhapuro with a jab.
Fatukasi ducks under a wild hook from Murhapuro.
A quick step to the side and Fatukasi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaylen Fatukasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murhapuro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fatukasi throws a big counter combination but Murhapuro scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fatukasi misses with a wild combination.
Murhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhapuro misses with a straight right.
Fatukasi is looking to clinch.
Fatukasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro connects with a right hand. Fatukasi shakes it off.
Murhapuro throws a shot from downtown. Fatukasi moves away and avoids it.
Fatukasi misses with a head kick.
Fatukasi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
Fatukasi tries to counter by clinching up but Murhapuro breaks away and moves out of range.
Murhapuro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murhapuro moves into range and clinches up with Fatukasi.
Murhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fatukasi needs to keep his hands up - Murhapuro had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatukasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhapuro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhapuro clinches up with Fatukasi and pushes him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro taking a breather.
Fatukasi blocking some punches.
Murhapuro wants to break free but Fatukasi has control.
Fatukasi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murhapuro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Murhapuro both land. Nice combination.
Murhapuro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murhapuro swings for the body but Fatukasi moves out of range.
Murhapuro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fatukasi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Murhapuro to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fatukasi misses with a double jab.
Murhapuro throws a right and a left that Fatukasi avoids nicely.
Fatukasi tries to clinch but Murhapuro is having none of it.
Murhapuro misses with a double jab.
Fatukasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fatukasi tries to clinch but Murhapuro is having none of it.
Murhapuro throws an overhand right that lands on Fatukasi's shoulder, as Fatukasi tries to avoid the shot.
Fatukasi staying out of range there.
Murhapuro swats away the attempt to clinch by Fatukasi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhapuro! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Fatukasi.
Fatukasi tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatukasi tries to clinch there but Murhapuro circles away.
Murhapuro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fatukasi at a distance.
Murhapuro lands an overhand right.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fatukasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatukasi moves away from the strike by Murhapuro.
Fatukasi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murhapuro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murhapuro missing with a left hand there. Fatukasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhapuro throws a lazy uppercut
and Fatukasi counters with a three punch combo that has Murhapuro backing up. Murhapuro nods at Fatukasi to acknowledge the strikes.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Fatukasi is just out of range.
Fatukasi blocks a jab.
Fatukasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhapuro moves away.
Murhapuro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhapuro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fatukasi manages to break the clinch.
Fatukasi is looking to wear down Murhapuro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fatukasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fatukasi tries to clinch but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Fatukasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fatukasi throws a right hand that Murhapuro ducks under and follows up with a left that Murhapuro also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatukasi misses with a low kick as Murhapuro jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatukasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhapuro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fatukasi doesn't seem bothered though.
Fatukasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Fatukasi takes one on the button.
Murhapuro misses with a two punch combination.
Murhapuro lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhapuro misses the target.
Fatukasi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fatukasi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fatukasi swings for the body but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Murhapuro lands a body shot.
Fatukasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhapuro circles away.
Fatukasi wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands a nice looking body shot.
Murhapuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fatukasi moves away from the strike by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro scores with a nice strike.
Danga de danga de dang - Murhapuro scores with a four punch combination!
Murhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
Fatukasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fatukasi throws a right and a left that Murhapuro avoids nicely.
Fatukasi moves in looking to clinch but Murhapuro pushes him off.
Murhapuro dips to his left and cracks Fatukasi with an uppercut!
Fatukasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatukasi is looking to score with low kicks.
Murhapuro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhapuro. That snapped Fatukasi's head back.
Fatukasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhapuro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhapuro throws out a counter right but Fatukasi avoids it with no problem.
Fatukasi wants to clinch up but Murhapuro keeps it at a distance.
Murhapuro scores with a nice right hand.
Fatukasi wants to clinch but Murhapuro slips to the side
and Murhapuro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhapuro moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Fatukasi.
Fatukasi wants to clinch.
Murhapuro misses with a looping right.
Jaylen Fatukasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fatukasi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhapuro throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Murhapuro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murhapuro 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 Ren Mimura 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... Ispa Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nathaniel Jones (ranked 4418 p4p, 3278 weight class) and Manalili Meesang (ranked 480 p4p, 365 weight class). Manalili Meesang 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manalili Meesang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meesang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meesang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Meesang counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nathaniel Jones has been cut.
Meesang connects with a quick right hand that sends Jones tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Manalili Meesang!
Manalili Meesang is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Manalili Meesang gave a big smile as he said ' I just want to say thanks to my sponsors Conviction. The best way to win a fight in style!'.
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