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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Olivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Olivero!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olivero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Olivero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivan Olivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Olivero misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Olivero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olivero. Olivero obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olivero.
Lewis takes one on the button.
Olivero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olivero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Olivero misses.
Olivero stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olivero misses with a hook to the body
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Olivero tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olivero throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Olivero misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olivero. Olivero obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Olivero.
Olivero misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a big head kick but Olivero shrugs it off.
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Olivero misses with a double jab
and Lewis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis slips a straight right by Olivero.
Olivero throws a leg kick but Lewis moved away.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Olivero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Olivero misses with a body shot
and Lewis counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olivero misses with a hook
and Lewis counters with a good, hard body kick but Olivero shrugs it off.
A low kick from Olivero is predictable there
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Olivero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olivero, right into the meat.
Olivero misses the jab.
Lewis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Olivero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Olivero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olivero misses with a low kick.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Olivero misses the target.
Olivero throws a body kick that misses
and Lewis counters with a good, hard body kick but Olivero shrugs it off.
Olivero connects with a nice looking jab.
Olivero looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Olivero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Olivero throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a good low kick that Olivero was not able to check.
Olivero throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Olivero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a low kick, right behind Olivero 's knee.
A jab from Olivero misses.
Olivero misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olivero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero misses with the combination.
Olivero tried to score with a low kick but Lewis checks it.
Olivero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Olivero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Olivero misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olivero misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Ivan Olivero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Olivero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Olivero had a free shot at his head there.
Nick Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olivero misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Olivero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olivero throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Olivero swinging wildly here.
Olivero misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a thumping low kick.
Olivero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Olivero walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
Olivero swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Olivero thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Olivero throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Olivero.
Olivero misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a leg kick.
Olivero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Olivero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olivero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Olivero is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Olivero misses with a head kick.
Olivero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Olivero misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olivero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olivero throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with a nice leg kick.
Olivero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis moves out of range as Olivero throws a body kick.
Olivero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Olivero.
Ivan Olivero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Olivero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Olivero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olivero 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Olivero!
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