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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Deal (ranked 18675 p4p, 235 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 5620 p4p, 205 weight class). Ippo has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Deal tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Deal walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.
Deal is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
Ippo connects with a single shot there.
Deal misses with a right hand
and Ippo counters with a stiff right hand.
Deal misses with a right hand
and Ippo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deal is trying to push Ippo away but Ippo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Deal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Deal is trying to break free.
Deal tries to break the clinch but Ippo is controlling the position.
Deal takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deal is breathing heavily.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal is trying to break free.
We've been informed that Ippo 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.
Deal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deal.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Deal swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deal can't break the clinch.
Deal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Ippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Deal blocks with his arms.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
A short left from Ippo.
Deal being controlled against the ropes.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ippo lands with a right to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the body.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Chris Deal's cut is getting worse.
Deal is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Deal is rocked!
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Oh Deal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Ippo.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Ippo has the Thai clinch. Ippo obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Deal's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Ippo catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Deal stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Deal walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ippo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deal walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.
Ippo drives through and clinches with Deal against the ropes.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deal's efforts to push away.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal is trying to break free.
Deal seems to have got his legs back now.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ippo has him pressed against the ropes.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deal manages to break the clinch.
Deal throws a lazy right hand but Ippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deal walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
Ippo just leaning against Deal, taking a breather.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ippo gets through Deal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Deal blocks with his arms.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deal can't break the clinch.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Chris Deal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deal slips a jab from Ippo.
Deal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ippo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Deal misses.
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Ippo gets through Deal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Deal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Deal working hard to break the clinch.
Ippo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deal misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ippo obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Deal is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Deal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Deal crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Deal face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ippo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, an emotional Makunouchi Ippo said 'I do believe I have properly earn my title shot'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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