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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 23677 p4p, 20660 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 481 p4p, 493 weight class). Elizondo has chosen Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 31 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Elizondo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elizondo.
Elizondo sizes up Kurosaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosaki with a jab.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Elizondo tests Kurosaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elizondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elizondo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elizondo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurosaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Elizondo's sensitive parts.
Elizondo thumps Kurosaki with a low kick.
Elizondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Kurosaki lands a head shot.
Elizondo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurosaki off the cage and back into range.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.
Elizondo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurosaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elizondo.
Elizondo walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elizondo.
Kurosaki moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromElizondo.
Elizondo jabs at Kurosaki's body.
Kurosaki throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Elizondo there.
Elizondo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Elizondo.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elizondo's head backwards.
Elizondo throws a hook but Kurosaki blocks it.
Kurosaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kurosaki scores with a head kick. Elizondo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice shot lands for Elizondo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo moves out of range as Kurosaki strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kurosaki.
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Elizondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
Elizondo throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki misses with a body kick.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. Elizondo moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Elizondo is predictable there
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo throws a head kick but Kurosaki moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kurosaki misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Elizondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kurosaki eats them both and turns towards Elizondo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Elizondo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kurosaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Elizondo in his tracks.
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 Ichigho Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Decent striking displayed by Elizondo there.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elizondo misses the jab.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ichigho Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Elizondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Elizondo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kurosaki on the side of the head.
Elizondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elizondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Elizondo gets tackled into the cage by Kurosaki. Kurosaki maintains the clinch.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Elizondo missing with knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Elizondo trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Elizondo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elizondo looking to throw knees to the head but Kurosaki is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Elizondo in his tracks for a moment.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elizondos head.
Kurosaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Elizondo is rocked!
Kurosaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elizondo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurosaki finish him?
Kurosaki creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Elizondo off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Elizondo is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Kurosaki is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ichigho Kurosaki!
Ichigho Kurosaki bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Gaizka Elizondo was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time off '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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