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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3753 p4p, 2892 weight class) and Dante Black (ranked 403 p4p, 162 weight class). Elizondo comes to the ring accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Black has chosen Mack the Knife as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Elizondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
A jab from Black misses.
Elizondo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Elizondo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Black just manages to avoid it.
Elizondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Elizondo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Elizondo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Elizondo counter with a right hand.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Elizondo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Black misses.
Black tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Elizondo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black misses with a low kick.
Elizondo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elizondo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Black swinging wildly here.
Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Elizondo circles away.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Elizondo pushes him off.
Black sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Elizondo pushes him off.
Elizondo throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Elizondo slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo with a jab.
Elizondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black closes the distance and pushes Elizondo back into the ropes.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Elizondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black misses the jab.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elizondo misses with a double jab.
Black looks to land a right hand but Elizondo moved out of range.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Elizondo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elizondo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Elizondo can pounce on him.
Black misses with a hook.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elizondo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Elizondo staying out of range there.
Elizondo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black punishes Elizondo's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo blocks a jab.
Black lands an overhand right.
Black misses with a low kick.
It looked like Elizondo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good exchange - Elizondo coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elizondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Elizondo staying out of range there.
Black throws a leg kick
and Elizondo counters with a straight right hand.
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Elizondo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the ropes.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elizondo lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Elizondo finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black blocks a head kick by Elizondo.
Elizondo sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a body shot but Elizondo blocks it.
Elizondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elizondo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black working aggressively here.
Black tries to work over Elizondo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo misses with some punches.
Elizondo blocking some punches.
Elizondo missing with knees to the body.
Elizondo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Black.
Black gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Elizondo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black lands with a right to the head.
Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elizondo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Black's knee momentarily.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elizondo counters with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Elizondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elizondo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black misses with a hook.
Elizondo tried to counter with a leg kick but Black avoided it.
Elizondo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elizondo throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Elizondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Elizondo.
Elizondo scores with a sloppy right hand. Black should have avoided that one.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Black misses with a body shot
and Elizondo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black wants to clinch
and Elizondo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black throws a hook but Elizondo avoids it easily.
Elizondo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elizondo. Elizondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Black lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch but Elizondo is having none of it.
Black looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Elizondo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Elizondo moves out of range of the strikes.
Black misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Elizondo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black throws a jab when Elizondo was well out of range.
Elizondo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black lands a body shot.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Black misses.
Elizondo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Elizondo as he connects with a hook.
Elizondo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Elizondo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Black has closed the distance and engaged Elizondo in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elizondo.
Elizondo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elizondo is trying to stall.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Elizondo scores with a shoulder strike.
Elizondo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Elizondo wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Elizondo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Elizondo trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Elizondo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gaizka Elizondo.
I think Elizondo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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