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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacMillen.
The counters with a body kick.
MacMillen scores with a jab. The acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacMillen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The has time to react.
The throws a head kick but MacMillen moves out of range.
MacMillen misses with a head kick.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
MacMillen throws out a loose jab but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
The steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from MacMillen.
The scores with a nice body kick.
MacMillen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The backs up against the ropes.
The tries to move into range but MacMillen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from MacMillen misses.
MacMillen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MacMillen is out of range.
MacMillen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacMillen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacMillen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacMillen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacMillen tests The's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from MacMillen.
MacMillen throws a punch but it's blocked by The.
MacMillen misses with some punches.
The breaks from the clinch.
The misses with a double jab
and MacMillen counters with a nice body shot.
MacMillen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMillen pushes off an throws an elbow but The leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
MacMillen tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacMillen is keeping busy.
MacMillen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MacMillen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacMillen blocks it with crossed arms.
MacMillen working hard to break the clinch.
MacMillen misses with the head strike.
The lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacMillen backwards.
MacMillen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacMillen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The lands an elbow that stopped MacMillen in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacMillen.
A head punch on the inside from The fails to land.
MacMillen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John MacMillen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
MacMillen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The slips a straight right by MacMillen.
MacMillen backing away here, and The unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The walks into a jab.
The thuds his shin into the meat of MacMillen's side.
The pushes MacMillen away with a front kick.
Some bone on bone action there as The checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
MacMillen throws a jab but it's blocked by The.
A punch lands to the side of The 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacMillen, pushing him back against the ropes.
MacMillen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The tries a knee to the head but MacMillen blocks it.
The throws an elbow that misses.
MacMillen tries a knee to the head but The blocks it.
Still in the clinch, The scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacMillen tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing MacMillen back against the ropes.
The breaks the clinch.
The misses with a kick to the body.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The.
Jake The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
MacMillen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
MacMillen scores with a three punch combo!
MacMillen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The.
The rushes MacMillen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
MacMillen wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacMillen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
MacMillen working aggressively here.
The breaks from the clinch.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacMillen's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacMillen throws out the jab.
MacMillen throws a low kick but The moves out of range easily.
The staying out of range there.
MacMillen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacMillen takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
The unleashes a big counter combination but MacMillen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacMillen.
The tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacMillen is able to avoid easily.
A combination from The does no damage.
MacMillen avoids a kick to the body.
MacMillen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacMillen throws a good cross that connects.
John MacMillen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The throws a right and a left that MacMillen avoids nicely.
The ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacMillen thumps The with a low kick.
The takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The throws a head kick that misses.
The lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MacMillen backs up against the ropes.
MacMillen misses with a looping right.
The lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
MacMillen misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake The will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacMillen throws out the jab.
The changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The moves in looking to clinch but MacMillen pushes him off.
MacMillen loads up on a big right hand but The slips the punch.
John MacMillen is winning the standup battle so far.
The keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacMillen.
Nice body kick from The.
A low kick from The is predictable there
and MacMillen counters with a nice body shot.
A solid body kick from MacMillen.
MacMillen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The's calf.
The steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacMillen.
MacMillen misses with a hook. The ducked under it nicely.
MacMillen blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillen loads up on a big right hand but The slips the punch.
MacMillen swings widly with a right hand
and The counters with a straight right hand.
The throws a sloppy head kick and MacMillen moves out of range easily.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
MacMillen throws a hook to the side of The's head but The sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by MacMillen as he connects with a hook.
MacMillen scores with a decent looking hook.
The lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacMillen's sensitive parts.
MacMillen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacMillen feints and then cracks The's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The down.
The swinging wildly here.
The keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacMillen.
The tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacMillen is able to avoid easily.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
MacMillen looks to land a combination but The avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The throws a series of strikes that have MacMillen backpedaling.
It looks like John MacMillen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMillen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacMillen's head.
MacMillen misses with a low kick as The jumps back.
MacMillen blocks a head kick by The.
MacMillen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MacMillen is rocked!
The misses with a wild combination.
Oh MacMillen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The looks for the body kick but MacMillen saw that one coming.
MacMillen seems to have got his legs back now.
The misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from MacMillen misses the target.
A combination from MacMillen does no damage.
The misses with a head kick.
MacMillen throws a hook to the side of The's head but The sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacMillen throws a looping overhand right but The ducks down to avoid it.
The misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jake The just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John MacMillen's cut.
That's time! MacMillen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The clinches.
The's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from The.
MacMillen moves out of range of the body kick from The.
Jake The is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacMillen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacMillen, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from The.
Jake The seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The is trying to force a seperation but MacMillen has the dominant position.
MacMillen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
MacMillen misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacMillen as The tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillen blocks a body shot from The.
The comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from MacMillen - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The.
MacMillen tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The misses with a combination
and MacMillen counters with a nice body shot.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacMillen.
The throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
MacMillen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The.
MacMillen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
The dodges the punch combination from MacMillen.
MacMillen blocks a head kick by The.
The keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The rushes MacMillen and presses him up against the ropes.
The lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The throws a leg kick but MacMillen moved away.
The tries to work over MacMillen's front leg with a kick but MacMillen checks it.
The throws a nice looking combination but MacMillen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The doesn't manage to clinch there - MacMillen circles away.
The changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The looks to land a body kick but MacMillen moved away.
The scores with a kick to the body.
The tries a head kick but it misses.
The scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MacMillen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacMillen connects with a good right hand that stumbles The. The circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MacMillen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacMillen looks to land a right hand but The moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake The dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John MacMillen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
The lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacMillen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacMillen. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
The has MacMillen up against the ropes in a clinch.
The manages to break the clinch.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacMillen takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillen takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
The ducks under a wild hook from MacMillen.
MacMillen scores with a jab. The acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jake The is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen scores with a jab.
MacMillen misses with a combination
and The counters with a series of strikes. MacMillen will be more careful next time no doubt.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
The replies with a solid counter kick to the body but MacMillen blocks it well.
The tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacMillen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
MacMillen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacMillen misses with a lunging right hand
and The counters with a left and a right that stings MacMillen.
MacMillen lands a jab to The's midsection.
MacMillen connects with a body shot that sends The's belly button to the back.
The tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. MacMillen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacMillen looks to land a left hand but The moved out of range nicely.
The throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The ducks under a wild hook from MacMillen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The throws a combination that misses
and MacMillen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
MacMillen misses with a looping right.
MacMillen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacMillen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacMillen throws a big shot that misses.
MacMillen misses with a series of wild punches.
MacMillen ducks under a wild hook from The.
MacMillen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
The lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
MacMillen gets tackled into the ropes by The. The maintains the clinch.
The manages to break the clinch.
MacMillen looks to throw the jab but The is out of range.
John MacMillen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The has closed the distance and engaged MacMillen in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John MacMillen.
I think The 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake The!
Jake The decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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