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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between John Sako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yellow Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label has chosen Godsmak, I stand alone as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Excellent MT
Prefers standup
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yellow Label!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Label tries to clinch up.
John Sako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Label walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sako bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Label's head backwards.
Label tries to clinch there but Sako circles away.
A jab from Sako finds it's way through Label's defenses.
Sako scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Label with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sako to score with a decent uppercut.
Sako throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Sako will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Label closes the distance and clinches.
Label comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sako trying to land knees to the body.
Label tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sako wants to break free but Label has control.
Label's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sako lands a right hand that snaps the head of Label backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Label breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Label looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Label tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Label.
A head kick by Sako misses
and Label counters with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sako, as that shot connected.
Label instigates a clinch.
Sako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Label tries to close the distance and clinch but Sako swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sako falls off balance throwing a combination
and Label counters with a thumping low kick.
Sako misses with a kick to the body
and Label counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sako is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Label looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Label tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sako manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Label walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Sako. That snapped Label's head back.
Sako misses with a series of wild punches.
Label slips under a jab.
Sako will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sako lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Label.
Label tries to clinch but Sako moves out of range.
Label takes the fight into the clinch.
Sako has had enough of the clinch but Label keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sako breaks from the clinch.
Sako is looking to land body kicks.
Sako misses with a leg kick
and Label counters with a nice uppercut.
Label is looking to clinch but Sako is avoiding it.
Sako ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Label takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some wild striking there from Sako.
Sako throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sako throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sako lands a high kick!
Label is rocked!
Sako scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Label checks a leg kick.
Sako throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sako is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sako thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Label moves into the clinch.
Label's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sako ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Label wants to clinch up but Sako keeps it at a distance.
Label lands a lovely overhand right.
Sako is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Label looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sako rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Label counters with a head kick. That will keep Sako thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sako avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sako throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Label.
Label is still on wobbly legs! Can Sako finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sako's corner calls for a 1-2. Sako obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Label moves to clinch but Sako breaks away
and as Label takes a moment to reset, Sako counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Label goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Sako is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Sako!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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