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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yousei Kobiashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobiashi has chosen Shinobi vs The Dragon as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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188 cm
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209 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yousei Kobiashi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzanaro throws a combination that misses
and Kobiashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Panzanaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kobiashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kobiashi prevents Panzanaro from breaking the clinch.
Kobiashi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Panzanaro is keeping busy.
Panzanaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Panzanaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kobiashi has him pressed against the ropes.
Kobiashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kobiashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobiashi.
Panzanaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kobiashi tries to clinch there but Panzanaro circles away.
Panzanaro throws a nice looking combination but Kobiashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Panzanaro scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobiashi wants to clinch.
Panzanaro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Panzanaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro misses with the combination.
Kobiashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Panzanaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panzanaro misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Panzanaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kobiashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kobiashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panzanaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kobiashi is looking to clinch.
Kobiashi throws a nice looking combination but Panzanaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kobiashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Panzanaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panzanaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kobiashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Panzanaro throws a nice looking combination but Kobiashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kobiashi moves in looking to clinch but Panzanaro pushes him off.
Kobiashi clinches with his opponent.
Kobiashi breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Panzanaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panzanaro throws a sloppy body shot
and Kobiashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kobiashi.
Kobiashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobiashi throws a right and a left that Panzanaro avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Panzanaro misses.
Panzanaro scores with a jab to the body.
Kobiashi darts in and clinches Panzanaro up against the ropes.
Panzanaro is trying to force a seperation but Kobiashi has the dominant position.
Kobiashi tries to stall but Panzanaro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kobiashi breaks the clinch.
Panzanaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kobiashi counters with a series of strikes. Panzanaro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panzanaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kobiashi counters with a three punch combo that has Panzanaro backing up. Panzanaro nods at Kobiashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab.
Panzanaro is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Panzanaro.
A punch combination from Panzanaro misses.
Kobiashi tries to clinch up.
Kobiashi darts in and clinches Panzanaro up against the ropes.
Kobiashi breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobiashi tries to clinch but Panzanaro is having none of it.
Panzanaro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kobiashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobiashi rushes Panzanaro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yousei Kobiashi dominated that round.
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.
Panzanaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobiashi is looking to clinch but Panzanaro is avoiding it.
Panzanaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobiashi.
Kobiashi moves into range and clinches up with Panzanaro.
Kobiashi taking a breather.
Kobiashi breaks from the clinch.
Kobiashi dodges the punch combination from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobiashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Panzanaro wants to break free but Kobiashi has control.
Kobiashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yousei Kobiashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kobiashi tries to clinch but Panzanaro moves out of range.
Panzanaro misses with a wild body shot.
Kobiashi pushes Panzanaro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kobiashi manages to break the clinch.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kobiashi - that will leave a mark!
Kobiashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panzanaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kobiashi throws a head kick that Panzanaro semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobiashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kobiashi instigates a clinch.
Panzanaro breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobiashi tries to clinch but Panzanaro moves out of range.
Panzanaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Kobiashi tries to clinch but Panzanaro moves out of range.
Panzanaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kobiashi looks to land a combination but Panzanaro avoids it well.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobiashi rushes Panzanaro and presses him up against the ropes.
Kobiashi prevents Panzanaro from breaking the clinch.
Kobiashi prevents Panzanaro from breaking the clinch.
Kobiashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobiashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panzanaro misses with a right hand
and Kobiashi counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kobiashi tries to clinch up but Panzanaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Kobiashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panzanaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kobiashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Kobiashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Panzanaro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panzanaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Kobiashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobiashi slips a jab and a cross from Panzanaro.
Kobiashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Kobiashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobiashi closes the distance and clinches.
Kobiashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panzanaro misses with a few strikes there.
Kobiashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Panzanaro is rocked!
Kobiashi throws a series of punches but Panzanaro avoids them all with ease.
Oh Panzanaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kobiashi rushes Panzanaro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kobiashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobiashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobiashi is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Panzanaro is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yousei Kobiashi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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