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JLB left, Kyotaro won. What the hell that was? Great 2nd round by JLB and 3rd by Kyotaro anyhow:

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Round 1 – Kyotaro stays light on his feet and moves in circles around Le Banner. He lands a kick to the body. Neither fight has landed anuthing significant. Kyotaro starts to work the legs. He tries a right cross, but Le Banner ducks it. Le Banner comes forward with a left and lands it. ProMMANow score 10-10

Round 2 – Kyotaro goes high with the kick to start the round. He is avoiding Le Banner’s power shots, but not landing anything of merit. Both fighters throw wild, but nothing lands. Lead left lands for Kyotaro. Le Banner lands a double right and starts to find his range. He lands several hooks to his opponent. Kyotaro has taken hard shots, but does not look damaged at all. ProMMANow score 10-9 Le Banner

Round 3 – Kyotaro lands a pair of one-twos. Now he starts to come forward and he catches Le Banner with a nice left hook. Le Banner looks like a bit wobbly after eating a right. The right cross is starting to come at will from Kyotaro. Le Banner is almost out of gas. He comes back with a head kick, but Kyotaro keeps coming forward. Le Banner lands a counter right cross of his own. ProMMANow score 10-9 Kyotaro

The fight was declared a draw. According to the rules, the fight would continue to extension rounds. However, Le Banner left the ring in disgust instead of fighting.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Keijiro Maeda defeats Jerome Le Banner TKO (retirement) Round 4

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