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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gerrie Schutte (ranked 6122 p4p, 494 weight class) and Goki Shibukawa (ranked 6515 p4p, 503 weight class). Schutte comes into the arena with Groot Voël Paradys blaring out of the sound system. Shibukawa has chosen Ramallah - Days Of Revenge as his entrance music. Gerrie Schutte has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerrie Schutte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Goki Shibukawa!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schutte blocks a head kick by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa takes one to the side of the head.
Shibukawa misses with a body kick.
Schutte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schutte lands a high kick!
It looks like Goki Shibukawa has been cut.
Shibukawa forces Schutte back against the ropes and clinches.
Shibukawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shibukawa.
Schutte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shibukawa working Schutte over with knees to the body.
Schutte trying to land knees to the body.
Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been informed that Shibukawa 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.
Schutte throws a head kick that misses.
Shibukawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shibukawa just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSchutte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibukawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shibukawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schutte moves out of range of the body kick.
Schutte throws a quick counter head kick but Shibukawa was just out of range.
Schutte blocks a leg kick.
Schutte throws a quick counter head kick but Shibukawa was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schutte lands with a kick to the temple. Shibukawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schutte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shibukawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shibukawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schutte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shibukawa.
Schutte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shibukawa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schutte tries a head kick but it misses.
Shibukawa cracks the inside of Schutte's front leg.
Schutte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa throws a head kick that Schutte semi-blocks.
Shibukawa misses with a body kick.
Schutte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick but Schutte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schutte throws a counter high kick but Shibukawa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schutte counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shibukawa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shibukawa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schutte throws a head kick that misses.
Shibukawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Schutte doesn't manage to clinch there - Shibukawa circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shibukawa throws a solid leg kick but Schutte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shibukawa.
Schutte throws a head kick but Shibukawa moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Shibukawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Shibukawa.
Schutte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schutte lands a high kick!
Shibukawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Schutte finish him?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shibukawa.
Shibukawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Shibukawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Schutte takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Gerrie Schutte has been cut.
Shibukawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shibukawa breaks from the clinch.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Schutte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibukawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shibukawa clinches up with Schutte and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schutte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schutte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schutte moves out of range of the leg kick from Shibukawa.
Schutte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shibukawa clinches with his opponent.
Shibukawa breaks from the clinch.
Shibukawa is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Schutte.
Schutte blocks a low kick nicely.
Schutte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Schutte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shibukawa's head.
Schutte checks a leg kick nicely.
Schutte checks the leg kick.
Shibukawa gets a clinch.
Schutte lands a good knee to the midsection. Shibukawa won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Shibukawa.
Schutte landing knees to the body.
Schutte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shibukawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Schutte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shibukawa is defending well for now.
Shibukawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schutte is defending well for now.
Shibukawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shibukawa.
Schutte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shibukawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shibukawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schutte to score with a decent uppercut.
Goki Shibukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shibukawa closes the distance and pushes Schutte back into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schutte obliges.
Shibukawa looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibukawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shibukawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schutte blocks it with crossed arms.
Schutte tries to land knees in the clinch but Shibukawa avoids the damage to the body.
Schutte managing to block the knees to the body from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Goki Shibukawa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schutte throws a head kick but Shibukawa moves out of range.
Gerrie Schutte is winning the standup battle so far.
Shibukawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shibukawa throws a wild body kick that Schutte sees coming a mile off.
Schutte throws a quick counter head kick but Shibukawa was just out of range.
Shibukawa avoids the head kick by Schutte.
Schutte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shibukawa can pounce on him.
Shibukawa throws a low kick but Schutte avoids it.
Shibukawa throws a sloppy head kick and Schutte moves out of range easily.
Shibukawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schutte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shibukawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shibukawa has closed the distance and engaged Schutte in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shibukawa avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shibukawa.
Shibukawa breaks from the clinch.
Shibukawa throws out a leg kick but Schutte moves out of range and Shibukawa only half commits.
A low kick from Shibukawa is predictable there
and as Shibukawa resets, Schutte pounces with a savage head kick that drops Shibukawa to the mat! Shibukawa looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa tries to land a leg kick but Schutte saw it coming and moves away.
Schutte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Shibukawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schutte can pounce on him.
Schutte checks a leg kick.
Schutte throws out a head kick that Shibukawa doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Shibukawa crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Shibukawa's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Schutte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shibukawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schutte.
Schutte thuds his shin into the meat of Shibukawa's side.
Shibukawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shibukawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shibukawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schutte throws a head kick but Shibukawa moves out of range.
A low kick from Shibukawa is predictable there
and Schutte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shibukawa throws a lazy head kick
and Schutte counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Shibukawa to the mat! Schutte runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Shibukawa is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Schutte throws a nice head kick!
Schutte avoids the head kick by Shibukawa.
Schutte appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shibukawa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and as Shibukawa loses concentration momentarily, Schutte counters with a picture perfect head kick! Shibukawa goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gerrie Schutte!
Our winner, Gerrie Schutte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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