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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Smo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa comes to the ring accompanied by mindshift genki sudo. Smo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. O Le Alofa Lava I Le Manu E kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Akira Ishikawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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Great low kicks
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo Smo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa clinches up against the ropes.
Ishikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ishikawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smo.
Smo managing to block the knees to the body from Ishikawa.
Smo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smo tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishikawa misses with a knee strike.
Ishikawa is trying to stall.
Smo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishikawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ishikawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the body.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishikawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Smo won't want to take too many of those.
Smo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jo Smo has been cut.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body.
Smo breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ishikawa is looking to control Smo's arms but Smo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ishikawa has his back to the ropes.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smo takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
Smo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body.
Smo can't break the clinch.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ishikawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Ishikawa trying to stall but Smo improves his position.
Ishikawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
Smo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ishikawa is stalling here.
Ishikawa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ishikawa trying to stall but Smo improves his position.
Smo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Smo wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smo.
Ishikawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Smo gets an underhook and turns Ishikawa into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smo can't break the clinch.
Ishikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ishikawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Smo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ishikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ishikawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ishikawa is stalling here.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Smo breaks the clinch.
Smo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ishikawa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ishikawa moves into range and clinches up with Smo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smo is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ishikawa working Smo over with knees to the body.
Ishikawa is trying to stall.
Ishikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa tries a knee to the head but Smo blocks it.
Smo tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishikawa prevents Smo from breaking the clinch.
Ishikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws an elbow that misses.
Smo tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches.
Smo is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Smo in his tracks for a moment.
Smo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Smo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Smo misses.
Ishikawa gets a clinch.
Smo can't break the clinch.
Ishikawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Smo looks winded!
Ishikawa avoiding damage.
Ishikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ishikawa lands an elbow just above Smo 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishikawa stalling in the clinch.
Smo tries a body shot but Ishikawa blocks it.
Ishikawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smo's defenses.
Ishikawa working Smo over with knees to the body.
Ishikawa lands an elbow just above Smo 's eye.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body.
Smo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishikawa.
Ishikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smo's face.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body.
Smo dodges an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Ishikawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ishikawa throws an elbow that misses.
Ishikawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Ishikawa lands an elbow just above Smo 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jo Smo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ishikawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smo throws out the jab.
Ishikawa rushes Smo and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smo can do to turn this around?
Smo avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Smo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Ishikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ishikawa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishikawa obliges.
Smo can't break the clinch.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishikawa has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling him.
Smo misses with a body punch.
Ishikawa taking a breather.
Ishikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smo misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo blocks an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa is struggling to control the position.
Smo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Ishikawa tries to stall but Smo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ishikawa misses with a knee strike.
Smo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Smo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishikawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smo is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ishikawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishikawa trying to control the position but instead, Smo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ishikawa into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishikawa throws an elbow that misses.
Smo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa taking a breather.
Ishikawa has Smo pressed against the ropes, preventing Smo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smo tries to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling the position.
Smo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smo breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishikawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smo tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside.
Ishikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ishikawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smo manages to break the clinch.
Ishikawa has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow.
Smo wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
Smo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Smo being controlled against the ropes.
Smo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smo tries to keep at a distance but Ishikawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Akira Ishikawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ishikawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smo up against the ropes.
Smo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishikawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ishikawa stalling in the clinch.
Smo can't break the clinch.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smo blocks an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Smo tries to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling the position.
Ishikawa has Smo pressed against the ropes, preventing Smo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ishikawa leaning against his opponent.
Smo is trying to break free.
Smo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Ishikawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smo is breathing heavily.
Ishikawa landing knees to the head.
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!
Ishikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ishikawa stalling against the ropes.
Ishikawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smo's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jo Smo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ishikawa rushes Smo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ishikawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smo's defenses.
Smo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ishikawa looking to stall.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside.
Smo is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Smo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smo tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Ishikawa throws an elbow that misses.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling him.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling him.
Smo takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smo has had enough of the clinch but Ishikawa keeps him there for the moment.
Ishikawa lands a damaging elbow.
Ishikawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smo tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ishikawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smo tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Smo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head.
Smo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smo takes an elbow to the temple.
Smo is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ishikawa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smo up against the ropes.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smo throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishikawa leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Smo working hard to break the clinch.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Smo in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands an elbow just above Smo 's eye.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishikawa taking a breather.
Ishikawa misses with a knee strike.
Smo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishikawa is defending well for now.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Ishikawa.
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!
Ishikawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Ishikawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ishikawa tries to stall but Smo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishikawa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa landing knees to the head.
Ishikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smo blocks it with crossed arms.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow.
Ishikawa is looking to control Smo's arms but Smo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ishikawa has his back to the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ishikawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smo's defenses.
Smo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishikawa has double underhooks.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ishikawa keeps control of Smo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishikawa checks a leg kick.
Ishikawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ishikawa moves into the clinch.
Ishikawa stalls.
Smo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Smo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa avoids the head kick by Smo.
Ishikawa darts in and clinches Smo up against the ropes.
Ishikawa working Smo over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ishikawa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishikawa obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ishikawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishikawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ishikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishikawa stalling.
Ishikawa crunches a lovely knee into Smo's ribcage.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Smo gets an underhook and turns Ishikawa into the ropes.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but Smo blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jo Smo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ishikawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smo avoids the elbow strike from Ishikawa, against the ropes.
Smo is trying to force a seperation but Ishikawa has the dominant position.
Smo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishikawa keeps control of Smo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Ishikawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head.
Ishikawa stalling the fight.
Smo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishikawa's elbow.
Smo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ishikawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishikawa has managed to clinch.
Smo manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishikawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smo misses with a shot to the body
and Ishikawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ishikawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishikawa moves into range and clinches up with Smo.
Smo avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishikawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smo's brow.
Smo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body.
Ishikawa looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishikawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smo's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
Smo has had enough of the clinch but Ishikawa keeps him there for the moment.
Smo tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishikawa landing knees to the head.
Smo can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishikawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ishikawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Ishikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ishikawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishikawa looking to throw knees to the head but Smo is blocking nicely.
Ishikawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Smo won't want to take too many of those.
Ishikawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ishikawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishikawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishikawa lands an elbow just above Smo 's eye.
Ishikawa effectively controlling the action here.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Smo in his tracks for a moment.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smo is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smo can't find room to land a body shot as Ishikawa controls the action.
Ishikawa working Smo over with knees to the body.
Smo wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
Ishikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishikawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smo's face.
Ishikawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Smo won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishikawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smo up against the ropes.
Ishikawa crunches a lovely knee into Smo's ribcage.
Smo missing with knees to the body.
Ishikawa connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishikawa obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa had his way with Jo Smo in that round.
The cut man is working on Jo Smo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ishikawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smo misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smo is trying to break free.
Ishikawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smo's defenses.
Ishikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smo is keeping busy.
Smo can't break the clinch.
Smo scores with a shot to the side of Ishikawa's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smo is trying to force a seperation but Ishikawa has the dominant position.
Smo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smo tries to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling the position.
Smo can't find room to land a body shot as Ishikawa controls the action.
Smo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smo is trying to force a seperation but Ishikawa has the dominant position.
Smo tries to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
Ishikawa with a knee to the head.
Smo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishikawa has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ishikawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishikawa working Smo over with knees to the body.
Smo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ishikawa stalling.
Ishikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ishikawa crunches a lovely knee into Smo's ribcage.
The referee calls for Ishikawa to work.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishikawa is looking to control Smo's arms but Smo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ishikawa has his back to the ropes.
Ishikawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ishikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jo Smo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akira Ishikawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa avoiding damage as Smo throws knees to the body.
Ishikawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside that Smo shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Ishikawa.
Smo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Smo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ishikawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishikawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smo's defenses.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ishikawa lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Smo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smo tries to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
Ishikawa has Smo pressed against the ropes, preventing Smo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishikawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Smo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ishikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Smo misses with an elbow strike.
Smo working hard to break the clinch.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smo can't break the clinch.
Smo tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishikawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smo's efforts to push away.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smo is trying to force a seperation but Ishikawa has the dominant position.
Smo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishikawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smo tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head.
Smo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow.
Smo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smo is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Smo.
Smo tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Ishikawa avoiding damage as Smo throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Ishikawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ishikawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:42
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Ishikawa!
An intense looking Akira Ishikawa took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Yoo I need sponsors thanks everyone have nice day'.
Jo Smo spoke after the fight, saying 'pshhhh what Bull man I can beat that guy easy givme a rematch man '.
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