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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cesar Borges (ranked 5047 p4p, 5075 weight class) and Barry Chikorita (ranked 407 p4p, 410 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Cardio machine
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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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Chikorita!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikorita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chikorita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borges tried to counter with a leg kick but Chikorita avoided it.
Borges 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.
Chikorita clinches up with Borges and pushes him back against the ropes.
Borges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chikorita tries to clinch there but Borges circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikorita darts in and clinches Borges up against the ropes.
Borges manages to break the clinch.
Chikorita has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chikorita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borges, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borges is keeping busy.
Chikorita stalling in the clinch but Borges improves position.
Borges wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
Chikorita controlling the action here for a moment.
Chikorita is looking to control Borges's arms but Borges gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chikorita has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barry Chikorita.
Chikorita is looking to clinch but Borges is avoiding it.
Borges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chikorita fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Borges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chikorita.
Chikorita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chikorita is looking to clinch but Borges is avoiding it.
Chikorita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Borges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chikorita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Borges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barry Chikorita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borges tries to keep at a distance but Chikorita has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Borges misses the target.
Chikorita closes the distance and clinches.
Borges is trying to force a seperation but Chikorita has the dominant position.
Borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chikorita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chikorita tries to clinch there but Borges circles away.
Borges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chikorita doesn't manage to clinch there - Borges circles away.
Borges looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikorita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borges tries to circle away but Chikorita has him pinned against the ropes.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borges tries to break free but Chikorita pushes him back against the ropes.
Borges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
It appears Borges was looking to counter with a kick there.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
Borges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chikorita fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Chikorita backs away, Borges returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
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 Cesar Borges will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chikorita gets a clinch.
Borges is trying to break the clinch but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chikorita.
Borges stalls.
Borges can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Borges is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Borges manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Borges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borges appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chikorita darts in and clinches Borges up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chikorita as Borges tries to tie him up.
Borges can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chikorita is looking to control Borges's arms but Borges gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chikorita has his back to the ropes.
Chikorita keeps control of Borges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chikorita closes the distance and pushes Borges back into the ropes.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borges is keeping busy.
Chikorita wants to stall.
Borges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes.
Borges wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borges manages to break the clinch.
Chikorita tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
Chikorita tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
Borges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chikorita just manages to avoid it.
Chikorita tries to close the distance and clinch but Borges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chikorita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borges swats away the attempt to clinch by Chikorita.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Borges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chikorita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikorita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chikorita is looking to clinch.
Borges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chikorita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borges is trying to push Chikorita away but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Borges wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Borges as Chikorita tries to tie him up.
Chikorita holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borges looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borges is keeping busy.
Borges working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borges is trying to break the clinch but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes.
Borges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chikorita has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chikorita seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barry Chikorita.
Chikorita tries to clinch up
and Borges counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Cesar Borges will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chikorita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chikorita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Borges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borges looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chikorita is looking to clinch but Borges is avoiding it.
Borges swats away the attempt to clinch by Chikorita.
Chikorita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBorges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikorita moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borges tries to circle away but Chikorita has him pinned against the ropes.
Barry Chikorita seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borges breaks from the clinch.
Chikorita moves into range and clinches up with Borges.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chikorita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borges is keeping busy.
Borges wants to break free but Chikorita has control.
Borges is trying to stall.
Chikorita trying to control the position but instead, Borges has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chikorita into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barry Chikorita.
Chikorita rushes Borges and presses him up against the ropes.
Borges is trying to force a seperation but Chikorita has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Borges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chikorita moves in looking to clinch but Borges pushes him off.
Borges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borges half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chikorita is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chikorita wants to stall.
Borges looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borges leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Chikorita taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Chikorita.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chikorita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Borges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
Chikorita wants to clinch up but Borges keeps it at a distance.
Chikorita clinches.
Borges breaks from the clinch.
Cesar Borges is winning the standup battle so far.
Chikorita tries to clinch up.
Borges appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
Borges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chikorita just manages to avoid it.
Cesar Borges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Cesar Borges.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borges, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Cesar Borges!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Cesar Borges!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Cesar Borges!
Cesar Borges wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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