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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hector Berlioz (ranked 24340 p4p, 2389 weight class) and Koa Yagan (ranked 504 p4p, 272 weight class). Berlioz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, March to the Scaffold. Hector Berlioz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Insanely flexible
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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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hector Berlioz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koa Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Berlioz throws a poor cross that misses
and Yagan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hector Berlioz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yagan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berlioz moves into the clinch.
Yagan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Berlioz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Berlioz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yagan backwards.
Berlioz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berlioz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Yagan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Berlioz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berlioz's elbow.
Yagan lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berlioz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
Yagan has a couple of punches blocked by Berlioz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
Berlioz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berlioz lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berlioz.
Berlioz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berlioz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yagan backwards.
Berlioz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berlioz blocks an uppercut.
Yagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berlioz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yagans head.
Berlioz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Berlioz - that landed with a thud.
Berlioz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berlioz stalling in the clinch but Yagan improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Berlioz.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yagan lands a nice uppercut.
Berlioz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
Yagan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berlioz is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz with the inside leg kick.
Yagan tries to land a front kick but Berlioz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the liver by Berlioz. Beautiful body shot.
Yagan takes one on the button.
Yagan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Berlioz misses its intended target.
Berlioz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Berlioz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berlioz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yagan, pushing him back against the cage.
Yagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berlioz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berlioz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Berlioz.
Berlioz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berlioz swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berlioz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berlioz lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Yagan.
Berlioz misses with a body punch.
Berlioz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Yagan blocks the leg kick.
Berlioz jabs Yagan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Berlioz lands the left hand.
Berlioz throws a head kick that Yagan semi-blocks.
Yagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan moves out of range of the body kick from Berlioz.
Berlioz moves into the clinch.
A short right from Yagan.
Berlioz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yagan tries to throw a body punch but Berlioz avoids it by throwing Yagan back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Berlioz as the two fighters clinch.
Berlioz tries to stall but Yagan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Berlioz.
Yagan missing with knees to the body.
Berlioz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berlioz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yagan.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Berlioz controls the action.
Berlioz looking to throw knees to the head but Yagan is blocking nicely.
Berlioz tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Berlioz back against the cage.
Berlioz trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berlioz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yagan has a couple of punches blocked by Berlioz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Berlioz 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.
Berlioz lands a lovely overhand right.
Yagan misses with a body punch
and Berlioz counters with a straight right hand.
Yagan misses with a lunging right hand
and Berlioz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hector Berlioz is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berlioz throwing a counter right hand but Yagan manages to avoid it.
Yagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berlioz lands a body shot.
Berlioz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan slips a jab from Berlioz.
Berlioz throws a sloppy head kick and Yagan moves out of range easily.
Yagan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yagan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yagan there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yagan throws a hook but Berlioz blocks it.
Yagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berlioz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yagan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berlioz scrambles back to his feet.
Yagan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Berlioz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yagan thinks about the counter body kick.
Yagan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yagan throws a low kick but Berlioz moves out of range easily.
It looked like Berlioz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Berlioz.
Yagan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Berlioz misses.
Yagan tries a quick counter leg kick but Berlioz is wise to it.
Berlioz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yagan swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Berlioz to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan misses with a hook
and Berlioz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Berlioz is predictable there
and Yagan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yagan works Berlioz's body with a nice hook.
Berlioz slips a jab from Yagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Yagan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Berlioz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yagan can do to turn this around?
Yagan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berlioz ducks right into an uppercut from Yagan.
A clash of legs there as Yagan blocks the low kick.
Berlioz clinches up with Yagan and pushes him back against the cage.
Berlioz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berlioz blocks an uppercut.
Berlioz blocking some punches.
Berlioz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berlioz.
Berlioz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Yagan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Berlioz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yagan on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berlioz.
Hector Berlioz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yagan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
Berlioz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yagan counters with an outside leg kick.
Yagan throws a lazy body kick
and Berlioz counters with a straight right hand.
Berlioz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yagan's hands.
Berlioz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Berlioz's head.
Berlioz misses with a series of wild punches.
Yagan flicks out a counter leg kick but Berlioz steps away.
Berlioz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Koa Yagan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Berlioz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yagan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Berlioz lands a nice shot to the body.
Berlioz throws a head kick that Yagan semi-blocks.
Yagan lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berlioz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yagan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Berlioz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz thows a body kick. Yagan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yagan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Berlioz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berlioz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yagan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berlioz.
Yagan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berlioz. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Berlioz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yagan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Berlioz throws out a loose jab but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Berlioz.
Berlioz throws a push kick but Yagan slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Berlioz.
Berlioz scores with the left hand. Yagan knows he should have avoided that one.
Berlioz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yagan.
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!
Berlioz scores with a nice right hand.
Yagan looks to throw a body kick
and Berlioz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz connects with a jab.
Yagan throws a lazy uppercut
and Berlioz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yagan.
Yagan misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Berlioz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yagan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berlioz is looking to slow Yagan down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Berlioz.
Yagan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berlioz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berlioz wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz missing with a left hand there. Yagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yagan throws a fast counter high kick but Berlioz manages to duck under it in time.
Berlioz connects with a jab.
Berlioz lands with a straight right. Yagan didn't see that one coming.
Berlioz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yagan on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yagan tries a low kick but Berlioz avoids it.
Berlioz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Berlioz throws a sloppy head kick and Yagan moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Berlioz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berlioz 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Berlioz!
Hector Berlioz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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