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S-1 WGP 2022 in Saitama PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyotaro Fujita (ranked 5849 p4p, 4465 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 596 p4p, 514 weight class). Andrei Sobral is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral misses with a body kick.
Sobral just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFujita.
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Sobral is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sobral has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fujita plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fujita tries to keep at a distance but Sobral has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fujita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobral avoids it.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobral won't allow it.
Fujita taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Fujita checks a leg kick nicely.
Fujita throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Sobral's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fujita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Sobral. Beautiful body shot.
Fujita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobral is looking for the big counter here.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Sobral flicks out a counter leg kick but Fujita steps away.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fujita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral has closed the distance and engaged Fujita in a clinch.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral blocks a head kick by Fujita.
Sobral is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sobral drives through and clinches with Fujita against the ropes.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral tests Fujita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Fujita back into the ropes.
A short left from Sobral.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Fujita blocks the leg kick.
Sobral darts in and clinches Fujita up against the ropes.
Fujita is trying to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita tries to break free but Sobral pushes him back against the ropes.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobral won't allow it.
Sobral blocks a body shot from Fujita.
Fujita looking to stall.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Fujita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fujita motions for Sobral to come forward. Fujita throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fujita is trying to maintain a safe position but Sobral gets an underhook and turns Fujita into the ropes.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujita wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral cracks Fujita with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fujita is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fujita is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
 It looks like Kyotaro Fujita has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral pushes Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Andrei Sobral should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Kyotaro Fujita'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.
Sobral closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Fujita crashing to the mat! Fujita uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Fujita blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Fujita throws a big counter combination but Sobral scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fujita gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral rushes Fujita and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Sobral prevents Fujita from breaking the clinch.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrei Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobral clinches up with Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sobral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobral as Fujita tries to tie him up.
Fujita working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujita throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrei Sobral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobral forces Fujita back against the ropes and clinches.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujita tries to circle away but Sobral has him pinned against the ropes.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sobral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Sobral has Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujita's efforts to push away.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fujita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sobral is working Fujita over against the ropes.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujita's head.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Fujita.
Sobral gets a clinch.
Sobral keeps control of Fujita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral clinches with his opponent.
Fujita with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujita.
Sobral closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Fujita crashing to the mat! Fujita uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fujita looks to throw the jab but Sobral is out of range.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.
Fujita tries to circle away but Sobral has him pinned against the ropes.
Andrei Sobral seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujita thumps Sobral with a low kick.
Fujita misses with a combination
letting Sobral counter with a right hand.
Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobral as Fujita tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Sobral will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Kyotaro Fujita's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobral gets a clinch.
Sobral lands a right hand.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Fujita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobral has Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujita fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujita.
Fujita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fujita throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sobral! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujita.
Sobral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujita, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fujita working hard to break the clinch.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral clinches with his opponent.
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral gets a clinch.
Fujita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobral lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral connects with a stiff jab that staggers Fujita - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
A very excited looking Andrei Sobral 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ren Hashimoto (ranked 3642 p4p, 5118 weight class) and Ricardo Barbosa (ranked 185 p4p, 243 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Hashimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Hashimoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashimoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto wants to clinch.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Ren Hashimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hashimoto.
Barbosa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hashimoto closes the distance but Barbosa moves to the side
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hashimoto throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Hashimoto wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Hashimoto backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Hashimoto manages to avoid it all.
Hashimoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hashimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hashimoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Hashimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Hashimoto.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Hashimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Hashimoto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hashimoto is looking to clinch.
Hashimoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barbosa.
Hashimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hashimoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Hashimoto tries to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Hashimoto.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
A left and a right from Hashimoto both land. Nice combination.
Hashimoto lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hashimoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hashimoto tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Barbosa 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ren Hashimoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hashimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hashimoto scores with a three punch combo!
Hashimoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Hashimoto. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hashimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hashimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashimoto scores with a head kick.
Hashimoto throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Hashimoto is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hashimoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hashimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hashimoto catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hashimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Ren Hashimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hashimoto misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that half lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Hashimoto.
Ren Hashimoto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Hashimoto.
Hashimoto tries to break free but Barbosa pushes him back against the ropes.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Hashimoto has him pinned against the ropes.
Hashimoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Hashimoto wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Hashimoto tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Hashimoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Hashimoto has the dominant position.
Hashimoto tries to circle away but Barbosa has him pinned against the ropes.
Hashimoto lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hashimoto scores with a push kick.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Hashimoto throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Hashimoto 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. This is the final round!
Hashimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Hashimoto wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Hashimoto does it's job there.
Hashimoto tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Hashimoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hashimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Hashimoto feints a jab promting Barbosa to slip. Hashimoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hashimoto misses with a few strikes there.
Hashimoto throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hashimoto. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Hashimoto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hashimoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto is looking for a counter combo.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Hashimoto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hashimoto wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hashimoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
Hashimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto misses with a straight right.
Hashimoto moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Hashimoto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hashimoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barbosa.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hashimoto scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hashimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hashimoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Hashimoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Hashimoto.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hashimoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricardo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hashimoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hashimoto tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Hashimoto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Ren Hashimoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hashimoto tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ren Hashimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hashimoto 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ren Hashimoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kento Haraguchi (ranked 5758 p4p, 5052 weight class) and Lee Kim Park (ranked 260 p4p, 242 weight class). Kim Park is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hit The Floor. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kento Haraguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Kim Park!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim Park throws a jab but it's blocked by Haraguchi.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up but Kim Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Haraguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Kim Park throws a lazy right hand but Haraguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim Park connects with a body shot that sends Haraguchi's belly button to the back.
Kim Park throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim Park throws a lazy right hand but Haraguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim Park keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haraguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim Park is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kim Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Haraguchi tenderised Kim Park's leg. Kim Park is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraguchi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim Park, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've been informed that Kim Park has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Haraguchi breaks the clinch.
Kim Park keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim Park throws a hook to the side of Haraguchi's head but Haraguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haraguchi walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haraguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim Park.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim Park throws a lazy right hand but Haraguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim Park misses with a wild body shot.
Kim Park tries to keep at a distance but Haraguchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haraguchi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kim Park in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haraguchi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim Park is looking to break free of the clinch but Haraguchi has double underhooks.
Haraguchi breaks from the clinch.
Kim Park throws a jab but it's blocked by Haraguchi.
Haraguchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim Park.
Kim Park throws a lazy right hand but Haraguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim Park throws a hook but Haraguchi avoids it easily.
Haraguchi is looking to counter the offense by Kim Park and move into the clinch.
Haraguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Haraguchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haraguchi slips under a jab from Kim Park.
Kim Park misses with a left hand
and Haraguchi counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim Park throws a looping overhand right but Haraguchi ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraguchi moves in looking to clinch but Kim Park pushes him off.
Haraguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim Park.
Kim Park swings for the body but Haraguchi moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Haraguchi misses the target.
Kim Park misses with a left hand
and Haraguchi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haraguchi.
Kim Park tries to circle away but Haraguchi has him pinned against the ropes.
Haraguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haraguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee Kim Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim Park keeps the fight on the outside.
Haraguchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim Park circles away.
Kim Park throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haraguchi!
Kim Park misses with a hook
and Haraguchi counters with a body kick that stops Kim Park in his tracks momentarily.
Kim Park misses with a right hand
and Haraguchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim Park thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim Park swings widly with a right hand
and Haraguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haraguchi staying out of range there.
Kim Park looks to land a right hand but Haraguchi moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haraguchi.
Haraguchi gets a clinch.
Haraguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haraguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haraguchi drives through and clinches with Kim Park against the ropes.
Haraguchi keeps control of Kim Park as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haraguchi keeps control of Kim Park as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haraguchi has Kim Park pushed against the ropes.
Kim Park tries to break free but Haraguchi pushes him back against the ropes.
Haraguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haraguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Kim Park was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kim Park rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haraguchi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haraguchi keeps control of Kim Park as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim Park is trying to break the clinch but Haraguchi is controlling him.
Haraguchi trying to stall but Kim Park improves his position.
Haraguchi breaks the clinch.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up but Kim Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Haraguchi gets a clinch.
Kim Park wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haraguchi breaks the clinch.
Haraguchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim Park moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haraguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haraguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim Park misses with a wild body shot.
Haraguchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim Park circles away.
Haraguchi tries to clinch there but Kim Park circles away.
Haraguchi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim Park, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kim Park wants to break free but Haraguchi has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kento Haraguchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kim Park throws a right hand that misses
and Haraguchi counters with a three punch combo that has Kim Park backing up. Kim Park nods at Haraguchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Haraguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim Park.
Haraguchi wants to clinch up but Kim Park keeps it at a distance.
Haraguchi lands with a kick to the temple. Kim Park shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kim Park throws a poor cross that misses
and Haraguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Kim Park is rocked!
Haraguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim Park.
Haraguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim Park might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haraguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim Park swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim Park throws a body punch but Haraguchi moves out of range.
Kim Park is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haraguchi.
Kim Park waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haraguchi.
Haraguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haraguchi closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Kim Park crashing to the mat! Kim Park uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Kim Park is still on wobbly legs! Can Haraguchi finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraguchi tries to clinch but Kim Park moves out of range.
Kim Park misses with a body shot.
Kim Park seems to have recovered his senses.
Haraguchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim Park on the side of the head.
Kento Haraguchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim Park.
Haraguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim Park.
Haraguchi tries to clinch but Kim Park moves out of range.
Kim Park misses with a looping left.
Haraguchi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kim Park takes a swing at Haraguchi's ribcage but misses.
Kento Haraguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim Park keeps the fight on the outside.
Haraguchi slips under a jab from Kim Park.
Haraguchi slips under a jab.
Haraguchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim Park circles away.
Kim Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim Park misses the jab.
Haraguchi ducks under a wild hook from Kim Park.
Haraguchi slips a jab from Kim Park.
A jab lands there for Kim Park.
A swing and a miss from Kim Park.
Kim Park takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kim Park throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim Park throws a hook to the side of Haraguchi's head but Haraguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Kim Park misses.
A big left from Kim Park misses.
Haraguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim Park jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim Park tests Haraguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haraguchi jabs at Kim Park's body.
Haraguchi avoids the body shot from Kim Park.
Haraguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim Park is breathing heavily.
Haraguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haraguchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kim Park's head.
Haraguchi wants to clinch up but Kim Park keeps it at a distance.
Boom! Haraguchi lands a massive head kick that sends Kim Park crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Haraguchi is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kento Haraguchi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yasuhiro Kido (ranked 3611 p4p, 3235 weight class) and Masato Kobayashi (ranked 399 p4p, 360 weight class). Yasuhiro Kido could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Masato Kobayashi's 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuhiro Kido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kido tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kido tries to clinch up.
Kobayashi moves into range and clinches up with Kido.
Kido breaks from the clinch.
Kobayashi gets a clinch.
Kobayashi is trying to break free.
Kobayashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobayashi darts in and clinches Kido up against the ropes.
Kido breaks from the clinch.
Kobayashi moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kido tries to land a knee to the head but Kobayashi blocks with his arms.
Kobayashi leaning against his opponent.
Kido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Kobayashi does no damage.
Kido moves to clinch but Kobayashi breaks away
and Kobayashi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi looks to clinch
and Kido counters with a three punch combo that has Kobayashi backing up. Kobayashi nods at Kido to acknowledge the strikes.
Kobayashi lands a head shot.
It looks like Yasuhiro Kido has been cut.
Kobayashi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kido gets tackled into the ropes by Kobayashi. Kobayashi maintains the clinch.
Kido tries to circle away but Kobayashi has him pinned against the ropes.
Kido is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kido lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Masato Kobayashi has been cut.
Kido is trying to maintain a safe position but Kobayashi gets an underhook and turns Kido into the ropes.
Kido breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi moves into the clinch.
Kido putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kobayashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kido pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kido avoids the head kick by Kobayashi.
Kido throws a big counter combination but Kobayashi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobayashi rushes Kido and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kido is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kido lands an elbow that stopped Kobayashi in his tracks for a moment.
Kido is trying to break the clinch but Kobayashi is controlling him.
Kobayashi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kido pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kido misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kido looks for the body kick but Kobayashi saw that one coming.
Kobayashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kido has closed the distance and engaged Kobayashi in a clinch.
Kobayashi is trying to force a seperation but Kido has the dominant position.
Kido has had enough of the clinch but Kobayashi keeps him there for the moment.
Kido looking to slow down the pace here.
Kido breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kido looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
Kido throws a sloppy head kick and Kobayashi moves out of range easily.
Kobayashi gets a clinch.
Kido tries to stall but Kobayashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kido escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobayashi thuds his shin into the meat of Kido's side.
Kobayashi throws a right hand that Kido ducks under and follows up with a left that Kido also avoids with ease.
Kido moves into the clinch.
Kido working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kido wants to break free but Kobayashi has control.
Kobayashi tries to stall but Kido uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kobayashi stalling in the clinch but Kido improves position.
Kobayashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kido lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kobayashi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yasuhiro Kido will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kido takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kido jabs at Kobayashi's body.
Kobayashi 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.
Kobayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kido has closed the distance and engaged Kobayashi in a clinch.
Kido has Kobayashi pressed against the ropes, preventing Kobayashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kido escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yasuhiro Kido is winning the standup battle so far.
Kido throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kobayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kido seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kido misses with a body kick.
Kobayashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kido is trying to break free.
Kobayashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi walks into a straight right hand from Kido.
Yasuhiro Kido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobayashi lands a high kick!
Kobayashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kobayashi gets a clinch.
Kido pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kido throws a head kick that misses.
Kobayashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kido.
Kido tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kobayashi instigates a clinch.
Kobayashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Kido.
Kobayashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kido manages to break the clinch.
Kobayashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kido misses with a head kick.
Kido throws a nice looking combination but Kobayashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Kobayashi.
Kido swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kido misses with a looping left.
Kobayashi moves into range and clinches up with Kido.
Kobayashi lands a left hand.
Kido breaks from the clinch.
Kobayashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kobayashi tries to clinch but Kido is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kido forces Kobayashi back against the ropes and clinches.
Kido wants to get back to striking at distance but Kobayashi won't allow it.
Kido tries to circle away but Kobayashi has him pinned against the ropes.
Kido taking a breather.
Kobayashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kido.
Kobayashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Kobayashi breaks the clinch.
Kobayashi is looking to clinch but Kido is avoiding it.
Kido is looking to clinch but Kobayashi is avoiding it.
Kobayashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick from Kido is predictable there
and Kobayashi counters with a left and a right that stings Kido.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kido clinches with his opponent.
Kobayashi keeps control of Kido as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kido working Kobayashi over with knees to the body.
Kido scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masato Kobayashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kido breaks from the clinch.
Kido bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kobayashi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A low kick lands for Kido.
Kido rushes Kobayashi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kido wants to break free but Kobayashi has control.
Kido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobayashi throws a solid leg kick but Kido takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kobayashi.
Kido tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kobayashi manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masato Kobayashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 body kick from Kobayashi.
Kido gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kido manages to break the clinch.
Kido misses with a few strikes there.
Kobayashi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kobayashi clinches up with Kido and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kido breaks from the clinch.
Kido fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kobayashi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kobayashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kido creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kobayashi's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Kobayashi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kido.
Kido is stalling here.
Kobayashi breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi thows a body kick. Kido tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kobayashi's coach down at Shadow Warriors (KT) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kobayashi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kido wants to clinch up but Kobayashi keeps it at a distance.
Kido scores with a one two! Kobayashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kido lands with a kick to the temple. Kobayashi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kobayashi closes the distance and pushes Kido back into the ropes.
Kobayashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kobayashi manages to break the clinch.
Kobayashi closes the distance and clinches.
Kobayashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kido throws a series of punches but Kobayashi avoids them all with ease.
Kobayashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobayashi closes the distance and clinches.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the body.
Kobayashi keeps control of Kido as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kobayashi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Kido.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kobayashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kobayashi moves in looking to clinch but Kido pushes him off.
Kido tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kido closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kobayashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kobayashi has Kido up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kido breaks the clinch.
Kido throws a sloppy head kick
and Kobayashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Kido tries to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kido drives through and clinches with Kobayashi against the ropes.
Kobayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi misses with a head kick.
Kobayashi tries to keep at a distance but Kido has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kido pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi jabs Kido right on the nose. Kido blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobayashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kobayashi manages to break the clinch.
Kido falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kobayashi counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Kobayashi misses.
Kobayashi avoids the head kick by Kido.
Kobayashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kobayashi misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masato Kobayashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobayashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masato Kobayashi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiroya Kawabe (ranked 5756 p4p, 3496 weight class) and Paulo Kimura (ranked 448 p4p, 340 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Hiroya Kawabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hiroya Kawabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroya Kawabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawabe throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Kimura. Those never looked like landing.
Kimura misses with a body kick.
Kimura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kawabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Kimura cracks Kawabe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimura with a nice calf kick.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawabe moves into the clinch.
Kimura manages to break the clinch.
Paulo Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kawabe misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kimura misses
and Kawabe counters by moving into the clinch.
Kawabe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kawabe.
Kimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawabe.
Kawabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kimura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawabe, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Kawabe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kimura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a lovely overhand right.
Paulo Kimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Kimura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kimura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kawabe moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Kimura is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kawabe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kawabe wants to clinch up but Kimura keeps it at a distance.
Kimura lands with a cross.
Kawabe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimura is just out of range.
Kawabe tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Kimura as he connects with a hook.
Kimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kimura throws a leg kick that misses.
Kawabe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Kawabe.
Kawabe tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Kimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawabe.
Kawabe clinches with his opponent.
Kimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with the combination.
Kawabe moves out of range of the strikes.
Kimura tries to land a front kick but Kawabe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kimura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kimura misses with a leg kick.
Kawabe lands a nice looking body kick.
Kimura looks to land a left hand but Kawabe moved out of range nicely.
Kawabe throws a sloppy head kick and Kimura moves out of range easily.
Kimura misses with a body shot.
Kawabe scores with a hook to the body. Kimura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kimura looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawabe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kimura dominated that round.
That's time! Kawabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kimura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kimura throws a big shot that misses.
Kawabe is looking to clinch but Kimura is avoiding it.
Kimura throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawabe throwing a counter right hand but Kimura manages to avoid it.
Kimura throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab from Kawabe.
Kawabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawabe throws a head kick that misses
and Kimura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paulo Kimura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Kawabe misses
and Kimura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kawabe instigates a clinch.
Kimura stalling against the ropes.
Kawabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kimura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kawabe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kimura counters with a three punch combo that has Kawabe backing up. Kawabe nods at Kimura to acknowledge the strikes.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Kimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimura misses with a looping right.
Kawabe tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Kimura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kawabe is looking for a counter combo.
Kawabe drives through and clinches with Kimura against the ropes.
Kimura tries to break free but Kawabe pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe throws a head punch that misses.
Kawabe is stalling here.
Kawabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawabe closes the distance and clinches.
Kawabe breaks the clinch.
Kimura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimura cracks Kawabe with a good jab.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kimura counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kawabe.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kawabe.
Kawabe tries to clinch but Kimura moves away
and Kimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawabe scores with a sloppy right hand. Kimura should have avoided that one.
Kimura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.
Kawabe tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick lands for Kawabe.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
Kawabe rushes Kimura and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kimura misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawabe wants to clinch up but Kimura keeps it at a distance.
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Kawabe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kimura.
Kawabe lands a high kick!
Kawabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimura throws a counter combo.
Kimura throws a low kick, looking for Kawabe's leg but Kawabe calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Kawabe.
Kawabe tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura wants to counter with a clinch but Kawabe pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kawabe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kimura pushes Kawabe away with a front kick.
Kawabe sizes up Kimura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawabe manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Kawabe scores with a four punch combination!
Kimura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kimura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kimura is stalling here.
Kimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Kawabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawabe tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Kawabe wants to clinch up but Kimura keeps it at a distance.
Kimura wants to counter the offense by Kawabe and move into the clinch position.
Kimura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick from Kawabe.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kimura has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kimura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kimura scores with a three punch combo!
Kawabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Hiroya Kawabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kimura throws a nice looking combination but Kawabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawabe tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Kimura throws a lazy right hand but Kawabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kawabe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kawabe tries to clinch but Kimura moves out of range.
Kawabe throws a head kick but Kimura moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kawabe tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Kawabe forces Kimura back against the ropes and clinches.
Kawabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimura avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kawabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawabe wants to clinch up but Kimura keeps it at a distance.
Kawabe swinging wildly here.
Kawabe instigates a clinch.
Kawabe breaks from the clinch.
Kawabe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe slips a straight right by Kimura.
Kawabe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kawabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kimura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kimura is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Kawabe as he checks the leg kick.
Kawabe closes the distance and pushes Kimura back into the ropes.
Kawabe is trying to stall.
Kawabe tries to stall but Kimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kimura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kawabe with a jab.
Kimura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kawabe tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Kawabe throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.
As Kawabe backs off Kimura throws a huge counter combo but Kawabe manages to avoid it all.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawabe connects with a leg kick.
Kawabe clinches up against the ropes.
Kimura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hiroya Kawabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo Kimura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kawabe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kimura's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hiroya Kawabe.
I think Kimura 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Kimura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harem Bukkake (ranked 6566 p4p, 23605 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 569 p4p, 591 weight class). Harem Bukkake had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Harem Bukkake looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harem Bukkake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa gets a clinch.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokugawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bukkake.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Bukkake's ribcage.
Bukkake is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.
Tokugawa jabs at Bukkake's body.
Tokugawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukkake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Tokugawa.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bukkake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tokugawa - the referee stops the clock and Bukkake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tokugawa. Bukkake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tokugawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Harem Bukkake has been cut.
Tokugawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tokugawa rushes Bukkake and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Bukkake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Bukkake is rocked!
Tokugawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Bukkake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
Tokugawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tokugawa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
Good body shot from Tokugawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa creates a bit of distance and cracks Bukkake with a big uppercut! Bukkake goes down! The referee pushes Tokugawa away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Bukkake make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Tokugawa takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenjiro Tokugawa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Cendrik Evans (ranked 5590 p4p, 5787 weight class) and Taiga Kawabe (ranked 440 p4p, 261 weight class). Evans comes to the ring accompanied by KB. Taiga Kawabe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cendrik Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taiga Kawabe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Evans as Kawabe tries to tie him up.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Kawabe is controlling him.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans'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.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kawabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawabe manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Evans.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawabe avoids the body shot from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawabe scores with a nice body kick.
Evans throws a right and a left that Kawabe avoids nicely.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
Kawabe breaks the clinch.
Kawabe missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kawabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kawabe wants to clinch.
Evans really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kawabe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Evans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick lands for Kawabe.
Evans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kawabe taking a breather.
Kawabe is looking to break free of the clinch but Evans has double underhooks.
Kawabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawabe tries to break the clinch but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
Kawabe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kawabe softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kawabe wants to break free but Evans has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kawabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawabe has Evans pressed against the ropes, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Kawabe lands a front kick.
Evans gets a clinch.
Evans tries to circle away but Kawabe has him pinned against the ropes.
Kawabe stalling in the clinch but Evans improves position.
Evans prevents Kawabe from breaking the clinch.
Kawabe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawabe has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawabe lands a nice elbow.
Evans is looking to control Kawabe's arms but Kawabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Evans has his back to the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Kawabe avoids it by throwing Evans back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawabe.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kawabe tries to stall but Evans uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawabe prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Kawabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cendrik Evans will probably get the nod.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice combination there by Evans.
Kawabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawabe lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Evans is rocked!
Kawabe rushes Evans and presses him up against the ropes.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawabe has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Evans to the canvas! Can Evans beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Evans was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Kawabe is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Taiga Kawabe!
The defeated Cendrik Evans had this to say: 'Congrats to the champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mondo Paukuolo (ranked 25497 p4p, 2958 weight class) and Aad Ridderinkhof (ranked 683 p4p, 390 weight class). Aad Ridderinkhof is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mondo Paukuolo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aad Ridderinkhof!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ridderinkhof finds it's way through Paukuolo's defenses.
It looks like Mondo Paukuolo has been cut.
Paukuolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Paukuolo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ridderinkhof.
Paukuolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Paukuolo misses.
Ridderinkhof looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ridderinkhof ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Paukuolo out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aad Ridderinkhof!
Aad Ridderinkhof is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Einar Ragnarsen (ranked 5157 p4p, 5008 weight class) and Hector Barbossa (ranked 566 p4p, 560 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barbossa's choice of entrance music: Hoist The Colors. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Ragnarsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Barbossa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbossa.
Barbossa misses with a double jab.
Ragnarsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbossa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnarsen scrambles back to his feet.
Barbossa misses with a double jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Ragnarsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
Ragnarsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbossa misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsen has Barbossa up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsen fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa avoiding damage as Ragnarsen throws knees to the body.
Barbossa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ragnarsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ragnarsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbossa checks it well.
Barbossa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbossa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen lands with a nice combination. Barbossa backs away looking to recover.
Ragnarsen tries to bum rush Barbossa with a series of wild strikes but Barbossa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ragnarsen wants to clinch up but Barbossa keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbossa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnarsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
Ragnarsen scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsen tries to bum rush Barbossa with a series of wild strikes but Barbossa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbossa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danga de danga de dang - Ragnarsen scores with a four punch combination!
Barbossa punishes Ragnarsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Ragnarsen throws a low kick but Barbossa moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen throws an off balance right hand
and Barbossa counters with a two punch combo.
Ragnarsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbossa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbossa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbossa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ragnarsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnarsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick lands for Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbossa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnarsen clinches up against the ropes.
Ragnarsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barbossa can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsen controls the action.
Ragnarsen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to stall but Ragnarsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarsen tries to throw a body punch but Barbossa avoids it by throwing Ragnarsen back against the ropes.
Barbossa is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarsen has the dominant position.
Ragnarsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbossa managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnarsen.
Barbossa can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsen controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnarsen.
Barbossa avoiding damage as Ragnarsen throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbossa is trying to stall.
Ragnarsen managing to block the knees to the body from Barbossa.
Ragnarsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ragnarsen is keeping busy.
Barbossa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbossa.
Barbossa avoids the elbow strike from Ragnarsen, against the ropes.
Ragnarsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbossa avoids the elbow strike from Ragnarsen, against the ropes.
Barbossa wants to stall.
Ragnarsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbossa moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbossa throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsen moves out of range easily.
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Barbossa looks to move away, Ragnarsen throws a big counter combo but Barbossa just gets out of the way.
Ragnarsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbossa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbossa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Ragnarsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbossa tries to clinch up.
Ragnarsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbossa backs up against the ropes.
A nice combination there by Barbossa.
Ragnarsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbossa dodges the punch combination from Ragnarsen.
Barbossa unleashes a big counter combination but Ragnarsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ragnarsen looks low and kicks high, catching Barbossa right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Barbossa is rocked!
It looks like Hector Barbossa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsen misses with a wild combination.
Barbossa connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsen's belly button to the back.
Ragnarsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnarsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbossa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbossa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ragnarsen jabs Barbossa right on the nose. Barbossa blinks but takes it well.
Barbossa closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarsen can't find room to land a body shot as Barbossa controls the action.
Ragnarsen leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Ragnarsen taking a breather.
Barbossa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsen slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnarsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbossa.
Ragnarsen tries to stall but Barbossa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarsen is looking to control Barbossa's arms but Barbossa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ragnarsen has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Einar Ragnarsen.
Barbossa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barbossa slips under a jab from Ragnarsen.
Barbossa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa dodges the punch combination from Ragnarsen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbossa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbossa throws a nice head kick!
Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ragnarsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnarsen scores with the left hand. Barbossa knows he should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsen 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.
Ragnarsen closes the distance and pushes Barbossa back into the ropes.
Ragnarsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbossa can do to turn this around?
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbossa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen prevents Barbossa from breaking the clinch.
Barbossa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ragnarsen stalling in the clinch but Barbossa improves position.
Ragnarsen wants to stall.
Ragnarsen misses with a body punch.
Barbossa blocks a body shot from Ragnarsen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ragnarsen lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Barbossa.
Barbossa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsen's elbow.
Barbossa tries to work over Ragnarsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsen trying to stall but Barbossa improves his position.
Ragnarsen trying to land knees to the body.
Barbossa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbossa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen blocks a body shot from Barbossa.
Ragnarsen lands an uppercut.
Barbossa is trying to stall.
Ragnarsen avoids the elbow strike from Barbossa, against the ropes.
Ragnarsen is stalling here.
Barbossa misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsen trying to land knees to the body.
Barbossa stalling in the clinch but Ragnarsen improves position.
Ragnarsen stalling.
Barbossa wants to stall.
Ragnarsen blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Ragnarsen will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Hector Barbossa'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.
Barbossa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Ragnarsen.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnarsen.
Barbossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragnarsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbossa throws a solid leg kick but Ragnarsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbossa.
Ragnarsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ragnarsen throws a sloppy head kick and Barbossa moves out of range easily.
Barbossa sizes up Ragnarsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnarsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbossa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbossa scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnarsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbossa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ragnarsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbossa misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnarsen throws a right and a left that Barbossa avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbossa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbossa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ragnarsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ragnarsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbossa manages to avoid it.
Barbossa throws a counter combo.
Barbossa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbossa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnarsen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ragnarsen swings for the body but Barbossa moves out of range.
Barbossa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbossa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsen saw that one coming.
Ragnarsen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ragnarsen duly obliges.
Barbossa is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsen finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsen looks to land a combination but Barbossa avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnarsen throws a series of punches but Barbossa moves out of range.
Ragnarsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ragnarsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbossa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbossa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbossa moves out of range as Ragnarsen strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to clinch up.
Barbossa connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbossa throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsen moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ragnarsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbossa is looking to clinch but Ragnarsen is avoiding it.
Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Einar Ragnarsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbossa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ragnarsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbossa.
Ragnarsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ragnarsen throws the left hand but Barbossa avoids the punch easily.
Ragnarsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away.
Ragnarsen misses with a kick to the body.
Barbossa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.
Ragnarsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbossa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnarsen circles away.
Ragnarsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ragnarsen!
Ragnarsen avoids the body shot from Barbossa.
Ragnarsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Einar Ragnarsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnarsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnarsen scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Barbossa beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa tries to work over Ragnarsen's front leg with a kick but Ragnarsen checks it.
Ragnarsen closes the distance and catches Barbossa with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Barbossa is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Barbossa is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Barbossa is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Ragnarsen takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Einar Ragnarsen!
Einar Ragnarsen is the new light heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Hector Barbossa stepped up to the mic, saying 'I feel... Cold'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Farto Fuerte (ranked 5279 p4p, 3813 weight class) and Yushi Sakura (ranked 425 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushi Sakura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fuerte counters with a one-two to the body.
Sakura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuerte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fuerte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakura.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakura closes the distance but Fuerte moves to the side
and Fuerte counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Sakura onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakura wants to clinch but Fuerte slips to the side
and Fuerte counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Sakura badly! He tries to strike back but Fuerte puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Sakura out cold! Oh man, Sakura will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Farto Fuerte!
Farto Fuerte retains his featherweight title!
Farto Fuerte 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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