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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Reymon Soriano (ranked 7761 p4p, 351 weight class) and Jose Cordolha (ranked 24183 p4p, 480 weight class). Jose Cordolha 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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130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Basic striking
Good chin
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Brawler
Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reymon Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Cordolha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano takes the fight into the clinch.
Soriano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cordolha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cordolha lands with a light punch inside.
Cordolha wants to break free but Soriano has control.
Soriano leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cordolha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordolha working hard to break the clinch.
Cordolha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cordolha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soriano as Cordolha tries to tie him up.
Soriano leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cordolha misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cordolha fails to land.
Cordolha tries a knee to the head but Soriano blocks it.
Cordolha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soriano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano leaning against his opponent.
Cordolha being controlled against the ropes.
Cordolha taking a breather.
Cordolha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soriano slows down the pace here.
Soriano stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Soriano for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soriano stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reymon Soriano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soriano moves out of range of the body kick.
Soriano closes the distance and clinches.
Soriano keeps control of Cordolha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cordolha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soriano effectively controlling the action here.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Cordolha, against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soriano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reymon Soriano.
Soriano gets a clinch.
Soriano stalls.
Cordolha is trying to break the clinch but Soriano has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordolha tries to break free but Soriano pushes him back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Soriano.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soriano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cordolha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soriano breaks the clinch.
Soriano darts in and clinches Cordolha up against the ropes.
Soriano prevents Cordolha from breaking the clinch.
Soriano just leaning against Cordolha, taking a breather.
Soriano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cordolha tries to break free but Soriano pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano manages to break the clinch.
Soriano moves out of range as Cordolha throws a body kick.
Soriano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soriano fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cordolha is trying to force a seperation but Soriano has the dominant position.
Soriano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cordolha's efforts to push away.
Soriano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cordolha can't find room to land a body shot as Soriano controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reymon Soriano dominated that second round.
That's time! Soriano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Soriano doesn't manage to clinch there - Cordolha circles away.
Cordolha throws a shot to the body.
Soriano takes the fight into the clinch.
Soriano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cordolha can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Cordolha wants to break free but Soriano has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cordolha can't break the clinch.
Cordolha tries to break free but Soriano pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordolha wants to get back to striking at distance but Soriano won't allow it.
Cordolha breaks from the clinch.
Soriano darts in and clinches Cordolha up against the ropes.
Soriano is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordolha tries to break the clinch but Soriano is controlling the position.
Cordolha is trying to force a seperation but Soriano has the dominant position.
Soriano prevents Cordolha from breaking the clinch.
Soriano controlling the action here for a moment.
Cordolha misses with a knee strike.
Cordolha tries to break the clinch but Soriano is controlling the position.
Reymon Soriano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cordolha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soriano has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cordolha being controlled against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soriano.
Cordolha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soriano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Soriano stalling the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jose Cordolha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reymon Soriano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cordolha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soriano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reymon Soriano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soriano, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reymon Soriano!
The defeated Jose Cordolha had this to say: 'Shiiiiit'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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