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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Matthew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Toyokawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Toyokawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White slips under a jab from Toyokawa.
Toyokawa blocks a leg kick.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Toyokawa if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from White does it's job there.
Matthew White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White scores with a kick to the midsection.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Toyokawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a push kick but Toyokawa slaps the foot to one side.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Toyokawa moves out of range easily.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Toyokawa misses.
Jab from White.
It looks like Takeru Toyokawa has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyokawa avoids a kick to the body.
Toyokawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White with a jab.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White feints and then cracks Toyokawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toyokawa down.
Toyokawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Toyokawa takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toyokawa lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Toyokawa down.
Toyokawa avoids the head kick by White.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toyokawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Toyokawa.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Toyokawa avoids a kick to the body.
Toyokawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from White.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toyokawa avoids the head kick by White.
White cracks the inside of Toyokawa's front leg.
White is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takeru Toyokawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Toyokawa. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toyokawa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toyokawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a body punch but Toyokawa moves out of range.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toyokawa.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toyokawa swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Toyokawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Toyokawa if he has to take too many more of those.
White thumps Toyokawa with a low kick.
Toyokawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toyokawa cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toyokawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
White throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
Toyokawa is breathing heavily.
Toyokawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toyokawa.
Toyokawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toyokawa misses with a punch on the inside.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries a body shot but Toyokawa blocks it.
Toyokawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White tries a body shot but Toyokawa blocks it.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Toyokawa backwards.
A shot in the inside from White.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Toyokawa.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White stalling.
Toyokawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takeru Toyokawa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Toyokawa's head.
White is looking to chop away at Toyokawa's legs.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White scores with a nice body kick.
Toyokawa 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.
White misses the body punch
and Toyokawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Takeru Toyokawa's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toyokawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toyokawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toyokawa. That did some damage!
White misses with a body shot.
A jab from White misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyokawa misses with a body shot.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Toyokawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toyokawa avoids the head kick by White.
White throws a leg kick which misses Toyokawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Toyokawa tries to avoid it.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toyokawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Toyokawa misses.
Toyokawa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toyokawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab lands there for Toyokawa.
White tries to clinch but Toyokawa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Toyokawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
White closes the distance and pushes Toyokawa back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toyokawa.
White tries a body shot but Toyokawa blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toyokawas head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew White clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Takeru Toyokawa's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab lands there for Toyokawa.
Toyokawa looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White throws a leg kick which misses Toyokawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Toyokawa tries to avoid it.
White connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from White.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White throws a leg kick which misses Toyokawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Toyokawa tries to avoid it.
Toyokawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toyokawa can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White misses with a head kick.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toyokawa is out of range and White settles back down.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
Matthew White is winning the standup battle so far.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by White.
Toyokawa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
White cracks the inside of Toyokawa's front leg.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toyokawa's sensitive parts.
White stuns Toyokawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands with a slapping head kick.
White tries to clinch
and Toyokawa counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toyokawa takes a step back to recover.
White lands with a nice body kick.
White scores with a push kick.
White throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White misses with the combination.
Toyokawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Toyokawa off balance momentarily.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew White had his way with Takeru Toyokawa in that round.
The cut man is working on Takeru Toyokawa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toyokawa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toyokawa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toyokawa catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White throws a leg kick which misses Toyokawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Toyokawa tries to avoid it.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyokawa throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Toyokawa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toyokawa doesn't seem bothered though.
White throws a shot to the body.
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!
White looks to land a combination. Toyokawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Toyokawa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toyokawa's sensitive parts.
White throws a head kick but Toyokawa moves out of range.
Toyokawa catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Toyokawa checks a leg kick.
Toyokawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from White.
Toyokawa lands a jab-cross combination.
Toyokawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Toyokawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toyokawa throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toyokawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyokawa throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White throws a head kick that Toyokawa semi-blocks.
Toyokawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toyokawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Toyokawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takeru Toyokawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White misses with a hook. Toyokawa ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White connects with a high kick.
White throws a low kick, looking for Toyokawa's leg but Toyokawa calmly moves out of range.
White throws a head kick but Toyokawa moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew White!
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