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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Gde Vkaragande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vkaragande's entrance music is Morbid Angel - God of Emptiness. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
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143 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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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
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gde Vkaragande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vkaragande throws a nice looking combination but Sims bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sims scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vkaragande slips under a jab.
Vkaragande scores with a punch to the head.
Sims is looking to clinch but Vkaragande is avoiding it.
Vkaragande lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vkaragande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sims throws a hook but Vkaragande blocks it.
Vkaragande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sims.
Vkaragande throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vkaragande blocks a jab.
Sims closes the distance and clinches.
Sims lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vkaragande looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vkaragande breaks from the clinch.
Vkaragande darts in and clinches Sims up against the ropes.
Sims working hard to break the clinch.
Sims lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vkaragande backwards.
Vkaragande avoiding damage as Sims throws knees to the body.
Vkaragande taking a breather.
Vkaragande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims tries to clinch there but Vkaragande circles away.
Sims tries to keep at a distance but Vkaragande has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sims has Vkaragande pressed against the ropes, preventing Vkaragande from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sims tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sims misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vkaragande is defending well for now.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gde Vkaragande has been cut.
A short uppercut from Sims.
Vkaragande blocks a body shot from Sims.
Vkaragande tries to circle away but Sims has him pinned against the ropes.
Vkaragande wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vkaragande is pushing Sims up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sims throws a punch but it's blocked by Vkaragande.
Vkaragande is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vkaragande is trying to maintain a safe position but Sims gets an underhook and turns Vkaragande into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims is trying to maintain a safe position but Vkaragande gets an underhook and turns Sims into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Vkaragande blocks the elbow strike.
Vkaragande trying to control the position but instead, Sims has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vkaragande into the ropes.
Vkaragande landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sims lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sims has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vkaragande.
Vkaragande takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vkaragande goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sims forces Vkaragande back against the ropes and clinches.
Sims trying to control the position but instead, Vkaragande has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sims into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Sims will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gde Vkaragande'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.
Sims stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vkaragande misses with a body kick.
Vkaragande drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sims moves in looking to clinch but Vkaragande pushes him off.
Sims takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vkaragande gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vkaragande is rocked!
Vkaragande throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Vkaragande is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vkaragande misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Vkaragande.
Sims connects with a quick right hand that sends Vkaragande tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Sims!
Our winner, William Sims, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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