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Summit Series 2 - KT Round 2A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oscar Gage (ranked 678 p4p, 22307 weight class) and Toyotomi Ieyasu (ranked 21 p4p, 150 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ieyasu's choice of entrance music: Traitors by Homemade Weapons. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toyotomi Ieyasu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ieyasu misses with a looping left.
Gage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ieyasu.
Gage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ieyasu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ieyasus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ieyasu.
Gage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gage moves into the clinch successfully.
Gage struggles to land a body shot inside as Ieyasu controls his hands.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ieyasu can't find room to land a body shot as Gage controls the action.
Gage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ieyasu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ieyasu throws a punch but it's blocked by Gage.
Gage misses with a body punch.
Ieyasu gets through Gage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage tries a body shot but Ieyasu blocks it.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gage.
Gage lands with a light punch inside.
Gage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gage scores with a hook to the body.
Ieyasu can't break the clinch.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gage keeps control of Ieyasu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gage scores with a hook to the body.
Gage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gage blocks an uppercut.
Gage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ieyasu or not.
Ieyasu looks winded!
Ieyasu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gage scores with a shot to the side of Ieyasu's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gage can't find room to land a body shot as Ieyasu controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ieyasu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gage lands a body punch.
Gage digs a right hand into Ieyasu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ieyasu's gas tank.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ieyasu.
Gage lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Gage.
Gage is working Ieyasu over against the ropes.
Gage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ieyasu backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gage.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
Gage lands a nice uppercut.
Gage lands a body punch.
Gage digs a right hand into Ieyasu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ieyasu's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Gage.
Gage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ieyasu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gage.
Gage is leaning against Ieyasu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Gage.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ieyasu or not.
Gage works on Ieyasu's body with a couple of short punches.
Gage works on Ieyasu's body with a couple of short punches.
Gage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Gage on the inside.
A hook to the body from Gage.
Gage lands a left hand.
 Ieyasu is rocked!
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ieyasu is still on wobbly legs! Can Gage finish him?
Gage works on Ieyasu's body with a couple of short punches.
Gage lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gage pushes Ieyasu back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage cracks Ieyasu with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ieyasu goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Ieyasu wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oscar Gage!
Oscar Gage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Malo Tavara (ranked 4324 p4p, 4407 weight class) and Jermaine Pearson (ranked 348 p4p, 364 weight class). Jermaine Pearson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malo Tavara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavara keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavara throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tavara sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pearson looks to clinch
and Tavara counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Tavara's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tavara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pearson is rocked!
Pearson leaves his chin hanging out and Tavara seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Pearson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malo Tavara!
An out of breath Malo Tavara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Everett (ranked 4303 p4p, 4468 weight class) and Garry Hobbs (ranked 346 p4p, 368 weight class). Garry Hobbs 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Everett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garry Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everett scores with a one two! Hobbs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Everett moves into the clinch.
Everett prevents Hobbs from breaking the clinch.
Hobbs blocks a body shot from Everett.
Everett works on Hobbs's body with a couple of short punches.
Everett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Everett has double underhooks.
Hobbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hobbs missing with a left hand there. Everett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Everett throwing a counter right hand but Hobbs manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Everett.
Everett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hobbs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Everett forces Hobbs back against the ropes and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch but Everett keeps him there for the moment.
Everett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hobbs backwards.
Everett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hobbs tries to circle away but Everett has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Everett.
Everett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Everett lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobbs backwards.
Everett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Everett.
Hobbs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett lands an uppercut.
Hobbs is trying to break free.
Hobbs is trying to push Everett away but Everett has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Everett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hobbs takes a shot to the head.
Hobbs tries to break free but Everett pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hobbs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Everett - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch but Everett keeps him there for the moment.
Hobbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Everett darts in trying to clinch
and Hobbs counters with a straight right hand.
Hobbs misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Everett, as that shot connected.
Hobbs throws a right hand that Everett ducks under and follows up with a left that Everett also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Everett.
Everett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hobbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Everett clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Everett.
Everett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Everett is trying to stall.
Everett is trying to maintain a safe position but Hobbs gets an underhook and turns Everett into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Everett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Everett keeps control of Hobbs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Everett tries a body shot but Hobbs blocks it.
Hobbs wants to break free but Everett has control.
Everett lands an uppercut.
Hobbs is trying to force a seperation but Everett has the dominant position.
Hobbs tries to break the clinch but Everett is controlling the position.
Everett stalling in the clinch but Hobbs improves position.
Everett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobbs moves forwards but Everett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett cracks a nice hook into Hobbs's ribs.
Everett defending well as Hobbs loads up on a big left hand.
Everett lands with a good body shot.
Everett lands a right hook to the body.
Jake Everett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Everett misses the shot to the body.
Everett connects with a body shot that sends Hobbs's belly button to the back.
A big left from Hobbs misses.
Everett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Everett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hobbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Everett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Everett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hobbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Everett digs a good hook to Hobbs's 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!
Good exchange - Everett coming out on top.
Everett scores with a jab. Hobbs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Everett thuds a left hand into Hobbs's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hobbs at a distance.
Everett works Hobbs's body with a nice hook.
Hobbs drops his hands momentarily and Everett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Everett cracks Hobbs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Everett staggers Hobbs with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Hobbs looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Everett is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Everett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gozo Shioda (ranked 4349 p4p, 4334 weight class) and Jack Manion (ranked 351 p4p, 349 weight class). Manion has chosen Solid Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine
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Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gozo Shioda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Manion!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Shioda. That snapped Manion's head back.
 It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
Manion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shioda.
Jab from Shioda.
Shioda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Manion scores with a nice head shot.
Shioda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shioda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shioda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shioda closes the distance and catches Manion with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Manion is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Manion is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Manion is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Shioda takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gozo Shioda!
In his post fight interview, Gozo Shioda started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nigel Greer (ranked 4453 p4p, 4424 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 366 p4p, 365 weight class). Nigel Greer had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Greer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greer scores with a jab to the body.
Greer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakamoto at a distance.
Sakamoto tries to land a front kick but Greer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greer throws a big counter combination but Sakamoto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Greer misses with the combination.
Greer lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Greer misses.
Sakamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Greer.
Sakamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Greer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakamoto takes a swing at Greer's ribcage but misses.
Greer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Greer looks to throw the jab but Sakamoto is out of range.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakamoto lands a jab to Greer's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Greer looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Greer just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Greer misses with the combination.
Sakamoto looks to throw the jab but Greer is out of range.
Sakamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greer misses with a combination
and Sakamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Greer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sakamoto misses the body punch
and Greer counters with a two punch combo.
Greer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Greer with a hook.
Greer looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Greer misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Greer throws a body punch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Greer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greer swings for the body but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Greer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto motions for Greer to come forward. Sakamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greer is looking to wear down Sakamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Greer moves out of range.
Greer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sakamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Greer.
Greer defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Greer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Greer misses with a hook to the body
and Sakamoto counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Greer misses
and Sakamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakamoto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 Greer is rocked!
 It looks like Nigel Greer has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greer. Sakamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Greer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakamoto momentarily.
Sakamoto looks to land a right hand but Greer moved out of range.
Greer seems to have got his legs back now.
Greer misses with a combination
and before Greer has any time to reset, Sakamoto cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
A victorious Hiroshimo Sakamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Nigel Greer spoke after the fight, saying 'I had COVID'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 4236 p4p, 4398 weight class) and Andy Ettish (ranked 339 p4p, 363 weight class). Andy Ettish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettish misses with a double jab.
Zero appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Ettish misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Ettish.
Ettish scores with a nice head shot.
Ettish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ettish misses with a hook
and Zero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ettish thinking.
Ettish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ettish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zero.
Zero closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Zero fails to land.
Ettish swings wildly with an uppercut but Zero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zero lands an uppercut.
Zero lands a left hand.
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!
Still in the clinch, Ettish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zero struggles to land a body shot inside as Ettish controls his hands.
Zero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zero blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zero blocking some punches.
Ettish stalling against the ropes.
Ettish can't find room to land a body shot as Zero controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ettish.
Zero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ettish can't find room to land a body shot as Zero controls the action.
Ettish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ettish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Ettish - that landed with a thud.
Ettish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Zero.
Zero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Zero on the inside.
Ettish is trying to break free.
Ettish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ettish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ettish pushes Zero back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zero misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ettish wants to break free but Zero has control.
Ettish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ettish just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero slips a straight right by Ettish.
Ettish moves out of range of the strikes.
Ettish throws a counter combo.
Ettish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ettish moves out of range of the strikes.
Zero looks to throw the jab but Ettish is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Ettish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ettish throws a hook but Zero blocks it.
Andy Ettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zero slips under a jab from Ettish.
Zero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ettish scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Zero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ettish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Ettish with a nice cross.
Zero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.
Zero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ettish.
A little jabbing left from Ettish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.
Ettish staying out of range there.
Ettish throws a body shot but no joy.
Zero defending well as Ettish loads up on a big left hand.
Ettish bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zero's head.
Zero throws an off balance right hand
and Ettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ettish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a body shot.
Zero is looking to counter punch.
Ettish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ettish takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ettish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zero lands a jab to the head.
Zero throws a lazy right hand but Ettish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ettish connects with a right hand. Zero shakes it off.
Ettish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zero.
Zero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ettish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zero defending well as Ettish loads up on a big left hand.
Ettish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zero circles away quickly and effectively.
Zero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zero misses with a hook.
Zero scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Ettish will probably get the nod.
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.
Zero scores with a nice right hand.
Zero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ettish misses with a wild body shot.
Ettish misses with a body punch
and Zero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ettish stuns Zero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zero looks to throw the jab but Ettish is out of range.
Ettish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zero misses with a hook. Ettish ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Zero misses the target.
Ettish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zero closes the distance and pushes Ettish back into the ropes.
Ettish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero misses with an uppercut
letting Ettish counter with a right hand.
Zero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero ducks right into an uppercut from Ettish.
Ettish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ettish avoids the body shot from Zero.
Ettish let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zero takes one to the chin there.
Good standup being displayed there by Ettish as he connects with a hook.
Ettish scores with a jab to the body.
Ettish misses with a looping left.
Ettish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ettish there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Zero misses.
Zero moves out of range of the strikes.
Zero moves out of range of the strikes.
Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ettish slips a jab from Zero.
Zero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ettish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zero throws a hook to the side of Ettish's head but Ettish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a hook. Zero ducked under it nicely.
Ettish looks to land a combination but Zero avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ettish.
Zero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ettish.
Zero misses with a hook. Ettish ducked under it nicely.
Zero throws a lazy right hand but Ettish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zero cracks Ettish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ettish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ettish scores with a sloppy right hand. Zero should have avoided that one.
Ettish avoids the body shot from Zero.
Zero lands with a straight right. Ettish didn't see that one coming.
Ettish swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish lands with a right hand.
Ettish misses with a straight right.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.
Zero throws a hook but Ettish avoids it easily.
Ettish lands with a nice body punch.
Ettish lands with a right hand.
Zero misses with a hook
and Ettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ettish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ettish thinking.
Zero loads up on a big right hand but Ettish slips the punch.
Ettish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zero misses the jab.
Zero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ettish shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zero ducks under a wild hook from Ettish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Ettish.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ettish.
Zero slips under a jab from Ettish.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Ettish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ettish lands a body shot.
Zero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ettish's head.
Zero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ettish.
Ettish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zero.
A countering left hand to the body from Ettish misses.
Ettish cracks a nice hook into Zero's ribs.
Zero looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
Zero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ettish throws a hook but Zero avoids it easily.
Zero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ettish's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Ettish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Zero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ettish bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zero's head.
A big right from Zero misses.
Ettish throws a lazy uppercut
and Zero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ettish lands a two punch combo.
Ettish throws a big shot that misses.
Zero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ettish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zero scrambles back to his feet.
Ettish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Ettish coming out on top.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ettish.
A nice side step and Ettish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ettish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andy Ettish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ettish.
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!
Ettish throws a body punch but Zero moves out of range.
Zero throws a looping overhand right but Ettish ducks down to avoid it.
Ettish throws a shot from downtown. Zero moves away and avoids it.
Zero tests Ettish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zero at a distance.
Ettish throws a right hand that Zero ducks under and follows up with a left that Zero also avoids with ease.
Zero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ettish.
Zero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ettish throws an overhand right that lands on Zero's shoulder, as Zero tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Zero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ettish goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ettish throws a right and a left that Zero avoids nicely.
Zero is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ettish throws a right hand that Zero ducks under and follows up with a left that Zero also avoids with ease.
Ettish lands with a cross.
Ettish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero scores with a body shot.
Zero throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish lands with a right hand.
Ettish digs a good hook to Zero's body.
Ettish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ettish.
Ettish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zero counters with a nice body shot.
Zero lands a nice hook to Ettish's body. Ettish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Zero.
As Zero backs off Ettish throws a huge counter combo but Zero manages to avoid it all.
Zero cracks Ettish with an open hand slap.
Zero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ettish manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ettish finds it's way through Zero's defenses.
Ettish loads up on a big right hand but Zero slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Zero misses the target.
Zero throws a shot from downtown. Ettish moves away and avoids it.
Ettish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero scores with a hook.
Sub Zero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Zero coming out on top.
Ettish misses with the combination.
Zero lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Zero misses.
Sloppy strikes from Zero. Those never looked like landing.
Zero misses with a hook.
Zero throws a big shot that misses.
Zero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ettish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ettish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ettish.
Ettish swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a combination
and Zero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ettish misses with a few strikes there.
Zero misses with a hook.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Ettish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zero misses with an uppercut.
Ettish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zero.
Ettish throws a hook but Zero blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Zero misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zero misses with a looping left.
Ettish now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ettish just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andy Ettish.
I've got Ettish winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Andy Ettish!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Andy Ettish!
Andy Ettish wins by split decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Andy Ettish thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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