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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Oliveria Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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Excellent boxer
KO power
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Solid chin
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Oliveria Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hayato Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos takes one on the button.
It looks like Ricardo Oliveria Santos has been cut.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Sakurai misses with a straight left.
Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakurai connects with a crisp jab.
Sakurai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos misses with a straight left.
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!
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Sakurai moves away and avoids it.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Sakurai misses.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Sakurai moved out of range.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sakurai 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakurai.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakurai on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Santos misses.
Sakurai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
A slow jab from Sakurai misses its intended target.
Sakurai slips a jab from Santos.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Sakurai misses with a straight left.
Sakurai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sakurai moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos sizes up Sakurai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sakurai connects with the punch.
Santos moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Sakurai slips the punch.
Sakurai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakurai throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Santos misses the jab.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Sakurai saw that one coming.
Sakurai throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakurai.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Sakurai's shoulder, as Sakurai tries to avoid the shot.
Sakurai throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakurai misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
A jab from Santos misses.
Santos slips a jab from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Sakurai is out of range.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakurai lands a jab.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice cross by Santos.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
Santos misses with a hook.
Sakurai throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Sakurai misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Sakurai throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santos slips under a jab from Sakurai.
Santos staying out of range there.
Sakurai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakurai there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
Sakurai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
A big right from Santos misses.
Sakurai throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai.
Santos lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
Sakurai slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos lands with a cross.
Sakurai moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Sakurai connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakurai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Sakurai is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Oliveria Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Oliveria Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos misses with a hook.
Sakurai takes one to the chin there.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Sakurai moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with a straight right.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Sakurai's shoulder, as Sakurai tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Sakurai misses its intended target.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai staying out of range there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sakurai moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakurai slips a straight right by Santos.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Sakurai cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos lands with a straight right. Sakurai didn't see that one coming.
Sakurai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakurai.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakurai.
Sakurai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakurai thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Sakurai moves away and avoids it.
Sakurai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurai slips a straight right by Santos.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Sakurai's head back.
Santos slips a straight right by Sakurai.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Sakurai is out of range.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
A big left from Santos misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos misses with a hook.
A jab from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Sakurai throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Santos defending well as Sakurai loads up on a big left hand.
Santos throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Santos slips under a jab from Sakurai.
Sakurai slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakurai.
Sakurai moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos with a nice cross.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
Santos catches Sakurai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Santos misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Ricardo Oliveria Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakurai throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
Santos lands with a straight right. Sakurai didn't see that one coming.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Sakurai looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
A big right from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Sakurai is out of range.
Sakurai catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sakurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Sakurai moved out of range.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos lands with a right hand.
Sakurai throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos connects with a jab.
Sakurai throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakurai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Sakurai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Sakurai moves away and avoids it.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Sakurai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos misses with a straight left.
A jab from Santos misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Oliveria Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Oliveria Santos's cut.
That's time! Santos'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!
Sakurai misses with a straight right.
Santos works the jab nicely.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
Santos misses the jab.
Sakurai looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Sakurai throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos misses with a hook. Sakurai ducked under it nicely.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakurai's hands.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
A big right from Sakurai misses.
A punch lands to the side of Sakurai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Sakurai moved out of range.
Sakurai slips under a jab from Santos.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Santos slips a jab from Sakurai.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Santos.
Sakurai slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakurai slips a jab from Santos.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Sakurai slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Sakurai moved out of range.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Sakurai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Sakurai throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Sakurai walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Sakurai tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sakurai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakurai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
Sakurai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos misses the jab.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakurai throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Sakurai's head back.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Sakurai moved out of range nicely.
Sakurai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos. Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Sakurai moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakurai throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Sakurai misses.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakurai ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Santos slips a straight right by Sakurai.
Sakurai lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakurai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Sakurai throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Sakurai.
A big left from Sakurai misses.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakurai with a hook.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Sakurai moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
Sakurai loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 Ricardo Oliveria Santos.
Well Santos 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Ricardo Oliveria Santos!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Ricardo Oliveria Santos!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Ricardo Oliveria Santos!
Ricardo Oliveria Santos wins by unanimous decision!
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