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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 2473 p4p, 23780 weight class) and Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 289 p4p, 549 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, IS THIS LOVE. Kenny Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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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 46 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Kurosaki misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ichigho Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Kurosaki is out of range.
Kurosaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Kurosaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurosaki off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurosaki misses the body punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Kurosaki down.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Kurosaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurosaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Kurosaki's head back.
Kurosaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith avoids the head kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith slips a straight right by Kurosaki.
Smith misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Kurosaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kenny Smith's cut is getting worse.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kurosaki.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a lazy head kick
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichigho Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurosaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurosaki! But no joy.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Smith.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Kurosaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kurosaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith is looking to slow Kurosaki down with leg kicks.
Kurosaki lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurosaki connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Kurosaki thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Kurosaki.
Smith staying out of range there.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kurosaki blocks the low kick.
Kurosaki misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Kurosaki shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a wild body kick that Kurosaki sees coming a mile off.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Kurosaki as he checks the leg kick.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kurosaki punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kurosaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kurosaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith blocks a head kick by Kurosaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichigho Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurosaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ichigho Kurosaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Kurosaki feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith defending well as Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenny Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurosaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki lands with a right hand.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurosaki looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Ichigho Kurosaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith checks a leg kick.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Kurosaki misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the body.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurosaki dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Kurosaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice side step and Kurosaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki clinches up against the ropes.
Kurosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Kurosaki.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ichigho Kurosaki.
I've got Kurosaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichigho Kurosaki!
In his post fight interview, Ichigho Kurosaki started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Kenny Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'You bastard! You killed Kenny!'.
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