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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back Up In Yo Ass With The Resurrection kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
46 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino lands a right hook to the body.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Wayne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne misses with a right hand
and Hoshino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Hoshino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Hoshino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Wayne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoshino throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoshino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoshino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Wayne throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Hoshino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Hoshino lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Wayne.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoshino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Hoshino saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A low kick from Wayne misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wayne thinking.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Wayne counters with a body kick.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Hoshino is wise to it.
Hoshino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wayne.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne keeps Hoshino at a distance using the push kick.
Wayne slips a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Wayne throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Hoshino is looking to wear down Wayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoshino misses the body punch
and Wayne counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Hoshino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wayne's hands.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoshino momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoshino throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Hoshino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hoshino lands a right hook to the body.
Hoshino avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoshinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne throws out a loose jab but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Wayne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne stuns Hoshino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Wayne with an uppercut!
Wayne throws a leg kick but Hoshino checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Hoshino.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wayne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hoshino has got the better of the exchanges.
Wayne stuns Hoshino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne wants to slow Hoshino down by chopping away at his legs.
Hoshino takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Hoshino.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wayne.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoshino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoshino takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne is looking to slow Hoshino down with leg kicks.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoshino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoshino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the head.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoshino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshino swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne thinks about the counter body kick.
Wayne tests Hoshino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Hoshino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
Hoshino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wayne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoshino misses with a body shot
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Hoshino lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Hoshino is wise to it.
Hoshino has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
Hoshino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Hoshino down.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne motions for Hoshino to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoshino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Hoshino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoshino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Hoshino's ribs.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Hoshino swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Hoshino's knee but Hoshino avoids it well.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Hoshino as he checks the leg kick.
Hoshino misses with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Hoshino cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hoshino takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Hoshino checks the leg kick.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoshino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Kantaro Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoshino lands a jab.
Wayne throws a hook but Hoshino blocks it.
Hoshino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lil Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wayne throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne misses with a looping right.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Hoshino's body.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wayne.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Hoshino moves his leg out of the way.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Hoshino in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Wayne defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Hoshino shakes it off.
Hoshino blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoshino connects with a looping right hand.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Hoshino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoshino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoshino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wayne finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoshino's head.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne wants to land a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Nice defenses there by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wayne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino slips a jab from Wayne.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Hoshino's leg but Hoshino calmly moves out of range.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoshino at a distance.
Wayne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoshino to score with a decent uppercut.
Wayne thuds his right hand into Hoshino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wayne scores with a kick to the body.
Hoshino cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Wayne slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoshino's calf.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoshino scores with a sloppy right hand. Wayne should have avoided that one.
Hoshino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino takes one on the button.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Wayne.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoshino is able to avoid easily.
Hoshino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoshino swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne cracks Hoshino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Hoshino moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoshino throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Wayne misses the jab.
Hoshino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Hoshino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wayne at a distance.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Wayne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Hoshino digs a good body shot into Wayne's ribs.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Hoshino saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoshino is able to avoid easily.
Wayne lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wayne lands a front kick.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoshino lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino punishes Wayne's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoshino.
Wayne takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Hoshino.
Wayne throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino connects with a body shot that sends Wayne's belly button to the back.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Hoshino's ribs.
Wayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Wayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wayne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Hoshino.
Wayne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
Wayne motions for Hoshino to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino throws a sloppy body shot
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoshino to score with a decent uppercut.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hoshino finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Wayne cracks the inside of Hoshino's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the head.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Hoshino avoids it.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Hoshino scores with a body shot.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne pushes Hoshino away with a front kick.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Hoshino misses with a body punch
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Hoshino's leg. Hoshino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Wayne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Hoshino's legs.
Wayne lands with a hook. Hoshino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoshino takes one on the button.
Wayne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoshino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Hoshino connects with a looping right hand.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Hoshino thuds a left hand into Wayne's body.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Hoshino's legs.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoshino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoshino scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Hoshino catches Wayne right on the button with a cross.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Wayne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoshino at a distance.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Wayne misses.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoshino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoshino is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Wayne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoshino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Wayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne walks into a left hand.
Hoshino slips a straight right by Wayne.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoshino lands with a nice body punch.
Wayne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoshino finds it's way round the side to connect with Wayne's head.
Hoshino ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
Hoshino scores with a decent looking hook.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoshino.
Hoshino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Hoshino moved out of range.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Hoshino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wayne has time to react.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Hoshino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Hoshino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoshino jabs at Wayne's body.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoshino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoshino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoshino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab lands there for Hoshino.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Wayne misses the jab.
Hoshino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Hoshino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Hoshino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne throws out a loose jab but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoshino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 Kantaro Hoshino.
I think Hoshino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kantaro Hoshino!
Kantaro Hoshino really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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