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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Reputation . K is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Albatross, Albatross, Albatross. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan K !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Delight.
Delight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Delight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
K listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
K throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from K misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
K feints and then cracks Delight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delight down.
K throws a lazy head kick
and Delight counters with an inside leg kick.
Delight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Delight avoids a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Delight.
Delight is looking to clinch but K is avoiding it.
Dan K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delight rushes K and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from K .
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delight moves away.
Delight lands a jab.
Delight slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K lands a right hook to the body.
K throws a leg kick but Delight checks it.
K fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delight checks it well.
K connects with a single shot there.
K keeps the fight on the outside.
K misses with a hook. Delight ducked under it nicely.
K jabbing away but nothing is landing.
K gets tackled into the ropes by Delight. Delight maintains the clinch.
Delight tries a knee to the head but K blocks it.
K misses with a punch on the inside.
Delight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
K blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight can't break the clinch.
Delight looking to throw knees to the head but K is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by K .
K lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delight has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
K managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Delight just misses with a elbow thrown towards K 's brow.
Delight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Delight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delight lands a knee to the body.
K on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
K on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has K in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
K lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
K lands a nice uppercut.
Delight tries a body shot but K blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight misses with a punch to the body.
K 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but K paws at him with a jab and circles away.
K attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
K throws a body kick that misses
and Delight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Dutch Delight will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Delight feints and then cracks K 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow K down.
K throws a solid leg kick but Delight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at K .
K works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Delight takes one on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Delight.
Delight lands a right hook to the body.
Dan K seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Delight as he connects with a hook.
Delight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
K blocks a head kick by Delight.
K misses with a straight left.
Delight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Delight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by K . That's going to slow Delight down.
Delight lands with a kick to the ribs.
K scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
K swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K tries to score with a low kick but Delight moves his leg out of the way.
K throws a push kick but Delight slaps the foot to one side.
Delight throws a good cross that connects.
K throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
K dodges the punch combination from Delight.
Delight misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for K .
K on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
K throws a shot from downtown. Delight moves away and avoids it.
Delight takes a swing at K 's ribcage but misses.
K connects with a right hand. Delight shakes it off.
Delight moves out of range of the body kick.
Delight tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. K manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
K ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Delight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before K can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Delight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from K .
K listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Delight throws a head kick that misses.
K scores with a jab to the body.
K swinging wildly here.
K lands a leg kick that knocks Delight off balance momentarily.
K throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
K fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
K looks for the body kick but Delight saw that one coming.
K throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up but K swats him away and circles back towards the center.
K throws a looping overhand right but Delight ducks down to avoid it.
K fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
K circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from K misses
and Delight counters with an outside leg kick.
Delight tries to clinch but K is having none of it.
K blocks a jab.
Delight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
K scores with a jab to the body.
K throws the kick towards the body but Delight avoids it.
Delight misses with a series of wild punches.
K feints and then cracks Delight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delight down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight throws a head kick but K moves out of range.
K lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Delight slips a straight right by K .
Delight misses the shot to the body.
Delight moves out of range as K throws a body kick.
Delight tries to clinch up but K circles away and keeps his distance.
K connects with a looping right hand.
K misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
K fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
K fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
K moves into range and connects with a jab.
K fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delight manages to avoid it.
K avoids the head kick by Delight.
K lands with a cross.
K fakes the leg kick and cracks Delight in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
K connects with a body shot.
K misses with a low kick.
Delight moves into the clinch successfully.
Delight working K over with knees to the body.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
K breaks the clinch.
K lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
K fails to land with a series of punches.
K looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from K does it's job there.
K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delight moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
K throws the kick towards the body but Delight avoids it.
Delight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from K , right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K really dominated that round.
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.
A shot to the body from Delight misses
and K counters with a stiff right hand.
Delight misses with the combination.
Delight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Delight throws the kick towards the body but K avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
K misses with a low kick.
K throws a body punch but Delight moves out of range.
K connects with a leg kick. Delight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
K slips a straight right by Delight.
The crowd cheers as K lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delight doesn't seem phased though.
K circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Delight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from K .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight with a hook.
Delight walks into a left hand.
K scores with a leg kick.
Delight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delight lands with a slapping head kick.
Delight takes a swing at K 's ribcage but misses.
K motions for Delight to come forward. K throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
K lands a nice looking body kick.
K misses with a combination
and Delight counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Delight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Delight moves in looking to clinch but K pushes him off.
Delight scoring well with a low kick there.
Delight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but K was well out of range. Poor timing from Delight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and K moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
K throws out a loose jab but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
K swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
A solid leg kick lands there for K .
K tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Delight is able to avoid easily.
Delight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delight throws a lazy head kick
letting K counter with a right hand.
Delight has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by K .
K looks to land a right hand but Delight moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
K swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from K , right into the meat.
Delight clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Delight slips under a jab.
Dutch Delight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Delight misses with a wild body shot.
Delight wants to clinch.
K misses with a body shot.
Jab from Delight.
Delight tries to clinch up but K circles away and keeps his distance.
Delight ducks right into an uppercut from K .
Delight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Delight throws a nice looking combination but K bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
K thumps Delight with a low kick.
K lands a nice looking body kick.
K misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight moves out of range of the body kick from K .
K looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dan K is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Delight takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
K connects with a leg kick. Delight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Delight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
K changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delight will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Delight thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Delight. K does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but K moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
K lands a nice looking body kick.
Delight drops his hands momentarily and K takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and K moves out of range easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
K moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
K thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
K scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
K lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
K swings for the body but Delight moves out of range.
Delight swinging wildly here.
K scores with a sloppy right hand. Delight should have avoided that one.
K explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Delight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by K .
K cracks Delight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
K takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delight takes a swing at K 's ribcage but misses.
K lands with a cross.
K connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Delight momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan K comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think K has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan K !
A relieved looking Dan K 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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