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Proud FC 18 Tokyo Takeover PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between 3 Piece Soda (ranked 1588 p4p, 20986 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 211 p4p, 703 weight class). Soda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 3 Nights. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, 3 Piece Soda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King blocks a leg kick.
Soda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King misses with a straight right.
Soda misses with a series of wild punches.
Soda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soda throws a body kick that misses.
Soda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Soda lands an overhand right.
A solid body kick from Soda.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Soda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
King looks to land a right hand but Soda moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to bum rush Soda with a series of wild strikes but Soda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soda scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from King.
Soda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to land a left hand but Soda moved out of range nicely.
Soda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Soda avoids the head kick by King.
Soda tries to counter by clinching up but King breaks away and moves out of range.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soda scores with a spinning back kick!
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dwayne King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Soda.
Soda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soda.
A left lands for Soda.
Soda lands a front kick.
Soda scores with a nice head shot.
Soda connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Soda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soda.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soda working aggressively here.
King tries to throw a body punch but Soda avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
Soda misses with a punch to the body.
Soda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A right hook to the body lands for Soda.
Soda lands with a light punch inside.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Soda controls his hands.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Soda controls the action.
Soda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soda scores with a nice hook to the head.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soda digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Soda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Soda on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Soda.
Soda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from King.
Soda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Soda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a shot to the side of Soda's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soda.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King lands an uppercut.
Soda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soda lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Soda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Soda as the two fighters clinch.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King lands a right hand.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Soda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soda scores with a shoulder strike.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Soda.
Soda lands a nice uppercut.
Soda prevents a body shot from King.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Soda backwards.
Soda lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Soda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soda lands a shoulder strike.
Soda scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Soda gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soda cracks King with a nice body shot.
King looks winded!
Soda lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soda.
A right hook to the body lands for Soda.
Soda blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Soda.
Soda lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
A short left from Soda.
A body shot lands from Soda.
Soda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Soda scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Soda on the inside.
Soda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Soda.
A short right from Soda on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Soda.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
3 Piece Soda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soda fakes the leg kick and cracks King in the body.
A low kick lands for Soda.
Soda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soda.
Soda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soda misses with a wild body shot.
King thinks about the counter body kick.
Dwayne King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soda moves away.
Soda scores with a jab to the head.
Soda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Nice shot by Soda.
Soda lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by King.
A jab from King finds it's way through Soda's defenses.
Soda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Soda connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from King does no damage.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soda.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Soda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soda scores with a leg kick.
King blocks the body kick.
Soda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Soda lands a body punch.
Soda blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soda.
Soda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soda lands a nice shot to the body.
Soda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soda lands a body shot.
King misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Still in the clinch, Soda scores with a nice short uppercut.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soda.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Soda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soda lands a shoulder strike.
Soda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King working aggressively here.
3 Piece Soda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soda misses with a punch on the inside.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soda manages to break the clinch.
Soda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soda struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Soda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda blocking some punches.
Soda lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Soda tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soda lands with a short shot to the head.
Soda pushes King back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Soda lands a left hand.
Soda blocks an uppercut.
Soda blocking some punches.
Soda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Soda uses good head movement to avoid it.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soda misses with a short punch on the inside.
King prevents a body shot from Soda.
Soda blocking some punches.
Soda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Soda.
Soda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soda lands a nice shot to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Soda.
Soda lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soda lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
A short left from Soda.
King tries a body shot but Soda blocks it.
Soda lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from King.
Soda pushes King back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King tries to throw a body punch but Soda avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soda backwards.
Soda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soda can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Soda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soda blocks an uppercut.
Soda works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Soda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soda lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
 King is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
3 Piece Soda dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from King misses.
Soda scores with a nice head shot.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Soda finish him?
Soda cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soda counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Soda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soda connects with a quick right hand that sends King tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). 3 Piece Soda!
A very excited looking 3 Piece Soda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 23134 p4p, 1013 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 653 p4p, 142 weight class). Kovingten comes to the ring accompanied by Tool - Schism. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten is looking to clinch but Raharuhi is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharuhi.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Raharuhi circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
Raharuhi gets tackled into the ropes by Kovingten. Kovingten maintains the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Kovingten has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kovingten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raharuhi is defending well for now.
Kovingten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharuhi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raharuhi obliges.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Raharuhi.
Kovingten trying to land knees to the body.
Kovingten cracks Raharuhi with a nice body shot.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovingten lands an elbow inside that Raharuhi shrugs off.
Raharuhi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovingten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
Raharuhi scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten tries to land knees in the clinch but Raharuhi avoids the damage to the body.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Raharuhi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Raharuhi throws a head punch that misses.
Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kovingten is looking for a counter combo.
Kovingten wants to clinch up but Raharuhi keeps it at a distance.
Kovingten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovingten gets a clinch.
Raharuhi misses with a body punch.
Raharuhi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharuhi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten lands a nice elbow.
Kovingten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raharuhi's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
Raharuhi lands with a short shot to the head.
Raharuhi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raharuhi working aggressively here.
Kovingten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raharuhi's defenses.
Raharuhi misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raharuhi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovingtens head.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Raharuhi scores with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raharuhi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raharuhi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharuhi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raharuhi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a body punch.
Raharuhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
A hook to the body from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi blocks the elbow strike.
Raharuhi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
Kovingten tries to work over Raharuhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Kovingten.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Raharuhi manages to break the clinch.
Raharuhi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Raharuhi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Raharuhi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kovingtens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raharuhi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raharuhi tries a low kick but Kovingten avoids it.
Kovingten half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kovingten wants to clinch up but Raharuhi keeps it at a distance.
Raharuhi throws a front kick that sends Kovingten stumbling back into the ropes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi wants to slow Kovingten down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovingten misses the target.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Raharuhi is having none of it.
Raharuhi digs a good hook to Kovingten's body.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
Kovingten closes the distance and clinches.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kovingten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raharuhi's defenses.
 It looks like Taine Raharuhi has been cut.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Raharuhi takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten tries to land knees in the clinch but Raharuhi avoids the damage to the body.
Raharuhi can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raharuhis head.
A right hook to the body lands for Raharuhi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raharuhi misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taine Raharuhi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raharuhi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kovingten is able to avoid easily.
Raharuhi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kovingten's sensitive parts.
Raharuhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi gets tackled into the ropes by Kovingten. Kovingten maintains the clinch.
Raharuhi misses with the head strike.
Kovingten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovingten digs a right hand underneath Raharuhi's ribcage. Raharuhi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
Raharuhi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi has a couple of punches blocked by Kovingten.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharuhi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Raharuhi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Raharuhi.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raharuhi digs a right hand underneath Kovingten's ribcage. Kovingten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot that sends Kovingten's belly button to the back.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovingten tries to clinch up but Raharuhi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovingten is looking to clinch but Raharuhi is avoiding it.
Raharuhi flicks out a counter leg kick but Kovingten steps away.
Kovingten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raharuhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch but Raharuhi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Raharuhi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Raharuhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raharuhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovingten wants to clinch.
Kovingten moves in looking to clinch but Raharuhi pushes him off.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Raharuhi circles away.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Kovingten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kovingten gets a clinch.
Kovingten pushes off an throws an elbow but Raharuhi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi scores with a shoulder strike.
Raharuhi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raharuhi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kovingten seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raharuhi can turn it around.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharuhi working aggressively here.
Kovingten lands a nice knee to the body.
Raharuhi can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Raharuhi presses Kovingten against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Raharuhi.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with an elbow strike.
Raharuhi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raharuhi can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Raharuhi tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Raharuhi back against the ropes.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Raharuhi 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Raharuhi.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Raharuhi.
Kovingten lands an elbow that stopped Raharuhi in his tracks for a moment.
Raharuhi misses with some punches.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raharuhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharuhi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Raharuhi takes an elbow to the temple.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Raharuhi.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raharuhi tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raharuhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovingten avoids the damage to the body.
Raharuhi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
Kovingten working Raharuhi over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raharuhi lands with a right to the head.
Raharuhi managing to block the knees to the body from Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to work over Raharuhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kovingten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovingten works on Raharuhi's body with a couple of short punches.
Raharuhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovingten.
Kovingten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taine Raharuhi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovingten moves into the clinch.
Raharuhi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raharuhi tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raharuhi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raharuhi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharuhi controls his hands.
Raharuhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharuhi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Raharuhi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raharuhi avoids the elbow strike from Kovingten, against the ropes.
Raharuhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Raharuhi on the inside.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharuhi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raharuhi tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Raharuhi back against the ropes.
Raharuhi tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raharuhi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Raharuhi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovingten lands a nice elbow.
Raharuhi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
Raharuhi can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Raharuhi blocks the elbow strike.
Raharuhi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raharuhi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovingten lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raharuhi lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kovingten.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Raharuhi misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Kovingten misses with an elbow strike.
Raharuhi digs a right hand into Kovingten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kovingten's gas tank.
Kovingten works on Raharuhi's body with a couple of short punches.
Raharuhi lands with a left to the head.
Kovingten lands a body punch.
Raharuhi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kovingten.
Raharuhi misses with some punches.
Raharuhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten gets through Raharuhi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raharuhi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovingten tries to work over Raharuhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raharuhi avoids it.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharuhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raharuhi breaks from the clinch.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raharuhi tries a low kick but Kovingten avoids it.
Kovingten moves out of range as Raharuhi strikes.
Kovingten tries to clinch up.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Raharuhi circles away.
Raharuhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raharuhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovingten.
Kyle Kovingten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raharuhi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovingten drives through and clinches with Raharuhi against the ropes.
Raharuhi tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Raharuhi back against the ropes.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raharuhi dodges an elbow strike from Kovingten.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kovingten throws an elbow but misses.
Raharuhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharuhi controls his hands.
Raharuhi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raharuhi throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
Raharuhi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raharuhi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kovingten cracks Raharuhi with a nice body shot.
Kovingten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Raharuhi 's eye.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raharuhi 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
During a confident post fight interview, Taine Raharuhi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 21378 p4p, 19824 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 682 p4p, 660 weight class). Boudreaux 's entrance music is Uncle Tom's Cabin. A fine choice. Schultz has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Ronnie Dale Boudreaux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux connects with a high kick.
Boudreaux swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Boudreaux .
Schultz throws a leg kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Schultz throws the left hand but Boudreaux avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schultz closes the distance and pushes Boudreaux back into the ropes.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Boudreaux is working Schultz over against the ropes.
Schultz looks winded!
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boudreaux cracks Schultz with a nice body shot.
Boudreaux breaks the clinch.
Boudreaux throws a good cross that connects.
Boudreaux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schultzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boudreaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Boudreaux .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudreaux lands with a hook. Schultz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boudreaux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schultz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux - that landed with a thud.
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schultz walks into a jab.
Schultz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boudreaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a shot to the body.
Boudreaux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boudreaux connects with a leg kick.
Boudreaux scores with a leg kick.
Boudreaux lands a nice hook to Schultz's body. Schultz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Boudreaux .
Schultz tries to clinch there but Boudreaux circles away.
Schultz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schultz wants to clinch.
Boudreaux is looking to counter with a body kick.
Schultz tries to land a leg kick but Boudreaux saw it coming and moves away.
Boudreaux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Schultz moves in looking to clinch but Boudreaux pushes him off.
Boudreaux cracks Schultz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schultz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boudreaux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boudreaux clobbers Schultz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schultz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Boudreaux and drops face first to the floor! Schultz's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Schultz in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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