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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 440 p4p, 476 weight class) and Takehiko Hidaka (ranked 58 p4p, 65 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidaka stuns Kalambay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalambay lands the left hand.
Kalambay looks to land a left hand but Hidaka moved out of range nicely.
Hidaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kalambay throws a lazy right hand but Hidaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hidaka throws a head kick that misses
and Kalambay counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalambay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hidaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambay misses the target.
It seemed like Hidaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalambay throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay throws a lazy uppercut
and Hidaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalambay throws a leg kick
and Hidaka counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalambay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hidaka misses with a left hand
and Kalambay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hidaka checks a leg kick.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambay misses the target.
Hidaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalambay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalambay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hidaka in his tracks.
Kalambay scores with a leg kick.
Kalambay lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalambay lands a slapping body shot.
Kalambay throws a shot from downtown. Hidaka moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalambay .
Kalambay throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalambay with the inside leg kick.
Hidaka misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Hidaka.
Sumbu Kalambay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalambay wants to slow Hidaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Kalambay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hidaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kalambay feints and then cracks Hidaka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hidaka down.
That kick from Kalambay tenderised Hidaka's leg. Hidaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut
enabling Hidaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Hidaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hidaka misses with a few strikes there.
Kalambay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hidaka.
Hidaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kalambay .
Kalambay wants to clinch up but Hidaka keeps it at a distance.
Hidaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kalambay moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hidaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hidaka moves away from the strike by Kalambay .
Kalambay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hidaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kalambay as he checks the leg kick.
Kalambay connects with a crisp jab.
Hidaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Kalambay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalambay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hidaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalambay scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalambay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hidaka moves away from the strike by Kalambay .
Kalambay throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sumbu Kalambay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kalambay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hidaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kalambay appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hidaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hidaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalambay throws a chopping leg kick but Hidaka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kalambay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kalambay moves in looking to clinch but Hidaka pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hidaka! But no joy.
Kalambay lands a right hook to the body.
Hidaka ducks under a wild hook from Kalambay .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hidaka throws a big shot that misses.
Kalambay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hidaka.
A cross from Kalambay lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay lands with a good body shot.
Hidaka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sumbu Kalambay is winning the standup battle so far.
Hidaka throws the left hand but Kalambay avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Kalambay .
Hidaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hidaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kalambay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hidaka can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Kalambay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalambay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hidaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kalambay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hidaka manages to avoid it.
Kalambay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hidaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka ducks right into an uppercut from Kalambay .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hidaka ducks right into an uppercut from Kalambay .
Kalambay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hidaka ducks under a wild hook from Kalambay .
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Hidaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalambay checks a low kick from Hidaka.
Kalambay tries to land a front kick but Hidaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kalambay backing away here, and Hidaka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hidaka throws a body kick that misses.
Hidaka looks to land a left hand but Kalambay moved out of range nicely.
Kalambay connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka slips under a jab from Kalambay .
Hidaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalambay with the inside leg kick.
Hidaka throws a one two combo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hidaka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kalambay has got the better of the exchanges.
Kalambay wants to clinch up but Hidaka keeps it at a distance.
Hidaka is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Kalambay .
Kalambay swings for the body but Hidaka moves out of range.
Hidaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hidaka misses with a wild combination.
Kalambay misses with a hook to the body
and Hidaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kalambay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hidaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalambay just misses with a punch to the body.
Hidaka throws out a counter right but Kalambay avoids it with no problem.
Kalambay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalambay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hidaka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hidaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalambay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalambay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hidaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kalambay throws a good cross that connects.
Kalambay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sumbu Kalambay dominated that second round.
That's time! Kalambay 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kalambay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hidaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takehiko Hidaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalambay throws the left hand but Hidaka avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kalambay .
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambay misses the target.
Kalambay digs a good hook to Hidaka's body.
Hidaka misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hidaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalambay counters with a solid body kick.
Kalambay throws a solid leg kick but Hidaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalambay .
Hidaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hidaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kalambay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hidaka's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay throws a solid leg kick but Hidaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalambay .
A jab from Kalambay misses.
Kalambay lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hidaka. Kalambay does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kalambay misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kalambay .
A big right from Hidaka misses.
A punch lands to the side of Hidaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kalambay takes a swing at Hidaka's ribcage but misses.
Hidaka avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
Kalambay misses with a body kick.
Hidaka is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalambay scores with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Hidaka misses.
Kalambay lands a really nice looking cross but Hidaka seems unphased.
Kalambay drives through and clinches with Hidaka against the cage.
Hidaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Kalambay throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Hidaka coming out on top.
Hidaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalambay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kalambay throws an off balance right hand
and Hidaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hidaka misses with a body kick.
Kalambay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kalambay scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Kalambay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalambay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kalambay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hidaka at a distance.
Kalambay slips under a jab.
Hidaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hidaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay slips under a jab from Hidaka.
Nice uppercut there from Hidaka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalambay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalambay cracks Hidaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Hidaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Hidaka backs away, Kalambay returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kalambay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kalambay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hidaka to score with a decent uppercut.
Kalambay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hidaka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kalambay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hidaka moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sumbu Kalambay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalambay 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumbu Kalambay !
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