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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riku Sakurai (ranked 5277 p4p, 5278 weight class) and Tomoya Yamamoto (ranked 160 p4p, 158 weight class). Riku Sakurai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good knees
Good chin
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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomoya Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai clinches with his opponent.
Sakurai stalling.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakurai.
Sakurai digs a right hand into Yamamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamamoto's gas tank.
Yamamoto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sakurai blocks an uppercut.
Sakurai breaks from the clinch.
Sakurai clobbers Yamamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Tomoya Yamamoto has been cut.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Sakurai moves out of range.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Sakurai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sakurai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto tries to circle away but Sakurai has him pinned against the ropes.
Yamamoto letting Sakurai take a breather here.
Yamamoto can't break the clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakurai has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Sakurai is having none of it.
Sakurai rushes Yamamoto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto connects with a single shot there.
Yamamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Sakurai back into the ropes.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai takes one on the button.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sakurai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai. Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai closes the distance and pushes Yamamoto back into the ropes.
Sakurai is trying to stall.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Sakurai in a clinch.
Sakurai is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamamoto gets an underhook and turns Sakurai into the ropes.
Yamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Riku Sakurai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomoya Yamamoto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a three punch combo that has Yamamoto backing up. Yamamoto nods at Sakurai to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Sakurai moves out of range.
Riku Sakurai is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses
and Sakurai counters by clinching up.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakurai has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.
Yamamoto tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the ropes.
Sakurai keeps control of Yamamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Riku Sakurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Sakurai is having none of it.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Sakurai moves out of range.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sakurai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakurai circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Sakurai.
Sakurai tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Sakurai improves position.
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakurai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakurai connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakurai jabs Yamamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sakurai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Sakurai off balance momentarily.
Sakurai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Sakurai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamamoto, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Sakurai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomoya Yamamoto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yamamoto works over Sakurai's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakurai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamamoto. Yamamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakurai gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Sakurai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakurai scores with a knee to the head.
Sakurai presses Yamamoto against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakurai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakurai clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai. Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto avoiding damage.
Sakurai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakurai wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sakurai tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sakurai.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakurai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sakurai. Those never looked like landing.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sakurai pushes Yamamoto back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sakurai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakurai has Yamamoto pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakurai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakurai misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai. Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Tomoya Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riku Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riku Sakurai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riku Sakurai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakurai 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riku Sakurai!
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