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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 4998 p4p, 4948 weight class) and Darden Kane (ranked 422 p4p, 416 weight class). Hiroshimo Sakamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darden Kane!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto wants to clinch.
Sakamoto works Kane's body with a nice hook.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Sakamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakamoto scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Sakamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane tries to circle away but Sakamoto has him pinned against the ropes.
Sakamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Sakamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Sakamoto prevents Kane from breaking the clinch.
Sakamoto pushes Kane back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane is trying to force a seperation but Sakamoto has the dominant position.
Kane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kane wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakamoto won't allow it.
Sakamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands an uppercut.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Sakamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakamoto lands an uppercut.
Kane takes a shot to the head.
Kane is rocked!
Kane prevents a body shot from Sakamoto.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakamoto finish him?
Kane wants to break free but Sakamoto has control.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Sakamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Kane can't break the clinch.
Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane clinches up with Sakamoto and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sakamoto prevents Kane from breaking the clinch.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Sakamoto is controlling him.
Sakamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Kane looks to clinch
and Sakamoto counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Kane goes down! Will Kane beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamoto lands a jab to Kane's midsection.
Sakamoto moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Sakamoto.
A short left from Sakamoto.
Kane is trying to break free.
Sakamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Sakamoto is controlling the position.
Sakamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sakamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sakamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane is trying to push Sakamoto away but Sakamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kane as Sakamoto tries to tie him up.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Sakamoto is controlling the position.
Kane tries to circle away but Sakamoto has him pinned against the ropes.
Sakamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sakamoto.
Kane has had enough of the clinch but Sakamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Sakamoto gets through Kane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Sakamoto is controlling him.
Sakamoto keeps control of Kane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sakamoto lands with a right to the head.
Sakamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kane is trying to force a seperation but Sakamoto has the dominant position.
Sakamoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakamoto lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto has Kane pressed against the ropes, preventing Kane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakamoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Kane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakamoto has Kane pressed against the ropes, preventing Kane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakamoto lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane can't break the clinch.
Sakamoto prevents Kane from breaking the clinch.
Sakamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Sakamoto is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Sakamoto.
Kane has had enough of the clinch but Sakamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Sakamoto lands with a left to the head.
Kane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sakamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Sakamoto is controlling the position.
Kane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Kane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kane is trying to push Sakamoto away but Sakamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sakamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Sakamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sakamoto is controlling Kane's neck. Sakamoto unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Kane goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
A relieved looking Hiroshimo Sakamoto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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