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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mister Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koya Urabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Average has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Counter fighter
Granite chin
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koya Urabe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Average stalks Urabe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Urabe's face. Urabe staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Average paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Average will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Average avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urabe wants to clinch.
A head kick from Average lands but Urabe takes it in his stride.
Average throws a body shot but no joy.
Average avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koya Urabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Average circles away and keeps his distance.
Average circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urabe moves to clinch but Average breaks away
and Average counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Average swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Average looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average tries to land a leg kick but Urabe saw it coming and moves away.
Urabe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Urabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Average circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urabe is looking to clinch but Average is avoiding it.
Average swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Average pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Average on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Urabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Average swats away the attempt to clinch by Urabe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Average.
Urabe tries to clinch but Average moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average keeps the fight on the outside.
Urabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Average circles away.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Average was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urabe tries to clinch but Average is having none of it.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Average counters with an inside leg kick.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Average circles away.
Average appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Average manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Average swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Average!
Urabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koya Urabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urabe moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Average as Urabe tries to tie him up.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but Urabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Average dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Urabe tries to clinch but Average moves out of range.
Average thinks about countering with a body kick.
Urabe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Average counters with a thumping low kick.
Average thumps Urabe with a low kick.
Average keeps the fight on the outside.
Average is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urabe can do to turn this around?
Urabe tries to clinch up
and Average counters with an outside leg kick.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Average pushes him off.
Average swats away the attempt to clinch by Urabe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average swats away the attempt to clinch by Urabe.
Urabe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Average, pushing him back against the ropes.
Average has a couple of punches blocked by Urabe.
Urabe taking a breather.
Average has a couple of punches blocked by Urabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Average improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Average lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Urabe or not.
Average works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Urabe lands a left hand.
Average misses with a punch on the inside.
Average lands a nice shot to the body.
Average lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Average.
Average misses with a punch on the inside.
Average lands a hook that snaps the head of Urabe backwards.
Urabe trying to stall but Average improves his position.
Average makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Average scores with a nice hook to the head.
Urabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Average in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Urabe looking to stall.
Average softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Average prevents a body shot from Urabe.
Urabe trying to stall but Average improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Average.
Urabe is breathing heavily.
Urabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urabe trying to stall but Average improves his position.
Average lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urabe backwards.
Urabe is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Average.
Urabe is still on wobbly legs! Can Average finish him?
Average lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Average lands a body shot.
Average pushes Urabe back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Average.
Urabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Average cracks Urabe with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Average.
Average breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Urabe with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Urabe looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Urabe 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 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mister Average!
A victorious Mister Average thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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