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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jovan Chase (ranked 4824 p4p, 25248 weight class) and Allen Douglas (ranked 455 p4p, 515 weight class). Douglas has chosen Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says as his entrance music. Allen Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Cardio machine
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jovan Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Chase.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.
Chase connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chase seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Douglas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chase counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Douglas thinking.
Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Chase in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling him.
Douglas keeps control of Chase as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Chase controls the action.
Chase is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Douglas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas has Chase pressed against the ropes, preventing Chase from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas keeps control of Chase as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chase is trying to push Douglas away but Douglas has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chase tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
Douglas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chase lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
It looks like Allen Douglas has been cut.
Chase swings widly with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a left and a right that stings Chase.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Chase slips under a jab from Douglas.
Jovan Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Chase pushes him off.
Douglas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chase manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chase.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chase throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas has Chase up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Douglas.
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!
Chase is trying to push Douglas away but Douglas has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Douglas has Chase pressed against the ropes, preventing Chase from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chase is trying to break free.
Douglas wants to stall.
Chase wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the ropes.
Chase can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
Chase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Jovan Chase will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Allen Douglas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chase throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chase appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jovan Chase is winning the standup battle so far.
Chase looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Douglas has Chase up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chase is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chase fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chase.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Chase.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Chase keeps it at a distance.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Chase pushes him off.
Chase scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Chase - just one landing.
Chase ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Chase misses with a straight right.
Chase loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Douglas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chase attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas clinches.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Douglas has Chase pressed against the ropes, preventing Chase from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas keeps control of Chase as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chase just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jovan Chase has been cut.
Chase takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Chase thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas moves into range and clinches up with Chase.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chase's efforts to push away.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chase avoids it.
Chase is looking to break free of the clinch but Douglas has double underhooks.
Douglas stalling in the clinch but Chase improves position.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chase looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chase tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
Chase working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas lands with a light punch inside.
Chase wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Jovan Chase will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Douglas has Chase pressed against the ropes, preventing Chase from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas landing knees to the head.
Douglas looking to slow down the pace here.
Chase has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Chase wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas tries to stall but Chase uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Chase's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglas lands a right hand.
Chase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body. Chase takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chase with a hook.
Douglas blocks the body kick.
Chase takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Douglas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chase wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the ropes.
Douglas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chase throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chase lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chase.
Douglas tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Chase.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jovan Chase is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Chase keeps it at a distance.
Chase dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chase misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Chase connects with a high kick.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Chase avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Allen Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chase avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jovan Chase.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chase, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovan Chase!
Jovan Chase was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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