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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Gale Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Itou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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172 cm
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139 lbs
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170 cm
18
144 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Counter fighter
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Gold! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuuto Itou! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gold. Itou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Itou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gold's hands. Gold is looking to slow Itou down with leg kicks. Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Itou thows a body shot but no joy. Itou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gold. Itou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gold. Itou misses with the combination.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Itou throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily. Gold tries to work over Itou's front leg with a kick but Itou checks it. Gold slips a jab from Itou.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itou. That did some damage! Itou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gold. Gold lands a front kick. A telegraphed right hand from Itou misses the target. Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Itou scores with a jab. Itou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
Gold closes the distance and pushes Itou back into the ropes. Itou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gold wants to get back to striking at distance but Itou won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. With the fighters up against the ropes, Itou throws an elbow but misses. Itou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Gold blocks an elbow strike from Itou.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Itou.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itou's elbow. Gold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Itou lands with a short shot to the head. Gold tries to circle away but Itou has him pinned against the ropes. Itou throws an elbow but it misses.
Itou lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment. Itou misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Gold's face as he tries to break the clinch. Itou lands a left hand.
Itou lands a body punch in the clinch. Gold blocking some punches.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch. Itou gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gold is trying to break free. A head punch on the inside from Itou fails to land. Gold is trying to break the clinch but Itou has him pressed against the ropes. With the fighters up against the ropes, Itou throws an elbow but misses. Itou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuuto Itou will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Itou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Itou will feel that in the morning. Itou lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gold dodges the punch combination from Itou.
A slow jab from Itou misses its intended target. Itou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Itou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Itou misses. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gold. Itou shrugs it off though. Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itou takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gold misses with a low kick. Itou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Itou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold. Itou walks into a jab. Gold connects with a high kick. Itou scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Gold scores with a sloppy right hand. Itou should have avoided that one. Gold throws a nice inside leg kick. Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Itou misses with an uppercut. Gold scores with a head kick. Itou tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Itou misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Itou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gold moves into range and clinches up with Itou. Itou working aggressively here.
Itou tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itou lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Itous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Itou tries to clinch up. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Itou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Gold dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Itou's front leg but catches the back leg as Itou tries to avoid it. Gold has Itou up against the ropes in a clinch.
Itou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itou lands with a short shot to the head. Itou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itou pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Yuuto Itou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Itou digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected. Itou throws an elbow but it misses.
Itou lands with a left to the head. Itou gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Itou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Itou pushes Gold back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Itou lands with a right to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Itou lands an uppercut.
Gold is rocked! Itou looks to throw an elbow but misses. Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Itou lands a nice uppercut. Itou lands an elbow inside. Gold blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gold avoids the elbow strike from Itou, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Itou.
Itou breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gold with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gold looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gold get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yuuto Itou! A relieved looking Yuuto Itou 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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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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