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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Takai Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takai Kurosawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chaz Wong's chin.
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144 lbs
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132 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takai Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Wong!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurosawa circles away.
Kurosawa tries to clinch up.
Kurosawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurosawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurosawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurosawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takai Kurosawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wong wants to clinch.
Wong rushes Kurosawa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong pressing his opponent against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wong throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kurosawa as Wong tries to tie him up.
Kurosawa avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong is pushing Kurosawa up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Wong's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wong is trying to maintain a safe position but Kurosawa gets an underhook and turns Wong into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Kurosawa tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong wants to clinch.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurosawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong wants to clinch.
Kurosawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong moves in looking to clinch but Kurosawa pushes him off.
Kurosawa tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurosawa forces Wong back against the ropes and clinches.
Wong leaning against his opponent.
Wong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wong.
It looks like Takai Kurosawa has been cut.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurosawa blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurosawa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wong counters by clinching up.
Wong misses with an elbow over the top.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong landing knees to the body.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong has Kurosawa pressed against the ropes, preventing Kurosawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wong stalling in the clinch but Kurosawa improves position.
Kurosawa has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurosawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurosawa dodges an elbow strike from Wong.
Kurosawa pushes Wong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
Kurosawa is trying to stall.
Wong working Kurosawa over with knees to the body.
Wong stalling in the clinch but Kurosawa improves position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands an elbow just above Kurosawa 's eye.
Wong taking a breather.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Kurosawa blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurosawa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurosawa.
Wong lands an elbow inside.
Kurosawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wong avoiding damage.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kurosawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Wong.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurosawa up against the ropes.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Kurosawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong slows down the pace here.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kurosawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kurosawa working aggressively here.
Kurosawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wong stalling against the ropes.
Kurosawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wong controls his hands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wong trying to stall but Kurosawa improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Kurosawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kurosawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kurosawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wong moves into the clinch.
Kurosawa lands an uppercut.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kurosawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Kurosawa blocks with his arms.
Wong trying to stall but Kurosawa improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with an elbow over the top.
Kurosawa tries to stall but Wong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kurosawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong trying to control the position but instead, Kurosawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wong into the ropes.
Wong seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Wong working Kurosawa over with knees to the body.
Kurosawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wong misses with an elbow over the top.
Kurosawa pushes Wong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chaz Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takai Kurosawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kurosawa cracks Wong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kurosawa tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurosawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kurosawa duly obliges.
Kurosawa wants to clinch.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong tries to clinch but Kurosawa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Kurosawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wong wants to clinch up but Kurosawa keeps it at a distance.
Kurosawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takai Kurosawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurosawa tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurosawa connects with a crisp jab.
Wong tries to clinch up but Kurosawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Wong wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to clinch up but Kurosawa keeps it at a distance.
Wong tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Kurosawa misses.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurosawa circles away.
Kurosawa connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa tries to clinch up
and Wong counters by moving into the clinch.
Kurosawa is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the ropes.
Kurosawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wong misses with an elbow strike.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurosawa wants to stall.
Kurosawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Kurosawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kurosawa.
Wong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kurosawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurosawa avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Kurosawa avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong stalling in the clinch but Kurosawa improves position.
Kurosawa letting Wong take a breather here.
Wong throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosawa managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kurosawa as Wong tries to tie him up.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosawa is defending well for now.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong has Kurosawa pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Kurosawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Kurosawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takai Kurosawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurosawa throws a series of punches but Wong moves out of range.
Kurosawa scores with a three punch combo!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kurosawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kurosawa moves to clinch but Wong breaks away
and Wong counters by moving into the clinch.
Kurosawa digs a right hand into Wong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wong's gas tank.
Wong slowing the pace effectively.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Kurosawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wong looking to stall.
Kurosawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
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!
Kurosawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kurosawa is keeping busy.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Kurosawa blocks it.
Wong stalling the fight.
Wong throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Wong tries to clinch up.
Kurosawa tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Wong wants to clinch.
Kurosawa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to clinch up but Kurosawa keeps it at a distance.
Wong tries to clinch up.
Kurosawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wong tries to clinch up but Kurosawa circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wong checks a leg kick.
Kurosawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurosawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurosawa thuds a left hand into Wong's body.
Wong tries to clinch up.
Kurosawa tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Kurosawa throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosawa connects with a right hand. Wong shakes it off.
Kurosawa throws a sloppy head kick and Wong moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takai Kurosawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takai Kurosawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurosawa wants to clinch.
Wong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kurosawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wong slips a jab and a cross from Kurosawa.
Wong wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to clinch up but Kurosawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurosawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurosawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wong has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurosawa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kurosawa blocks an elbow strike from Wong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wong lands an elbow inside.
Wong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurosawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong lands an elbow just above Kurosawa 's eye.
Wong just leaning against Kurosawa, taking a breather.
Kurosawa trying to stall but Wong improves his position.
Wong lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wong leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Kurosawa tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to clinch up.
Kurosawa wants to clinch.
Kurosawa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wong on the side of the head.
Kurosawa keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurosawa.
Kurosawa lands a body shot.
Kurosawa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wong. Wong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurosawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong tries to clinch up but Kurosawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurosawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Kurosawa tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Wong tries to clinch up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa lands a jab to the head.
Kurosawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong darts in and clinches Kurosawa up against the ropes.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurosawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurosawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wong wants to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kurosawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wong throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Kurosawa tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Kurosawa back against the ropes.
Kurosawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chaz Wong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kurosawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kurosawa.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Kurosawa blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kurosawa.
Kurosawa takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurosawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kurosawa stalling in the clinch but Wong improves position.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong tries to stall but Kurosawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Kurosawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wong has Kurosawa pressed against the ropes.
Kurosawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong tries to stall but Kurosawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kurosawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Kurosawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kurosawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wong is rocked!
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
Wong is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurosawa finish him?
Kurosawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosawa taking a breather.
Kurosawa lands a right hand.
Wong is looking to control Kurosawa's arms but Kurosawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wong has his back to the ropes.
Kurosawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kurosawa tries to stall but Wong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to stall but Kurosawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kurosawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosawa.
Wong is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurosawa thuds his right hand into Wong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong tries to clinch but Kurosawa moves out of range.
Wong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kurosawa to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Takai Kurosawa.
I think Kurosawa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takai Kurosawa!
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