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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Everett (ranked 4734 p4p, 5268 weight class) and Andy Ettish (ranked 380 p4p, 424 weight class). Andy Ettish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing Very quick
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Solid Muay Thai Good gas tank
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Everett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Ettish! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Everett lands a body shot.
Ettish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Ettish. Ettish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Everett. A left and a right from Ettish both land. Nice combination. Everett digs a good body shot into Ettish's ribs. Nice defenses there by Everett. Nice straight punches there by Ettish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ettish. Ettish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Everett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice defenses there by Everett. It looked like Everett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ettish. Everett misses with a body shot.
Everett throws a big shot that misses. Everett misses with a hook
and Ettish counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ettish throws the left hand but Everett avoids the punch easily. Ettish throws a right and a left that both miss. Ettish connects with a right hand. Everett shakes it off. Ettish getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Ettish throws a hook but Everett avoids it easily. Ettish defending well as Everett loads up on a big left hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Everett throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range. Ettish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Everett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Everett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ettish. Everett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Everett lands a body shot.
Ettish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Everett is looking to wear down Ettish with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A telegraphed right hand from Everett misses the target. Everett wants to clinch but Ettish slips to the side letting Ettish counter with a right hand. Everett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ettish moves away. Ettish unleashes a big counter combination but Everett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Sloppy strikes from Ettish. Those never looked like landing. Everett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Everett staying out of range there. Ettish throws out a powerful jab. Ettish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ettish swats away the attempt to clinch by Everett. Everett takes a body punch but keeps moving. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Everett connects with a jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ettish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Everett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Everett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Everett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Everett there as he acknowledges the shot. A slow jab from Everett misses its intended target. Ettish throws a nice looking combination but Everett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Everett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Everett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ettish backs up against the ropes.
Ettish misses with an uppercut. Ettish lands with an overhand left. Everett throws a hook to the side of Ettish's head but Ettish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ettish blocks a jab. Ettish throws a right and a left that Everett avoids nicely. Ettish stuns Everett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Everett has Ettish up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ettish misses with some punches.
Ettish breaks the clinch.
Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Everett does a little dance to reset his feet. Everett ducks under a wild hook from Ettish. Everett throws a body shot but no joy. Ettish missing with a left hand there. Everett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Everett digs a good hook to Ettish's body.
Ettish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Everett counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ettish catches Everett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Everett clobbers Ettish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Everett cracks Ettish with a good jab. Ettish throws a right hand that Everett ducks under and follows up with a left that Everett also avoids with ease. Everett moves out of range of the strikes. Everett misses with a wild body shot. Ettish walks into a jab. 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! Ettish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Everett takes a body punch but keeps moving. Nice defenses there by Everett. Everett throws the left hand but Ettish avoids the punch easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ettish! But no joy.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Ettish. Ettish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Ettish misses. Everett throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ettish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Everett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Everett throws a looping overhand right but Ettish ducks down to avoid it. Ettish with a jab. Ettish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Everett drops his hands momentarily and Ettish takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Everett thows a left - swing and a miss! Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Everett was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish. Everett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Everett jabs Ettish right on the nose. Ettish blinks but takes it well. A telegraphed right hand from Ettish misses the target. Ettish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Everett looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Ettish will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Everett misses with a hook to the body
and Everett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ettish might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Everett lands with a hook. Ettish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Everett moves away from the strike by Ettish. Everett throws a hook but Ettish blocks it. Ettish looks to land a right hand but Everett moved out of range. Everett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Everett connects with a jab. Everett misses with a combination
and Ettish counters with a lovely shot to the body. Ettish jabs at Everett's body. Everett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ettish throws a right and a left that Everett avoids nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Everett lands a nice looking body shot.
Everett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Everett does a little dance to reset his feet. Everett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Everett misses the body punch and Ettish counters with a right hand to the body. Ettish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing. Everett misses with a jab to the body
and Ettish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Good shot there by Everett. Everett throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ettish counter with a right hand. Ettish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Ettish stuns Everett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Everett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ettish stuns Everett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Everett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ettish sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ettish throws a lazy right hand but Everett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Everett just misses with a punch to the body.
Everett misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ettish. Everett takes a swing at Ettish's ribcage but misses. Ettish throws a right and a left that Everett avoids nicely. Ettish avoids the body shot from Everett.
Everett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. 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! Everett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Everett throws a jab when Ettish was well out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ettish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Everett moves away. Ettish scores with a nice strike. Ettish misses with a hook. Everett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Ettish pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Everett misses with a wild body shot. Everett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Everett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range. Ettish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Everett ducks under a wild hook from Ettish. Ettish tries to move into range but Everett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Everett defending well as Ettish loads up on a big left hand. Everett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Ettish lands a jab. Ettish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Everett throws out a loose jab but Ettish uses good head movement to avoid it. Everett lands an overhand right. No joy there for Everett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ettish thuds his right hand into Everett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ettish misses with a right hand and Everett counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ettish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Everett throws out the jab. Ettish unleashes a big counter combination but Everett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Everett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Ettish clobbers Everett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Everett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Everett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ettish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Everett. Ettish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Everett avoids the body shot from Ettish.
Everett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Everett throws a shot from downtown. Ettish moves away and avoids it. It seemed like Ettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ettish cracks Everett with a good jab. Ettish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ettish lands a nice hook to Everett's body. Everett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Everett misses with a looping right.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ettish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Everett throws a body shot but no joy. Everett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Everett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Ettish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Andy Ettish seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ettish misses with a hook. Everett ducked under it nicely. Everett slips under a jab. Ettish cracks Everett with a right hand to the side of the head. Ettish throws a big shot that misses. A left and a right from Ettish both land. Nice combination. Everett misses with an uppercut
and Everett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Everett lands with an uppercut that bounces Ettish off the ropes and back into range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Everett.
Ettish doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Everett throws a jab when Ettish was well out of range. Ettish misses with a hook
and Ettish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ettish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Ettish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Everett lands a right hook to the body.
Everett dodges the punch combination from Ettish.
Everett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ettish was well out of range. Poor timing from Everett. Everett ducks under a wild hook from Ettish. Everett throws a hook to the side of Ettish's head but Ettish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. As Everett backs off Ettish throws a huge counter combo but Everett manages to avoid it all. Everett scores with a hook. Ettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Everett misses with a looping right. Ettish doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Ettish misses with a looping left. Everett slips a jab from Ettish. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ettish misses the jab. Ettish throws a hook but Everett avoids it easily. Ettish misses with a hook
and Ettish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Everett cracks Ettish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Everett scores with a punch to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Everett misses with a hook.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ettish throws a combination that misses and Everett counters with a stiff right hand. Everett looks to land a combination but Ettish avoids it well. Ettish moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Everett swings for the body but Ettish moves out of range.
Everett takes a swing at Ettish's ribcage but misses. Everett moves out of range of the strikes. Ettish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Everett counters with a nice uppercut. Everett misses with a lunging right hand
and Everett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ettish throws a hook but Everett blocks it. Everett slips under a jab. Ettish misses with a hook. Everett ducked under it nicely. Everett ducks under a wild hook from Ettish. Ettish misses with a double jab.
Ettish ducks right into an uppercut from Everett. Everett misses with a hook to the body
and Ettish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. 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! Everett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ettish throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ettish getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A big right from Everett misses. A punch combination from Ettish misses. Ettish drops his hands momentarily and Everett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A big right from Everett misses. Ettish throws a counter combo. Ettish throws a poor cross that misses
and Everett counters with a lovely shot to the body. Ettish throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Everett staying out of range there. A slow jab from Everett misses its intended target. Ettish avoids the body shot from Everett.
Everett misses with a body shot
and Ettish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Everett misses the jab. Ettish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Everett on the side of the head. Everett moves out of range of the strikes. Ettish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Everett throws out the jab.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Everett. Everett ducks under a wild hook from Ettish. Everett connects with a body shot. Everett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ettish under the eye. Ettish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ettish throws a jab when Everett was well out of range. A jab from Everett misses. Everett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ettish. Everett staying out of range there. Everett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Everett staying out of range there. Everett throws a big shot that misses. Everett misses with a hook. Ettish ducked under it nicely. The fighters circling - Ettish throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Everett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Everett connects with a nice looking jab.
Ettish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Everett. A punch combination from Everett misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ettish! But no joy. Ettish pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Everett throws an off balance right hand
and Ettish counters with a stiff right hand. A jab lands there for Ettish. Everett scores with a jab to the body. Everett scores with a jab. Ettish acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Everett does a little dance to reset his feet. Ettish walks into a jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ettish slips a straight right by Everett. A big left from Everett misses. Everett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ettish. Ettish moves out of range as Everett strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! Jake Everett showed his dominance in that final round. I think Ettish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Andy Ettish! Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jake Everett! Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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pop
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