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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonii Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa has chosen Remember The Name as his entrance music. Tonii Jaa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Ray Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonii Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kicker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaa.
Kicker loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Kicker moves out of range.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kicker throws a leg kick but Jaa moved away.
Jaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a nice looking combination but Kicker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kicker misses with a low kick.
Kicker looks to land a body kick but Jaa moved away.
Kicker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kicker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Kicker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaa.
Jaa clinches up against the ropes.
Kicker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaa's face.
It looks like Tonii Jaa has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kicker as Jaa tries to tie him up.
Kicker misses with a punch to the body.
Kicker misses with a punch to the body.
Jaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicker scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ray Kicker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tonii Jaa's cut.
That's time! Kicker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kicker connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicker.
Jaa checks a low kick from Kicker.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Kicker misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Kicker down.
Kicker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaa clinches up against the ropes.
Kicker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker working aggressively here.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kicker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Jaa blocks an uppercut.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker misses with a punch to the body.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kicker blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Jaa avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Kicker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to control Kicker's arms but Kicker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaa has his back to the ropes.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaa avoids the damage to the body.
Kicker tries to work over Jaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Jaa 's eye.
Jaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kicker's elbow.
Kicker working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker misses with a punch to the body.
Kicker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tonii Jaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tonii Jaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kicker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaa.
Kicker scores with the left hand. Jaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Kicker tries to land a front kick but Jaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kicker throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaa counters with a body kick.
Kicker dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Kicker misses with a straight left.
Kicker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa blocks a head kick by Kicker.
Tonii Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kicker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kicker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaa.
Nice body kick from Kicker.
Kicker misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
Jaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kicker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kicker lands a nice looking body kick.
Kicker throws a shot to the body.
Kicker is looking to land body kicks.
Kicker tries to land a leg kick but Jaa saw it coming and moves away.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Ray Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicker avoids the head kick by Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tonii Jaa'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.
Jaa is looking to land body kicks.
Jaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kicker throws a push kick but Jaa slaps the foot to one side.
Jaa slips under a jab from Kicker.
Jaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kicker thumps Jaa with a low kick.
Kicker throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a leg kick.
Jaa throws a head kick but Kicker moves out of range.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Kicker lands the left hand.
A lazy body kick from Kicker
and Jaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Kicker avoids them all with ease.
Kicker throws a head kick but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Jaa misses
and Kicker counters with a head kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kicker lands a nice looking body kick.
Kicker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kicker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kicker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kicker.
An inside leg kick from Kicker misses.
Kicker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaa if he has to take too many more of those.
Kicker swings widly with a right hand
and Jaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker had his way with Tonii Jaa in that round.
The cut man is working on Tonii Jaa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kicker misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Kicker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kicker.
Kicker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaa. That did some damage!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kicker.
A nice left hand lands by Kicker.
Kicker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kicker obliges.
Jaa managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kicker.
Kicker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Tonii Jaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kicker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Jaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaa.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaa is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Tonii Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jaa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Kicker.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Kicker blocks it.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker lands with a left to the head.
Jaa is rocked!
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Jaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kicker finish him?
Jaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Kicker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jaa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kicker scores with a hook to the body.
Jaa seems to have recovered his senses.
Kicker lands a right hand.
Kicker cracks Jaa with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Kicker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kicker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Kicker!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ray Kicker waved his t-shirt featuring BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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