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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Makanakananui Opuakuwa (ranked 7772 p4p, 212 weight class) and Sumate Champan (ranked 6171 p4p, 182 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makanakananui Opuakuwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumate Champan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Makanakananui Opuakuwa has been cut.
Opuakuwa rushes Champan and presses him up against the ropes.
Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opuakuwa clinches with his opponent.
Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Champan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Opuakuwa.
Opuakuwa gets a clinch.
Opuakuwa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Champan is defending well for now.
Opuakuwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Opuakuwa darts in and clinches Champan up against the ropes.
Opuakuwa blocks an uppercut.
Opuakuwa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Champan is keeping busy.
Champan tries to break the clinch but Opuakuwa is controlling the position.
Champan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champan has had enough of the clinch but Opuakuwa keeps him there for the moment.
Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opuakuwa clinches up with Champan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Opuakuwa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Opuakuwa stalling against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opuakuwa prevents Champan from breaking the clinch.
Opuakuwa misses with a knee to the head.
Opuakuwa blocking some punches.
Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Opuakuwa moves out of range of the leg kick from Champan.
Champan misses with a body kick.
Opuakuwa lands a slapping body shot.
Champan misses with a body shot.
Opuakuwa moves away from the strike by Champan.
Champan scores with a nice strike.
Opuakuwa clinches up with Champan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Champan tries to break free but Opuakuwa pushes him back against the ropes.
Champan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Champan has a couple of punches blocked by Opuakuwa.
Champan swings wildly with an uppercut but Opuakuwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opuakuwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opuakuwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Champan.
Sumate Champan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Opuakuwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opuakuwa clinches up with Champan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Opuakuwa breaks the clinch.
Opuakuwa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Champan misses with a body shot.
Champan scores with a jab to the body.
Champan throws a body punch but Opuakuwa moves out of range.
As Champan looks to move away, Opuakuwa throws a big counter combo but Champan just gets out of the way.
Opuakuwa slips under a jab from Champan.
Opuakuwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Champan is just out of range.
Champan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Opuakuwa is looking to slow Champan down with leg kicks.
Opuakuwa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Opuakuwa throws a sloppy head kick and Champan moves out of range easily.
Opuakuwa misses with a body kick.
Opuakuwa has managed to clinch.
Champan tries to circle away but Opuakuwa has him pinned against the ropes.
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 Makanakananui Opuakuwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Makanakananui Opuakuwa's cut.
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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Champan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Opuakuwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Opuakuwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Champan swings widly with a right hand
and Opuakuwa counters by moving into the clinch.
Champan is trying to break the clinch but Opuakuwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Champan tries to circle away but Opuakuwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Makanakananui Opuakuwa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Opuakuwa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Champan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Opuakuwa.
Champan misses with some punches.
Opuakuwa blocking some punches.
Opuakuwa manages to break the clinch.
Champan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opuakuwa counters with a two punch combo.
Champan misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champan throws a low kick, looking for Opuakuwa's leg but Opuakuwa calmly moves out of range.
Champan throws a series of punches but Opuakuwa moves out of range.
Opuakuwa rushes Champan and presses him up against the ropes.
Champan swings wildly with an uppercut but Opuakuwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champan swings wildly with an uppercut but Opuakuwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champan misses with some punches.
Opuakuwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opuakuwa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Champan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Champan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makanakananui Opuakuwa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Champan is looking to slow Opuakuwa down with leg kicks.
Sumate Champan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Opuakuwa blocks the low kick.
Opuakuwa lands with a good body shot.
Opuakuwa moves into range and clinches up with Champan.
Opuakuwa connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sumate Champan has been cut.
Opuakuwa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Opuakuwa lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Opuakuwa lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opuakuwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Champan misses with a double jab
and Opuakuwa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Opuakuwa.
Champan tries to break the clinch but Opuakuwa is controlling the position.
Champan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Champan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Champan is trying to break free.
Champan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Champan lands with a right to the head.
Opuakuwa blocks an uppercut.
Champan has a couple of punches blocked by Opuakuwa.
Opuakuwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Opuakuwa has Champan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Champan lands a nice uppercut.
Champan is trying to force a seperation but Opuakuwa has the dominant position.
Champan throws a punch but it's blocked by Opuakuwa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Makanakananui Opuakuwa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Champan misses with an uppercut.
Champan throws an overhand right that lands on Opuakuwa's shoulder, as Opuakuwa tries to avoid the shot.
Opuakuwa wants to clinch up but Champan keeps it at a distance.
Opuakuwa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Champan circles away quickly and effectively.
Opuakuwa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Champan throws a leg kick which misses Opuakuwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Opuakuwa tries to avoid it.
Sumate Champan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champan throws a body shot but no joy.
Opuakuwa forces Champan back against the ropes and clinches.
Opuakuwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Champan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Opuakuwa throws a counter high kick but Champan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Champan clobbers Opuakuwa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Opuakuwa moves out of range as Champan strikes.
Nice body kick there by Opuakuwa.
Champan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opuakuwa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Champan finds it's way round the side to connect with Opuakuwa's head.
Opuakuwa walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sumate Champan!
Sumate Champan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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