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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan has chosen KDB Highlights as his entrance music. Karen Darabedyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karen Darabedyan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darabedyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Awas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darabedyan.
Awa wants to clinch up but Darabedyan keeps it at a distance.
Darabedyan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Awa has closed the distance and engaged Darabedyan in a clinch.
Awa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Awa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Awa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darabedyan's elbow.
Darabedyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darabedyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Awa.
Awa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Awa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darabedyan backs up against the ropes.
Darabedyan missing with a left hand there. Awa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Awa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darabedyan lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darabedyan wants to stall.
Awa working hard to break the clinch.
Darabedyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch.
Awa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan manages to break the clinch.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Awa with a series of wild strikes but Awa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Awa tries to clinch up.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darabedyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Awa misses with a body punch.
Darabedyan is trying to push Awa away but Awa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Awa lands a right hand.
Darabedyan lands an elbow that stopped Awa in his tracks for a moment.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Darabedyan misses with a body shot.
Darabedyan scores with the left hand. Awa knows he should have avoided that one.
Awa is looking to clinch.
Awa rushes Darabedyan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
Darabedyan throws a one two combo.
Awa is rocked!
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!
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Awa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Darabedyan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Awa counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.
Awa seems to have got his legs back now.
Darabedyan gets tackled into the ropes by Awa. Awa maintains the clinch.
Darabedyan trying to land knees to the body.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Darabedyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Awa.
Awa wants to clinch up but Darabedyan keeps it at a distance.
Awa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darabedyan is trying to break the clinch but Awa is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Darabedyan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darabedyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Awa's efforts to push away.
Awa is trying to push Darabedyan away but Darabedyan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Awa throws an elbow but it misses.
Awa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karen Darabedyan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darabedyan throws a nice looking combination but Awa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darabedyan moves into range and clinches up with Awa.
Darabedyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Awa won't allow it.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the ropes.
Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan throws a head kick but Awa moves out of range.
Darabedyan tries to work over Awa's front leg with a kick but Awa checks it.
Darabedyan swinging wildly here.
Darabedyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Awa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Darabedyan. That one must have hurt.
A punch combination from Darabedyan misses.
Awa tries to clinch but Darabedyan is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Awa!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darabedyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Awa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Darabedyan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Awa has Darabedyan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Darabedyan takes a shot to the head.
Darabedyan is trying to break the clinch but Awa is controlling him.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the ropes.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awa keeps the fight on the outside.
Awa dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Awa momentarily.
Darabedyan throws a right hand that Awa ducks under and follows up with a left that Awa also avoids with ease.
Awa is looking to clinch.
Awa moves into the clinch.
Awa throws a head punch that misses.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa working aggressively here.
Darabedyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Awa moves out of range.
Darabedyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darabedyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Awa is looking to clinch.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination but Awa avoids it well.
Darabedyan darts in and clinches Awa up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awa checks a low kick from Darabedyan.
Awa tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves away
and Darabedyan counters with a series of strikes. Awa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darabedyan throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karen Darabedyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darabedyan clinches up against the ropes.
Awa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darabedyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Awa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darabedyan is trying to force a seperation but Awa has the dominant position.
Awa lands a knee to the body.
Darabedyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Awa won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awa.
Darabedyan tries to stall but Awa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Awa scores with a shoulder strike.
Awa misses with a punch to the body.
Awa is trying to force a seperation but Darabedyan has the dominant position.
Awa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darabedyan's defenses.
Awa lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darabedyan breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Darabedyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darabedyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Darabedyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darabedyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa tries to clinch but Darabedyan is having none of it.
Darabedyan has closed the distance and engaged Awa in a clinch.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Awa prevents Darabedyan from breaking the clinch.
Awa lands an elbow inside that Darabedyan shrugs off.
Darabedyan is trying to stall.
Awa misses with a punch to the body.
Awa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darabedyan trying to stall but Awa improves his position.
Awa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Awa tries to throw a body punch but Darabedyan avoids it by throwing Awa back against the ropes.
Awa keeps control of Darabedyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darabedyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Awa is trying to break free.
Darabedyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Awa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darabedyan's elbow.
Darabedyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ricardo Awa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Awa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darabedyan.
Awa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Awa gets through Darabedyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darabedyan misses with a knee to the head.
Awa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awa.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab
and Awa counters with a left and a right that stings Darabedyan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Awa moves out of range of the body kick.
Darabedyan is looking to clinch but Awa is avoiding it.
Awa avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Awa clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab
and Awa counters with a thumping low kick.
Awa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darabedyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Awa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Awa.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch but Darabedyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darabedyan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Awa is looking to clinch.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Awa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch but Darabedyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darabedyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Awa lands with a slapping head kick.
Darabedyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Darabedyan does no damage.
Awa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darabedyan tries to clinch up.
Awa tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves out of range.
Darabedyan throws a right hand that Awa ducks under and follows up with a left that Awa also avoids with ease.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that Awa avoids nicely.
Darabedyan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Awa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Awa gets tackled into the ropes by Darabedyan. Darabedyan maintains the clinch.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch but Awa keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa has Darabedyan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Awa pushes Darabedyan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch but Awa keeps him there for the moment.
Darabedyan tries to stall but Awa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Awa misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Darabedyan throws an elbow but misses.
Darabedyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darabedyan wants to break free but Awa has control.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab
and Awa counters with a low kick, right behind Darabedyan 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Awa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination but Awa avoids it well.
Darabedyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Awa had his way with Karen Darabedyan in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Awa moves into the clinch successfully.
Darabedyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Awa's efforts to push away.
Awa lands an elbow just above Darabedyan 's eye.
Darabedyan managing to block the knees to the body from Awa.
Darabedyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the ropes.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Awa clinches with his opponent.
Awa throws an elbow that misses.
Darabedyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Awa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darabedyan throws a shot from downtown. Awa moves away and avoids it.
Darabedyan throws out a loose jab but Awa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darabedyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Darabedyan misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darabedyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Awa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Awa tries to clinch up.
Awa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Awa darts in and clinches Darabedyan up against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Darabedyan manages to break the clinch.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Darabedyan pushes him off.
Darabedyan throws a combination that misses
and Awa counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Awa is looking to clinch but Darabedyan is avoiding it.
Ricardo Awa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Darabedyan pushes him off.
Awa misses with a two punch combination.
Awa avoids the head kick by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Awa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darabedyan thinking.
Darabedyan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Awa with a series of wild strikes but Awa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awa avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Awa avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Awa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Awa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Awa!
Ricardo Awa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80%, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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