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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bad Boy (ranked 3445 p4p, 84 weight class) and Michael Kimura (ranked 6118 p4p, 82 weight class). Michael Kimura acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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157 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy lunges at Kimura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kimura's hand.
It looks like Michael Kimura has been cut.
Kimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boy really is a fat lump.
Boy is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Kimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boy breaks the clinch.
Kimura walks into a stiff left hand from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Kimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kimura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boy.
Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Kimura throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
Boy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kimura manages to circle out of the way.
Kimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to clinch up but Kimura keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kimura throws out a counter right but Boy avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Kimura.
Boy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kimura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boy scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Kimura to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.
Boy tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boy tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Kimura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kimura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Kimura looks for the body kick but Boy saw that one coming.
Kimura misses the shot to the body.
Boy tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura throws the kick towards the body but Boy avoids it.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Boy tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy throws a body punch but Kimura moves out of range.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boy tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Boy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That has opened up Michael Kimura's cut even more.
Kimura misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Boy should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Michael Kimura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kimura eats them both and turns towards Boy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
A little feinted left hand from Boy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kimura.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
It seemed like Kimura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy throws a head kick but Kimura moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws a head kick that half lands.
Kimura throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Boy darts in and clinches Kimura up against the ropes.
Boy is pushing Kimura up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boy has had enough of the clinch but Kimura keeps him there for the moment.
Kimura misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boy obliges.
Kimura swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kimura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
Boy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boy is trying to stall.
Boy breaks from the clinch.
Bad Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy has closed the distance and engaged Kimura in a clinch.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kimura is keeping busy.
Boy working Kimura over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boy moves into the clinch successfully.
Boy is trying to push Kimura away but Kimura has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
Boy wants to clinch up but Kimura keeps it at a distance.
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura blocks a leg kick.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
Kimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimura tries to work over Boy's front leg with a kick but Boy checks it.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy defending well as Kimura loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura looks to land a body kick but Boy moved away.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Boy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Kimura's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boy misses with a body shot.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Bad Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Kimura misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Kimura misses its intended target.
Kimura just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBoy.
Kimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
It seemed like Kimura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Kimura throws a body shot but no joy.
Kimura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
Boy pushes Kimura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Boy is looking to control Kimura's arms but Kimura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boy has his back to the ropes.
Kimura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees to the body from Boy.
Kimura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kimura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy tries to circle away but Kimura has him pinned against the ropes.
Bad Boy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kimura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Kimura has Boy pressed against the ropes, preventing Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boy dodges an elbow strike from Kimura.
Kimura keeps control of Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy is trying to stall.
Kimura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boy avoids the elbow strike from Kimura, against the ropes.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
Boy throws a solid leg kick but Kimura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boy.
Boy rushes Kimura and presses him up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
Boy blocks a head kick by Kimura.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Boy blocks the body kick.
Boy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kimura throws a wild body kick that Boy sees coming a mile off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boy tries to counter by clinching up but Kimura breaks away and moves out of range.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Michael Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bad Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy rushes Kimura and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Kimura.
Well Boy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bad Boy!
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