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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato (ranked 6953 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jose Cordolha (ranked 22919 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
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135 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Cordolha!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saskenarutosakurohinato scores with a jab to the body.
Cordolha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cordolha is trying to push Saskenarutosakurohinato away but Saskenarutosakurohinato has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cordolha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a knee to the body.
Saskenarutosakurohinato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cordolha throws a head kick but Saskenarutosakurohinato moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to clinch but Cordolha moves out of range.
Cordolha blocks a head kick by Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to clinch up but Cordolha circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordolha throws a fast counter high kick but Saskenarutosakurohinato manages to duck under it in time.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a sloppy head kick and Cordolha moves out of range easily.
Saskenarutosakurohinato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordolha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cordolha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordolha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cordolha doesn't manage to clinch there - Saskenarutosakurohinato circles away.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a two punch combo.
Saskenarutosakurohinato feints a jab promting Cordolha to slip. Saskenarutosakurohinato then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cordolha slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cordolha is rocked!
Cordolha takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cordolha as Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to tie him up.
Cordolha takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordolha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cordolha wants to clinch up but Saskenarutosakurohinato keeps it at a distance.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is looking to clinch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a head kick. Cordolha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cordolha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordolha misses the body punch
and Saskenarutosakurohinato counters with a two punch combo.
Cordolha is still on wobbly legs! Can Saskenarutosakurohinato finish him?
A nice combination there by Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to bum rush Cordolha with a series of wild strikes but Cordolha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Saskenarutosakurohinato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cordolha seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cordolha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saskenarutosakurohinato punishes Cordolha's body with a nice straight punch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saskenarutosakurohinato duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cordolha doesn't manage to clinch there - Saskenarutosakurohinato circles away.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cordolha.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cordolha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saskenarutosakurohinato looks to land a combination but Cordolha avoids it well.
Saskenarutosakurohinato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cordolha can do to turn this around?
Saskenarutosakurohinato misses with a series of wild punches.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a jab.
Saskenarutosakurohinato clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordolha trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Saskenarutosakurohinato's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cordolha breaks the clinch.
Cordolha pushes Saskenarutosakurohinato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cordolha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cordolha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cordolha is looking to clinch but Saskenarutosakurohinato is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Saskenarutosakurohinato misses its target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saskenarutosakurohinato. That's going to slow Cordolha down.
Saskenarutosakurohinato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cordolha's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saskenarutosakurohinato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to clinch but Cordolha moves out of range.
Cordolha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Saskenarutosakurohinato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a right hand that Cordolha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cordolha also avoids with ease.
Saskenarutosakurohinato swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordolha.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saskenarutosakurohinato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cordolha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saskenarutosakurohinato, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cordolha manages to break the clinch.
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato is winning the standup battle so far.
Saskenarutosakurohinato circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Cordolha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato scores with a shot to the body.
Cordolha moves in looking to clinch but Saskenarutosakurohinato pushes him off.
Jab from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saskenarutosakurohinato clinches up with Cordolha and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cordolha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cordolha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saskenarutosakurohinato clinches up against the ropes.
Cordolha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Cordolha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cordolha wants to stall.
Cordolha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saskenarutosakurohinato's efforts to push away.
Saskenarutosakurohinato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordolha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is trying to break the clinch but Cordolha is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saskenarutosakurohinato wants to break free but Cordolha has control.
Cordolha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a jab to Cordolha's midsection.
Cordolha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saskenarutosakurohinato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Cordolha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Saskenarutosakurohinato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saskenarutosakurohinato connects with a body shot.
Cordolha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordolha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to counter by clinching up but Cordolha breaks away and moves out of range.
Saskenarutosakurohinato wants to clinch.
Cordolha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is looking to wear down Cordolha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordolha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cordolha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saskenarutosakurohinato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cordolha struggles to land a body shot inside as Saskenarutosakurohinato controls his hands.
Cordolha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cordolha misses with a hook
and Saskenarutosakurohinato counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saskenarutosakurohinato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cordolha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saskenarutosakurohinato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cordolha wants to clinch but Saskenarutosakurohinato slips to the side
and Saskenarutosakurohinato counters with a straight right hand.
Cordolha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jose Cordolha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cordolha throws a sloppy head kick
and Saskenarutosakurohinato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saskenarutosakurohinato 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato!
Jose Cordolha spoke after the fight, saying 'Shiiiiit'.
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energy
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hype
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