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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Darden Kane (ranked 4334 p4p, 4285 weight class) and Andy Ettish (ranked 344 p4p, 335 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darden Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettish connects with a body shot.
Ettish scores with a shot to the body.
Ettish throws a good cross that connects.
Ettish throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Ettish misses.
Ettish misses with a straight right.
Kane wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kane moves to clinch but Ettish breaks away
and Ettish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ettish moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Ettish.
Kane clinches up with Ettish and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ettish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ettish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kane or not.
Ettish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane has had enough of the clinch but Ettish keeps him there for the moment.
Ettish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ettish wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
Ettish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish scores with a body shot.
Andy Ettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish with a hook.
Ettish throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Ettish controls his hands.
Ettish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ettish lands with a short shot to the head.
Ettish breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ettish.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ettish breaks from the clinch.
Ettish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Ettish pushes him off.
Kane is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kane tries to clinch but Ettish moves away
and Ettish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kane drives through and clinches with Ettish against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Ettish.
Kane takes a shot to the head.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Ettish controls his hands.
Ettish breaks from the clinch.
Kane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ettish's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ettish duly obliges.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ettish as he connects with a hook.
Ettish gets tackled into the ropes by Kane. Kane maintains the clinch.
Ettish breaks the clinch.
Ettish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ettish can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Ettish keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
Ettish wants to break free but Kane has control.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Ettish avoids it by throwing Kane back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ettish blocks a body shot from Kane.
Ettish looking to stall.
Kane stalling in the clinch but Ettish improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Ettish avoids it by throwing Kane back against the ropes.
Ettish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ettish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettish throws a hook to the side of Kane's head but Kane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ettish is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ettish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ettish throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kane moves to clinch but Ettish breaks away
and Ettish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ettish thuds a left hand into Kane's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to clinch
and Ettish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ettish's corner calls for a 1-2. Ettish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Ettish.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Ettish.
Ettish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ettish moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ettish lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ettish missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Ettish dominated that round.
That's time! Kane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kane is looking to clinch but Ettish is avoiding it.
A jab from Ettish finds it's way through Kane's defenses.
Kane darts in and clinches Ettish up against the ropes.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Ettish throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Ettish lands a left hand.
Ettish has Kane pressed against the ropes, preventing Kane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ettish has him pressed against the ropes.
Ettish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kane is trying to push Ettish away but Ettish has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kane trying to stall but Ettish improves his position.
Ettish pushes Kane back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ettish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Ettish has him pressed against the ropes.
Ettish breaks the clinch.
Ettish scores with a decent looking hook.
Ettish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettish with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ettish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ettish tests Kane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kane rushes Ettish and presses him up against the ropes.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ettish is working Kane over against the ropes.
Ettish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kane trying to control the position but instead, Ettish has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kane into the ropes.
Ettish lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ettish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Ettish back against the ropes.
Kane trying to control the position but instead, Ettish has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kane into the ropes.
Ettish working hard to break the clinch.
Kane is trying to force a seperation but Ettish has the dominant position.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Ettish is controlling the position.
Ettish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Ettish.
Ettish lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Ettish.
A short body shot lands from Ettish as the two fighters clinch.
Kane stalling in the clinch but Ettish improves position.
Kane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Ettish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kane as Ettish tries to tie him up.
Ettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane tries to break free but Ettish pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ettish.
Ettish blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
Ettish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ettish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane staying out of range there.
Ettish stalks Kane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kane's face. Kane staggers backwards, shaken.
Ettish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kane pushes Ettish up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ettish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ettish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ettish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ettish punishes Kane's body with a nice straight punch.
Kane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ettish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ettish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ettish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ettish.
Ettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Kane is trying to force a seperation but Ettish has the dominant position.
Ettish lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane takes a shot to the head.
Ettish tries to break the clinch but Kane is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Ettish.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Ettish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ettish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kane clinches.
A short uppercut from Ettish.
Ettish looking to slow down the pace here.
Ettish breaks the clinch.
Ettish lands a jab-cross combination.
Ettish throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Ettish connects with a crisp jab.
Kane closes the distance but Ettish moves to the side
enabling Ettish to counter with a crisp jab.
Ettish looks to throw the jab but Kane is out of range.
Kane wants to clinch
letting Ettish counter with a right hand.
Ettish's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ettish duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to clinch
enabling Ettish to counter with a crisp jab.
Ettish lands with a good body shot.
Kane is looking to clinch but Ettish is avoiding it.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ettish cracks Kane with an open hand slap.
Kane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ettish digs a good body shot into Kane's ribs.
Kane tries to clinch but Ettish moves away
and Ettish counters with a right hand to the body.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Ettish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ettish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Kane slips a straight right by Ettish.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Ettish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ettish doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ettish throws a shot to the body.
Darden Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ettish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettish stalks Kane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kane's face. Kane staggers backwards, shaken.
Kane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ettish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ettish manages to break the clinch.
Kane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Ettish is trying to maintain a safe position but Kane gets an underhook and turns Ettish into the ropes.
Ettish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kane working aggressively here.
Ettish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Ettish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane misses with some punches.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Ettish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish with a nice cross.
Ettish is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ettish works over Kane's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ettish!
Kane is rocked!
Nice cross by Ettish.
Ettish cracks a nice hook into Kane's ribs.
Ettish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kane doesn't seem bothered though.
Ettish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Ettish misses with a straight right.
Ettish connects with a crisp jab.
Ettish scores with the left hand. Kane knows he should have avoided that one.
Kane closes the distance but Ettish moves to the side
and Ettish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ettish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ettish counters with a left to the body.
Ettish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Ettish looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Kane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kane tries to clinch up
and Ettish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ettish lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ettish.
Ettish throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Ettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ettish's elbow.
A short right from Kane.
Ettish lands a left hand.
Ettish misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Ettish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ettish 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Andy Ettish!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Andy Ettish!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Andy Ettish!
Andy Ettish wins by unanimous decision!
Andy Ettish thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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