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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bambam Yagan (ranked 4909 p4p, 2903 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 114 p4p, 74 weight class). Tomomi Tsuruta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bambam Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsuruta lands an overhand right.
Yagan misses with a kick to the body
and Yagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsuruta lands an overhand right.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Yagan.
Yagan delivers a nice body kick.
Yagan misses with a body shot
and Yagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yagan throws a lazy body kick
and Yagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yagan throws a lazy body kick
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yagan.
Tsuruta connects with a body shot.
Tsuruta has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan misses with an uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Tsuruta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yagan misses with a hook
and Tsuruta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Yagan.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Yagan is just out of range.
Tsuruta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yagan tries to land a leg kick but Tsuruta saw it coming and moves away.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Yagan swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
As Yagan backs off Tsuruta throws a huge counter combo but Yagan manages to avoid it all.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Yagan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Tsuruta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the body kick from Yagan.
Yagan throws a leg kick but Tsuruta moved away.
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Yagan misses the body punch
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yagan thinking.
Yagan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yagan can pounce on him.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yagan tries to land a body kick
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Yagan misses
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yagan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Yagan is looking to wear down Tsuruta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tsuruta walks into a jab.
Yagan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tsuruta on the side of the head.
Bambam Yagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Yagan.
Tsuruta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan lands a jab to Tsuruta's midsection.
Yagan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yagan misses with an uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tsuruta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan throws a body kick that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yagan tries to work over Tsuruta's front leg with a kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Yagan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tsuruta.
Yagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Yagan thuds a left hand into Tsuruta's body.
Yagan swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta is looking for the big counter here.
Yagan throws a good cross that connects.
Bambam Yagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yagan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsuruta misses the target.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Yagan misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta throws a counter combo.
Yagan misses with a kick to the body
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
Yagan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsuruta slips under a jab.
Tsuruta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Yagan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Tsuruta misses.
Yagan staying out of range there.
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Tsuruta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yagan momentarily.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuruta is just out of range.
Tsuruta slips a jab from Yagan.
Tsuruta defending well as Yagan loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick from Yagan.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta lands with a good body shot.
Yagan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bambam Yagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yagan misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomomi Tsuruta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tsuruta looks to land a left hand but Yagan moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsuruta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yagan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yagan misses with a jab to the body
and Tsuruta counters with a right hand to the body.
Yagan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Yagan.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Yagan instigates a clinch.
Yagan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Yagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yagan tries to clinch up but Tsuruta circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsuruta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yagan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yagan throws a lazy right hand but Tsuruta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yagan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsuruta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tomomi Tsuruta.
I've got Tsuruta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomi Tsuruta!
Tomomi Tsuruta gave a mention to Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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