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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 23841 p4p, 551 weight class) and Gary Saxton (ranked 23932 p4p, 574 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Takeru Ishii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Saxton's chin.
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127 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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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
6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Saxton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxton digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Ishii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saxton doesn't seem phased though.
Saxton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saxton cracks Ishii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ishii misses with a body shot.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Saxton counters with a straight right hand.
Saxton throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Saxton's head but Saxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Saxton.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Saxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ishii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saxton throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii lands a jab-cross combination.
Saxton misses with a double jab.
Ishii tries to counter by clinching up but Saxton breaks away and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saxton dips to his left and cracks Ishii with an uppercut!
Saxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishii.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Saxton.
Saxton throws a leg kick
and Ishii counters with a three punch combo that has Saxton backing up. Saxton nods at Ishii to acknowledge the strikes.
Saxton misses with a double jab.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Saxton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ishii under the eye.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saxton.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Saxton saw that one coming.
Saxton scores with a jab to the body.
Saxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saxton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii swings for the body but Saxton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Saxton lands.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saxton misses the shot to the body.
Ishii tries to bum rush Saxton with a series of wild strikes but Saxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishii.
Saxton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ishii's calf.
Saxton misses with a kick to the body.
Saxton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saxton throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Saxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishii slips a straight right by Saxton.
Saxton throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saxton throws a low kick, looking for Ishii's leg but Ishii calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ishii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Ishii is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saxton.
Saxton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ishii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Saxton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Saxton misses the jab.
Saxton dodges the punch combination from Ishii.
Ishii checks the leg kick.
Saxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saxton throws a combination that misses
and Saxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saxton.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gary Saxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Saxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saxton manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saxton.
Gary Saxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Saxton misses the target.
Ishii throwing a counter right hand but Saxton manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Saxton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ishii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Saxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saxton lands a nice looking body shot.
That kick from Saxton tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii drives through and clinches with Saxton against the ropes.
Saxton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saxton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saxton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Saxton misses.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Saxton.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Saxton pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saxton looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
Ishii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishii has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saxton slips under a jab.
Ishii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saxton.
A slow jab from Saxton misses its intended target.
Saxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Saxton is avoiding it.
Ishii misses with a body shot
and Saxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
Ishii slips a jab from Saxton.
Saxton blocks a jab.
Saxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Saxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Saxton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saxton drives through and clinches with Ishii against the ropes.
Saxton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii misses with some punches.
Saxton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saxton just leaning against Ishii, taking a breather.
Saxton tries a body shot but Ishii blocks it.
Saxton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saxton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saxton blocks the elbow strike.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saxton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Saxton misses.
Saxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Saxton's head but Saxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saxton unleashes a big counter combination but Ishii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saxton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saxton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Saxton as he connects with a hook.
Saxton misses with a leg kick
and Ishii counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Saxton lands an elbow inside.
Saxton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ishii slips a jab from Saxton.
A right-left combo lands from Saxton.
Ishii takes one to the chin there.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Saxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saxton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Saxton!
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energy
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hype
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