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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Shigatsu Miyamoto (ranked 23813 p4p, 4144 weight class) and Joao Perez (ranked 367 p4p, 249 weight class). Miyamoto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 82.99 FM. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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141
6 - 5 - 0 |
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145
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Basic striking
Good chin
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigatsu Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Perez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Miyamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Miyamoto.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Miyamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danga de danga de dang - Miyamoto scores with a four punch combination!
Miyamoto slips under a jab from Perez.
Miyamoto tries to counter by clinching up but Perez breaks away and moves out of range.
Joao Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez misses with a body shot
and Miyamoto counters by clinching up.
Miyamoto stalling the fight.
Miyamoto'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.
Miyamoto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miyamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miyamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyamoto has Perez pressed against the ropes, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto cracks Perez with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from Perez misses
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Perez backing up. Perez nods at Miyamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Perez is rocked!
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
Miyamoto slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Miyamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Perez in the body.
Miyamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto punishes Perez's body with a nice straight punch.
Joao Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Miyamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miyamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez closes the distance but Miyamoto moves to the side
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miyamoto works the jab nicely.
Miyamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Miyamoto has managed to clinch.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Perez wants to clinch.
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyamoto lands a two punch combo.
Perez misses with a body punch
and Miyamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigatsu Miyamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyamoto rushes Perez and presses him up against the ropes.
Perez is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Miyamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miyamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Miyamoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A shot to the body from Perez misses
and Miyamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a one two combo.
Miyamoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Miyamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Perez looking to slow down the pace here.
Perez is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyamoto counters with a two punch combo.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Miyamoto's shoulder, as Miyamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Miyamoto throws a combination. Perez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miyamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Miyamoto stalks Perez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perez's face. Perez staggers backwards, shaken.
A big right from Perez misses.
Miyamoto forces Perez back against the ropes and clinches.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miyamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez blocks the body kick.
Miyamoto clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miyamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Perez working aggressively here.
Miyamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyamoto scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigatsu Miyamoto dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miyamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Miyamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Miyamoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyamoto clinches.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miyamoto.
Miyamoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Miyamoto is controlling the position.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Shigatsu Miyamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Perez misses with a shot to the body
and Miyamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miyamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto with a nice calf kick.
Miyamoto slips a jab from Perez.
Perez moves to clinch but Miyamoto breaks away
and Miyamoto counters with a left to the body.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Miyamoto feints and then cracks Perez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perez down.
Miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Miyamoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miyamoto is working the combinations to good effect here.
A good leg kick by Miyamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Miyamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miyamoto ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Miyamoto is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miyamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miyamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the ropes.
Perez tries to break free but Miyamoto pushes him back against the ropes.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Miyamoto has double underhooks.
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Miyamoto throws a front kick that sends Perez stumbling back into the ropes.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Miyamoto counter with a right hand.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Miyamoto moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Shigatsu Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyamoto circles away.
Joao Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez misses with a hook
and Miyamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Perez takes a swing at Miyamoto's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shigatsu Miyamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyamoto 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigatsu Miyamoto!
Shigatsu Miyamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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