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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 25154 p4p, 443 weight class) and Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 15012 p4p, 139 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ippo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Indestructible. Vamoosh has chosen The Roaring Tiger 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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144 lbs
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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
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 20 - 6, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ravi Vamoosh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Ippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vamoosh is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
Vamoosh connects with a solid leg kick.
Vamoosh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ippo looks to land a right hand but Vamoosh moved out of range.
Ippo misses with a hook
and Vamoosh counters with a straight right hand.
Ippo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vamoosh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo gets tackled into the ropes by Vamoosh. Vamoosh maintains the clinch.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Vamoosh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Vamoosh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Vamoosh scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Vamoosh can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vamoosh.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vamoosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh lands a body shot.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vamoosh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Vamoosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Vamoosh moved out of range nicely.
Ippo misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Ippo misses with a double jab.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippo avoids the head kick by Vamoosh.
Ippo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo avoids the head kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vamoosh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ippo's calf.
A jab from Ippo misses.
Ippo moves out of range as Vamoosh strikes.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
Ippo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Ippo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Vamoosh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh tries to clinch but Ippo is having none of it.
Vamoosh slips a jab from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses the jab.
Vamoosh slips a jab from Ippo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ippo works over Vamoosh's head and body with a nice combination.
Vamoosh throws a front kick that sends Ippo stumbling back into the ropes.
Ippo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Ippo does it's job there.
Vamoosh lands a front kick.
Ippo with a jab.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Ippo throws a lazy uppercut
and Vamoosh counters with a body kick.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ippo.
Vamoosh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ippo at a distance.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vamoosh connects with a leg kick. Ippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vamoosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo moves out of range as Vamoosh strikes.
Vamoosh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Vamoosh flicks out a counter leg kick but Ippo steps away.
Vamoosh looks for the body kick but Ippo saw that one coming.
Vamoosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ippo throws out the jab.
Ippo avoids the head kick by Vamoosh.
Ippo throwing a counter right hand but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
Vamoosh blocks a jab.
Vamoosh tries a quick counter leg kick but Ippo is wise to it.
An inside leg kick from Vamoosh misses.
Vamoosh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh instigates a clinch.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
A short uppercut from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo tries to stall but Vamoosh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Vamoosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Vamoosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vamoosh.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vamoosh avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vamoosh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ravi Vamoosh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vamoosh avoids it.
A short left from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vamoosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vamoosh lands a jab to Ippo's midsection.
Ippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with a body kick.
Vamoosh 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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vamoosh.
Ravi Vamoosh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vamoosh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vamoosh thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Vamoosh throws a right hand that misses
and Ippo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but Ippo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ippo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Ippo blocks the body kick.
Ippo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Vamoosh moved out of range nicely.
Vamoosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ippo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vamoosh.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Vamoosh cracks Ippo with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Vamoosh. Beautiful body shot.
Ippo gets tackled into the ropes by Vamoosh. Vamoosh maintains the clinch.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vamoosh is defending well for now.
Vamoosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vamoosh throws a solid leg kick but Ippo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vamoosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick.
Vamoosh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vamoosh misses with a looping right.
Vamoosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ippo throws a hook but Vamoosh avoids it easily.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Vamoosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vamoosh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vamoosh takes the fight into the clinch.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ravi Vamoosh has been cut.
Vamoosh tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vamoosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Vamoosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vamoosh 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ravi Vamoosh!
A victorious Ravi Vamoosh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Makunouchi Ippo stepped up to the mic, saying 'you Win or you Learn and its time for me to retire this fighter so T-Minus 4 fights Last contract '.
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energy
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