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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 1959 p4p, 272 weight class) and Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 5527 p4p, 589 weight class). Nobonaga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kickboxer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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171 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nobonaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Nobonaga cracks Of Bath And Wells with a nice body shot. Of Bath And Wells misses with a punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch. We've been informed that Nobonaga has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Of Bath And Wells misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nobonaga lands a left hand.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nobonaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Bath And Wells controls his hands.
Of Bath And Wells swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it. Of Bath And Wells lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nobonaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nobonaga takes an elbow to the forehead. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Of Bath And Wells as Nobonaga tries to tie him up. Of Bath And Wells lands with a right to the head. Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook from the clinch. Of Bath And Wells can't find room to land a body shot as Nobonaga controls the action.
Nobonaga lands a hook to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Of Bath And Wells's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. Of Bath And Wells missing with a left hand there. Nobonaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Of Bath And Wells misses with a wild body shot. Nobonaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Of Bath And Wells lands a jab to the head.
Of Bath And Wells throws a big shot that misses. Nobonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid it. Of Bath And Wells throwing a counter right hand but Nobonaga manages to avoid it. Nobonaga throws a low kick, looking for Of Bath And Wells's leg but Of Bath And Wells calmly moves out of range. Good standup being displayed there by Of Bath And Wells as he connects with a hook. Of Bath And Wells on the wrong end of a nice jab. Of Bath And Wells keeps the fight on the outside. A jab from Of Bath And Wells does it's job there. Of Bath And Wells looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Nobonaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nobonaga dodges the punch combination from Of Bath And Wells.
Nobonaga instigates a clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short left from Nobonaga. Nobonaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Of Bath And Wells or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Of Bath And Wells.
Nobonaga has Of Bath And Wells pushed against the ropes. Nobonaga misses with a knee strike.
Nobonaga lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nobonaga. Nobonaga working some nice short punches in the clinch. Of Bath And Wells digs a right hand into Nobonaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobonaga's gas tank. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Nobonaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards. Of Bath And Wells misses with an elbow over the top. Nobonaga scores with a knee to the head.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a hook to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nobonaga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Nobonaga looking to slow down the pace here. Nobonaga throws a head punch that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sagoya Nobonaga will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Of Bath And Wells lands with a right hand. Nobonaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nobonaga throws a lazy body kick and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely shot to the body. Nobonaga throws a leg kick but Of Bath And Wells moved away. Sagoya Nobonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nobonaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Of Bath And Wells takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nobonaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nobonaga looks to land a left hand but Of Bath And Wells moved out of range nicely. A decent looking cross lands there for Of Bath And Wells. Nobonaga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nobonaga duly obliges. Nobonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Of Bath And Wells thuds a left hand into Nobonaga's body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nobonaga misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Of Bath And Wells to counter with a crisp jab. Nobonaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Of Bath And Wells swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Of Bath And Wells sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Nobonaga throws a shot from downtown. Of Bath And Wells moves away and avoids it. Nobonaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Of Bath And Wells swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nobonaga closes the distance and clinches. Nobonaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nobonaga stalling in the clinch but Of Bath And Wells improves position. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga lands a damaging elbow. Of Bath And Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Of Bath And Wells throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Bath And Wells. Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nobonaga's defenses. A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Bath And Wells. Sagoya Nobonaga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Of Bath And Wells throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from Of Bath And Wells. Of Bath And Wells gets through Nobonaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nobonaga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Bath And Wells. Of Bath And Wells works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nobonaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Bath And Wells.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Of Bath And Wells lands a hook to the side of the head. Nobonaga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nobonaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nobonaga trying to stall but Of Bath And Wells improves his position.
Of Bath And Wells goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Of Bath And Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Of Bath And Wells blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Nobonaga. Nobonaga lands with a short head shot on the inside. Of Bath And Wells blocking some punches.
Nobonaga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Of Bath And Wells's defenses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Of Bath And Wells lands a left hand.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nobonaga. 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 The Bishop Of Bath And Wells will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nobonaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Of Bath And Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nobonaga rushes Of Bath And Wells and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a shot to the side of Nobonaga's head. Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Of Bath And Wells avoids it. Nobonaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nobonaga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Of Bath And Wells digs a right hand underneath Nobonaga's ribcage. Nobonaga let out a lung full of air as it connected. Nobonaga misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Of Bath And Wells just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nobonaga's brow. Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Of Bath And Wells is defending well for now. A short right from Nobonaga on the inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Of Bath And Wells struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobonaga controls his hands.
Nobonaga avoids a wild elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells. Nobonaga misses with a punch to the body.
Nobonaga stalling in the clinch but Of Bath And Wells improves position. Nobonaga missing with knees to the body.
Of Bath And Wells throws a punch but it's blocked by Nobonaga.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nobonaga blocks an uppercut.
Nobonaga tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Bath And Wells avoids the damage to the body. Of Bath And Wells makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Of Bath And Wells takes a shot to the head. Of Bath And Wells lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nobonaga's defenses. Of Bath And Wells misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Of Bath And Wells swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it. Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Of Bath And Wells avoids it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nobonaga. Nobonaga slowing the pace effectively. Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Of Bath And Wells avoids it. Of Bath And Wells lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards. Of Bath And Wells lands with a right to the head. Of Bath And Wells takes a shot to the head. Of Bath And Wells lands a shoulder strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Of Bath And Wells lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Of Bath And Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Nobonaga.
Nobonaga lands a shot to the body. Of Bath And Wells misses with a body punch.
Nobonaga avoids the elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells, against the ropes.
Nobonaga misses with a short punch on the inside. Nobonaga looking to slow down the pace here. Of Bath And Wells tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Of Bath And Wells throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nobonaga working aggressively here.
Nobonaga stalls. A nice left hand lands by Nobonaga.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook from the clinch. Of Bath And Wells working aggressively here.
Of Bath And Wells misses with the head strike.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Bishop Of Bath And Wells. I think Of Bath And Wells 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... The Bishop Of Bath And Wells! A relieved looking The Bishop Of Bath And Wells thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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pop
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