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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Toshiro Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Kang (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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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toshiro Kami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Kang!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kami wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kang looks to score with a jab to the body but Kami is just out of range.
Kang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kami looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kang.
Kang doesn't manage to clinch there - Kami circles away.
Kang blocks a low kick nicely.
Kang connects with a body shot.
Kami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kami slips under a jab from Kang.
Kang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kami tries to break free but Kang pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kami breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Kami.
Kang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kami tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kang tries to clinch but Kami moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kami tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Kami avoids it by throwing Kang back against the ropes.
Kang misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kang throws an elbow but misses.
Kang lands a nice shot to the body.
Kami tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
Kang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Kami avoids it by throwing Kang back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Toshiro Kami has been cut.
Kami has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
Kang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Kang.
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!
Kang throws an elbow that misses.
Kang throws an elbow but it misses.
Kang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kang scores with a hook to the body.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Kami backwards.
Kang lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Kami.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Kami blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kami blocks an elbow strike.
Kang lands a nice elbow.
Kang lands with a left to the head.
Kang gets through Kami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kami can't break the clinch.
Kami is trying to break the clinch but Kang is controlling him.
Kami blocks an elbow strike.
Kang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kang tries to work over Kami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toshiro Kami's cut is getting worse.
Kang lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kang.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kang scores with a shot to the side of Kami's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kami is trying to break free.
Kang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kami's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Kang.
Kami working hard to break the clinch.
Kang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kami is trying to break free.
Kang lands a right hand.
Kami blocks a body shot from Kang.
A left hand lands to the body for Kang.
Kang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kami tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kami takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toshiro Kami's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kang punishes Kami's body with a nice straight punch.
Kang's corner calls for a 1-2. Kang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kami under the eye.
Kami is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kang throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Kami is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Kang!
A very excited looking Bruce Kang 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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