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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Shoraku Murata (ranked 5202 p4p, 478 weight class) and Ezekiel Hall (ranked 5118 p4p, 476 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shoraku Murata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Hall!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall lands a jab to Murata's midsection.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Murata tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Murata moves away from the strike by Hall.
Murata wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Murata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Murata fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murata tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Ezekiel Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murata looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Murata wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Murata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murata tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall swings for the body but Murata moves out of range.
It looked like Murata was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murata.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Murata moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Murata tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murata tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Murata shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murata moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Murata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall cracks Murata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murata.
Murata misses with a body punch
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Murata moved out of range.
It looked like Murata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murata connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall thuds his right hand into Murata's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall throws a right and a left that Murata avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murata.
Hall misses with a hook.
Murata is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hall.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murata.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Murata missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall blocks a head kick by Murata.
Murata tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall throws the left hand but Murata avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Murata was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
Murata moves into the clinch.
Murata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murata ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murata misses with a body shot.
Murata tries to clinch up.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Murata should have avoided that one.
Murata tries a head kick but it misses.
Murata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ezekiel Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murata tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Murata tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murata tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Murata is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Murata's head but Murata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shoraku Murata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murata. That's going to slow Hall down.
Murata tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall throws a right and a left that Murata avoids nicely.
Murata thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Murata ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Murata.
Murata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall throws a hook but Murata blocks it.
Murata ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Murata thinks about countering with a head kick.
Murata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murata tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Murata is looking to clinch.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murata is rocked!
Hall cracks Murata with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Hall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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