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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Malo Tavara (ranked 4347 p4p, 4632 weight class) and Yakami Sansho (ranked 351 p4p, 377 weight class). Sansho has chosen Sordid by Amon Tobin as his entrance music. Yakami Sansho is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 Sydney, Malo Tavara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yakami Sansho!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tavara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sansho thinking.
Sansho throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavara.
Tavara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sansho throws a right hand that Tavara ducks under and follows up with a left that Tavara also avoids with ease.
Sansho misses with an uppercut
and Tavara counters with a left to the body.
Tavara rushes Sansho and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavara prevents a body shot from Sansho.
Tavara 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.
Sansho tries to throw a body punch but Tavara avoids it by throwing Sansho back against the ropes.
Tavara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavara works on Sansho's body with a couple of short punches.
Tavara lands with a left to the head.
Tavara digs a right hand underneath Sansho's ribcage. Sansho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sansho swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavara uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavara scores with a shot to the side of Sansho's head.
Sansho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tavara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tavara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tavara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sansho manages to break the clinch.
Sansho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tavara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sansho thuds his right hand into Tavara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tavara lands with a cross.
Tavara misses with a lunging right hand
and Sansho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tavara thinking.
Sansho avoids the body shot from Tavara.
Tavara rushes Sansho and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavara tries a body shot but Sansho blocks it.
Sansho lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavara lands with a left to the head.
Tavara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tavara blocks an uppercut.
Sansho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavara swings widly with a right hand
and Sansho counters with a straight right hand.
Sansho wants to clinch up but Tavara keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavara misses the target.
Sansho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tavara.
Tavara connects with a body shot that sends Sansho's belly button to the back.
Tavara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sansho takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavara.
Tavara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tavara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavara lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavara.
Tavara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tavara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sansho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sansho misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Tavara lands.
It looks like Yakami Sansho has been cut.
Tavara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sansho misses with a two punch combination.
Sansho fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Tavara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sansho throws an overhand right that lands on Tavara's shoulder, as Tavara tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansho slips under a jab from Tavara.
Tavara slips a straight right by Sansho.
Tavara is looking to counter punch.
Sansho wants to clinch.
Sansho tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavara misses the target.
Tavara moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavara scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malo Tavara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yakami Sansho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Tavara misses.
Tavara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tavara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sansho.
Sansho misses with an uppercut. Tavara saw that one coming.
Tavara misses with a shot to the body
and Sansho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sansho can do to turn this around?
Tavara misses with a double jab.
Sansho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sansho!
Tavara lands an overhand right.
Tavara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavara scores with a nice strike.
Sansho tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tavara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavara punishes Sansho's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavara misses with a body punch
letting Sansho counter with a right hand.
Sansho misses with a right hand
and Tavara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tavara clinches up with Sansho and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sansho prevents a body shot from Tavara.
Tavara lands with a left to the head.
Tavara lands a right hand.
Sansho takes a shot to the head.
Tavara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sansho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavaras head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavara's elbow.
Tavara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sansho backwards.
Tavara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sansho or not.
Sansho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavara rushes Sansho and presses him up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Tavara.
Tavara blocks an uppercut.
Sansho breaks the clinch.
Sansho looks to land a right hand but Tavara moved out of range.
Sansho throws a body shot but no joy.
Malo Tavara is winning the standup battle so far.
Tavara jabs Sansho right on the nose. Sansho blinks but takes it well.
Sansho slips under a jab.
Sansho throws a shot from downtown. Tavara moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansho misses with a few strikes there.
Yakami Sansho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sansho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavara throws a poor cross that misses
and Sansho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sansho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavara lands a jab to Sansho's midsection.
Sansho throws a lazy right hand but Tavara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Sansho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Tavara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sansho.
Sansho misses with a hook. Tavara ducked under it nicely.
Tavara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansho throws a series of strikes that have Tavara backpedaling.
Sansho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tavara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sansho looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavara is just out of range.
Sansho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sansho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavara misses with a lunging right hand
and Sansho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sansho lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Tavara misses its intended target.
It seemed like Sansho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sansho throws a lazy uppercut
and Tavara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sansho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Malo Tavara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yakami Sansho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sansho wants to clinch
and Sansho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Tavara coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Sansho.
Sansho throws out a loose jab but Tavara uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Tavara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tavara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sansho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sansho. Tavara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sansho backs up against the ropes.
Sansho is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sansho, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sansho is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavara finish him?
A body shot lands from Tavara.
Sansho seems to have recovered his senses.
Tavara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sansho misses with some punches.
Malo Tavara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavara.
Tavara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanshos head.
Sansho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavara takes a swing at Sansho's ribcage but misses.
Tavara forces Sansho back against the ropes and clinches.
A hook to the body from Tavara.
Sansho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavaras head.
Tavara can't find room to land a body shot as Sansho controls the action.
Tavara digs a right hand underneath Sansho's ribcage. Sansho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tavara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavara presses Sansho against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sansho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sansho backwards.
Sansho manages to break the clinch.
Sansho throws a body punch but Tavara moves out of range.
Yakami Sansho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sansho manages to avoid it.
Tavara forces Sansho back against the ropes and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Tavara.
Sansho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Sansho.
Tavara gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Tavara - that landed with a thud.
Tavara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tavara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sansho backwards.
Sansho manages to break the clinch.
Tavara swinging wildly here.
Yakami Sansho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavara closes the distance and clinches.
Sansho throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Tavara.
Tavara digs a right hand into Sansho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sansho's gas tank.
Sansho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tavara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sansho.
Tavara connects with a looping right hand.
Tavara cracks Sansho with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Sansho is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Sansho is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Sansho could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Malo Tavara!
A victorious Malo Tavara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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