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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kento Haraguchi (ranked 5459 p4p, 3088 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 271 p4p, 176 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kento Haraguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haraguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibu lands with a nice body punch.
Ibu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ibu lands an overhand right.
Haraguchi takes one to the chin there.
Haraguchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haraguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ibu shapes to counter with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Haraguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haraguchi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Ibu counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ibu.
That kick from Ibu tenderised Haraguchi's leg. Haraguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ibu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Ibu slams his shin into Haraguchi's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haraguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibu cracks Haraguchi with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu lands a nice shot to the body.
Koh Ibu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haraguchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haraguchi tries to clinch
and Ibu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ibu connects with a looping right hand.
Ibu is looking to slow Haraguchi down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Ibu coming out on top.
Haraguchi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haraguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haraguchi throws a body kick that misses
and Ibu counters with a straight right hand.
Haraguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haraguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Ibu throws out a counter right but Haraguchi avoids it with no problem.
Ibu stuns Haraguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ibu cracks Haraguchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ibu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Ibu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraguchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ibu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Haraguchi. Those never looked like landing.
Ibu punishes Haraguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Ibu dips to his left and cracks Haraguchi with an uppercut!
Haraguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haraguchi throws a leg kick but Ibu checks it.
Haraguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibu lands a jab to the nose.
Ibu lands with an uppercut that bounces Haraguchi off the ropes and back into range.
Haraguchi tries to clinch there but Ibu circles away.
Ibu pushes Haraguchi away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haraguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haraguchi misses with a double jab
and Ibu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Ibu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ibu.
Ibu with a nice cross.
Ibu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ibu lands with a hook. Haraguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ibu keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haraguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haraguchi wants to clinch
and Ibu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haraguchi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibu counters with a good low kick that Haraguchi was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haraguchi moves in looking to clinch but Ibu pushes him off.
Haraguchi is looking to clinch but Ibu is avoiding it.
Kento Haraguchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Haraguchi.
Koh Ibu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu dodges the punch combination from Haraguchi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ibu.
Ibu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haraguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ibu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haraguchi misses with a kick to the body
and Ibu counters with a straight right hand.
Haraguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Haraguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick there by Ibu.
Ibu cracks Haraguchi with a good jab.
Haraguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ibu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ibu connects with a nice looking jab.
Ibu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Haraguchi.
It seemed like Ibu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haraguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu lands a jab to Haraguchi's midsection.
Haraguchi moves in looking to clinch but Ibu pushes him off.
Haraguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibu manages to avoid it.
Haraguchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Ibu.
Ibu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ibu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up.
Haraguchi throws out a loose jab but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haraguchi looks to land a combination but Ibu avoids it well.
Haraguchi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haraguchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haraguchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid body kick from Ibu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibu connects with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ibu works the jab nicely.
Haraguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Haraguchi.
Haraguchi takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Ibu.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haraguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Ibu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haraguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Ibu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haraguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibu connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraguchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ibu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haraguchi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibu with a nice calf kick.
Jab from Ibu.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Haraguchi.
Nice body kick there by Ibu.
Ibu clobbers Haraguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ibu scores with a decent looking hook.
Haraguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haraguchi tries to clinch up
and Ibu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haraguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haraguchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ibu connects with a body shot that sends Haraguchi's belly button to the back.
Ibu lands a body shot.
Ibu with the inside leg kick.
Ibu scores with a kick to the body.
Ibu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haraguchi tries to clinch there but Ibu circles away.
Ibu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ibu scores with a shot to the body.
Haraguchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ibu is out of range.
Ibu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haraguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ibu.
Kento Haraguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Ibu finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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