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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goki Shibukawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes to the ring accompanied by The Veils - Vicious Traditions. Shibukawa has chosen Ramallah - Days of Revenge as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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139 lbs
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142 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Goki Shibukawa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibukawa misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Shibukawa there.
Shibukawa wants to clinch up but Jose De La Cus keeps it at a distance.
Jose De La Cus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Shibukawa misses with a hook.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shibukawa misses with a straight right.
Jose De La Cus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shibukawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shibukawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Shibukawa throws the left hand but Jose De La Cus avoids the punch easily.
Shibukawa throws a hook but Jose De La Cus blocks it.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Shibukawa with a series of wild strikes but Shibukawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shibukawa looks to land a right hand but Jose De La Cus moved out of range.
Jose De La Cus throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shibukawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jose De La Cus.
Shibukawa forces Jose De La Cus back against the ropes and clinches.
Shibukawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibukawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa tries a body shot but Jose De La Cus blocks it.
Jose De La Cus blocks an uppercut.
Shibukawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jose De La Cus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shibukawa misses with the head strike.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shibukawa presses Jose De La Cus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shibukawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shibukawa tries a body shot but Jose De La Cus blocks it.
Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shibukawa loads up on a big right hand but Jose De La Cus slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shibukawa eats them both and turns towards Jose De La Cus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shibukawa misses with a looping left.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Shibukawa avoids them all with ease.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Shibukawa strikes.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shibukawa wants to clinch up but Jose De La Cus keeps it at a distance.
Shibukawa misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Shibukawa misses its intended target.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Shibukawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Shibukawa also avoids with ease.
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!
Jose De La Cus just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Shibukawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shibukawa backs up against the ropes.
Shibukawa loads up on a big right hand but Jose De La Cus slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Jose De La Cus ducks under a wild hook from Shibukawa.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Shibukawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Shibukawa also avoids with ease.
Shibukawa is looking to clinch.
Shibukawa misses with an uppercut.
Shibukawa throws a jab when Jose De La Cus was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carter Jose De La Cus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jose De La Cus punishes Shibukawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shibukawa throws a shot from downtown. Jose De La Cus moves away and avoids it.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shibukawa.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shibukawa.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shibukawa throws a lazy right hand but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shibukawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shibukawa slips a jab and a cross from Jose De La Cus.
Shibukawa throws a big shot that misses.
Jose De La Cus throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shibukawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shibukawa can do to turn this around?
Shibukawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shibukawa looks to land a left hand but Jose De La Cus moved out of range nicely.
Shibukawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shibukawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus slips a jab from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jose De La Cus in his tracks.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Shibukawa.
Nice defenses there by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose De La Cus.
A little feinted left hand from Jose De La Cus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Shibukawa strikes.
Jose De La Cus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shibukawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose De La Cus.
A left lands for Jose De La Cus.
Shibukawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shibukawa misses with an uppercut.
Shibukawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shibukawa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shibukawa throws the left hand but Jose De La Cus avoids the punch easily.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus defending well as Shibukawa loads up on a big left hand.
Jose De La Cus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shibukawa.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Shibukawa strikes.
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shibukawa counter with a right hand.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose De La Cus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shibukawa throws a hook to the side of Jose De La Cus's head but Jose De La Cus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shibukawa misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Shibukawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jose De La Cus scores with a nice right hand.
Shibukawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jose De La Cus throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shibukawa closes the distance and clinches.
Shibukawa tries to throw a body punch but Jose De La Cus avoids it by throwing Shibukawa back against the ropes.
Jose De La Cus tries to circle away but Shibukawa has him pinned against the ropes.
Good body shot from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa cracks Jose De La Cus with a nice body shot.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jose De La Cus blocks an uppercut.
Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
Shibukawa throws out a counter right but Jose De La Cus avoids it with no problem.
Jose De La Cus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shibukawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shibukawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jose De La Cus connects with a looping right hand.
Shibukawa cracks Jose De La Cus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa misses with an uppercut.
Carter Jose De La Cus is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jose De La Cus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shibukawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Shibukawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter Jose De La Cus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shibukawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Shibukawa with a series of wild strikes but Shibukawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shibukawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
It seemed like Shibukawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jose De La Cus staying out of range there.
Shibukawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jose De La Cus.
Shibukawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Jose De La Cus is trying to force a seperation but Shibukawa has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa breaks from the clinch.
Shibukawa throws an overhand right that lands on Jose De La Cus's shoulder, as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid the shot.
Shibukawa throws a lazy right hand but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shibukawa tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Shibukawa with a series of wild strikes but Shibukawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shibukawa lands a really nice looking cross but Jose De La Cus seems unphased.
Jose De La Cus punishes Shibukawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Jose De La Cus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shibukawa dodges the punch combination from Jose De La Cus.
A jab from Shibukawa misses.
Jose De La Cus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose De La Cus just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose De La Cus throws a poor cross that misses
and Shibukawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Shibukawa misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Goki Shibukawa.
I think Jose De La Cus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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