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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin has chosen Toccata and Fugue as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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174 lbs
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174 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin misses with a body shot.
Hoshino with a jab.
Luzhin misses with a hook
and Hoshino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Luzhin does it's job there.
Luzhin misses with a few strikes there.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luzhin.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoshino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Luzhin does it's job there.
Luzhin scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoshino should have avoided that one.
Hoshino avoids a kick to the body.
Luzhin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Luzhin saw that one coming.
Luzhin scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Luzhin scores with a punch to the head.
Hoshino has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rings Russia in the buildup to the fight.
Luzhin scores with a leg kick.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoshino blocks the leg kick.
Luzhin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luzhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoshino throws out the jab.
Luzhin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luzhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Luzhin's shoulder, as Luzhin tries to avoid the shot.
Luzhin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Luzhin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luzhin throws a jab when Hoshino was well out of range.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. Hoshino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoshino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Luzhin.
Luzhin swings widly with a right hand
and Hoshino counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a shot from downtown. Hoshino moves away and avoids it.
Luzhin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Luzhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luzhin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoshino momentarily.
Hoshino blocks the body kick.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Luzhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luzhin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luzhin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luzhin throws a shot to the body.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Luzhin saw that one coming.
Luzhin misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Hoshino blocks the low kick.
Hoshino 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.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but Hoshino moved away.
Hoshino checks a leg kick nicely.
Luzhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoshino.
Hoshino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luzhin has time to react.
Luzhin is looking to land body kicks.
Luzhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luzhin gets a clinch.
Hoshino is looking to control Luzhin's arms but Luzhin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoshino has his back to the cage.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshino blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshino stalling against the cage.
Hoshino can't break the clinch.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoshino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Luzhin lands a nice looking body kick.
Luzhin stuns Hoshino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luzhin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luzhin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luzhin misses with a looping right.
Luzhin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hoshino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoshino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoshino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luzhin clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hoshino.
Hoshino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily.
Luzhin connects with a single shot there.
Hoshino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that round.
That's time! Hoshino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luzhin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Luzhin. Beautiful body shot.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Luzhin avoids the punch easily.
Luzhin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the body
and Luzhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luzhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luzhin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Luzhin avoids the punch easily.
Luzhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Luzhin throws a jab when Hoshino was well out of range.
Luzhin tries to score with a low kick but Hoshino moves his leg out of the way.
Hoshino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a jab to the nose.
Luzhin cracks Hoshino with an open hand slap.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Luzhin.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luzhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luzhin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luzhin.
Hoshino has Luzhin pushed against the cage.
Hoshino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoshino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshino prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoshino checks it well.
Luzhin throws out a powerful jab.
Hoshino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luzhin throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin is looking to clinch but Hoshino is avoiding it.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luzhin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Luzhin scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Hoshino.
Luzhin works over Hoshino's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoshino swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luzhin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luzhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a good cross that connects.
Luzhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin throws an overhand right that lands on Hoshino's shoulder, as Hoshino tries to avoid the shot.
Luzhin moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Luzhin with a hook.
Luzhin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoshinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luzhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoshino.
Luzhin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoshino walks forward, straight into a front kick from Luzhin.
Luzhin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luzhin.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luzhin scores with the left hand. Hoshino knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin scores with a jab to the head.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoshino lands a jab-cross combination.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Luzhin.
Luzhin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoshino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoshino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luzhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luzhin lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luzhin.
Hoshino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luzhin lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Luzhin connects with a body shot that sends Hoshino's belly button to the back.
Luzhin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luzhin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luzhin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luzhin looks to throw the jab but Hoshino is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Luzhin cracks Hoshino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luzhin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin's corner calls for a 1-2. Luzhin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoshino connects with a body shot that sends Luzhin's belly button to the back.
Hoshino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Luzhin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoshino is able to avoid easily.
Luzhin looks to land a left hand but Hoshino moved out of range nicely.
Luzhin tries to clinch there but Hoshino circles away.
A big left from Luzhin misses.
Hoshino throws a right hand that Luzhin ducks under and follows up with a left that Luzhin also avoids with ease.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoshino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luzhin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luzhin defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Luzhin tries to clinch but Hoshino is having none of it.
Luzhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin stalks Hoshino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hoshino's face. Hoshino staggers backwards, shaken.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
Nice straight punches there by Hoshino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoshino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Luzhin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luzhin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hoshino!
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Luzhin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoshino avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Luzhin.
Luzhin looks to throw the jab but Hoshino is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luzhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Hoshino misses with a two punch combination.
Luzhin throws a lazy right hand but Hoshino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luzhin lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luzhin.
Hoshino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luzhin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Luzhin - just one landing.
Luzhin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoshino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luzhin misses with a hook.
Hoshino jabs Luzhin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoshino moves out of range as Luzhin strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nikolai Luzhin just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luzhin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoshino checks it well.
Luzhin tries to land a front kick but Hoshino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luzhin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzhin scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoshino should have avoided that one.
Hoshino cracks Luzhin with a good jab.
Luzhin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoshino's hands.
A clash of legs there as Hoshino blocks the low kick.
A jab from Luzhin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luzhin.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
Luzhin scores with a head kick.
Hoshino lands with an overhand left.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Luzhin misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luzhin thinking.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but Hoshino checks it.
Luzhin misses with a hook. Hoshino ducked under it nicely.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Hoshino takes one to the chin there.
Hoshino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luzhin is rocked!
Nice cross by Luzhin.
Luzhin with a jab.
Luzhin slips a jab and a cross from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Luzhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luzhin. That's going to slow Hoshino down.
Hoshino moves forwards but Luzhin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin throws a lazy right hand but Hoshino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luzhin moves into the clinch.
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoshino swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Luzhin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoshino has had enough of the clinch but Luzhin keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Luzhin.
Hoshino is trying to force a seperation but Luzhin has the dominant position.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Hoshino misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
Hoshino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoshino fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luzhin!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Luzhin catches Hoshino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luzhin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luzhin.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Luzhin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hoshino counter with a right hand.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Luzhin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoshino's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luzhin moves in looking to clinch but Hoshino pushes him off.
Luzhin lands a head kick. Hoshino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luzhin looks to land a body kick but Hoshino moved away.
Luzhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoshino walks into a jab.
A clash of legs there as Hoshino blocks the low kick.
Luzhin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoshino's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hoshino throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a hook but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Luzhin misses with a kick to the body.
Luzhin lands a nice shot that snaps Hoshino's head back.
Hoshino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoshino is rocked!
A jab from Luzhin does it's job there.
Oh Hoshino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luzhin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoshino if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoshino seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoshino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luzhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Luzhin scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoshino should have avoided that one.
Hoshino connects with a crisp jab.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoshino drops his hands momentarily and Luzhin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino misses with a right hand
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin sends Hoshino crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Luzhin is motioning to the referee to let Hoshino up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hoshino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luzhin lands a big head kick that sends Hoshino to the canvas! Luzhin follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Luzhin!
Nikolai Luzhin is the new welterweight champion!
Nikolai Luzhin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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