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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yordano Rojas (ranked 6775 p4p, 102 weight class) and Moses Isiah (ranked 6639 p4p, 99 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Brawler
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yordano Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Isiah!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas doesn't manage to clinch there - Isiah circles away.
Isiah moves into the clinch.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas tries to circle away but Isiah has him pinned against the ropes.
Isiah breaks from the clinch.
Rojas tries to keep at a distance but Isiah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Isiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Isiah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moses Isiah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isiah moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Yordano Rojas has been cut.
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Isiah.
Rojas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Isiah thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Rojas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Isiah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas clinches up with Isiah and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rojas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rojas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Moses Isiah has been cut.
Isiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Isiah throws an off balance right hand
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Isiah closes the distance and pushes Rojas back into the ropes.
Isiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojas slips a jab from Isiah.
Rojas moves in looking to clinch but Isiah pushes him off.
Isiah has Rojas up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rojas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rojas is looking to control Isiah's arms but Isiah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rojas has his back to the ropes.
Rojas can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Rojas looking to slow down the pace here.
Isiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Isiah throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
Isiah loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas lands a nice hook to Isiah's body. Isiah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moses Isiah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isiah clinches with his opponent.
Rojas is trying to break the clinch but Isiah has him pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Isiah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rojas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rojas doesn't manage to clinch there - Isiah circles away.
Isiah throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
Isiah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Isiah clinches up against the ropes.
Rojas wants to get back to striking at distance but Isiah won't allow it.
Rojas stalling in the clinch but Isiah improves position.
Rojas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Isiah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rojas's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas is trying to break free.
Rojas throws an elbow but it misses.
Rojas breaks the clinch.
Rojas wants to clinch.
Rojas tries to keep at a distance but Isiah has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Isiah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isiah connects with a looping right hand.
Rojas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Isiah looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Isiah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isiah connects with a right hand. Rojas shakes it off.
Yordano Rojas's cut is getting worse.
Rojas throws a push kick but Isiah slaps the foot to one side.
Isiah forces Rojas back against the ropes and clinches.
Rojas looking to stall.
Isiah manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Isiah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isiah takes the fight into the clinch.
Rojas stalling in the clinch but Isiah improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Isiah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
A big left from Isiah misses.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Isiah darts in and clinches Rojas up against the ropes.
Rojas tries to land knees in the clinch but Isiah avoids the damage to the body.
Rojas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Isiah breaks from the clinch.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isiah moves away.
Isiah throws out a counter right but Rojas avoids it with no problem.
Isiah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yordano Rojas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Isiah moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isiah manages to break the clinch.
Rojas misses with a two punch combination.
Moses Isiah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Isiah throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojas catches Isiah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isiah clinches up with Rojas and pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Isiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Isiah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isiah cracks Rojas with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Rojas get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Rojas looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Yordano Rojas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Some wild striking there from Isiah.
Isiah 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.
Rojas gets tackled into the ropes by Isiah. Isiah maintains the clinch.
Isiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Isiah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Isiah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rojas.
Isiah throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Isiah.
Isiah cracks Rojas with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Rojas is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Rojas is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Rojas is rocked!
Jeez, Yordano Rojas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yordano Rojas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Moses Isiah!
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FIGHT
RATING
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