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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Chan Sung Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzie Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price has chosen Killer Mike - Big Beast as his entrance music. Ozzie Price acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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157 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
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151 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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Granite chin
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chan Sung Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzie Price!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
Price sizes up Aoki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aoki tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Aoki slips a straight right by Price.
Aoki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki thinks about countering with a head kick.
Price takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Aoki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Price.
Nice shot by Price.
It looks like Chan Sung Aoki has been cut.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Ozzie Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Price.
Price scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoki in his tracks.
Price has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki is looking to counter punch.
Price tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Price looks to move away, Aoki throws a big counter combo but Price just gets out of the way.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
Price slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Price misses with a looping left.
Aoki moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Aoki missing with knees to the body.
Price is trying to break free.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Aoki - that landed with a thud.
Aoki gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Price misses with a body punch.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Price prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Price - that will leave a mark!
Price swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Price misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
Price scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Price fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Price looks to land a body kick but Aoki moved away.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aoki. That's going to slow Price down.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Price throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch! Price slams his shin into Aoki's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki slips under a jab from Price.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzie Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Price was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Price lands a really nice looking cross but Aoki seems unphased.
Aoki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aoki instigates a clinch.
Aoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki connects with a knee to the head.
Price tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
Price pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Price takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aoki swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki's head back.
Aoki lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Price does no damage.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
A swing and a miss from Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Price blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aoki rushes Price and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Price scores with a nice short uppercut.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling him.
Aoki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Price lands with a right to the head.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes.
Price scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aoki has him pressed against the ropes.
Price has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Price.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price looks for the body kick but Aoki saw that one coming.
Aoki has Price up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
A knee to the head by Aoki.
Aoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Price misses with a body punch.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Price.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aoki tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aoki drives through and clinches with Price against the ropes.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Price delivers a nice body kick.
Price lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aoki will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chan Sung Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Price throws a body kick that misses.
Price misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Aoki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Price doesn't seem bothered though.
Price throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Price misses with a hook
and Aoki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Price swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
Price misses with a kick to the body
and Aoki counters with a head kick.
Aoki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Price.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Price is looking to land body kicks.
Price throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price scores with a kick to the body.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aoki takes a step back to recover.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Price lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping body kick lands there for Price.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick.
Price cracks Aoki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aoki moves forwards but Price connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aoki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Price, as that shot connected.
Price throws a good cross that connects.
Aoki throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Aoki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aoki is looking to wear down Price with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Price lands with a kick to the temple. Aoki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Aoki misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Price bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aoki's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzie Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Price has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzie Price!
Our winner, Ozzie Price, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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RATING
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