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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 25094 p4p, 549 weight class) and Nik Snow (ranked 1042 p4p, 131 weight class). Ippo comes to the ring accompanied by Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
43 - 18 - 0 |
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156 lbs
15 - 10 - 2 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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
43 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow swinging wildly here.
Ippo scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Snow.
Ippo moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Snow lands a body shot.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Snow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ippo takes a step back to recover.
Ippo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Snow misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow connects with a leg kick. Ippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ippo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ippo tries to work over Snow's front leg with a kick but Snow checks it.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Snow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Ippo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Snow's coach down at Clark's Champion's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Snow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
It looks like Nik Snow has been cut.
Snow tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow stalling in the clinch but Ippo improves position.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
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 battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Snow stalling in the clinch.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Ippo coming out on top.
Ippo throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo scores with a head kick.
Snow thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
Ippo throws a chopping leg kick but Snow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Snow lands a jab to the nose.
Snow checks a leg kick.
Snow connects with a leg kick. Ippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snow throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Snow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nik Snow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nik Snow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Snow misses.
Ippo scores with a sloppy right hand. Snow should have avoided that one.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ippo throws a chopping leg kick but Snow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ippo throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Snow.
Ippo darts in and clinches Snow up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Snow won't want to take too many of those.
Snow pushes Ippo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Snow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snow.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Snow.
Snow just leaning against Ippo, taking a breather.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
Snow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snow digs a right hand underneath Ippo's ribcage. Ippo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Snow - that landed with a thud.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Snow.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Snow lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nik Snow'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. This is the final round!
Ippo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Ippo misses the jab.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ippo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ippo misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ippo is looking to chop away at Snow's legs.
A nice side step and Snow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ippo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ippo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snow misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow looks to land a combination but Ippo avoids it well.
Ippo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snow.
Ippo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Snow misses with the combination.
As Snow tries to get set, Ippo tries to push him back and clinch up but Snow manages to avoid the attempt.
Snow thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
Snow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ippo's head backwards.
Snow cracks the inside of Ippo's front leg.
Snow lands a jab to the nose.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Ippo throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Ippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses.
Ippo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ippo momentarily.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snow can pounce on him.
Ippo misses with a head kick.
Ippo has closed the distance and engaged Snow in a clinch.
Snow presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snow tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Snow.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nik Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snow 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nik Snow!
After the big win, Nik Snow made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Makunouchi Ippo spoke after the fight, saying 'you Win or you Learn and its time for me to retire this fighter so T-Minus 4 fights Last contract '.
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hype
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pop
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