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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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173 cm
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140 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sato throws a push kick but Smirnov slaps the foot to one side.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Smirnov clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Smirnov controls the action.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Smirnov controls the action.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses.
Sato blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Sato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it misses.
Sato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smirnov or not.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Sato tries to work over Smirnov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smirnov.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato being controlled against the ropes.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Sato scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Smirnov has been cut.
Sato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov just leaning against Sato, taking a breather.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
Sato works on Smirnov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sato obliges.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov lands an elbow that stopped Sato in his tracks for a moment.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Sato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Sato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Sato blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smirnov just leaning against Sato, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sato as Smirnov tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Sato throws knees to the body.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smirnov misses with a hook.
Smirnov tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
Smirnov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Smirnov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato lands a jab to the head.
Smirnov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smirnov moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a nice body kick.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smirnov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That kick from Smirnov tenderised Sato's leg. Sato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Smirnov moved out of range.
Sato tries to score with a low kick but Smirnov moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a few strikes there.
Sato lands with a hook. Smirnov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick
and Smirnov counters with a nice leg kick.
Sato moves out of range as Smirnov throws a body kick.
Smirnov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smirnov moves out of range of the body kick.
Smirnov throws a leg kick which misses Sato's front leg but catches the back leg as Sato tries to avoid it.
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smirnov blocks a jab.
Smirnov is looking to clinch.
Smirnov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smirnov misses with a straight left.
Smirnov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Smirnov slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smirnov is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Smirnov slams his shin into Sato's torso.
Smirnov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Smirnov.
Jab from Sato.
Smirnov slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Smirnov's head but Smirnov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smirnov ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Smirnov.
Smirnov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnov misses with a looping right.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick
and Smirnov counters with a nice leg kick.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Smirnov's shoulder, as Smirnov tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smirnov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato throws a hook but Smirnov blocks it.
Smirnov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smirnov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smirnov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sato is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sato.
A good leg kick by Sato.
Smirnov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sato's sensitive parts.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smirnov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Smirnov is predictable there
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Smirnov avoids it.
Smirnov lands a front kick.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato throws a body punch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smirnov walks into a straight right hand from Sato.
Sato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smirnov misses with a body shot
and Smirnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov lands a front kick.
Sato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smirnov.
Sato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smirnov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smirnov.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smirnov at a distance.
Smirnov tries to clinch up.
Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Smirnov throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Smirnov as he connects with a hook.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Smirnov slips the punch.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
Smirnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Smirnov throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smirnov.
Smirnov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Smirnov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smirnov throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Smirnov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sato misses with a wild combination.
Smirnov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smirnov throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smirnov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smirnov connects with the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sato checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov scores with a sloppy right hand. Sato should have avoided that one.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Sato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smirnov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses
and Sato counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smirnov.
Sato's corner calls for a 1-2. Sato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smirnov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sato looks to land a combination but Smirnov avoids it well.
Smirnov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Smirnov settles back down.
Sato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smirnov connects with an inside leg kick.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smirnov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sato thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato throws a jab when Smirnov was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Smirnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato throws a right and a left that Smirnov avoids nicely.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Smirnov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato throws a series of punches but Smirnov avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smirnov.
Sato digs a good hook to Smirnov's body.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Smirnov.
A big right from Sato misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Smirnov looks to land a combination. Sato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smirnov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Smirnov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smirnov misses with an uppercut.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smirnov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Smirnov moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Smirnov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ukyo Sato.
Well Sato 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ukyo Sato!
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RATING
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