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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Clubber Sang (ranked 5384 p4p, 5550 weight class) and Paper Boi (ranked 530 p4p, 543 weight class). Clubber Sang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paper Boi's chin.
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clubber Sang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paper Boi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sang throws a leg kick but Boi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boi.
Sang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boi throws out the jab.
Sang has closed the distance and engaged Boi in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sang as Boi tries to tie him up.
Sang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boi throws an elbow but misses.
Sang tries a knee to the head but Boi blocks it.
Boi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boi looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang trying to land knees to the body.
Boi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang misses with an elbow over the top.
Sang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boi tries to throw a body punch but Sang avoids it by throwing Boi back against the ropes.
Boi tries to throw a body punch but Sang avoids it by throwing Boi back against the ropes.
Boi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sang is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boi's brow.
Boi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sang.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boi works on Sang's body with a couple of short punches.
Boi dodges an elbow strike from Sang.
Boi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sang is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boi.
Boi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang.
Sang keeps control of Boi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boi tries a body shot but Sang blocks it.
Sang blocks an uppercut.
Boi is trying to maintain a safe position but Sang gets an underhook and turns Boi into the ropes.
Boi is trying to maintain a safe position but Sang gets an underhook and turns Boi into the ropes.
Boi is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Boi taking a breather.
I was talking to Sang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sang.
Sang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boi is trying to stall.
Sang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paper Boi.
Sang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boi circles away quickly and effectively.
Sang scoring well with a low kick there.
Sang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Sang is predictable there
and Boi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sang slips a straight right by Boi.
Boi connects with a looping right hand.
Sang moves into the clinch.
Boi stalling in the clinch but Sang improves position.
Sang working Boi over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Boi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boi tries to land knees in the clinch but Sang avoids the damage to the body.
Boi is trying to stall.
Boi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boi misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boi blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Sang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Sang dominated that round.
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.
Sang throws a series of punches but Boi avoids them all with ease.
Sang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boi misses with a straight right.
Sang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boi is out of range.
Sang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Boi blocks the low kick.
Sang swinging wildly here.
Sang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sang on the side of the head.
Boi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sang misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sang moves into the clinch.
Sang managing to block the knees to the body from Boi.
Boi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boi managing to block the knees to the body from Sang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boi blocks an elbow strike from Sang.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sang as Boi tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sang throws an elbow that misses.
Sang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sang lands a shot to the body.
Boi is looking to control Sang's arms but Sang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boi has his back to the ropes.
Sang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sang.
Sang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sang lands a body shot.
Boi is looking to break free of the clinch but Sang has double underhooks.
Sang just leaning against Boi, taking a breather.
Boi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sang is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang lands a good knee to the midsection. Boi won't want to take too many of those.
Sang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Sang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Come on Sang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang.
Boi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boi wants to break free but Sang has control.
Sang prevents a body shot from Boi.
Boi taking a breather.
Boi avoids a wild elbow strike from Sang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi stalling in the clinch but Sang improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boi.
Boi taking a breather.
Sang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boi misses with some punches.
Boi looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sang's brow.
Sang landing knees to the body.
Boi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Boi fails to land.
Boi trying to control the position but instead, Sang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boi into the ropes.
Boi tries to work over Sang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boi.
Boi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang scores a nice knee to the body.
Sang is pushing Boi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sang has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Sang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sang misses with a series of wild punches.
Sang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boi can do to turn this around?
Boi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sang is just out of range.
Sang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sang lands a shot to the body.
Sang cracks Boi with a nice body shot.
Boi takes a shot to the head.
Boi taking a breather.
Sang scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boi trying to stall but Sang improves his position.
Sang lands with a right to the head.
Boi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sang blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sang blocking some punches.
Sang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boi tries a knee to the head but Sang blocks it.
Sang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sang digs a right hand underneath Boi's ribcage. Boi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boi misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sang as Boi tries to tie him up.
Clubber Sang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boi is trying to maintain a safe position but Sang gets an underhook and turns Boi into the ropes.
Sang effectively controlling the action here.
Boi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boi lands a right hand.
Boi blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boi.
Sang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boi or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi misses with some punches.
Boi is trying to maintain a safe position but Sang gets an underhook and turns Boi into the ropes.
Boi is trying to stall.
Sang trying to land knees to the body.
Boi is trying to maintain a safe position but Sang gets an underhook and turns Boi into the ropes.
Sang tries to land knees in the clinch but Boi avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boi looking to stall.
Sang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boi looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paper Boi.
Boi clobbers Sang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boi connects with a crisp jab.
Sang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boi counters with a nice uppercut.
Boi is looking to land body kicks.
Paper Boi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boi slips a jab and a cross from Sang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boi! But no joy.
Paper Boi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Sang misses.
Sang misses with a low kick as Boi jumps back.
Sang clinches.
Sang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boi avoids it.
Sang misses with an elbow strike.
Sang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang.
Boi misses with a body punch.
Boi misses with some punches.
Clubber Sang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sang throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Sang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Sang!
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