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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 4778 p4p, 4348 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 390 p4p, 352 weight class). Hiroshimo Sakamoto had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid Muay Thai
Very quick
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zero lands with a straight right. Sakamoto didn't see that one coming.
Sakamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Zero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zero misses with a hook.
Zero has closed the distance and engaged Sakamoto in a clinch.
Sakamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Zero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto working aggressively here.
Zero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Zero controls the action.
Zero tries a body shot but Sakamoto blocks it.
Zero tries to work over Sakamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zero scores with a hook to the body.
Zero lands a body shot.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakamoto working aggressively here.
Sakamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakamoto misses with the head strike.
Sakamoto blocks a body shot from Zero.
Zero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zero.
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zero.
Sakamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zero can't break the clinch.
Zero lands a body punch.
Zero misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zero scores with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Zero.
A right hook to the body lands for Zero.
A short right from Zero on the inside.
Sakamoto tries to throw a body punch but Zero avoids it by throwing Sakamoto back against the ropes.
Zero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Zero.
Sakamoto tries a knee to the head but Zero blocks it.
Sakamoto misses with some punches.
Zero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakamoto misses with the head strike.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sakamoto backwards.
Sakamoto is pushing Zero up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zero blocks a body shot from Sakamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero manages to break the clinch.
Sakamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zero counters with a nice uppercut.
Zero throws a body punch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Zero connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
Sakamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Sakamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zero misses with a body shot
and Sakamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto moves out of range as Zero strikes.
Sakamoto misses with a hook
and Zero counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Sakamoto tries to move into range but Zero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zero lands a nice hook to Sakamoto's body. Sakamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Sakamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sakamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakamoto defending well as Zero loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Sakamoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamoto throws the left hand but Zero avoids the punch easily.
Zero throws out a counter right but Sakamoto avoids it with no problem.
Zero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto misses with a body punch
and Zero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Sakamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakamoto missing with a left hand there. Zero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Zero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto moves away from the strike by Zero.
Zero stuns Sakamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zero takes a swing at Sakamoto's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Sakamoto finds it's way through Zero's defenses.
Zero staggers Sakamoto with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Sakamoto looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Sakamoto is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero lands with a good body shot.
Oh Sakamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sakamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Zero closes the distance and catches Sakamoto with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Sakamoto is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Sakamoto is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Sakamoto is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Zero takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sub Zero!
A very excited looking Sub Zero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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