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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harkonnen's choice of entrance music: The Headstones-Heart of Darkness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Harkonnen moved out of range.
Chavez tries to bum rush Harkonnen with a series of wild strikes but Harkonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chavez.
Harkonnen tries to land a front kick but Chavez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chavez has closed the distance and engaged Harkonnen in a clinch.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Harkonnen.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harkonnen looking to throw knees to the head but Chavez is blocking nicely.
Harkonnen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Harkonnen lands an elbow just above Chavez 's eye.
Harkonnen lands a nice knee to the body.
Chavez scores a nice knee to the body.
Chavez blocks an elbow strike.
Harkonnen is trying to break the clinch but Chavez is controlling him.
Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Harkonnen connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harkonnen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harkonnen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chavez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez avoiding damage as Harkonnen throws knees to the body.
Chavez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
Harkonnen crunches a lovely knee into Chavez's ribcage.
Harkonnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Chavez has double underhooks.
Harkonnen has had enough of the clinch but Chavez keeps him there for the moment.
Chavez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chavez avoiding damage as Harkonnen throws knees to the body.
Harkonnen keeps control of Chavez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chavez breaks the clinch.
Harkonnen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chavez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chavez pushes Harkonnen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harkonnen pushes off an throws an elbow but Chavez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chavez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harkonnen lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkonnen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavez tries to work over Harkonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chavez pushes off an throws an elbow but Harkonnen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harkonnen tries a body shot but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harkonnen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick from Chavez.
Harkonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Harkonnen's front leg but catches the back leg as Harkonnen tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Harkonnen blocks the low kick.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen moves away from the strike by Chavez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harkonnen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Chavez closes the distance and pushes Harkonnen back into the ropes.
Harkonnen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harkonnen misses with an elbow over the top.
Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chavez avoids it.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Harkonnen tries to break the clinch but Chavez is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen scores a nice knee to the body.
Chavez avoids the elbow strike from Harkonnen, against the ropes.
Miguel Chavez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harkonnen is defending well for now.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Chavez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harkonnen thumps Chavez with a low kick.
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Harkonnen moves away and avoids it.
Harkonnen tries to score with a low kick but Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
Chavez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Harkonnen working aggressively here.
Chavez landing knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez is trying to maintain a safe position but Harkonnen gets an underhook and turns Chavez into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harkonnen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harkonnen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harkonnen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Harkonnen.
Chavez has had enough of the clinch but Harkonnen keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Chavez takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harkonnen is defending well for now.
Chavez wants to get back to striking at distance but Harkonnen won't allow it.
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 Miguel Chavez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harkonnen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavez checks the leg kick.
Harkonnen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chavez.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Harkonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chavez, right into the meat.
Harkonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harkonnen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
Chavez tries to score with a low kick but Harkonnen moves his leg out of the way.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Harkonnen swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Chavez cracks Harkonnen with an open hand slap.
Chavez connects with an inside leg kick.
Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harkonnen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harkonnen connects with a single shot there.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Chavez misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chavez.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Chavez moves out of range.
Harkonnen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harkonnen.
Miguel Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chavez defending well as Harkonnen loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Harkonnen. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez throws a body punch but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
A telegraphed right hand from Harkonnen misses the target.
Harkonnen digs a good body shot into Chavez's ribs.
Harkonnen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harkonnen finds it's way round the side to connect with Chavez's head.
Nice shot lands for Chavez.
Harkonnen misses with a low kick.
Harkonnen 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.
Chavez lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez is looking to chop away at Harkonnen's legs.
Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Chavez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harkonnen walks into a left hand.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Chavez pushes Harkonnen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harkonnen obliges.
Harkonnen is trying to push Chavez away but Chavez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chavez as Harkonnen tries to tie him up.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen dodges an elbow strike from Chavez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Harkonnen 's eye.
Chavez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkonnen's efforts to push away.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chavez.
Harkonnen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harkonnen misses with a head kick.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez looks to land a body kick but Harkonnen moved away.
Harkonnen cracks the inside of Chavez's front leg.
Harkonnen defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Harkonnen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harkonnen avoids a kick to the body.
Chavez works Harkonnen's body with a nice hook.
Chavez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harkonnen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harkonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harkonnen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harkonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
Harkonnen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chavez is able to avoid easily.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick from Chavez.
Chavez closes the distance and pushes Harkonnen back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen tries to break free but Chavez pushes him back against the ropes.
Harkonnen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Harkonnen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Chavez.
Harkonnen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harkonnen landing knees to the body.
Chavez dodges an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Feyd Rautha Harkonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crunch! Harkonnen slams his shin into Chavez's torso.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harkonnen is out of range and Chavez settles back down.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez lands a high kick!
Harkonnen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chavez.
Harkonnen misses with a head kick.
Chavez slips under a jab from Harkonnen.
Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Chavez misses
and Harkonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harkonnen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Harkonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harkonnen throws a chopping leg kick but Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen lands with an overhand left.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chavez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen pushes off an throws an elbow but Chavez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Harkonnen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harkonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
Chavez tries to move into range but Harkonnen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses with an uppercut.
Harkonnen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harkonnen looks for the body kick but Chavez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harkonnen counters with an inside leg kick.
Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Chavez tries to stall but Harkonnen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chavez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harkonnen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Chavez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harkonnen is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez has Harkonnen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chavez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez lands a nice knee to the body.
Chavez tries a knee to the head but Harkonnen blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Chavez!
A very excited looking Miguel Chavez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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