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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 14177 p4p, 684 weight class) and Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 1499 p4p, 169 weight class). Vamoosh has chosen The Roaring Tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamoosh misses with a low kick.
Vamoosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Vamoosh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vamoosh wants to land a leg kick but Loso is out of range.
Kabu Loso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vamoosh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loso.
Vamoosh slips a straight right by Loso.
Vamoosh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Loso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a looping right.
Loso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vamoosh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vamoosh tries to move into range but Loso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vamoosh throws out a loose jab but Loso uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loso 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.
Vamoosh throws a low kick but Loso moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Loso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loso scores with a nice strike.
Vamoosh with a hook.
Loso throws a front kick aimed at Vamoosh's knee but Vamoosh avoids it well.
Loso lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loso throws a jab but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Loso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vamoosh moves out of range as Loso strikes.
Loso misses with an uppercut. Vamoosh saw that one coming.
A jab from Vamoosh misses.
Loso checks a leg kick.
Vamoosh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vamoosh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vamoosh blocks the body kick.
Loso staying out of range there.
Vamoosh checks a low kick from Loso.
Loso tests Vamoosh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vamoosh throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loso tried to counter with a leg kick but Vamoosh avoided it.
Loso wants to clinch up but Vamoosh keeps it at a distance.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but Loso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loso feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vamoosh lands with a nice body kick.
A cross from Loso lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vamoosh.
Loso connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loso throws a shot from downtown. Vamoosh moves away and avoids it.
Loso throws a hook to the side of Vamoosh's head but Vamoosh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loso slips a straight right by Vamoosh.
Loso scores with a spinning back kick!
Loso blocks a head kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh misses with a body kick.
Loso connects with a nice looking jab.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loso moves away.
Vamoosh avoids a kick to the body.
Loso looks to land a body kick but Vamoosh moved away.
Vamoosh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vamoosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Loso is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Loso misses.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
Loso throws a hook but Vamoosh avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Loso fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kabu Loso will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vamoosh throws the left hand but Loso avoids the punch easily.
Loso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh moves away from the strike by Loso.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Vamoosh there.
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Loso ducks down to avoid it.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loso's head backwards.
Loso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
Loso throws a hook but Vamoosh blocks it.
And Vamoosh responds with a good body kick, but Loso manages to step out the way in time.
Loso throws a shot to the body.
Vamoosh tried to score with a low kick but Loso checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Loso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loso momentarily.
Vamoosh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Vamoosh misses with a straight right.
Loso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vamoosh in his tracks.
A bone on bone clash there as Vamoosh blocks the leg kick.
Loso throws out a leg kick but Vamoosh moves out of range and Loso only half commits.
Loso throws a looping overhand right but Vamoosh ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loso throws a shot from downtown. Vamoosh moves away and avoids it.
Vamoosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab from Vamoosh.
Loso wants to land a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range.
Vamoosh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Loso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vamoosh looks to land a body kick but Loso moved away.
Vamoosh just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso tries to clinch but Vamoosh moves away
and Vamoosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vamoosh lands a right hook to the body.
Vamoosh throws a jab when Loso was well out of range.
Vamoosh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vamoosh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Loso blocks a leg kick.
Loso slips a straight right by Vamoosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh looks to land a body kick but Loso moved away.
Vamoosh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loso checks a leg kick.
Loso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range and Loso settles back down.
Loso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vamoosh to score with a decent uppercut.
Vamoosh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vamoosh misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Loso.
Vamoosh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loso.
Vamoosh misses with a straight left.
Loso half committed to a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loso.
Vamoosh wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Loso slips a straight right by Vamoosh.
Loso tries to score with a low kick but Vamoosh moves his leg out of the way.
Vamoosh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Loso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loso's corner calls for a 1-2. Loso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vamoosh.
Loso tries a low kick but Vamoosh avoids it.
Loso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vamoosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Vamoosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loso, right into the meat.
Vamoosh takes one on the button.
Vamoosh defending well as Loso loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Loso. That snapped Vamoosh's head back.
Vamoosh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh tries to clinch but Loso moves out of range.
Vamoosh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Loso misses the target.
Vamoosh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Loso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vamoosh misses with a looping right.
Loso looks to land a right hand but Vamoosh moved out of range.
Vamoosh wants to slow Loso down by chopping away at his legs.
Vamoosh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Loso.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vamoosh, as that shot connected.
Loso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vamoosh.
Loso throwing a counter right hand but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
Loso scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vamoosh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vamoosh 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.
Loso slips under a jab from Vamoosh.
Loso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vamoosh looks for the body kick but Loso saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a lazy uppercut
and Loso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh throws a big shot that misses.
Loso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loso tests Vamoosh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loso darts in and clinches Vamoosh up against the ropes.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vamoosh is defending well for now.
Loso throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loso misses with a punch to the body.
Loso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vamoosh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vamoosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vamoosh working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Loso fails to land.
Vamoosh misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kabu Loso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loso 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabu Loso!
An out of breath Kabu Loso thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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