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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 1265 p4p, 650 weight class) and Oscar Gage (ranked 25 p4p, 14 weight class). Kekoa comes to the ring accompanied by Freelance Fiend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite 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 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kekoa.
Gage tries to counter with a clinch but Kekoa shakes him off and moves away.
Gage misses with a combination
and Kekoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gage throws a hook but Kekoa avoids it easily.
Kekoa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gage momentarily.
It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut.
Gage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kekoa.
Gage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kekoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kekoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gage.
Gage tries to clinch but Kekoa is having none of it.
Gage scores with a jab. Kekoa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekoa takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Kekoa wants to clinch up but Gage keeps it at a distance.
Gage takes a swing at Kekoa's ribcage but misses.
Kekoa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gage swings widly with a right hand
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Kekoa tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage darts in trying to clinch
and Kekoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kekoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kekoa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Kekoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gage clinches with his opponent.
Kekoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kekoa thuds a left hand into Gage's body.
Kekoa lands with a right hand.
Gage tries to clinch
and Kekoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kekoa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eddie Kekoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekoa takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Gage has closed the distance and engaged Kekoa in a clinch.
Gage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Nice elbow from Kekoa.
Kekoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kekoa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gage clinches up against the ropes.
Gage tries a body shot but Kekoa blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kekoa throws an elbow but misses.
Gage tries a body shot but Kekoa blocks it.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kekoa or not.
Kekoa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kekoa scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gage lands a body punch.
Kekoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kekoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kekoa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Kekoa misses with an elbow over the top.
Kekoa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gage's defenses.
That has opened up Oscar Gage's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kekoa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Gage lands a left hand.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Kekoa's ribcage. Kekoa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gage blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kekoa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gage's brow.
Kekoa lands with a right to the head.
Kekoa misses with a body punch.
Kekoa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kekoa throws an elbow but it misses.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kekoa's elbow.
Kekoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gage's elbow.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gage avoids a wild elbow strike from Kekoa.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kekoa prevents a body shot from Gage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kekoa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gage's brow.
Gage takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kekoa.
Kekoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Kekoa as the two fighters clinch.
Gage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kekoa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kekoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gage.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kekoa is breathing heavily.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Gage.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kekoa.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage struggles to land a body shot inside as Kekoa controls his hands.
Gage lands a body punch.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kekoa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kekoa or not.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Gage.
A short body shot lands from Gage as the two fighters clinch.
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 Eddie Kekoa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oscar Gage's cut.
That's time! Kekoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kekoa circles away.
Kekoa lands a lovely overhand right.
Oscar Gage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oscar Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Gage. Beautiful body shot.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Kekoa pushes him off.
Gage clinches up against the ropes.
Kekoa misses with the head strike.
Kekoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gage controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gage.
Kekoa misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kekoa backwards.
Kekoa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gage lands a body shot.
Gage lands a left hand.
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!
Gage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gage scores with a shot to the side of Kekoa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage pushes Kekoa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage lands with a light punch inside.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Gage.
Good body shot from Gage.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kekoa.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kekoa's elbow.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gage lands a shot to the body.
Gage lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gage.
Gage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kekoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kekoa is rocked!
Gage lands a body shot.
Oh Kekoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gage creates a bit of distance and cracks Kekoa with a big uppercut! Kekoa goes down! The referee pushes Gage away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Kekoa make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Gage takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oscar Gage!
A victorious Oscar Gage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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