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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juha Niska (ranked 311 p4p, 11 weight class) and Yuji Nagata (ranked 1780 p4p, 49 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuji Nagata !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Niska misses.
Nagata misses with a low kick.
Niska wants to land a leg kick but Nagata is out of range.
A cross from Nagata lands.
Nagata slips under a jab.
Nagata tries a quick counter leg kick but Niska is wise to it.
Nagata throws a lazy right hand but Niska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Nagata checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nagata drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Yuji Nagata has been cut.
Niska misses with a hook.
Niska wants to clinch up but Nagata keeps it at a distance.
Nagata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nagata moves out of range as Niska strikes.
Nagata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been informed that Nagata 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.
Nagata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niska can pounce on him.
Niska turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nagata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niska lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niska digs a good hook to Nagata 's body.
Nagata lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagata misses with a lunging right hand
and Niska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niska stuns Nagata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niska throws a sloppy head kick and Nagata moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niska moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Nagata .
Niska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagata .
Nagata tries to clinch there but Niska circles away.
Nagata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Niska clinches up with Nagata and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niska lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nagata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagata thumps Niska with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska tries to land a leg kick but Nagata saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Nagata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niska blocks a leg kick.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niska is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagata cracks Niska with an open hand slap.
Nagata instigates a clinch.
Niska lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Niska breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Niska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niska throws a chopping leg kick but Nagata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Niska looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nagata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niska. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagata checks a low kick from Niska.
Nagata smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nagata takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nagata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niska.
Niska tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Niska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nagata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagata can do to turn this around?
Niska wants to land a leg kick but Nagata is out of range.
Niska connects with a looping right hand.
Nagata tries to clinch but Niska moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Niska there.
Nagata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nagata looks to land a left hand but Niska moved out of range nicely.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagata tries to close the distance and clinch but Niska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagata moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niska.
A left lands for Niska.
A bone on bone clash there as Nagata blocks the leg kick.
Niska is looking to chop away at Nagata 's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagata , right into the meat.
Niska throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagata .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nagata checks a leg kick.
Niska misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata misses with a body shot.
Nagata scores with a hook to the body. Niska takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nagata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niska misses with a series of wild punches.
Niska gets a clinch.
Niska working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nagata fails to land.
Niska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagata is trying to maintain a safe position but Niska gets an underhook and turns Nagata into the ropes.
Nagata works on Niska's body with a couple of short punches.
Niska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagata backwards.
Niska is trying to break free.
Nagata pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Nagata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagata is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Niska lands a nice uppercut.
Nagata lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Nagata .
A head kick by Niska misses
letting Nagata counter with a right hand.
Nagata explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nagata throws a looping overhand right but Niska ducks down to avoid it.
Nagata tries to clinch up.
Nagata throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niska throws out a leg kick but Nagata moves out of range and Niska only half commits.
Nagata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nagata .
Niska throws a looping overhand right but Nagata ducks down to avoid it.
Nagata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juha Niska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata '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.
Nagata ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Niska takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nagata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niska throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nagata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagata looks to score with a jab to the body but Niska is just out of range.
Niska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagata .
Nagata throws a body punch but Niska moves out of range.
Niska moves into the clinch.
Niska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagata staying out of range there.
Nagata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagata .
Nagata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska is looking to clinch.
Niska has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagata .
Niska pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagata is out of range and Niska settles back down.
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niska tries to clinch up.
Nagata feints a counter leg kick.
Nagata throws a hook to the side of Niska's head but Niska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagata , right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nagata checks a leg kick.
Nagata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Niska scores with a leg kick.
Nagata tries to clinch but Niska moves out of range.
Niska throws an overhand right that lands on Nagata 's shoulder, as Nagata tries to avoid the shot.
Niska tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
Niska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagata can pounce on him.
Nagata connects with a solid leg kick.
Niska takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagata misses with a double jab.
Niska tried to counter with a leg kick but Nagata avoided it.
Niska throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nagata pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niska is out of range and Nagata settles back down.
A cross from Nagata lands.
Niska gets tackled into the ropes by Nagata . Nagata maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagata swings wildly with an uppercut but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagata misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagata blocks the elbow strike.
Nagata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagata tries to work over Niska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niska swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagata checks a leg kick.
Nagata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nagata checks a leg kick.
Nagata was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niska throws a hook but Nagata avoids it easily.
Niska tries to clinch up
and Nagata counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagata misses with a body shot.
Nagata dips to his left and cracks Niska with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuji Nagata really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nagata ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Nagata digs a good hook to Niska's body.
Niska looks to throw the jab but Nagata is out of range.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niska connects with a looping right hand.
Niska misses with a straight left.
Niska is looking to slow Nagata down with leg kicks.
Niska throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nagata .
Niska throws a head kick that misses.
Niska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niska tried to score with a low kick but Nagata checks it.
Niska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska throws a low kick, looking for Nagata 's leg but Nagata calmly moves out of range.
Nagata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niska.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagata .
Niska takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagata misses with a double jab.
Niska misses with a hook. Nagata ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagata .
Nagata takes a swing at Niska's ribcage but misses.
Niska blocks a jab.
Niska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niska, as that shot connected.
Niska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagata can pounce on him.
Niska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niska connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nagata 's hands.
Nagata throws an overhand right that lands on Niska's shoulder, as Niska tries to avoid the shot.
Nagata blocks a head kick by Niska.
Nagata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nagata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagata lands a jab to Niska's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Niska tries to land a leg kick but Nagata saw it coming and moves away.
Niska punishes Nagata 's body with a nice straight punch.
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska misses with a hook
and Nagata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagata .
Niska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagata .
Nagata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagata lands a head kick!
Nagata slips under a jab.
Niska moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNagata .
Niska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niska missing with a left hand there. Nagata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niska throws a head kick that misses.
Nagata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niska.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niska slips under a jab from Nagata .
Nagata connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niska paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yuji Nagata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Niska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nagata takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagata blocking some punches.
Nagata working aggressively here.
Niska creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niska tries to throw a body punch but Nagata avoids it by throwing Niska back against the ropes.
Niska misses with the head strike.
Nagata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagata lands a right hand.
Niska creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nagata pushes Niska back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagata blocking some punches.
Niska can't break the clinch.
Nagata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niska swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niska blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagata misses with some punches.
Niska misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagata leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nagata .
Niska throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nagata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagata misses with a punch on the inside.
Niska can't find room to land a body shot as Nagata controls the action.
Nagata tries a body shot but Niska blocks it.
Niska tries a body shot but Nagata blocks it.
Nagata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nagata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagata misses with a punch to the body.
Nagata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nagata working aggressively here.
Niska tries to break free but Nagata pushes him back against the ropes.
Nagata tries to stall but Niska uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nagata lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niska.
Nagata can't find room to land a body shot as Niska controls the action.
Nagata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Niska is keeping busy.
Nagata blocking some punches.
Nagata has Niska pressed against the ropes, preventing Niska from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niska misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Niska - that landed with a thud.
Nagata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagata scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niska letting Nagata take a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuji Nagata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nagata 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuji Nagata !
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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