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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maurice Lemaire (ranked 4642 p4p, 4763 weight class) and Andy Ettish (ranked 379 p4p, 389 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice Lemaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettish throws a looping overhand right but Lemaire ducks down to avoid it.
Ettish's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lemaire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ettish scrambles back to his feet.
Ettish throws a shot to the body.
Ettish looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemaire is just out of range.
Andy Ettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Ettish.
Lemaire slips a jab from Ettish.
Ettish stuns Lemaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ettish throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemaire has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Lemaire.
Ettish misses with a left hand
and Ettish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Lemaire.
Ettish misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemaire scores with a punch to the head.
Lemaire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ettish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a body shot
and Lemaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemaire is looking to clinch.
Lemaire lands with a shot to the body.
Lemaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ettish throws out the jab.
Lemaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
Ettish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ettish lands a slapping body shot.
Ettish lands a jab to Lemaire's midsection.
Lemaire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ettish ducks right into an uppercut from Lemaire.
Lemaire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Ettish.
Ettish lands a hook that snaps the head of Lemaire backwards.
Ettish takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemaires head.
Lemaire lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Ettish.
Ettish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemaire. Ettish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Ettish misses.
Lemaire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lemaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lemaire closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Ettish counter with a right hand.
Ettish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ettish misses with a body shot.
Lemaire takes one to the side of the head.
Ettish fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lemaire on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Ettish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ettish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemaire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ettish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lemaire tries to clinch there but Ettish circles away.
Ettish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lemaire's head backwards.
Ettish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lemaire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ettish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemaire tries to work over Ettish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Ettish struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemaire controls his hands.
Ettish misses with a body punch.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Ettish controls his hands.
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ettish fails to land.
Lemaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ettishs head.
Lemaire lands with a left to the head.
Lemaire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
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!
Lemaire scores with a shoulder strike.
Lemaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire lands a body punch.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ettish lands with a short shot to the head.
Ettish tries to break the clinch but Lemaire is controlling the position.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire prevents a body shot from Ettish.
Nice body punch from Lemaire - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Lemaire.
A short right from Lemaire on the inside.
Lemaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ettish manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lemaire takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Lemaire lands a right hand.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaire lands a nice shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
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 Maurice Lemaire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Ettish misses.
Lemaire slips under a jab from Ettish.
Ettish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemaire moves into the clinch successfully.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Ettish manages to break the clinch.
Ettish throws out a loose jab but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ettish misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lemaire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ettish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ettish, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish moves forwards but Lemaire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ettish, as that shot connected.
Lemaire misses with a hook. Ettish ducked under it nicely.
Ettish lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaire tries to clinch but Ettish is having none of it.
Lemaire cracks Ettish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lemaire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemaire.
Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ettish throws the left hand but Lemaire avoids the punch easily.
Ettish fails to land with a series of punches.
Lemaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettish.
Lemaire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ettish doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Ettish as he connects with a hook.
Ettish scores with the left hand. Lemaire knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Ettish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemaire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ettish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Ettish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ettish misses.
Lemaire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lemaire scores with a sloppy right hand. Ettish should have avoided that one.
Lemaire tries to close the distance and clinch but Ettish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Ettish throws an off balance right hand
and Lemaire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lemaire.
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Ettish struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemaire controls his hands.
Ettish looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lemaire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ettish or not.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ettish or not.
Maurice Lemaire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lemaire.
Ettish is breathing heavily.
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Lemaire.
Ettish looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Ettish fails to land.
Ettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ettishs head.
Lemaire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ettish working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ettish.
A short right from Lemaire on the inside.
Lemaire tries to work over Ettish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ettish pushes Lemaire back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ettish.
Ettish misses with a body punch.
Lemaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Ettish.
Ettish working hard to break the clinch.
Lemaire scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lemaire as Ettish tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Lemaire tries to throw a body punch but Ettish avoids it by throwing Lemaire back against the ropes.
Lemaire lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lemaire.
Lemaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ettish's elbow.
Ettish swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Lemaire tries to throw a body punch but Ettish avoids it by throwing Lemaire back against the ropes.
Ettish content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lemaire lands a hook that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ettish fails to land.
Ettish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ettish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ettish throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemaire.
Lemaire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Lemaire.
A hook to the body from Lemaire.
A short uppercut from Lemaire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Lemaire dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Ettish misses.
Ettish misses with an uppercut. Lemaire saw that one coming.
Lemaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ettish can do to turn this around?
Ettish throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Lemaire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemaire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ettish takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ettish throws out a powerful jab.
Lemaire misses with a looping left.
Ettish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ettish throws a right hand that Lemaire ducks under and follows up with a left that Lemaire also avoids with ease.
Ettish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lemaire tries to counter by clinching up but Ettish breaks away and moves out of range.
Ettish throws a shot from downtown. Lemaire moves away and avoids it.
Lemaire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemaire misses with a body shot.
Ettish connects with a nice looking jab.
Lemaire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ettish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ettish is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lemaire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaire connects with a jab.
Lemaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Ettish circles away.
Ettish now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ettish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ettish clobbers Lemaire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lemaire tries to clinch but Ettish moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Lemaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettish throws a body punch but Lemaire moves out of range.
Ettish misses with a series of wild punches.
Lemaire lands a jab to the head.
Lemaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Ettish circles away.
A swing and a miss from Ettish.
Lemaire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ettish manages to circle out of the way.
Ettish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a hook to the body
and Lemaire moves into the clinch.
Lemaire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ettish tries to break free but Lemaire pushes him back against the ropes.
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemaire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire scores with a shoulder strike.
Ettish scores with a hook to the body.
Ettish can't find room to land a body shot as Lemaire controls the action.
Lemaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ettishs head.
Lemaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaire lands a right hand.
Lemaire scores with a hook to the body.
Ettish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lemaire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Lemaire.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Ettish trying to stall but Lemaire improves his position.
A short uppercut from Lemaire.
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Ettish.
Lemaire is working Ettish over against the ropes.
Ettish misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Lemaire.
Ettish tries to circle away but Lemaire has him pinned against the ropes.
Ettish swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Lemaire.
A shot in the inside from Lemaire.
Ettish breaks from the clinch.
Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ettish moves away from the strike by Lemaire.
Lemaire wants to clinch but Ettish slips to the side
and Ettish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lemaire misses with a looping left.
Lemaire lands with an overhand left.
Ettish misses with a double jab.
Lemaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire moves into the clinch.
Lemaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ettish's elbow.
Ettish prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ettish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettish.
Ettish looks to land a right hand but Lemaire moved out of range.
Lemaire throws a lazy right hand but Ettish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lemaire misses the jab.
Lemaire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lemaire moves into the clinch.
Lemaire pushes Ettish back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Andy Ettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaire.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Lemaire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lemaire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Maurice Lemaire!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Maurice Lemaire!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Maurice Lemaire!
Maurice Lemaire wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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