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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Baumgartner (ranked 2887 p4p, 5116 weight class) and Hannibal Jim (ranked 338 p4p, 497 weight class). Hannibal Jim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oliver Baumgartner's chin.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Baumgartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannibal Jim!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim gets tackled into the ropes by Baumgartner. Baumgartner maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jim fails to land.
Jim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jim tries to clinch there but Baumgartner circles away.
Baumgartner clinches up with Jim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jim breaks the clinch.
Jim tries to clinch there but Baumgartner circles away.
Jim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baumgartner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jim if he has to take too many more of those.
Jim lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartner clinches with his opponent.
Jim breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Baumgartner.
Jim is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baumgartner.
Jim throws a right hand that Baumgartner ducks under and follows up with a left that Baumgartner also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim throws a series of punches but Baumgartner avoids them all with ease.
Baumgartner connects with a solid leg kick.
Jim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baumgartner takes a swing at Jim's ribcage but misses.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch successfully.
Jim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baumgartner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jim goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baumgartner closes the distance and clinches.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Baumgartner lands a body punch.
Jim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baumgartner is keeping busy.
Jim tries to stall but Baumgartner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Baumgartner darts in and clinches Jim up against the ropes.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Hannibal Jim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baumgartner moves into range and clinches up with Jim.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baumgartner moves into range and clinches up with Jim.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baumgartner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Oliver Baumgartner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baumgartner is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Jim misses.
Baumgartner misses with a body kick.
Baumgartner with a nice calf kick.
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 Oliver Baumgartner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick by Baumgartner misses
and Jim counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartner connects with a solid leg kick.
Baumgartner closes the distance and clinches.
Baumgartner stalling against the ropes.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baumgartner darts in and clinches Jim up against the ropes.
Come on Baumgartner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jim wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim misses with the combination.
Oliver Baumgartner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner clinches up with Jim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jim manages to break the clinch.
Baumgartner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jim, pushing him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baumgartner holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Baumgartner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Baumgartner.
Baumgartner keeps the fight on the outside.
Baumgartner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jim is able to avoid easily.
Baumgartner lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim tries to bum rush Baumgartner with a series of wild strikes but Baumgartner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baumgartner forces Jim back against the ropes and clinches.
Jim looking to slow down the pace here.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jim tests Baumgartner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baumgartner clinches with his opponent.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim has Baumgartner up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baumgartner is keeping busy.
Baumgartner lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Baumgartner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Baumgartner gets a clinch.
Jim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliver Baumgartner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baumgartner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jim avoids it.
Jim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baumgartner misses with a kick to the body.
Baumgartner closes the distance and clinches.
Baumgartner tries a body shot but Jim blocks it.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartner darts in and clinches Jim up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Baumgartner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jim's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baumgartner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jim misses with a double jab.
Jim avoids the head kick by Baumgartner.
Hannibal Jim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baumgartner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch.
Baumgartner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Jim blocks the elbow strike.
Baumgartner misses with a body punch.
Jim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jim manages to break the clinch.
Jim connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Baumgartner.
Baumgartner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jim tries to clinch there but Baumgartner circles away.
Jim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baumgartner tries a head kick but it misses.
Baumgartner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baumgartner gets a clinch.
Jim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch.
Hannibal Jim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver Baumgartner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Baumgartner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baumgartner, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Baumgartner!
A victorious Oliver Baumgartner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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