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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Choi Zhanshuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Koyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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174 cm
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165 lbs
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Decent elbows
Cuts easily
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choi Zhanshuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Koyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koyama connects with a single shot there.
Koyama misses with a wild body shot.
Koyama wants to clinch.
Koyama wants to clinch.
Zhanshuch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koyama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zhanshuch misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhanshuch tries to clinch but Koyama moves away
and Koyama counters by moving into the clinch.
Koyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhanshuch controls his hands.
Koyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koyama working aggressively here.
Koyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhanshuch backwards.
Koyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koyama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhanshuch's efforts to push away.
Zhanshuch lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhanshuch wants to get back to striking at distance but Koyama won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhanshuch tries to circle away but Koyama has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhanshuch.
Zhanshuch takes a shot to the head.
Koyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhanshuch backwards.
Zhanshuch can't break the clinch.
Zhanshuch is looking to control Koyama's arms but Koyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhanshuch has his back to the ropes.
Koyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhanshuch controls his hands.
Zhanshuch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zhanshuch is trying to push Koyama away but Koyama has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Koyama.
Koyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhanshuch tries to stall but Koyama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhanshuch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koyama backwards.
Koyama lands with a short shot to the head.
Zhanshuch is trying to break the clinch but Koyama is controlling him.
Koyama lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhanshuch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Koyama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhanshuch can't break the clinch.
Zhanshuch landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhanshuch wants to break free but Koyama has control.
Koyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhanshuch's elbow.
Zhanshuch lands a hook that snaps the head of Koyama backwards.
Zhanshuch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhanshuch trying to control the position but instead, Koyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhanshuch into the ropes.
Koyama is working Zhanshuch over against the ropes.
Zhanshuch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Koyama lands with a short shot to the head.
Koyama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koyama.
Zhanshuch blocks a body shot from Koyama.
Koyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhanshuch is looking to control Koyama's arms but Koyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhanshuch has his back to the ropes.
Koyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Koyama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice combination there by Zhanshuch.
Zhanshuch misses with a wild body shot.
Zhanshuch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zhanshuch misses with a kick to the body.
Koyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Choi Zhanshuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhanshuch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhanshuch throws a series of punches but Koyama moves out of range.
Zhanshuch misses with a double jab.
Koyama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zhanshuch to score with a decent uppercut.
Koyama tries to bum rush Zhanshuch with a series of wild strikes but Zhanshuch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Zhanshuch misses its intended target.
Zhanshuch scores with a hook.
Koyama tries to clinch but Zhanshuch is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Zhanshuch. Those never looked like landing.
Zhanshuch throws a sloppy body shot
letting Koyama counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyama dodges the punch combination from Zhanshuch.
Choi Zhanshuch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Koyama. Those never looked like landing.
Koyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhanshuch.
Koyama moves out of range of the body kick from Zhanshuch.
Koyama rushes Zhanshuch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Koyama lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhanshuch backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Koyama.
Koyama tries to work over Zhanshuch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koyama tries to work over Zhanshuch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koyama lands with a light punch inside.
Koyama has Zhanshuch pressed against the ropes, preventing Zhanshuch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zhanshuch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koyama avoids it.
Koyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Koyama.
Hideo Koyama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyama throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koyama.
Zhanshuch throws a head punch that misses.
Zhanshuch wants to break free but Koyama has control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zhanshuch lands with a right to the head.
Koyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zhanshuch.
Koyama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhanshuch backwards.
Koyama scores with a shoulder strike.
Koyama lands a shoulder strike.
Koyama keeps control of Zhanshuch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhanshuch misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Koyama.
Good body shot from Koyama.
Zhanshuch tries to break the clinch but Koyama is controlling the position.
Koyama avoiding damage as Zhanshuch throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hideo Koyama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Zhanshuch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zhanshuch lands a really nice looking cross but Koyama seems unphased.
Koyama connects with a body shot.
Koyama moves into range and clinches up with Zhanshuch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Koyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zhanshuch's brow.
A short right from Zhanshuch on the inside.
Zhanshuch wants to stall.
Zhanshuch takes a shot to the head.
Koyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Koyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koyama has a couple of punches blocked by Zhanshuch.
Zhanshuch blocking some punches.
Koyama misses with a punch to the body.
Koyama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhanshuch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhanshuch lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyama lands a body shot.
Koyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhanshuch lands an uppercut.
Koyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhanshuch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhanshuch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zhanshuch takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Choi Zhanshuch has been cut.
Zhanshuch tries to throw a body punch but Koyama avoids it by throwing Zhanshuch back against the ropes.
Zhanshuch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhanshuch misses with some punches.
Zhanshuch struggles to land a body shot inside as Koyama controls his hands.
Koyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koyama.
Koyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhanshuch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koyama lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koyama misses with a body punch.
Koyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhanshuch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi Zhanshuch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhanshuch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhanshuch wants to break free but Koyama has control.
Zhanshuch can't break the clinch.
Koyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhanshuch avoids it.
Koyama misses with a knee strike.
Koyama lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koyama.
A short body shot lands from Koyama as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Koyama on the inside.
Koyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhanshuch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koyama lands with a left to the head.
Koyama lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Zhanshuch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zhanshuch managing to block the knees to the body from Koyama.
Hideo Koyama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhanshuch trying to land knees to the body.
Koyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Zhanshuch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zhanshuch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Koyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koyama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideo Koyama!
A relieved looking Hideo Koyama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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RATING
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