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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tae Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Shojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Shojo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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165 cm
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140 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Very quick
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tae Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Shojo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shojo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Shojo moved out of range nicely.
And Shojo responds with a good body kick, but Larkin manages to step out the way in time.
Larkin connects with a looping right hand.
Larkin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larkin avoiding damage.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Shojo controls the action.
Shojo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojo.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Shojo controls the action.
A short right from Shojo.
Shojo misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojo lands a body punch.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shojo backwards.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larkin.
Shojo can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shojo tries a knee to the head but Larkin blocks it.
Larkin lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Yuki Shojo has been cut.
Shojo is struggling to control the position.
Larkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Shojo looking to slow down the pace here.
Larkin working aggressively here.
Shojo scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Shojo.
Shojo is working Larkin over against the ropes.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojo tries a knee to the head but Larkin blocks it.
Larkin trying to control the position but instead, Shojo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larkin into the ropes.
Shojo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries to clinch but Shojo moves out of range.
Shojo looks to land a right hand but Larkin moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Shojo.
Shojo lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shojo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Shojo.
Shojo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shojo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Larkin is looking to counter punch.
Larkin has Shojo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Larkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shojo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larkin lands with a light punch inside.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Shojo just leaning against Larkin, taking a breather.
Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Shojo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuki Shojo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larkin lands a right hook to the body.
Shojo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Shojo throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
Larkin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shojo manages to circle out of the way.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shojo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larkin avoids a kick to the body.
Larkin moves out of range of the body kick from Shojo.
Larkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shojo at a distance.
Shojo scores with a nice head shot.
Shojo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shojo moves forwards but Larkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larkin throws the left hand but Shojo avoids the punch easily.
Larkin tries to clinch there but Shojo circles away.
Shojo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Jab by Shojo.
Tae Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shojo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Larkin eats them both and turns towards Shojo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Shojo is looking for the big counter here.
Larkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Larkin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Larkin duly obliges.
Shojo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin moves into the clinch.
Shojo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Shojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shojo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larkin throws a body punch but Shojo moves out of range.
Shojo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Larkin blocks it well.
Shojo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shojo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larkin dips to his left and cracks Shojo with an uppercut!
Larkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shojo misses with a head kick.
Shojo scores with a leg kick.
Larkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Larkin.
Shojo is looking to chop away at Larkin's legs.
Shojo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larkin.
Larkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Tae Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larkin.
A big left from Shojo misses.
Larkin misses with an uppercut. Shojo saw that one coming.
Shojo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Larkin does it's job there.
Larkin has Shojo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Larkin tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shojo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shojo misses with a body kick.
Larkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shojo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shojo swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body. Shojo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shojo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tae Larkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shojo swats away the attempt to clinch by Larkin.
Larkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shojo. Shojo obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Larkin blocks the leg kick.
Larkin tries to counter by clinching up but Shojo breaks away and moves out of range.
Larkin with a hook.
Shojo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Shojo throws out a leg kick but Larkin moves out of range and Shojo only half commits.
Shojo needs to keep his hands up - Larkin had a free shot at his head there.
Shojo keeps the fight on the outside.
Shojo 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.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shojo moves out of range of the strikes.
Shojo throws a leg kick but Larkin moved away.
A cross from Larkin lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Larkin!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin stuns Shojo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shojo.
The fighters circling - Shojo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shojo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shojo closes the distance and clinches.
Larkin tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shojo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Tae Larkin has been cut.
Shojo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shojo throws a body kick that misses.
Shojo throws a right and a left that Larkin avoids nicely.
Larkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shojo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shojo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shojo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shojo throws a head kick that Larkin semi-blocks.
Larkin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojo forces Larkin back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larkin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shojo up against the ropes.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Shojo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Larkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shojo is controlling Larkin's neck. Shojo unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Larkin goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Yuki Shojo!
Yuki Shojo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Lion Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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