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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazuya Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Tomlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Abe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Tomlin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abe.
Tomlin looks to land a left hand but Abe moved out of range nicely.
Abe fails to land with a series of punches.
Abe misses with an uppercut. Tomlin saw that one coming.
Abe motions for Tomlin to come forward. Abe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abe throws a looping overhand right but Tomlin ducks down to avoid it.
Abe misses with a leg kick
and Tomlin counters with a straight right hand.
Tomlin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tomlin checks a low kick from Abe.
Tomlin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abe under the eye.
A left and a right from Tomlin both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kazuya Abe has been cut.
Tomlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abe connects with a leg kick. Tomlin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe slips a jab from Tomlin.
Abe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tomlin.
Abe darts in trying to clinch
and Tomlin counters with a one-two to the body.
Tomlin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abe momentarily.
Abe misses with a kick to the body
and Tomlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomlin scores with a one two! Abe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tomlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abe needs to keep his hands up - Tomlin had a free shot at his head there.
Tomlin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomlin avoids the head kick by Abe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomlin scores with a head kick.
Abe throws a leg kick
and Tomlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abe looks to land a right hand but Tomlin moved out of range.
Abe walks into a left hand.
Tomlin lands with a straight right. Abe didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Abe misses the target.
Abe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tomlin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Tomlin.
Tomlin misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abe.
Abe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abe manages to avoid it.
Tomlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Abe.
Tomlin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tomlin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Abe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tomlin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomlin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomlin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tomlin looks to land a right hand but Abe moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tomlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abe throws a head kick but Tomlin moves out of range.
Abe scores with a sloppy right hand. Tomlin should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomlin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abe eats them both and turns towards Tomlin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tomlin misses the jab.
Tomlin lands a head kick. Abe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Abe's corner calls for a 1-2. Abe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Tomlin blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abe swinging wildly here.
Tomlin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Tomlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuya Abe'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.
Abe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abe misses with a leg kick
and Tomlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abe slips under a jab from Tomlin.
Abe defending well as Tomlin loads up on a big left hand.
Tomlin lands a jab to the head.
Tomlin misses the jab.
Abe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Abe catches Tomlin right on the button with a cross.
Jeff Tomlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomlin throws a head kick that Abe semi-blocks.
Abe tries to clinch there but Tomlin circles away.
Abe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomlin.
Abe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abe defending well as Tomlin loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlin misses with a wild body shot.
Tomlin misses with a wild body shot.
Tomlin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abe lands a front kick.
Abe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abe thumps Tomlin with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Abe misses.
Tomlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abe manages to avoid it.
Jeff Tomlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomlin throws a head kick but Abe moves out of range.
Abe misses with an uppercut.
Tomlin scores with a three punch combo!
Tomlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Tomlin.
Abe blocks a head kick by Tomlin.
Abe with a nice cross.
Tomlin misses with a body shot.
Tomlin checks a leg kick nicely.
Abe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tomlin, right into the meat.
Tomlin scores with a nice right hand.
Abe tried to score with a low kick but Tomlin checks it.
Abe tries to clinch up.
Abe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomlin. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Abe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomlin. Abe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abe misses the jab.
Tomlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomlin misses with a wild combination.
Tomlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abe was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomlin.
Tomlin closes the distance and clinches.
Abe is pushing Tomlin up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abe taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tomlin.
Tomlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abe keeps control of Tomlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abe tries to break free but Tomlin pushes him back against the ropes.
Tomlin tries to stall but Abe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abe tries to break the clinch but Tomlin is controlling the position.
Abe has Tomlin pressed against the ropes, preventing Tomlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomlin prevents Abe from breaking the clinch.
Tomlin breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abe throws a low kick but Tomlin avoids it.
Tomlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Tomlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazuya Abe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Abe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abe.
Abe slips under a jab from Tomlin.
Abe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abe slips a jab from Tomlin.
Tomlin throws a head kick that misses.
Abe is looking to chop away at Tomlin's legs.
A jab lands there for Abe.
Tomlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Abe counters with a nice body shot.
Abe scores with a sloppy right hand. Tomlin should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Tomlin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tomlin.
Tomlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Abe.
Abe avoids the body shot from Tomlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tomlin checks the leg kick.
Abe misses with an uppercut.
Abe throws a leg kick but Tomlin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abe throws an overhand right that lands on Tomlin's shoulder, as Tomlin tries to avoid the shot.
Abe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomlin.
A leg kick checked by Tomlin.
Abe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Abe is predictable there
and Tomlin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tomlin misses with a straight left.
Abe throws a lazy head kick
and Tomlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomlin throws a lazy right hand but Abe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin misses with a body kick.
Abe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abe throws a leg kick
and Tomlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tomlin throws a head kick but Abe moves out of range.
Abe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tomlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abe misses with an uppercut.
Tomlin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abe throws a leg kick which misses Tomlin's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomlin tries to avoid it.
Abe is looking to chop away at Tomlin's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin is looking to land body kicks.
Abe walks into a stiff left hand from Tomlin.
Abe avoids the head kick by Tomlin.
Abe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomlin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abe.
Abe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tomlin throws a solid leg kick but Abe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tomlin.
Abe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomlin.
Abe throws a low kick, looking for Tomlin's leg but Tomlin calmly moves out of range.
Abe wants to clinch but Tomlin slips to the side
and Tomlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomlin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tomlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abe.
Abe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jeff Tomlin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abe closes the distance but Tomlin moves to the side
and Tomlin counters with a series of strikes. Abe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tomlin feints and then cracks Abe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abe down.
A telegraphed right hand from Abe misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abe throws a leg kick
and Tomlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tomlin misses with a looping right.
Tomlin throws a sloppy head kick
letting Abe counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuya Abe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tomlin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Tomlin!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeff Tomlin 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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pop
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