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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Takara Ichizo (ranked 4195 p4p, 452 weight class) and Matias Hernandez (ranked 8703 p4p, 611 weight class). Matias Hernandez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takara Ichizo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matias Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichizo misses with a head kick.
Ichizo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ichizo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hernandez looking to slow down the pace here.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Ichizo has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez pushes Ichizo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ichizo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hernandez is trying to push Ichizo away but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichizo has Hernandez pressed against the ropes, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ichizo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ichizo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ichizo looking to slow down the pace here.
Ichizo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ichizo is looking to control Hernandez's arms but Hernandez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ichizo has his back to the ropes.
Ichizo tries to circle away but Hernandez has him pinned against the ropes.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichizo throws an elbow but it misses.
Hernandez looking to stall.
Ichizo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ichizo stalls.
Hernandez looking to stall.
Hernandez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes.
Ichizo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez trying to control the position but instead, Ichizo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hernandez into the ropes.
Ichizo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takara Ichizo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Ichizo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ichizo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Ichizo ducked under it nicely.
Ichizo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Ichizo moves into the clinch.
Ichizo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ichizo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hernandez is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ichizo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichizo is trying to force a seperation but Hernandez has the dominant position.
Ichizo is trying to force a seperation but Hernandez has the dominant position.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ichizo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ichizo has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Ichizo wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Ichizo lands with a left to the head.
Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ichizo's efforts to push away.
Ichizo is trying to force a seperation but Hernandez has the dominant position.
Ichizo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ichizo is pushing Hernandez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Ichizo keeps him there for the moment.
Hernandez is trying to maintain a safe position but Ichizo gets an underhook and turns Hernandez into the ropes.
Ichizo is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling him.
Ichizo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez prevents Ichizo from breaking the clinch.
Ichizo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ichizo has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez tries to stall but Ichizo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Ichizo keeps him there for the moment.
Ichizo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takara Ichizo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ichizo moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Ichizo closes the distance and clinches.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Ichizo.
Ichizo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez is trying to push Ichizo away but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ichizo has Hernandez pushed against the ropes.
Hernandez is looking to control Ichizo's arms but Ichizo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hernandez has his back to the ropes.
Matias Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez being controlled against the ropes.
Hernandez is trying to push Ichizo away but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez prevents Ichizo from breaking the clinch.
Ichizo is trying to stall.
Hernandez wants to break free but Ichizo has control.
Ichizo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ichizo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ichizo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ichizo connects with a leg kick. Hernandez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ichizo. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Ichizo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez throws a counter combo.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ichizo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ichizo rushes Hernandez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ichizo has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichizo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Ichizo is blocking nicely.
Hernandez wants to break free but Ichizo has control.
Ichizo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hernandez up against the ropes.
Takara Ichizo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ichizo tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Ichizo back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Ichizo.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Ichizo.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ichizo has him pressed against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ichizo avoids it.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ichizo.
Takara Ichizo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takara Ichizo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ichizo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takara Ichizo!
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