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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 4507 p4p, 588 weight class) and Pat Barry (ranked 2487 p4p, 376 weight class). Nobonaga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kickboxer. Barry has chosen Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
34 - 12 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pat Barry!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobonaga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barry.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nobonaga.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barry.
Nobonaga lands a jab.
Nobonaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barry.
Nobonaga is looking to chop away at Barry's legs.
Nobonaga has closed the distance and engaged Barry in a clinch.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from Barry.
Barry misses with an elbow over the top.
Barry is trying to break free.
Barry pushes off an throws an elbow but Nobonaga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nobonaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barry.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barry throws an elbow but misses.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from Barry.
Barry avoiding damage as Nobonaga throws knees to the body.
Nobonaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barry pushes off an throws an elbow but Nobonaga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Barry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nobonaga cracks Barry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nobonaga.
Barry misses with a few strikes there.
Barry tries to land a front kick but Nobonaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barry misses with a right hand
and Nobonaga counters with a low kick, right behind Barry 's knee.
Nobonaga clinches with his opponent.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Barry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nobonaga dodges an elbow strike from Barry.
Nobonaga misses with an elbow over the top.
Barry blocks an elbow strike.
Nobonaga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobonaga lands a right hand.
Nobonaga avoids a wild elbow strike from Barry.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barry swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry wants to break free but Nobonaga has control.
Nobonaga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nobonaga tries to land knees in the clinch but Barry avoids the damage to the body.
Nobonaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nobonaga crunches a lovely knee into Barry's ribcage.
Barry avoiding damage as Nobonaga throws knees to the body.
Barry lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nobonaga obliges.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Barry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Nobonaga as the two fighters clinch.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Barry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
Nobonaga misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagoya Nobonaga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nobonaga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barry thuds a left hand into Nobonaga's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nobonaga.
Barry has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nobonaga thumps Barry with a low kick.
Jab by Nobonaga.
Pat Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nobonaga slips a jab from Barry.
Pat Barry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nobonaga slips a straight right by Barry.
Good leg kick by Nobonaga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Barry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nobonaga has managed to clinch.
Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sagoya Nobonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nobonaga avoids the head kick by Barry.
Nobonaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barry. That did some damage!
Barry scores with a sloppy right hand. Nobonaga should have avoided that one.
Nobonaga lands a head shot.
Nobonaga lands with a kick to the temple. Barry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barry misses with a wild body shot.
Nobonaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barry with a nice cross.
Nice body punch from Barry.
Nobonaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barry under the eye.
Nobonaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barry, pushing him back against the ropes.
Barry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barry misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga lands an elbow inside.
Nobonaga blocks an uppercut.
Nobonaga's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Barry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Barry breaks the clinch.
Barry moves out of range of the body kick.
Barry looks to land a body kick but Nobonaga moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nobonaga scoring well with a low kick there.
Barry avoids a kick to the body.
Nobonaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nobonaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Barry.
Barry misses with an elbow over the top.
Barry is trying to break the clinch but Nobonaga is controlling him.
Nobonaga dodges an elbow strike from Barry.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barry throws an elbow but misses.
Nobonaga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nobonaga scores with a push kick.
Nobonaga has closed the distance and engaged Barry in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nobonaga pushes Barry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobonaga prevents Barry from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barry.
Barry breaks the clinch.
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 Sagoya Nobonaga will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barry throws a series of punches but Nobonaga avoids them all with ease.
Sagoya Nobonaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nobonaga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barry wants to slow Nobonaga down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Barry misses.
Barry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barry misses with a straight right.
Nobonaga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barry. Barry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nobonaga takes the fight into the clinch.
Barry throws an elbow that misses.
Barry pushes off an throws an elbow but Nobonaga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobonaga digs a right hand into Barry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barry's gas tank.
Nobonaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nobonaga lands a shoulder strike.
Nobonaga avoids the elbow strike from Barry, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Barry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nobonaga's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Barry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nobonaga's brow.
Barry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobonaga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nobonaga obliges.
Nobonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barry.
Barry tries to throw a body punch but Nobonaga avoids it by throwing Barry back against the ropes.
Barry tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barry avoids a wild elbow strike from Nobonaga.
Barry avoids the elbow strike from Nobonaga, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Barry.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Barry.
Barry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nobonaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barry.
Nobonaga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barry on the side of the head.
Barry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barry misses with a straight left.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nobonaga.
Barry tries to keep at a distance but Nobonaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nobonaga can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
Nobonaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barry misses with a body punch.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sagoya Nobonaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nobonaga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagoya Nobonaga!
A very excited looking Sagoya Nobonaga 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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