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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eugenio Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Kanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugenio Torrez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugenio Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikami Kanno!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Torrez slips a straight right by Kanno.
Torrez lands with a nice combination. Kanno backs away looking to recover.
Torrez slips a jab and a cross from Kanno.
Torrez slips a straight right by Kanno.
Torrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torrez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanno.
Kanno just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTorrez.
Torrez tries to keep at a distance but Kanno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Torrez.
Kanno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanno.
Kanno lands with a cross.
Torrez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torrez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kanno to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Kanno misses.
Kanno with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Kanno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torrez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanno.
Kanno misses with a head kick.
Kanno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanno is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kanno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kanno blocks a jab.
Kanno throws a push kick but Torrez slaps the foot to one side.
Kanno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torrez misses with a head kick.
Torrez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torrez throws a hook to the side of Kanno's head but Kanno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanno throws a series of punches but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Torrez throws a sloppy head kick and Kanno moves out of range easily.
Kanno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torrez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kanno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Kanno.
Torrez lands with a cross.
Torrez tries to keep at a distance but Kanno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torrez misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torrez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torrez misses with a punch to the body.
Kanno tries to break the clinch but Torrez is controlling the position.
Torrez breaks the clinch.
Torrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanno throws a jab when Torrez was well out of range.
Torrez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kanno does no damage.
Kanno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torrez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kanno - the referee stops the clock and Torrez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kanno. Torrez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torrez gets tackled into the ropes by Kanno. Kanno maintains the clinch.
Kanno breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikami Kanno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanno misses with a looping left.
As Kanno looks to move away, Torrez throws a big counter combo but Kanno just gets out of the way.
Torrez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanno throws a right and a left that Torrez avoids nicely.
It appears Torrez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kanno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanno throws a head kick that misses.
Torrez throws a quick counter head kick but Kanno was just out of range.
A left lands for Torrez.
Torrez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torrez scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanno throws the left hand but Torrez avoids the punch easily.
Kanno goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kanno lands with a slapping head kick.
Kanno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torrez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanno's sensitive parts.
Torrez throws a head kick but Kanno moves out of range.
Kanno tries a low kick but Torrez avoids it.
Kanno lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Torrez. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrez misses the jab.
Torrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanno was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrez.
Kanno tries to clinch up.
Kanno misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikami Kanno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kanno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torrez if he has to take too many more of those.
A big left from Kanno misses.
Kanno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrez throws a good cross that connects.
Torrez throws a push kick but Kanno slaps the foot to one side.
Torrez wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanno throws a body punch but Torrez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrez. Kanno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikami Kanno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torrez scores with a kick to the body.
Kanno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torrez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kanno's head backwards.
Kanno misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Torrez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torrez defending well as Kanno loads up on a big left hand.
Torrez swings widly with a right hand
and Kanno counters with a one-two to the body.
Torrez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kanno's head.
Good work by Torrez as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torrez!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kanno. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kanno.
Torrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanno throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Torrez moves into the clinch.
Kanno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torrez lands a shoulder strike.
Torrez misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno is trying to break the clinch but Torrez is controlling him.
Kanno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kanno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanno scores with a three punch combo!
Torrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanno.
Kanno throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kanno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torrez circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanno cracks Torrez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kanno misses with a body kick.
Torrez is looking for a counter combo.
Torrez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanno.
Torrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torrez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torrez blocks the body kick.
Kanno digs a good hook to Torrez's body.
Torrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanno tries to land a leg kick but Torrez saw it coming and moves away.
Kanno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kanno misses with a straight right.
Torrez throwing a counter right hand but Kanno manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Torrez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kanno doesn't seem phased though.
Kanno throws a big shot that misses.
Torrez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kanno under the eye.
Kanno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torrez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Kanno looks to move away, Torrez throws a big counter combo but Kanno just gets out of the way.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kanno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torrez. That one must have hurt.
Torrez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanno.
The fighters circling - Kanno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Torrez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanno.
Kanno connects with a looping right hand.
Torrez is looking to land body kicks.
Kanno throws a hook but Torrez blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kanno.
Kanno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Torrez misses the target.
Torrez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eugenio Torrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Kanno.
Kanno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanno has closed the distance and engaged Torrez in a clinch.
Kanno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikami Kanno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Torrez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kanno misses with an uppercut.
Kanno throws a hook but Torrez blocks it.
Torrez tried to counter with a leg kick but Kanno avoided it.
Kanno blocks the body kick.
Torrez throws a big shot that misses.
Kanno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torrez thows a leg kick but Kanno checks it
and Kanno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanno. That's going to slow Torrez down.
Kanno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Torrez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrez.
Both fighters circling a little - Kanno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kanno misses with a head kick.
It looked like Torrez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Torrez swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanno pushes Torrez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Torrez.
Torrez misses with some punches.
Torrez throws a head punch that misses.
Torrez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanno.
Kanno manages to break the clinch.
Torrez moves out of range as Kanno throws a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kanno. Torrez shrugs it off though.
Kanno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torrez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Torrez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kanno tries to clinch but Torrez is having none of it.
Kanno throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Kanno throws a looping overhand right but Torrez ducks down to avoid it.
Torrez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Torrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kanno misses.
Torrez is looking for a counter combo.
Kanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanno misses with an uppercut. Torrez saw that one coming.
Torrez is looking to counter punch.
Torrez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kanno avoids the head kick by Torrez.
Kanno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torrez's hands.
Torrez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kanno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Torrez misses with a hook. Kanno ducked under it nicely.
Torrez ducks under a wild hook from Kanno.
Jab, jab by Torrez - just one landing.
Torrez moves out of range as Kanno throws a body kick.
Torrez is looking for a counter combo.
Torrez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Torrez slips under a jab from Kanno.
Kanno moves away from the strike by Torrez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a hook to the side of Torrez's head but Torrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrez throws a counter high kick but Kanno was just alert enough to avoid it.
Torrez tries to clinch up but Kanno circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanno throws a big counter head kick but Torrez avoids it with no problem.
Kanno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanno has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kanno misses with the combination.
It looked like Torrez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kanno looks to land a combination but Torrez avoids it well.
Kanno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanno misses with a low kick.
Kanno lands with a slapping head kick.
Torrez wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez with a hook.
Kanno thows a leg kick but Torrez checks it
and Torrez counters with a left to the body.
Kanno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torrez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torrez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanno throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez throws a right and a left that Kanno avoids nicely.
Kanno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrez connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eugenio Torrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikami Kanno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torrez misses with a body kick.
Kanno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikami Kanno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikami Kanno!
A very excited looking Mikami Kanno made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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