PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 6893 p4p, 16010 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 574 p4p, 619 weight class). Crespo has chosen Ghost ''Im A King as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

The Zealot
vs
Crespo

190 cm
40
162
31 - 22 - 0

170 cm
40
155
28 - 19 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crespo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crespo tries to land a body kick
letting The Zealot counter with a right hand.
Crespo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Crespo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Zealot, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short right from The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo lands with a light punch inside.
Crespo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Zealot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from The Zealot as the two fighters clinch.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot is leaning against Crespo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but The Zealot is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Zealot.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
Crespo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Zealot.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Crespo lands a left hand.
Crespo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crespo misses with some punches.
The Zealot scores with a hook to the body.
The Zealot digs a right hand into Crespo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crespo's gas tank.
The Zealot works on Crespo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Crespo as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Crespo.
The Zealot gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
The Zealot presses Crespo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crespo unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Zealot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Zealot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
Crespo tries to work over The Zealot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Zealot avoids the elbow strike from Crespo, against the ropes.
A short right from Crespo.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as The Zealot controls the action.
Crespo throws an elbow but it misses.
The Zealot swings wildly with an uppercut but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Zealot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Zealot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from The Zealot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but The Zealot is blocking nicely.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Zealot.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot blocks the elbow strike.
The Zealot pushes Crespo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo trying to land knees to the body.
The Zealot pushes Crespo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot lands a nice uppercut.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo misses with a punch to the body.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
Crespo connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Zealot's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo working aggressively here.
Crespo lands a good knee to the midsection. The Zealot won't want to take too many of those.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
Crespo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Zealot avoids the elbow strike from Crespo, against the ropes.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo blocking some punches.
The Zealot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Zealot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Crespo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crespo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crespo is looking for the big counter here.
Crespo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.

Crespo pushes The Zealot up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Zealot.
Crespo lands with a right to the head.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Zealot's elbow.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for The Zealot.
Crespo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
The Zealot pushes Crespo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crespo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crespo or not.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo is breathing heavily.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo tries to work over The Zealot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
Crespo misses with an elbow strike.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Zealot avoids it.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot cracks Crespo with a nice body shot.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crespo.
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from The Zealot as the two fighters clinch.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
The Zealot lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, The Zealot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo misses with some punches.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crespo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from The Zealot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot tries a body shot but Crespo blocks it.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Zealot avoids it.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo blocking some punches.
Masada The Zealot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Zealot's elbow.
Crespo digs a right hand underneath The Zealot's ribcage. The Zealot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crespo can do to turn this around?
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo lands a nice uppercut.
Crespo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Zealot tries to throw a body punch but Crespo avoids it by throwing The Zealot back against the ropes.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masada The Zealot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Zealot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crespo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
A punch combination from The Zealot misses.
The Zealot checks a leg kick.
Crespo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Crespo.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Crespo moves out of range.
The Zealot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crespo.
The Zealot tests Crespo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crespo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Zealot lands a really nice looking cross but Crespo seems unphased.
Crespo tries to score with a low kick but The Zealot moves his leg out of the way.
Crespo throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crespo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crespo.
The Zealot lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Zealot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The Zealot catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Crespo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Crespo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!

Crespo is rocked!

Crespo gets a clinch.
Crespo is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
Crespo unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Zealot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crespo seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
The Zealot pushes Crespo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
The Zealot lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Crespo as the two fighters clinch.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crespo lands an elbow just above The Zealot 's eye.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but The Zealot avoids the damage to the body.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Zealot presses Crespo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crespo lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from The Zealot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
Crespo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Zealot lands a shot to the body.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from The Zealot as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Zealot scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws an elbow but it misses.
The Zealot scores with a shoulder strike.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Zealot.
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Crespo controls the action.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Zealot lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
Crespo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Zealots head.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masada The Zealot takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crespo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Zealot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Zealot blocks a head kick by Crespo.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Zealot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crespo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crespo throws a low kick, looking for The Zealot's leg but The Zealot calmly moves out of range.
Crespo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crespo.
A combination from The Zealot does no damage.
Crespo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Crespo has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Crespo on the inside.
Crespo takes a shot to the head.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
Crespo lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crespo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.
Crespo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crespo obliges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A shot in the inside from Crespo.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as The Zealot controls the action.
Crespo lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo misses with a punch to the body.
Crespo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
A short uppercut from The Zealot.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Zealot avoids it.
Crespo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Crespo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo landing knees to the head.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Zealot digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crespo struggles to land a body shot inside as The Zealot controls his hands.
Crespo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo crunches a lovely knee into The Zealot's ribcage.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo prevents a body shot from The Zealot.
Crespo digs a right hand underneath The Zealot's ribcage. The Zealot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Zealot misses with a body punch.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks it.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crespo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot misses with a body punch.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Zealot blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
A short right from Crespo on the inside.
A short right from The Zealot.
Crespo lands an elbow just above The Zealot 's eye.
The Zealot prevents a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crespo blocking some punches.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
Crespo lands an elbow that stopped The Zealot in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Silvio Crespo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crespo throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from The Zealot lands.
The Zealot lands with a thumping leg kick.

Crespo has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
A short body shot lands from The Zealot as the two fighters clinch.
Crespo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crespo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
A short left from The Zealot.
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!
Nice body punch from Crespo - that landed with a thud.
The Zealot misses with a body punch.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
Crespo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crespo lands a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Crespo cracks The Zealot with a nice body shot.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Crespo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Crespo is leaning against The Zealot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crespo working aggressively here.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A short right from Crespo.
Crespo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crespo connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crespo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Zealot lands a right hand.
Crespo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot tries a body shot but Crespo blocks it.
Crespo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crespo trying to land knees to the body.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crespo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvio Crespo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crespo missing with knees to the body.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Zealot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crespo.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Masada The Zealot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but The Zealot avoids the damage to the body.
Crespo misses with an elbow strike.
Crespo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Zealot's elbow.
The Zealot blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo lands with a left to the head.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but The Zealot avoids the damage to the body.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
Crespo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crespo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silvio Crespo.
Well The Zealot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masada The Zealot!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Masada The Zealot waved his t-shirt featuring MKFC 's logo in front of the cameras.