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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 3783 p4p, 342 weight class) and Matsuda Taro (ranked 962 p4p, 99 weight class). Ippo comes into the arena with Indestructible blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taro lands a nice shot that snaps Ippo's head back.
A cross from Ippo lands.
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps Taro's head back.
Ippo tries to clinch there but Taro circles away.
A head kick misses from Taro.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taro walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Ippo.
Ippo walks into a jab.
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Ippo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ippo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taro.
Taro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ippo connects with a jab.
Ippo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taro moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Taro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taro misses with an uppercut. Ippo saw that one coming.
Taro misses with a body shot.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Taro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taro throws a series of punches but Ippo avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ippo darts in and clinches Taro up against the ropes.
Taro prevents a body shot from Ippo.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Taro lands with a left to the head.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Our sources have told us that Ippo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Taro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Taro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taro looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ippo tries a body shot but Taro blocks it.
Taro wants to stall.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Taro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ippo is keeping busy.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Taro.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ippo slips under a jab from Taro.
Ippo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taro on the side of the head.
Ippo misses with a few strikes there.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ippo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ippo throws a jab when Taro was well out of range.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Taro appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo 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.
Ippo connects with a looping right hand.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taro manages to avoid it.
Taro throws a leg kick but Ippo checks it.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Taro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ippo swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Taro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Ippo checks a low kick from Taro.
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taro. Taro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
A lazy left from Taro finds it's target.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Taro moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo throws a looping overhand right but Taro ducks down to avoid it.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Taro.
Taro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo is looking to counter the offense by Taro and move into the clinch.
Ippo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo cracks the inside of Taro's front leg.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taro can do to turn this around?
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taro dips to his left and cracks Ippo with an uppercut!
Ippo throws a lazy right hand but Taro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ippo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Ippo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taro doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ippo.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ippo.
Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Taro.
Ippo is looking to counter the offense by Taro and move into the clinch.
Taro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taro.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Taro saw that one coming.
Taro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ippo, as that shot connected.
Taro moves out of range of the strikes.
Taro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Ippo looks to land a right hand but Taro moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo walks into a left hand.
Taro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo tries to land a body kick
and Taro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ippo throws a poor cross that misses
and Taro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taro lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Ippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ippo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taro throws a push kick but Ippo slaps the foot to one side.
Taro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo slips a straight right by Taro.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Taro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matsuda Taro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ippo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Taro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ippo.
Taro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taro.
Taro misses with a leg kick.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taro moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taro.
Ippo closes the distance and clinches.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taro avoids it.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Taro.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taro is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo tries to work over Taro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro manages to break the clinch.
Ippo misses with a hook
enabling Taro to counter with a crisp jab.
Taro staying out of range there.
Ippo wants to clinch up but Taro keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Ippo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Taro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Taro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taro tries to keep at a distance but Ippo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo prevents a body shot from Taro.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro looking to slow down the pace here.
Taro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Taro.
Taro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taro lands a nice uppercut.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Taro avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
Taro 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.
Ippo can't find room to land a body shot as Taro controls the action.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makunouchi Ippo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ippo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo made sure to mention his sponsor, Power Matrix Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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