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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Name Less (ranked 2232 p4p, 24395 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 278 p4p, 651 weight class). Ippo has chosen Indestructible 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Less throws out the jab.
A jab from Less finds it's way through Ippo's defenses.
Less takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Less 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.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Less connects with a jab.
Less misses the jab.
Less misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Less looks for the body kick but Ippo saw that one coming.
Less slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Less slips a straight right by Ippo.
Ippo tests Less's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo gets a clinch.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Less avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Less just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Less lands an elbow just above Ippo 's eye.
Less lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo works on Less's body with a couple of short punches.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Less throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less lands an elbow just above Ippo 's eye.
Ippo tries a body shot but Less blocks it.
Less lands with a left to the head.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Less works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Our sources have told us that Less has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Less's head.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Less - that landed with a thud.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Less is defending well for now.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Less lands with a left to the head.
Less blocks a body shot from Ippo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ippo's defenses.
Less working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Less lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Less lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Less lands an elbow inside that Ippo shrugs off.
Less tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Less back against the ropes.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Less lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Less.
Ippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Less lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Less creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Name Less will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Less moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Ippo finds it's way through Less's defenses.
Less swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Ippo as he checks the leg kick.
Ippo tries to keep at a distance but Less has taken the fight into the clinch.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
Less misses with the head strike.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ippo managing to block the knees to the body from Less.
Less lands a damaging elbow.
Less lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Ippo.
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ippo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Less misses with a punch to the body.
Less managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
Less utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Less tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Less misses with a punch to the body.
Less lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the body.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Less tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Less misses with a knee strike.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Ippo is blocking nicely.
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Less just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow.
Less pushes Ippo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Less lands an elbow that stopped Ippo in his tracks for a moment.
Ippo pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less cracks Ippo with a nice body shot.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Less working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Less scores with a hook to the body.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Less lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less lands a knee to the head.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ippo misses the jab.
Less looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
Less moves into the clinch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Less avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
Less lands an uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Less.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Less in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
Less lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Less in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ippo working Less over with knees to the body.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Less tries a knee to the head but Ippo blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms.
Less misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ippo.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Less backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Less.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Less swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Less doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Less working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Less creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ippo avoids the elbow strike from Less, against the ropes.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Less.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less.
Ippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Less.
Ippo avoiding damage as Less throws knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Less lands a shoulder strike.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Less with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Less blocks a body shot from Ippo.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Less's head.
Less landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less lands a nice uppercut.
Less lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ippo lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Makunouchi Ippo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Less tries to land a front kick but Ippo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ippo throws out a counter right but Less avoids it with no problem.
Less looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ippo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Less comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Less's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Less lands a nice uppercut.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Less tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Less.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Less doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo scores with a shoulder strike.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Less misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Less in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Less misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Less throws an elbow but misses.
Ippo dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Less lands a shoulder strike.
Less blocking some punches.
Less landing knees to the body.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
A nice left hand lands by Less.
Less misses with some punches.
Less connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Less softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Less.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Less working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Less lands a knee to the head.
Ippo is rocked!
A short right from Less.
Ippo is still on wobbly legs! Can Less finish him?
Less scores with a shoulder strike.
Less cracks Ippo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ippo goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Ippo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Name Less!
A relieved looking Name Less 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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