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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezequiel Campos (ranked 25300 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Mauricio Zhang (ranked 532 p4p, 218 weight class). Campos's entrance music is Fumafu. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang staying out of range there.
Zhang instigates a clinch.
Zhang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campos blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Zhang.
Zhang pushes Campos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhang throws an elbow that misses.
Campos blocks a body shot from Zhang.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zhang's face.
Campos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campos misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhang keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang misses with a body punch.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zhang is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Zhang.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
Zhang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campos blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Zhang has Campos pressed against the cage, preventing Campos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Campos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Campos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campos stalling in the clinch but Zhang improves position.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhang struggles to land a body shot inside as Campos controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Zhang.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zhang is keeping busy.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Campos wants to break free but Zhang has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Zhang.
Zhang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the head but Campos blocks with his arms.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zhang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campos blocks the elbow strike.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Zhang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Campos misses with an uppercut. Zhang saw that one coming.
Zhang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campos, pushing him back against the cage.
Zhang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Campos tries to stall but Zhang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Campos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zhang tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
Zhang scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ezequiel Campos has been cut.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Campos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campos is trying to break free.
Zhang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang lands a shot to the body.
Zhang tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campos throws an elbow but it misses.
Zhang lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos avoiding damage as Zhang throws knees to the body.
Zhang pushes Campos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Campos struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhang controls his hands.
Zhang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Campos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Zhang has the dominant position.
Zhang lands a hook that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Campos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zhang lands a good knee to the midsection. Campos won't want to take too many of those.
Campos wants to break free but Zhang has control.
Campos tries to break free but Zhang pushes him back against the cage.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campos avoids it.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
Zhang digs a right hand into Campos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campos's gas tank.
Campos has had enough of the clinch but Zhang keeps him there for the moment.
Zhang missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang lands a body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zhang misses with a knee strike.
Zhang has Campos pressed against the cage, preventing Campos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zhang lands a shoulder strike.
Campos tries to circle away but Zhang has him pinned against the cage.
Zhang misses with an elbow over the top.
Campos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhang digs a right hand underneath Campos's ribcage. Campos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the head but Campos blocks with his arms.
Campos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang tries a knee to the head but Campos blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
Campos avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Zhang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezequiel Campos's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Campos.
Campos cracks Zhang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Campos lands with an overhand left.
Campos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Campos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campos misses with a straight left.
Campos misses the jab.
Zhang gets a clinch.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Zhang is controlling the position.
Zhang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Zhang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campos lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mauricio Zhang has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhang keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Zhang.
Zhang lands with a light punch inside.
Zhang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campos's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zhang as Campos tries to tie him up.
Zhang misses with a knee strike.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
Campos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhang avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhang.
A shot in the inside from Zhang.
Campos tries to land knees in the clinch but Zhang avoids the damage to the body.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campos avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhang.
Mauricio Zhang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Zhang.
A right hand to the body from Zhang.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
Campos breaks from the clinch.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Zhang ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang pushes Campos up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhang scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos tries to circle away but Zhang has him pinned against the cage.
Zhang gets through Campos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campos tries to stall but Zhang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhang digs a right hand underneath Campos's ribcage. Campos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
Campos is trying to push Zhang away but Zhang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhang lands with a left to the head.
Zhang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zhang tries to land knees in the clinch but Campos avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Zhang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zhang 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Zhang!
During a confident post fight interview, Mauricio Zhang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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