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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Barry Chikorita (ranked 4244 p4p, 4225 weight class) and Massiel Tomás (ranked 329 p4p, 327 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 cm 19 150 0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm 19 158 1 - 0 - 0 |
Counter fighter KO power
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Solid Muay Thai Granite chin
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Chikorita! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Massiel Tomás! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tomás throws a series of punches but Chikorita moves out of range. Chikorita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tomás pushes Chikorita up against the ropes in a clinch. Tomás misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Chikorita is trying to stall.
Tomás is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real. Tomás softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomás is keeping busy. Tomás can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chikorita is trying to stall.
Chikorita is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barry Chikorita.
Tomás clinches with his opponent.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Chikorita blocking some punches.
Chikorita trying to control the position but instead, Tomás has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chikorita into the ropes. A short right from Tomás. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomás as Chikorita tries to tie him up. A shot in the inside from Tomás. Tomás makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Tomás working aggressively here.
Tomás softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. A short right from Tomás on the inside. Tomás working aggressively here.
Tomás tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomás is keeping busy.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Tomás misses with a short punch on the inside. Tomás lands a hook to the side of the head. Chikorita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Tomás lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Tomás. Tomás throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chikoritas head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tomás is looking to break free of the clinch but Chikorita has double underhooks.
Tomás breaks the clinch.
Tomás rushes Chikorita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Chikorita trying to control the position but instead, Tomás has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chikorita into the ropes. Tomás wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomás. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tomás lands a nice uppercut. Tomás lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chikorita backwards. Tomás tries to break the clinch but Chikorita is controlling the position. Chikorita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tomás lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chikorita backwards.
Tomás breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomás lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Chikorita is looking to clinch but Tomás is avoiding it.
Chikorita tries to keep at a distance but Tomás has taken the fight into the clinch. Tomás wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tomás misses with a short punch on the inside.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Tomás has had enough of the clinch but Chikorita keeps him there for the moment. Chikorita keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tomás's efforts to push away. Chikorita wants to stall.
Chikorita wants to stall.
Tomás wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Tomás wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes. Chikorita stalling in the clinch but Tomás improves position. Tomás pushes Chikorita back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chikorita looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomás's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Massiel Tomás dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tomás takes the fight into the clinch. Tomás is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Tomás pushes Chikorita back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Massiel Tomás seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Chikorita taking a breather. A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomás. Tomás lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chikorita backwards. Tomás lands a hook to the side of the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomás. Tomás softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chikorita trying to control the position but instead, Tomás has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chikorita into the ropes. Tomás lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomás.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomás breaks from the clinch.
Tomás lands a jab. Massiel Tomás is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomás swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chikorita tries to clinch up but Tomás circles away and keeps his distance. Nice shot by Tomás. Chikorita tries to clinch but Tomás moves out of range. Chikorita is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tomás scores with a three punch combo!
Tomás closes the distance and pushes Chikorita back into the ropes.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomás manages to break the clinch.
Tomás throws a right hand that Chikorita ducks under and follows up with a left that Chikorita also avoids with ease. An attempted straight right counter from Chikorita misses the target. A right-left combo lands from Tomás. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tomás paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tomás is looking for the big counter here. Chikorita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tomás manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tomás is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Tomás lands a two punch combo.
Chikorita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chikorita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Chikorita takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Tomás throws a right and a left that Chikorita avoids nicely. It looked like Chikorita wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Tomás lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chikorita circles away quickly and effectively. Donk. Tomás catches Chikorita right on the button with a cross. Tomás scores with a body shot.
Chikorita tries to clinch up.
Tomás gets tackled into the ropes by Chikorita. Chikorita maintains the clinch. Still in the clinch, Tomás scores with a nice short uppercut. Tomás swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikorita uses good head movement to avoid it. Tomás throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikorita. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Tomás wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
Tomás has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Tomás lands with a left to the head. Tomás lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chikorita backwards. Chikorita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Tomás swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikorita uses good head movement to avoid it. Tomás lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Chikorita stalling in the clinch but Tomás improves position. Chikorita is looking to control Tomás's arms but Tomás gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chikorita has his back to the ropes. Maybe Chikorita would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Tomás manages to break the clinch.
Tomás is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Tomás throws a combination. Chikorita tries to block but a couple of punches get through. This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomás takes the fight into the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomás as Chikorita tries to tie him up. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Massiel Tomás showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tomás jabs Chikorita to the body, keeping him at a distance. Massiel Tomás seems to be getting the better of the standup. Chikorita is looking to clinch. Chikorita tries to clinch but fails miserably and Tomás connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A punch combination from Tomás misses. Chikorita throwing a counter right hand but Tomás manages to avoid it. Tomás connects with a looping right hand.
Tomás misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tomás paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomás gets a clinch. Chikorita takes a shot to the head. Tomás misses with the head strike.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Chikorita taking a breather. Tomás scores with a shoulder strike. Chikorita looking to stall.
Tomás working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tomás lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chikorita backwards. Tomás tries to circle away but Chikorita has him pinned against the ropes. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tomás creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Tomás lands a hook to the side of the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tomás is looking to break free of the clinch but Chikorita has double underhooks. Tomás is trying to force a seperation but Chikorita has the dominant position.
Tomás pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tomás misses with a wild combination.
Chikorita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Barry Chikorita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Tomás scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Tomás will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomás lands a nice looking body shot.
Chikorita throws a body punch but Tomás moves out of range. Chikorita throws a head kick that misses
and Tomás counters by moving into the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short left from Tomás. Tomás scores with a shoulder strike. Chikorita with an attempt at a knee that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Tomás scores with a shoulder strike. Tomás managing to block the knees to the body from Chikorita.
Chikorita throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chikorita misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Tomás. Tomás lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chikorita backwards. Tomás working some nice short punches in the clinch. Chikorita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomás lands a left hand.
Chikorita misses with a body punch.
Tomás scores with a shot to the side of Chikorita's head. Tomás lands on the inside with an uppercut. Tomás blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A short right from Tomás on the inside. Tomás blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomás lands with a light punch inside. 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! Tomás lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Chikorita trying to land knees to the body.
Tomás blocks a body shot from Chikorita.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomás. A shot in the inside from Tomás. A short right from Tomás. Tomás gets through Chikorita's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Tomás scores with a nice short uppercut. Tomás lands with a short head shot on the inside. Tomás working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Tomás lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Tomás gets through Chikorita's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Tomás has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tomás avoids the elbow strike from Chikorita, against the ropes.
Tomás breaks from the clinch.
Tomás scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tomás gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tomás breaks the clinch.
Tomás misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Massiel Tomás comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Tomás 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 for Massiel Tomás! Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Massiel Tomás! Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Massiel Tomás!
Massiel Tomás wins by unanimous decision! After winning the bout, Massiel Tomás thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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RATING
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