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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Ulatov (ranked 2134 p4p, 243 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 22988 p4p, 511 weight class). Takeru Ishii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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127 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ulatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ulatov.
Ulatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ulatov clinches.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatov leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Ulatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov has a couple of punches blocked by Ishii.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ulatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatov.
Ulatov stalling against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ulatov.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ulatov's defenses.
Ulatov dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ulatov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ulatov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii blocking some punches.
Ulatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulatov lands a shoulder strike.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatov lands a left hand.
Ishii misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ulatov's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ulatov takes an elbow to the temple.
Ulatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulatov working aggressively here.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ulatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ulatov's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Ulatov.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ulatov lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov lands a nice uppercut.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ulatov dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
Ulatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ulatov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ishii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ulatov gets through Ishii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulatov.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ulatov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ulatov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ulatov scrambles back to his feet.
Ulatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Ulatov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ulatov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishii wants to counter with a clinch but Ulatov pushes him away.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Ulatov.
Ulatov is looking to clinch.
Ulatov throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii throws a right and a left that Ulatov avoids nicely.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Ulatov circles away.
Ulatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Ulatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ulatov is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Ishii.
Ulatov drives through and clinches with Ishii against the ropes.
Ulatov is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Ulatov into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii pushes Ulatov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ulatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ulatov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Ulatov 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ulatov leaning against his opponent.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ulatov avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii blocks a body shot from Ulatov.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
Ulatov blocks an uppercut.
Sergei Ulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Ulatov.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ulatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Ishii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishii 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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