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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 909 p4p, 24277 weight class) and Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 109 p4p, 517 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by IS THIS LOVE. Kenny Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ichigho Kurosaki's chin.
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurosaki.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith rushes Kurosaki and presses him up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurosaki misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurosaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kurosaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Kurosaki's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kurosaki can pounce on him.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Kurosaki seems unphased.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kurosaki gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki blocks an uppercut.
Kurosaki blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.
Kurosaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kurosaki can turn it around.
Smith lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Kurosaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Kurosaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Nice shot by Kurosaki.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Kurosaki, against the ropes.
Kurosaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Kurosaki in his tracks for a moment.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith drives through and clinches with Kurosaki against the ropes.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Kurosaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Kurosaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the ropes.
Kurosaki tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Kurosaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Kurosaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Kurosaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurosaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Kurosaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurosaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Kurosaki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Kurosaki back into the ropes.
Kurosaki is pushing Smith up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurosaki controls his hands.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Kurosaki's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kenny Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith stalling.
Kurosaki blocks an uppercut.
Smith gets through Kurosaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Kurosaki's ribcage. Kurosaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kurosaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kurosaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kurosaki is breathing heavily.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurosaki on the side of the head.
Kurosaki is rocked!
Kurosaki drops his guard momentarily, allowing Smith to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Kurosaki! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Smith takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Kenny Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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