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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Justen Leoni (ranked 7358 p4p, 529 weight class) and Takashi Yamabuki (ranked 6547 p4p, 505 weight class). Leoni comes to the ring accompanied by minomus - winds of fjords. Takashi Yamabuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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Solid chin
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justen Leoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takashi Yamabuki!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamabuki lands a jab.
Leoni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Yamabuki misses.
Nice body kick there by Leoni.
Leoni really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamabuki with a jab.
Yamabuki gets tackled into the ropes by Leoni. Leoni maintains the clinch.
Leoni stalling.
Leoni breaks from the clinch.
Leoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leoni gets a clinch.
Yamabuki is trying to break free.
Leoni breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamabuki throws a body kick that misses
and Leoni counters by clinching up.
Yamabuki misses with a punch to the body.
Leoni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamabuki is trying to break the clinch but Leoni has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamabuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Leoni has double underhooks.
Leoni controlling the action here for a moment.
Yamabuki can't break the clinch.
Leoni works on Yamabuki's body with a couple of short punches.
Leoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamabuki being controlled against the ropes.
Leoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leoni with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leoni pushes Yamabuki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamabuki is trying to break free.
Leoni is struggling to control the position.
Leoni has Yamabuki pressed against the ropes.
Yamabuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamabuki letting Leoni take a breather here.
Yamabuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Leoni has double underhooks.
Leoni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamabuki is trying to break free.
Leoni stalls.
Leoni stalling the fight.
Leoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leoni lands an elbow inside that Yamabuki shrugs off.
Yamabuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leoni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leoni leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Justen Leoni.
Yamabuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Leoni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leoni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leoni works over Yamabuki's head and body with a nice combination.
Yamabuki gets tackled into the ropes by Leoni. Leoni maintains the clinch.
Leoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Yamabuki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Leoni instigates a clinch.
Leoni works on Yamabuki's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamabuki is trying to force a seperation but Leoni has the dominant position.
Leoni breaks the clinch.
Leoni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamabuki counters with an inside leg kick.
Leoni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamabuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leoni can pounce on him.
Leoni throws a nice looking combination but Yamabuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamabuki lands a leg kick that knocks Leoni off balance momentarily.
Leoni avoids the head kick by Yamabuki.
A head kick misses from Yamabuki.
Yamabuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leoni throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Yamabuki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leoni closes the distance and pushes Yamabuki back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justen Leoni 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.
Leoni avoids the head kick by Yamabuki.
Leoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamabuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamabuki thinks about the counter body kick.
Leoni blocks a head kick by Yamabuki.
Leoni rushes Yamabuki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Leoni slows down the pace here.
Yamabuki is trying to break the clinch but Leoni has him pressed against the ropes.
Leoni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leoni has Yamabuki pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamabuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamabuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leoni pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Yamabuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leoni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leoni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamabuki's efforts to push away.
Yamabuki misses with some punches.
Yamabuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leoni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamabuki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leoni with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Leoni.
Leoni blocks a body shot from Yamabuki.
Leoni digs a right hand into Yamabuki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamabuki's gas tank.
Yamabuki is breathing heavily.
Yamabuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leoni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justen Leoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leoni instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leoni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamabuki letting Leoni take a breather here.
Yamabuki is trying to break the clinch but Leoni has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamabuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Leoni.
A knee to the head by Leoni.
A bit of stalling here from Leoni.
Yamabuki is trying to push Leoni away but Leoni has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Leoni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leoni is struggling to control the position.
Leoni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leoni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leoni landing knees to the body.
Yamabuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Leoni has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamabuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Leoni.
Yamabuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Leoni as the two fighters clinch.
Leoni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Justen Leoni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leoni'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.
Leoni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamabuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leoni.
Justen Leoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Leoni clinches up against the ropes.
Yamabuki is trying to break free.
Leoni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamabuki's efforts to push away.
Leoni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Leoni.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leoni.
Leoni holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Leoni manages to break the clinch.
Leoni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yamabuki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Leoni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leoni moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leoni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Leoni.
Leoni has Yamabuki pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamabuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leoni avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justen Leoni dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leoni gets a clinch.
Leoni pushes Yamabuki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Leoni is pushing Yamabuki up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Yamabuki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Leoni.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leoni blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leoni slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leoni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Justen Leoni.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamabuki.
Leoni looks to land a combination but Yamabuki avoids it well.
Leoni tries to clinch but Yamabuki moves out of range.
Leoni throws a head kick that misses.
Leoni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamabuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamabuki wants to break free but Leoni has control.
Leoni has Yamabuki pushed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamabuki taking a breather.
Yamabuki is trying to break the clinch but Leoni is controlling him.
Leoni lands an elbow inside that Yamabuki shrugs off.
Yamabuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leoni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leoni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamabuki can do to turn this around?
Leoni stalling.
Yamabuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leoni moves into the clinch successfully.
Leoni breaks the clinch.
Leoni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Leoni.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leoni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamabuki is trying to maintain a safe position but Leoni gets an underhook and turns Yamabuki into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leoni has Yamabuki pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamabuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamabuki taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Yamabuki fails to land.
Leoni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamabuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamabuki is trying to break the clinch but Leoni has him pressed against the ropes.
Leoni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leoni has Yamabuki pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamabuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leoni breaks the clinch.
Leoni has Yamabuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamabuki takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Leoni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leoni forces Yamabuki back against the ropes and clinches.
Yamabuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leoni has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamabuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leoni breaks the clinch.
Justen Leoni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamabuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leoni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamabuki is trying to break the clinch but Leoni has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leoni breaks from the clinch.
Yamabuki throws a head kick but Leoni moves out of range.
Takashi Yamabuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leoni closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justen Leoni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leoni 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justen Leoni!
Justen Leoni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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