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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yuki Honda (ranked 4728 p4p, 4727 weight class) and Woo Jin Seon (ranked 161 p4p, 165 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Decent elbows
Self confident
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Woo Jin Seon!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda closes the distance and clinches.
Seon can't break the clinch.
Seon is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Seon trying to stall but Honda improves his position.
Honda taking a breather.
Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honda circles away quickly and effectively.
Honda looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Honda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Honda looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seon is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Seon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Honda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seon's efforts to push away.
Seon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda has Seon pressed against the ropes, preventing Seon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seon looking to stall.
Honda is trying to maintain a safe position but Seon gets an underhook and turns Honda into the ropes.
Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Honda looking to stall.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Seon lunges at Honda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Honda's hand.
Seon slips a jab and a cross from Honda.
Seon moves out of range as Honda throws a body kick.
Seon looks to land a combination. Honda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seon moves into the clinch successfully.
Honda takes an elbow to the temple.
Seon is trying to maintain a safe position but Honda gets an underhook and turns Seon into the ropes.
Honda is trying to stall.
Seon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seon keeps the fight on the outside.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seon blocks a head kick by Honda.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Seon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seon throws a big counter head kick but Honda avoids it with no problem.
Seon drives through and clinches with Honda against the ropes.
Honda stalling in the clinch but Seon improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Woo Jin Seon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Honda tries to keep at a distance but Seon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Honda is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Honda 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.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Seon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda takes the fight into the clinch.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda takes the fight into the clinch.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Seon.
Seon wants to stall.
Seon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Seon tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
Seon has Honda pushed against the ropes.
Woo Jin Seon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda throws a jab when Seon was well out of range.
Honda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honda, pushing him back against the ropes.
Seon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seon tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Seon has him pressed against the ropes.
Seon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seon scores with a shot to the side of Honda's head.
Honda keeps control of Seon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seon as Honda tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Woo Jin Seon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Seon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honda throws out the jab.
Honda moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Honda throws a head punch that misses.
Honda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Seon up against the ropes.
Seon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Seon lands a knee to the body.
Seon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seon missing with knees to the body.
Seon tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the ropes.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Honda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seon counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Seon crashing to the mat! Seon uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Seon is rocked!
It looks like Woo Jin Seon has been cut.
Honda throws a series of punches but Seon moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honda's head.
Seon darts in and clinches Honda up against the ropes.
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!
Seon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Honda avoiding damage as Seon throws knees to the body.
Honda tries to break the clinch but Seon is controlling the position.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Honda fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Seon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Seon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda tries to clinch up but Seon circles away and keeps his distance.
Seon moves into the clinch successfully.
Honda leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Yuki Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woo Jin Seon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seon 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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pop
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