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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 6971 p4p, 439 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 13226 p4p, 470 weight class). Vamoosh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Roaring Tiger. Ippo has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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153 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
38 - 15 - 6, fighting out of London, Ravi Vamoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo tries to land a leg kick but Vamoosh saw it coming and moves away.
Ippo scores with a decent looking hook.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Vamoosh's shoulder, as Vamoosh tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Vamoosh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vamoosh. Ippo shrugs it off though.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vamoosh.
Ippo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vamoosh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Vamoosh's shoulder, as Vamoosh tries to avoid the shot.
Vamoosh throws a counter high kick but Ippo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ippo blocks a head kick by Vamoosh.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Vamoosh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ippo forces Vamoosh back against the ropes and clinches.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo lands with a left to the head.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vamoosh avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Ippo working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Vamoosh's ribcage.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Vamoosh blocks with his arms.
Ippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Vamoosh.
A head kick misses from Vamoosh.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Vamoosh and move into the clinch position.
Vamoosh walks into a straight right hand from Ippo.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Vamoosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vamoosh scores with a jab to the head.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo tries to clinch but Vamoosh is having none of it.
Vamoosh is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vamoosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ippo misses with a head kick.
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Ippo ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ippo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vamoosh misses with a right hand
and Vamoosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ippo.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vamoosh has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Vamoosh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vamoosh scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Ippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the head.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Vamoosh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Vamoosh.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Vamoosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vamoosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vamoosh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vamoosh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vamoosh avoids the body shot from Ippo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vamoosh!
Ippo throws a body punch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ippo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vamoosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
Ippo closes the distance and pushes Vamoosh back into the ropes.
Vamoosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Vamoosh's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vamoosh.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vamoosh avoids it.
A short left from Ippo.
Vamoosh works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
Vamoosh lands a shoulder strike.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Vamoosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
Vamoosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with some punches.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vamoosh lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Vamoosh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
I think Ippo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, an emotional Makunouchi Ippo said 'our last fight I lost because my manager wasn't paying attention.'.
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energy
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