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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 12986 p4p, 395 weight class) and Silva Scorpion (ranked 3705 p4p, 282 weight class). Ippo's entrance music is Indestructible. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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153 lbs
36 - 15 - 0 |
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148 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo lands a jab to the nose.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick from Scorpion.
Scorpion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Scorpion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ippo if he has to take too many more of those.
Ippo tests Scorpion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion cracks Ippo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion throws a shot from downtown. Ippo moves away and avoids it.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Ippo.
Good leg kick by Scorpion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ippo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Scorpion - just one landing.
Scorpion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scorpion catches Ippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ippo misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Ippo.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ippo scores with a leg kick.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Scorpion!
Scorpion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Scorpion blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Ippo takes a shot to the head.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
I was talking to Ippo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion lands a left hand.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Scorpion blocks with his arms.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the ropes.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scorpion blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scorpion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
A short right from Scorpion on the inside.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Scorpion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ippo walks into a straight right hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva Scorpion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Ippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scorpion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scorpion is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ippo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scorpion throws the kick towards the body but Ippo avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Scorpion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scorpion has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Scorpion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Ippo.
Ippo throws a nice looking combination but Scorpion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ippo misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
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!
Scorpion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scorpion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ippo.
Scorpion has managed to clinch.
A short right from Ippo on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Scorpion blocks it.
Silva Scorpion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
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!
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Scorpion won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Scorpion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ippo.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Silva Scorpion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Scorpion looks to land a body kick but Ippo moved away.
A jab from Scorpion misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scorpion pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Scorpion takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Silva Scorpion has been cut.
A short right from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scorpion blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion is working Ippo over against the ropes.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo lands a right hand.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Scorpion managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Makunouchi Ippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scorpion blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silva Scorpion.
Well Scorpion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
The defeated Makunouchi Ippo had this to say: 'you Win or you Learn and its time for me to retire '.
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energy
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RATING
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