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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 13237 p4p, 632 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 3674 p4p, 378 weight class). Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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156 lbs
26 - 14 - 1 |
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163 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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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
26 - 14 - 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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso cracks the inside of Wade's front leg.
A combination from Loso does no damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wade crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loso - the referee stops the clock and Wade gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loso. Wade manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade lands a lovely overhand right.
Loso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Wade throws a solid leg kick but Loso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wade.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Loso.
Loso 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wade crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loso - the referee stops the clock and Wade gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loso. Wade manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loso closes the distance and pushes Wade back into the ropes.
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!
Wade avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Loso tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Loso fails to land.
Wade takes a shot to the head.
Loso pushes Wade back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loso is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loso.
Loso keeps control of Wade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Morgan Wade has been cut.
Loso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loso misses with an elbow strike.
Loso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wade is looking to control Loso's arms but Loso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wade has his back to the ropes.
Wade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loso tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade is trying to stall.
Wade working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Wade.
Loso misses with a knee to the head.
Loso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loso lands with a left to the head.
Loso blocking some punches.
Loso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loso blocks an uppercut.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wade.
Wade lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wade misses with a knee to the head.
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.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kabu Loso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso connects with a leg kick. Wade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loso takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Loso.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Loso misses the target.
Kabu Loso is winning the standup battle so far.
Loso moves out of range as Wade throws a body kick.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick from Loso.
Wade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Loso tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Loso looks to land a left hand but Wade moved out of range nicely.
Wade tries a quick counter leg kick but Loso is wise to it.
Loso avoids the head kick by Wade.
Loso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wade. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loso throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade throws a hook but Loso blocks it.
Loso moves out of range of the body kick.
Loso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade keeps the fight on the outside.
Wade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loso's calf.
Wade wants to slow Loso down by chopping away at his legs.
Wade staying out of range there.
Wade connects with an inside leg kick.
Wade needs to keep his hands up - Loso had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Wade swinging wildly here.
Loso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wade throws a head kick but Loso moves out of range.
Loso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loso missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loso has closed the distance and engaged Wade in a clinch.
Loso throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Loso as Wade tries to tie him up.
Loso misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade digs a right hand underneath Loso's ribcage. Loso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loso scores with a shot to the side of Wade's head.
Kabu Loso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade manages to break the clinch.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
And Loso counters with a quick kick to the body but Wade blocks it.
Wade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loso counters with a one-two to the body.
Wade throws a leg kick that misses.
Wade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loso misses the shot to the body.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loso.
Wade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loso scores with a jab. Wade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wade on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loso moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Loso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabu Loso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Loso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wade throws a push kick but Loso slaps the foot to one side.
Loso throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wade avoids it.
Loso throws a wild body kick that Wade sees coming a mile off.
Loso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loso is looking to land body kicks.
Loso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loso.
A nice side step and Wade releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wade checks the leg kick.
Wade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loso rather than just go for the knockout.
Loso staying out of range there.
Wade throws a series of strikes that have Loso backpedaling.
An inside leg kick lands from Wade.
Wade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loso throws a leg kick but Wade checks it.
Loso moves out of range as Wade throws a body kick.
Wade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wade cracks Loso with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wade stalling in the clinch but Loso improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loso prevents a body shot from Wade.
Wade taking a breather.
Loso misses with a punch on the inside.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Loso seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wade can turn it around.
Loso lands a nice shot to the body.
Loso struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Loso has Wade pressed against the ropes, preventing Wade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
Loso throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wade blocks it with crossed arms.
Loso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade lands a nice elbow.
Loso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head.
Wade misses with some punches.
A short right from Loso on the inside.
Loso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loso throws a head punch that misses.
Loso lands a damaging elbow.
Loso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loso takes a shot to the head.
Loso lands a hook that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Wade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loso lands a right hand.
Wade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Loso.
Wade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loso is defending well for now.
Wade throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loso blocks it with crossed arms.
Loso 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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loso throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loso.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Loso uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Kabu Loso.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabu Loso!
During a confident post fight interview, Kabu Loso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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