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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitsugaya misses with a straight right.
Hitsugaya has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lumpio looks to land a right hand but Hitsugaya moved out of range.
Lumpio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lumpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hitsugaya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lumpio. Hitsugaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armas Lumpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitsugaya ducks under a wild hook from Lumpio.
A right-left combo lands from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a hook to the side of Hitsugaya's head but Hitsugaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Lumpio misses.
Lumpio misses with a low kick as Hitsugaya jumps back.
Hitsugaya's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hitsugaya duly obliges.
Hitsugaya misses with a head kick.
Lumpio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitsugaya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hitsugaya slips a jab from Lumpio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lumpio closes the distance and pushes Hitsugaya back into the ropes.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Hitsugaya looking to stall.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio scores with a shoulder strike.
Hitsugaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lumpio's elbow.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitsugaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitsugaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Lumpio controls his hands.
Lumpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitsugaya avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitsugaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitsugaya tries to break the clinch but Lumpio is controlling the position.
Hitsugaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitsugaya is trying to maintain a safe position but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns Hitsugaya into the ropes.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lumpio as Hitsugaya tries to tie him up.
Lumpio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lumpio has Hitsugaya pressed against the ropes, preventing Hitsugaya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumpio lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitsugaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshiro Hitsugaya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hitsugaya misses with a combination
and Lumpio moves into the clinch.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lumpio landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lumpio.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hitsugaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Lumpio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike.
Hitsugaya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitsugaya is trying to maintain a safe position but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns Hitsugaya into the ropes.
Hitsugaya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitsugaya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lumpio is keeping busy.
Hitsugaya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hitsugaya tries a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks it.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitsugaya.
Lumpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lumpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Toshiro Hitsugaya has been cut.
Hitsugaya taking a breather.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hitsugaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitsugaya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Hitsugaya is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lumpio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya working aggressively here.
Lumpio landing knees to the body.
Hitsugaya takes a shot to the head.
Hitsugaya missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitsugaya stalling in the clinch but Lumpio improves position.
Lumpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitsugaya won't want to take too many of those.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Lumpio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toshiro Hitsugaya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hitsugaya misses with a straight left.
Hitsugaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitsugaya throws a sloppy head kick and Lumpio moves out of range easily.
Hitsugaya misses with a double jab
and Lumpio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lumpio misses with a leg kick.
Lumpio clinches.
Hitsugaya landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armas Lumpio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitsugaya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitsugaya trying to stall but Lumpio improves his position.
Hitsugaya lands a right hand.
Hitsugaya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hitsugaya tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya is looking to control Lumpio's arms but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitsugaya has his back to the ropes.
Lumpio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitsugaya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitsugaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Lumpio.
Hitsugaya lands with a left to the head.
Hitsugaya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lumpio backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitsugaya misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio lands a right hand.
Lumpio lands with a right to the head.
Lumpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lumpio lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitsugaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Hitsugaya is blocking nicely.
Hitsugaya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lumpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lumpio presses Hitsugaya against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hitsugaya is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Lumpio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitsugaya takes a shot to the head.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitsugaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lumpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitsugaya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Lumpio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lumpio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Lumpio!
Toshiro Hitsugaya was interviewed post fight and said 'Well just seems I didn't have the right game plan for today, well you win some you lose some I will come back and win my next fight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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