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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 1663 p4p, 173 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 2213 p4p, 217 weight class). Kasparaitis comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get Away. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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149 lbs
35 - 14 - 1 |
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145 lbs
41 - 16 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasparaitis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino lands with a left to the head.
Hoshino is working Kasparaitis over against the cage.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshino.
I was talking to Kasparaitis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoshino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Hoshino.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparaitis.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
A short left from Kasparaitis.
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
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!
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis prevents a body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino scores with a shot to the side of Kasparaitis's head.
A right hand to the body from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasparaitis gets through Hoshino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoshino misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshino lands a body punch.
Hoshino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a punch to the body.
Kasparaitis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoshino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoshino.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Hoshino throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hoshino.
Hoshino swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoshino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoshino tries to work over Kasparaitis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoshino takes a shot to the head.
Hoshino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasparaitis lands an uppercut.
Kasparaitis blocking some punches.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a punch to the body.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Hoshino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshino.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino lands a shoulder strike.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasparaitis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoshino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hoshino.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoshino pushes Kasparaitis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshino.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Kasparaitis prevents a body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the head.
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 head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Hoshino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Kasparaitis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoshino lands a right hand.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand.
Kasparaitis lands a nice uppercut.
Hoshino lands a nice uppercut.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoshino lands a nice uppercut.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasparaitis.
A short body shot lands from Hoshino as the two fighters clinch.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Hoshino takes a shot to the head.
Hoshino swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoshino.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up.
Kasparaitis moves into the clinch.
Kasparaitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Hoshino misses with a body punch.
Hoshino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Hoshino throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasparaitis.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshino misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hoshino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with some punches.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kasparaitis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Hoshino cracks Kasparaitis with a nice body shot.
Hoshino is leaning against Kasparaitis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoshino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasparaitis or not.
A short right from Hoshino.
Hoshino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoshino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoshino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Hoshino.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino cracks Kasparaitis with a nice body shot.
Hoshino pushes Kasparaitis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino lands a left hand.
Hoshino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Kasparaitis is rocked!
Hoshino presses Kasparaitis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Kasparaitis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoshino pushes Kasparaitis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Hoshino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshino dips a shoulder and cracks Kasparaitis with a mighty uppercut! Kasparaitis falls back against the cage and Hoshino unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kasparaitis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hoshino screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kantaro Hoshino!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kantaro Hoshino thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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