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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabu Loso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the ring accompanied by Shaolin Monastic chanting. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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164 lbs
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master scores with a jab to the body.
Master misses with a low kick as Loso jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Loso. Those never looked like landing.
Master throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Master throws out a leg kick but Loso moves out of range and Master only half commits.
Master staying out of range there.
Loso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Master connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loso scrambles back to his feet.
Loso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Master tries to work over Loso's front leg with a kick but Loso checks it.
Loso throws a leg kick
and Master counters with a stiff right hand.
Master scores with a jab to the head.
Loso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Master misses with a low kick.
Loso walks into a stiff left hand from Master.
Loso throws a nice inside 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!
Master thows a leg kick but Loso checks it
and Loso counters with a body kick that stops Master in his tracks momentarily.
Loso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Master wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loso told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Master works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Loso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Loso.
Master is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Master as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Master's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Master's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Master takes a knee to the side of the body.
Loso keeps control of Master as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Master 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.
Master comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loso struggles to land a body shot inside as Master controls his hands.
Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Master scores with a jab to the head.
Loso drives through and clinches with Master against the ropes.
Loso takes an elbow to the temple.
Master lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
Master throws a head kick that Loso semi-blocks.
Master throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Loso.
Sloppy strikes from Master. Those never looked like landing.
Loso throws a hook to the side of Master's head but Master sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Master throws a head kick that Loso semi-blocks.
Master is looking to slow Loso down with leg kicks.
Master shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Loso eats them both and turns towards Master to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loso.
Loso replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Master blocks it well.
Loso blocks a head kick by Master.
Loso unleashes a big counter combination but Master bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Loso takes one to the side of the head.
Master looks to throw the jab but Loso is out of range.
Master pivots, looking for a leg kick but Loso is out of range and Master settles back down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Loso.
Loso misses with a head kick.
Loso tries to clinch there but Master circles away.
Loso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Master.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Master is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Master wants to slow Loso down by chopping away at his legs.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Master tries to bum rush Loso with a series of wild strikes but Loso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loso misses with an uppercut.
Loso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Loso throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
That kick from Loso tenderised Master's leg. Master is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loso scoring well with a low kick there.
Loso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Master slips under a jab.
A jab from Master misses.
And Loso responds with a good body kick, but Master manages to step out the way in time.
Master thuds his shin into the meat of Loso's side.
Master throws an off balance right hand
enabling Loso to counter with a crisp jab.
Master slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso 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.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Loso moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loso moves in looking to clinch but Master pushes him off.
Master misses with a looping right.
Loso scores with a push kick.
Loso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Master motions for Loso to come forward. Master throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loso rushes Master and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Master tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Master wants to get back to striking at distance but Loso won't allow it.
Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loso tests Master's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Master keeps the fight on the outside.
Master moves out of range of the body kick from Loso.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Loso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Master.
Loso connects with a crisp jab.
Master swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Master throws a leg kick but Loso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Master tries to work over Loso's front leg with a kick but Loso checks it.
Loso looks to throw the jab but Master is out of range.
Master dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Master misses with an uppercut. Loso saw that one coming.
Master pivots, looking for a leg kick but Loso is out of range and Master settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Master there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Master will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Loso throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso is looking to chop away at Master's legs.
Loso wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kung Fu Master is winning the standup battle so far.
Loso needs to keep his hands up - Master had a free shot at his head there.
Master throws an off balance right hand
and Loso counters with a low kick, right behind Master 's knee.
Master moves out of range as Loso throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Master misses the target.
Loso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Master looks to land a right hand but Loso moved out of range.
Loso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Master momentarily.
Master throws a leg kick but Loso sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Loso doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Loso walks into a stiff left hand from Master.
Master takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Master lands a glancing blow to the side of Loso's head.
Loso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Master circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loso tries to close the distance and clinch but Master swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master tries to score with a low kick but Loso moves his leg out of the way.
Master throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master avoids the body shot from Loso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Master.
Master slips a jab and a cross from Loso.
Master scores with a hook to the body. Loso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loso blocks a low kick nicely.
Master lands with a thumping leg kick.
Master pushes Loso away with a front kick.
Master fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Master checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Master was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Loso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Master thumps Loso with a low kick.
Loso throws a shot from downtown. Master moves away and avoids it.
Master is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loso can do to turn this around?
Loso lands a slapping body shot.
Master swats away the attempt to clinch by Loso.
Good standup being displayed there by Master as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master defending well as Loso loads up on a big left hand.
Loso connects with a leg kick. Master looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Master is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Master lands with a hook. Loso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Master connects with the punch.
Loso tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Master throws a head kick that misses.
Loso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Master.
Master is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Loso misses.
Loso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
A good leg kick by Master.
A low kick from Master is predictable there
and Loso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A cross from Master lands.
Loso needs to keep his hands up - Master had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Master moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Loso. Master shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loso misses with a straight right.
Master cracks a nice hook into Loso's ribs.
Master connects with a solid leg kick.
Master scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loso doesn't seem bothered though.
Loso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Master 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 Loso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Master misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Master.
Master stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Loso wants to clinch up but Master keeps it at a distance.
Loso tries to clinch there but Master circles away.
Master checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Loso counter with a right hand.
Loso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Master scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Master scores with a head kick. Loso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Loso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Master misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loso, right into the meat.
Master tries to work over Loso's front leg with a kick but Loso checks it.
Master pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Master throws a good cross that connects.
Master thows a leg kick but Loso checks it
and Loso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Master looks for the body kick but Loso saw that one coming.
Master swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Loso is able to avoid easily.
Master 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.
Master throws a nice inside leg kick.
Master misses with an attempted mid kick.
Loso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Master sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Master is looking to counter with head kicks.
Master takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso rushes Master and presses him up against the ropes.
Loso digs a right hand into Master's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Master's gas tank.
Master pushes off an throws an elbow but Loso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Master wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Master just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loso's brow.
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loso avoids it.
Master misses with a body punch.
Loso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loso landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Master lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loso lands a nice elbow.
Loso blocks a body shot from Master.
Master lands an elbow just above Loso 's eye.
Loso blocks an elbow strike from Master.
Loso avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Loso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Master wants to get back to striking at distance but Loso won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso lands a shoulder strike.
Master is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loso.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.
Master breaks from the clinch.
Loso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Loso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Loso.
And Master counters with a quick kick to the body but Loso blocks it.
Loso walks into a left hand.
Master connects with a leg kick. Loso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Master is looking to score with low kicks.
Loso appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Master comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Master looks to score with a jab to the body but Loso is just out of range.
Master lands a body shot.
Master drops his hands momentarily and Loso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Master.
The crowd cheers as Master lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loso doesn't seem phased though.
Master lands with a kick to the temple. Loso shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Master throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loso is looking to clinch.
Master works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loso misses with a body kick.
Loso connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Master throws a hook to the side of Loso's head but Loso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loso looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loso misses with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Loso.
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!
Master ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master lands the left hand.
Loso misses with a low kick as Master jumps back.
Master throws a solid leg kick but Loso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Master.
Master cracks a nice hook into Loso's ribs.
Master throws a head kick that misses.
Loso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Master throws a front kick aimed at Loso's knee but Loso avoids it well.
Loso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Master throws a leg kick
and Loso counters by clinching up.
Loso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Master is trying to break the clinch but Loso is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Master just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loso's brow.
Loso lands an elbow that stopped Master in his tracks for a moment.
Kabu Loso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loso has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kung Fu Master.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Master, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
A pretty intense looking Kung Fu Master took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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