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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jim Leen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leen comes to the ring accompanied by Marine Corps Hymn. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Toshiro Kami was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Leen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toshiro Kami!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kami throws a looping overhand right but Leen ducks down to avoid it.
Leen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leen scores with a leg kick.
Kami shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kami moves in looking to clinch but Leen pushes him off.
Leen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kami avoids the head kick by Leen.
Leen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Leen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leen scores with a kick to the body.
Kami throws a leg kick but Leen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leen.
Kami misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leen.
Some bone on bone action there as Kami checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leen looks to land a body kick but Kami moved away.
Kami checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Leen misses.
Kami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leen.
Kami moves in looking to clinch but Leen pushes him off.
Kami misses with an uppercut.
Leen throws the kick towards the body but Kami avoids it.
Leen is looking to chop away at Kami's legs.
Leen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kami has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leen motions for Kami to come forward. Leen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kami wants to counter with a clinch but Leen pushes him away.
Kami shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leen misses with a body kick.
Kami throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kami.
Leen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leen misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen connects with a solid leg kick.
Kami throws a looping overhand right but Leen ducks down to avoid it.
Kami throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leen counters with a good, hard body kick but Kami shrugs it off.
Kami scores with a leg kick.
Leen motions for Kami to come forward. Leen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kami checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Kami throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Leen.
Kami throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leen counters with a leg kick.
Jim Leen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kami.
Kami misses with an uppercut. Leen saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leen. That's going to slow Kami down.
Kami misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leen scores with a head kick.
It looks like Toshiro Kami has been cut.
Leen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kami's calf.
Leen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It appears Leen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kami takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kami checks a low kick from Leen.
Leen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leen thumps Kami with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leen.
Leen is looking to slow Kami down with leg kicks.
Leen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leen throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kami 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 Leen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kami tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kami is looking to clinch.
Leen tries a low kick but Kami avoids it.
Kami avoids a kick to the body.
Kami was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kami's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leen.
Leen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kami takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Leen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leen.
Kami lands a right hook to the body.
Leen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kami steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leen. That one must have hurt.
Kami throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leen tries to work over Kami's front leg with a kick but Kami checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Leen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toshiro Kami's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kami has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leen.
Kami throws a leg kick but Leen moved away.
Kami throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leen.
Kami works Leen's body with a nice hook.
Leen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Leen.
Leen misses with a low kick.
Kami checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Kami does it's job there.
Kami has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leen.
Kami throws a leg kick but Leen sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jim Leen is winning the standup battle so far.
Leen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kami.
Leen throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami avoids a kick to the body.
Kami throws a wild body kick that Leen sees coming a mile off.
Leen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kami.
Leen throws a wild body kick that Kami sees coming a mile off.
Leen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kami darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leen looks to land a body kick but Kami moved away.
Leen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leen throws a head kick that misses.
Leen throws a leg kick but Kami checks it.
Leen slips a straight right by Kami.
Leen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kami throws a body kick that misses.
Kami misses with a straight right.
Kami throws a head kick that misses.
Leen takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami throws a front kick aimed at Leen's knee but Leen avoids it well.
Leen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leen!
A clash of legs there as Leen blocks the low kick.
Leen moves out of range as Kami throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leen throws a head kick but Kami moves out of range.
Leen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Leen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kami counters with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leen.
Leen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kami is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Leen.
It appears Leen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kami fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leen.
A jab from Kami misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leen thumps Kami with a low kick.
Leen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kami.
Leen misses with a head kick.
Leen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kami can do to turn this around?
Leen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leen.
Kami loads up on a big right hand but Leen slips the punch.
Kami fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leen is out of range.
Good work by Leen as he checks the leg kick.
Leen moves out of range of the body kick.
Leen tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leen.
Kami throws a poor cross that misses
and Leen counters with a body kick.
Kami misses with a low kick as Leen jumps back.
Kami walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami 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.
Kami misses with a hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Leen.
Leen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kami connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leen. Leen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leen lands a leg kick that knocks Kami off balance momentarily.
Leen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kami takes a step back to recover.
Leen throws a leg kick but Kami checks it.
Leen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leen throws a front kick aimed at Kami's knee but Kami avoids it well.
Leen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kami catches Leen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kami misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Leen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toshiro Kami's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leen connects with an inside leg kick.
Kami looks to land a left hand but Leen moved out of range nicely.
Leen connects with an inside leg kick.
Leen looks for the body kick but Kami saw that one coming.
Kami takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kami throws the kick towards the body but Leen avoids it.
Kami throws a right hand that misses
and Leen counters with an outside leg kick.
Kami will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kami is able to avoid easily.
Kami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen moves out of range as Kami strikes.
Leen throws the kick towards the body but Kami avoids it.
Leen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kami is out of range and Leen settles back down.
Leen is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami throws a head kick that misses.
You can see that Kami has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kami misses with an uppercut.
Kami tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kami moves out of range of the body kick.
Kami looks for the body kick but Leen saw that one coming.
Kami is looking to score with low kicks.
Leen misses with a head kick.
Kami throws an overhand right that lands on Leen's shoulder, as Leen tries to avoid the shot.
Leen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kami 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.
Kami checks a leg kick nicely.
Leen tries to work over Kami's front leg with a kick but Kami checks it.
Kami wants to counter the offense by Leen and move into the clinch position.
Kami 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.
Leen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen lands with a nice body kick.
Leen throws a wild body kick that Kami sees coming a mile off.
Leen tries a low kick but Kami avoids it.
Leen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kami's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leen under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leen misses with a body kick.
Leen scores with a leg kick.
Jim Leen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leen throws out a leg kick but Kami moves out of range and Leen only half commits.
Kami connects with a right hand. Leen shakes it off.
Leen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kami will feel that in the morning.
Kami throws out a loose jab but Leen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leen throws the kick towards the body but Kami avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kami takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kami steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leen. That one must have hurt.
Kami throws a hook to the side of Leen's head but Leen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leen avoids the head kick by Kami.
Leen slips under a jab.
Leen connects with a leg kick. Kami looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kami misses with a hook.
Leen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kami avoids it.
Leen is looking to land body kicks.
Kami misses with a leg kick.
Kami on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leen. Leen obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Kami blocks the leg kick.
Kami looks to throw the jab but Leen is out of range.
Leen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami looks to clinch
and Leen counters with a body kick.
Leen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leen is looking to score with low kicks.
Kami fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kami pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leen throws a head kick that misses.
Kami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kami.
And Leen counters with a quick kick to the body but Kami blocks it.
Leen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kami if he has to take too many more of those.
Leen throws a leg kick but Kami moved away.
Leen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leen tries to work over Kami's front leg with a kick but Kami checks it.
Toshiro Kami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kami. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Leen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leen 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Leen!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Leen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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