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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 3538 p4p, 1917 weight class) and Choto Kanabe (ranked 84 p4p, 65 weight class). Kakuto comes to the ring accompanied by Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible
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Decent boxing
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsuyoi Kakuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Choto Kanabe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakuto misses with a head kick.
Kakuto tests Kanabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kanabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kakuto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Kakuto.
Kakuto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakuto is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kakuto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kanabe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanabe tries a knee to the head but Kakuto blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kanabe.
Kanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanabe misses with some punches.
Kanabe with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tsuyoi Kakuto has been cut.
Kanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kakuto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanabe avoids the elbow strike from Kakuto, against the ropes.
Kakuto trying to land knees to the body.
Kakuto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanabe.
Kakuto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanabe is defending well for now.
Kakuto tries a body shot but Kanabe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Kanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kanabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Kakuto.
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.
Kanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakuto has a couple of punches blocked by Kanabe.
Kakuto blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kakuto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Choto Kanabe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kanabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kakuto throws the kick towards the body but Kanabe avoids it.
Kanabe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kanabe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kanabe avoiding damage as Kakuto throws knees to the body.
Kakuto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanabe tries a body shot but Kakuto blocks it.
Kanabe lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabe tries to work over Kakuto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kakuto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kakuto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kakuto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kanabe tries to work over Kakuto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kakuto trying to land knees to the body.
Choto Kanabe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kakuto blocks a body shot from Kanabe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto throws an elbow that misses.
Kakuto trying to land knees to the body.
Kakuto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanabe avoids it.
Kanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Kakuto.
Kanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakuto.
Kakuto scores with a shot to the side of Kanabe's head.
Kakuto tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanabe avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakuto.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoi Kakuto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kakuto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kakuto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakuto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanabe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kakuto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kakuto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kanabe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanabe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kakuto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kakuto circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto throws a leg kick that misses.
Kanabe closes the distance and pushes Kakuto back into the ropes.
Kanabe tries to throw a body punch but Kakuto avoids it by throwing Kanabe back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabe tries to work over Kakuto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kakuto tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanabe avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kakuto.
Kanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Kakuto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanabe can do to turn this around?
Kakuto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanabe avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kanabe misses with a body punch.
Kakuto lands a nice shot to the body.
Kanabe tries to work over Kakuto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Kakuto.
Kanabe tries to work over Kakuto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kakuto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanabe avoids it.
Kakuto trying to land knees to the body.
Kakuto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kakuto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakuto prevents a body shot from Kanabe.
Kanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kakuto working Kanabe over with knees to the body.
Kanabe pushes Kakuto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsuyoi Kakuto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kakuto 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsuyoi Kakuto!
Tsuyoi Kakuto gave a mention to Knock Out Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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