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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jingyi Chenhuang (ranked 6110 p4p, 25491 weight class) and Hideki Suzuki (ranked 300 p4p, 352 weight class). Chenhuang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, H2 Action. 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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135
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Brawler
KO power
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jingyi Chenhuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki pushes Chenhuang away with a front kick.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Chenhuang is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chenhuang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Suzuki manages to circle out of the way.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Chenhuang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Chenhuang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chenhuang lands with a nice body punch.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chenhuang throws a leg kick but Suzuki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chenhuang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Chenhuang keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from Suzuki. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Chenhuang.
As Suzuki tries to get set, Chenhuang tries to push him back and clinch up but Suzuki manages to avoid the attempt.
Chenhuang closes the distance and pushes Suzuki back into the ropes.
Suzuki is trying to push Chenhuang away but Chenhuang has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Suzuki wants to get back to striking at distance but Chenhuang won't allow it.
Suzuki tries to stall but Chenhuang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to push Chenhuang away but Chenhuang has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut. Chenhuang saw that one coming.
Hideki Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki clinches up with Chenhuang and pushes him back against the ropes.
Chenhuang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Chenhuang circles away and keeps his distance.
Chenhuang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chenhuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chenhuang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suzuki, as that shot connected.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chenhuang closes the distance and clinches.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki tries to clinch there but Chenhuang circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chenhuang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Chenhuang avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chenhuang lands with a nice combination. Suzuki backs away looking to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chenhuang.
Suzuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suzuki pushes Chenhuang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Chenhuang circles away and keeps his distance.
Suzuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Chenhuang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suzuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chenhuang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Chenhuang prevents Suzuki from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hideki Suzuki will probably get the nod.
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.
Suzuki misses with a two punch combination.
Suzuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
Chenhuang closes the distance and clinches.
Suzuki can't break the clinch.
Chenhuang manages to break the clinch.
Jingyi Chenhuang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chenhuang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chenhuang throws a quick counter head kick but Suzuki was just out of range.
Chenhuang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chenhuang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suzuki to score with a decent uppercut.
Chenhuang darts in and clinches Suzuki up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Chenhuang tried to score with a low kick but Suzuki checks it.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Chenhuang circles away and keeps his distance.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenhuang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chenhuang.
Chenhuang has Suzuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chenhuang is trying to stall.
Suzuki lands a nice uppercut.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Suzuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Chenhuang circles away.
As Suzuki tries to get set, Chenhuang tries to push him back and clinch up but Suzuki manages to avoid the attempt.
Suzuki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chenhuang moves into the clinch successfully.
Suzuki trying to land knees to the body.
Chenhuang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suzuki's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Suzuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suzuki moves in looking to clinch but Chenhuang pushes him off.
Hideki Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Chenhuang keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Chenhuang is avoiding it.
Suzuki moves in looking to clinch but Chenhuang pushes him off.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suzuki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jingyi Chenhuang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Suzuki moves into the clinch.
Suzuki tries to circle away but Chenhuang has him pinned against the ropes.
Chenhuang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chenhuang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzuki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suzuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Chenhuang circles away.
Suzuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suzuki connects with a knee to the head.
Suzuki tries to circle away but Chenhuang has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenhuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chenhuang swinging wildly here.
Chenhuang swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
As Suzuki looks to move away, Chenhuang throws a big counter combo but Suzuki just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki moves to clinch but Chenhuang breaks away
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzuki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chenhuang rushes Suzuki and presses him up against the ropes.
Suzuki manages to break the clinch.
Suzuki clinches up with Chenhuang and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suzuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chenhuang backwards.
Suzuki wants to break free but Chenhuang has control.
Chenhuang manages to break the clinch.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chenhuang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chenhuang is rocked!
Chenhuang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenhuang avoids the head kick by Suzuki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki moves into the clinch successfully.
Chenhuang breaks the clinch.
Suzuki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chenhuang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Chenhuang is having none of it.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Chenhuang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chenhuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chenhuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki moves into the clinch.
Chenhuang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suzuki is keeping busy.
Chenhuang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chenhuang looks for the body kick but Suzuki saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideki Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suzuki 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideki Suzuki!
Hideki Suzuki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jingyi Chenhuang was interviewed post fight and said 'The fight was rigged'.
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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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