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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 20680 p4p, 867 weight class) and Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 5186 p4p, 614 weight class). McDonnell's entrance music is Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. A fine choice. Nobonaga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kickboxer. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by McDonnell.
Nobonaga pushes McDonnell away with a front kick.
Nobonaga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nobonaga throws a body kick that misses
and McDonnell counters with an outside leg kick.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
McDonnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nobonaga gets a clinch.
McDonnell managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.
A head punch on the inside from Nobonaga fails to land.
McDonnell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nobonaga is trying to stall.
McDonnell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nobonaga misses with a knee to the head.
Nobonaga stalling the fight.
Nobonaga with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobonaga trying to control the position but instead, McDonnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nobonaga into the ropes.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the head but McDonnell blocks with his arms.
McDonnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga pushes McDonnell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga missing with knees to the body.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonnell avoids it.
Nobonaga tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonnell avoids the damage to the body.
Nobonaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nobonaga digs a right hand into McDonnell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonnell's gas tank.
Nobonaga lands a nice elbow.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Nobonaga.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonnell is defending well for now.
McDonnell lands a left hand.
McDonnell presses Nobonaga against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonnell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonnell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nobonaga content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobonaga's elbow.
McDonnell breaks the clinch.
Nobonaga wants to clinch up but McDonnell keeps it at a distance.
McDonnell scores with a nice body kick.
Nobonaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nobonaga trying to control the position but instead, McDonnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nobonaga into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonnell.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonnell.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDonnell is keeping busy.
McDonnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nobonaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagoya Nobonaga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
Nobonaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonnell, pushing him back against the ropes.
McDonnell tries to break the clinch but Nobonaga is controlling the position.
Nobonaga is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonnell gets an underhook and turns Nobonaga into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by McDonnell.
Nobonaga is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nobonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Nobonaga as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDonnell.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nobonaga misses with the head strike.
A short right from Nobonaga.
McDonnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell is looking to control Nobonaga's arms but Nobonaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the ropes.
Nobonaga tries to throw a body punch but McDonnell avoids it by throwing Nobonaga back against the ropes.
Nobonaga trying to control the position but instead, McDonnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nobonaga into the ropes.
McDonnell is looking to control Nobonaga's arms but Nobonaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the ropes.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
Nobonaga struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
Nobonaga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nobonaga lands with a light punch inside.
Nobonaga tries to stall but McDonnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nobonaga leaning his opponent against the ropes.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell avoiding damage as Nobonaga throws knees to the body.
Nobonaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonnell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nobonaga.
Nobonaga displaying some good clinch control by pressing McDonnell up against the ropes.
McDonnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nobonaga or not.
Nobonaga is looking to control McDonnell's arms but McDonnell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
Nobonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Nobonaga controls the action.
Nobonaga lands a nice knee to the body.
Nobonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonnell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Nobonaga, against the ropes.
Nobonaga letting McDonnell take a breather here.
Nobonaga blocks an uppercut.
Nobonaga scores with a hook to the body.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Nobonaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sagoya Nobonaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McDonnell thuds his right hand into Nobonaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by McDonnell's head coaches at True North Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McDonnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nobonaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like McDonnell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nobonaga.
McDonnell looks for the body kick but Nobonaga saw that one coming.
It seemed like Nobonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonnell is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Nobonaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Nobonaga misses.
Nobonaga throws a head kick but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell rushes Nobonaga and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McDonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonnell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Nobonaga is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from McDonnell - that landed with a thud.
Cory McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonnell tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonnell takes a shot to the head.
McDonnell tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Nobonaga controls the action.
Nobonaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDonnell is keeping busy.
McDonnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagoya Nobonaga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDonnell pushes Nobonaga back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Nobonaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nobonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobonaga's elbow.
McDonnell tries to stall but Nobonaga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nobonaga is keeping busy.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobonaga controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nobonaga.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Nobonaga.
McDonnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nobonaga 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sagoya Nobonaga!
Sagoya Nobonaga really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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