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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ret Ired (ranked 2309 p4p, 222 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 2725 p4p, 264 weight class). Boyka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Norman - Fury kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 cm
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191 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
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202 cm
33
240 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
KO power
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ret Ired! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Boyka! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ired throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boyka. Boyka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ired moves into the clinch successfully.
Ired's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ired throws a hook to the side of Boyka's head but Boyka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ired has Boyka up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ired is struggling to control the position. Boyka pushes off an throws an elbow but Ired leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Boyka pushes off an throws an elbow but Ired leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Ired misses with a knee strike.
Boyka misses with an elbow over the top. Ired with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ired avoids the elbow strike from Boyka, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boyka misses with an elbow over the top. Ired tries to land a knee to the head but Boyka blocks with his arms.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Ired looking to slow down the pace here. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Boyka throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
Boyka throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ired.
Ired scores with a shoulder strike. Boyka misses with an elbow over the top. With the fighters up against the ropes, Boyka throws an elbow but misses. Ired lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ired breaks from the clinch.
Ired ducks under a wild hook from Boyka. Boyka scores with a spinning back kick! Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ired. Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Ired tries to clinch there but Boyka circles away.
Ired closes the distance and pushes Boyka back into the ropes. Boyka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Boyka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyka pushes off an throws an elbow but Ired leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boyka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
Ired throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ired avoids the elbow strike from Boyka, against the ropes.
Boyka throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Ired. Ired wants to stall.
Boyka pushes off an throws an elbow but Ired leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
Boyka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ired missing with knees to the body.
Ired is working Boyka over against the ropes. Ired is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ired leaning against his opponent.
Ired breaks the clinch.
Ired on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ired was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka. Ired closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ret Ired will probably get the nod. 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.
Ired takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Ired ducks under a wild hook from Boyka. Ired rushes Boyka and presses him up against the ropes. Ired lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
Ired has Boyka pushed against the ropes. A short left from Ired. Ired lands with a light punch inside. Ired avoids the elbow strike from Boyka, against the ropes.
Ired lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boyka or not. Boyka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Ired scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ired stalling against the ropes.
Ired dodges an elbow strike from Boyka.
Ired breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ired clinches up with Boyka and pushes him back against the ropes. Ired stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Boyka is breathing heavily. Ired working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ired pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Boyka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ired moves into the clinch successfully.
Ired scores with an uppercut up the middle. Boyka lands a nice elbow. Ired breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Boyka misses with a two punch combination.
Ired throws a big counter combination but Boyka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Boyka misses with an uppercut. Ired moves into the clinch. Ired cracks Boyka with a nice body shot. Ired pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ired ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away. Boyka misses with a two punch combination.
Ired moves into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ired makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ired lands a right hand. Ired takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ired looking to slow down the pace here. Ired blocks an elbow strike. Ired blocks the elbow strike.
Ired takes an elbow to the temple. Ired avoids the elbow strike from Boyka, against the ropes.
Ired avoids the elbow strike from Boyka, against the ropes.
A short right from Ired. Ired throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boykas head. Ired effectively controlling the action here. Ired stalling in the clinch.
Boyka looks to throw an elbow but misses. Ired breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ired avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ired clinches. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Boyka looks to throw an elbow but misses. Ired blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ret Ired dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ired throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ret Ired is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boyka scores with a nice strike. Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ired takes one to the chin there. Ired misses with a wild combination.
Ired rushes Boyka and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Boyka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Boyka pushes off an throws an elbow but Ired leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. A short right from Ired on the inside. Ired stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boyka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ired's brow. Ired blocks the elbow strike.
Boyka throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ired blocks an elbow strike from Boyka.
A right handed body shot lands from Ired.
Ired scores with an uppercut up the middle. Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyka misses with an elbow over the top. Ired stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boyka pushes off an throws an elbow but Ired leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ired. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ired. Ired avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyka. Ired lands a nice uppercut. Ired manages to break the clinch.
Ired rushes Boyka and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Ired wants to stall.
Ired holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ired lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ired lands a right hand. Ired working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Boyka throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ired avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyka. Ired manages to break the clinch.
Boyka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ired tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Boyka 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. Ired clinches with his opponent.
Ired breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ret Ired is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ired moves into range and clinches up with Boyka. Ired blocks an elbow strike. Boyka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ired's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ired is looking to clinch but Boyka is avoiding it.
Ired scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Nice cross by Boyka. Boyka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boyka throws the left hand but Ired avoids the punch easily. Ired lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Boyka circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Ret Ired showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ired, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ret Ired! After the big win, Ret Ired made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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