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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between KT Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriaki Ueyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueyama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Whispered - Blindfold. Ueyama has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
26
143 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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Decent boxing
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KT Kid! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noriaki Ueyama! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kid throws a big shot that misses. Ueyama looks gassed! Ueyama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Kid darts in trying to clinch and Ueyama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
Ueyama circles away from the clinch attempt and Ueyama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Ueyama blocks a head kick by Kid.
Kid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Kid throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kid connects with a leg kick. Ueyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Ueyama misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Kid.
Kid moves in looking to clinch but Ueyama pushes him off. The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kid tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Ueyama counter with a right hand. Kid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kid tries to clinch up and Ueyama counters with a straight right hand. A left and a right from Kid both land. Nice combination. Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ueyama.
Kid is looking to clinch but Ueyama is avoiding it.
Kid wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid tries to clinch but fails miserably and Ueyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ueyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A punch combination from Kid misses. Kid throws a wild body kick that Ueyama sees coming a mile off. Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Ueyama circles away.
Kid tries to clinch and Ueyama counters with a straight right hand. Kid throws a big shot that misses. Ueyama moves out of range as Kid strikes. Kid clinches up with Ueyama and pushes him back against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A frustrated look appears on Kid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kid breaks from the clinch.
Kid closes the distance and pushes Ueyama back into the cage. Kid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Kid tries to throw a body punch but Ueyama avoids it by throwing Kid back against the cage. Kid blocks an elbow strike from Ueyama.
Kid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ueyama keeps control of Kid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ueyama wants to get back to striking at distance but Kid won't allow it.
Ueyama trying to land knees to the body.
Kid wants to get back to striking at distance but Ueyama won't allow it.
Ueyama taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kid is looking to control Ueyama's arms but Ueyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kid has his back to the cage. Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ueyama.
Kid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ueyama has him pressed against the cage. Kid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ueyama has him pressed against the cage. Ueyama tries to break the clinch but Kid is controlling the position. Kid wants to get back to striking at distance but Ueyama won't allow it.
Kid wants to break free but Ueyama has control.
Ueyama trying to stall but Kid improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kid stalling in the clinch.
Kid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KT Kid dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ueyama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid misses with a wild body shot. Kid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid looks to clinch and Ueyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ueyama takes a body punch but keeps moving. Kid throws a sloppy head kick and Ueyama moves out of range easily. Kid misses with a head kick.
Kid wants to clinch up but Ueyama keeps it at a distance. KT Kid is winning the standup battle so far. Kid tries to clinch there but Ueyama circles away.
Ueyama is breathing heavily. Kid throws a body kick that misses. Ueyama avoids the head kick by Kid.
KT Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kid is looking to clinch. Kid tries to clinch but Ueyama moves out of range. Kid tries to clinch there but Ueyama circles away.
Kid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
KT Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kid closes the distance and clinches. Ueyama wants to stall.
Kid has Ueyama pressed against the cage, preventing Ueyama from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Ueyama can't break the clinch.
Ueyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Ueyama throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid can't break the clinch.
Kid wants to stall.
Ueyama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. With the fighters up against the cage, Ueyama throws an elbow but misses. Kid is trying to break the clinch but Ueyama has him pressed against the cage. Ueyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ueyama checks a leg kick. Kid throws a body kick that misses. Noriaki Ueyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ueyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ueyama keeps the fight on the outside. Ueyama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid tries to clinch there but Ueyama circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ueyama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Ueyama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kid tries to clinch but Ueyama is having none of it. The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kid misses with a kick to the body.
Ueyama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ueyama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kid throws a body punch but Ueyama moves out of range. Ueyama keeps the fight on the outside. Ueyama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Kid darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid throws a body kick that misses. The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kid clinches up against the cage. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Kid wants to break free but Ueyama has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KT Kid dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ueyama. Ueyama throws a nice looking combination but Kid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kid throws the kick towards the body but Ueyama avoids it. Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
Kid rushes Ueyama and presses him up against the cage. Ueyama missing with knees to the body.
Kid tries to break free but Ueyama pushes him back against the cage. Ueyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Kid controlling the action here for a moment.
Kid is looking to break free of the clinch but Ueyama has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ueyama is trying to break the clinch but Kid has him pressed against the cage. Ueyama has Kid pressed against the cage, preventing Kid from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Kid is trying to force a seperation but Ueyama has the dominant position. Ueyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ueyama blocks a body shot from Kid. Ueyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kid is keeping busy. Ueyama blocks an elbow strike. Kid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ueyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid just leaning against Ueyama, taking a breather. Ueyama managing to block the knees to the body from Kid.
Ueyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kid tries to clinch up but Ueyama circles away and keeps his distance. Kid moves into the clinch. Kid dodges an elbow strike from Ueyama.
A frustrated look appears on Kid's face as he tries to break the clinch. Kid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Kid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kid is trying to stall.
Noriaki Ueyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ueyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ueyama slows down the pace here.
Kid trying to control the position but instead, Ueyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kid into the cage. Kid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ueyama has him pressed against the cage. Kid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ueyama throws an elbow that misses.
KT Kid has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ueyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kid avoids it. Ueyama working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kid is looking to break free of the clinch but Ueyama has double underhooks. Ueyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kid tries to clinch but Ueyama moves out of range. Kid moves in looking to clinch but Ueyama pushes him off. Ueyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kid. Kid tries to land a front kick but Ueyama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ueyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kid. Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ueyama swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kid clinches. A battle for position here, against the cage. KT Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kid misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight! KT Kid showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KT Kid!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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