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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 1120 p4p, 19976 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 152 p4p, 566 weight class). Morrison has chosen Leave Me Alone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hokuto Akira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Hokuto Akira has been cut.
Akira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Akira swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Morrison throws a lazy head kick
and Akira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison looks to land a body kick but Akira moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akira cracks Morrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrison is rocked!
Akira throws a sloppy body shot
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison swings for the body but Akira moves out of range.
Akira is looking to clinch.
Akira throws a body shot but no joy.
Akira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akira has managed to clinch.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akira missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Akira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Akira misses the target.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akira punishes Morrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Akira is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Akira connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Akira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Akira's head back.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Akira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ray Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
It looked like Akira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Akira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Akira slips under a jab.
Morrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Akira counters with a nice uppercut that drops Morrison onto his backside! Morrison bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akira connects with a jab.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Akira finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira staying out of range there.
Akira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Akira! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
A victorious Hokuto Akira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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