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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warfist's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Warfist's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Warfist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warfist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narushima blocks a jab.
Warfist tries to land a front kick but Narushima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Narushima tenderised Warfist's leg. Warfist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narushima misses with a wild combination.
Warfist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Narushima.
Narushima is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warfist takes one on the button.
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warfist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Narushima only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Warfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warfist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narushima jabs at Warfist's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narushima.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warfist scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Warfist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warfist.
Dragon Warfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warfist throws a low kick but Narushima avoids it.
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narushima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narushima throws the kick towards the body but Warfist avoids it.
Narushima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Warfist misses with a leg kick
and Narushima counters with a nice leg kick.
Narushima misses with a hook.
Warfist thinks about countering with a body kick.
Warfist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Narushima finds it's way round the side to connect with Warfist's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Narushima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warfist.
Narushima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warfist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Narushima!
Warfist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warfist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Warfist.
Narushima tries to work over Warfist's front leg with a kick but Warfist checks it.
Narushima lunges at Warfist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warfist's hand.
Narushima misses with a low kick.
Narushima throws a shot from downtown. Warfist moves away and avoids it.
Warfist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Narushima is out of range and Warfist settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Narushima. Beautiful body shot.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narushima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warfist.
That kick from Narushima tenderised Warfist's leg. Warfist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narushima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Warfist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Warfist digs a good hook to Narushima's body.
Narushima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Narushima.
Narushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narushima digs a good hook to Warfist's body.
Warfist misses with a straight left.
Narushima connects with a body shot.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warfist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narushima misses with a kick to the body.
Narushima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warfist rather than just go for the knockout.
Narushima lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Narushima misses.
Warfist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narushima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warfist is able to avoid easily.
Warfist misses with a body punch
and Narushima counters with an outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Narushima blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narushima scores with a push kick.
Narushima tries to land a leg kick but Warfist saw it coming and moves away.
Narushima throws a body punch but Warfist moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warfist blocks a low kick nicely.
Warfist misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Narushima coming out on top.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narushima takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Warfist misses its intended target.
Warfist checks a leg kick.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warfist. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Warfist slips a straight right by Narushima.
A jab from Warfist misses.
Narushima throws the kick towards the body but Warfist avoids it.
Narushima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warfist.
Narushima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warfist.
Narushima lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Narushima misses with a wild body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Warfist might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Warfist scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narushima takes one to the side of the head.
Narushima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Narushima.
Ryo Narushima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narushima throws a low kick, looking for Warfist's leg but Warfist calmly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Warfist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narushima throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Warfist counters with a nice body kick.
Warfist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Narushima lands a big head kick that sends Warfist tumbling to the mat! Narushima takes a step backwards and waves Warfist back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Warfist is rocked!
Warfist misses with a hook. Narushima ducked under it nicely.
Narushima was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oh Warfist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warfist is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narushima looks to land a right hand but Warfist moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warfist delivers a nice body kick.
Warfist lands a jab to the nose.
Narushima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warfist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warfist. That's going to slow Narushima down.
Narushima lands a leg kick that knocks Warfist off balance momentarily.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
Warfist seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Narushima.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Narushima checks a low kick from Warfist.
Warfist moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Warfist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narushima. That's going to slow Warfist down.
Narushima throws a low kick but Warfist avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warfist.
Narushima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warfist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Warfist quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Warfist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a big head kick that sends Warfist tumbling to the mat! Narushima takes a step backwards and waves Warfist back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Narushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narushima misses with a kick to the body.
Warfist digs a good hook to Narushima's body.
Narushima scores with a body shot.
Warfist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warfist moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Warfist digs a good body shot into Narushima's ribs.
Warfist's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Warfist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy body kick from Narushima
and Warfist counters with a nice leg kick.
Narushima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warfist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A thudding body kick lands there by Warfist!
Narushima wants to slow Warfist down by chopping away at his legs.
Warfist moves away from the strike by Narushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Narushima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warfist.
Narushima moves out of range of the body kick.
Warfist avoids a kick to the body.
Warfist misses with a kick to the body.
Warfist is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Narushima slips a straight right by Warfist.
Narushima just misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narushima goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dragon Warfist's cut is getting worse.
Narushima misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Warfist slams his shin into Narushima's torso.
Narushima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warfist looks for the body kick but Narushima saw that one coming.
Narushima misses with a body shot.
Warfist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Warfist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist thumps Narushima with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Narushima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Narushima looks to land a body kick but Warfist moved away.
Warfist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narushima lands with a good body shot.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
Warfist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narushima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Warfist will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Narushima misses.
Warfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Warfist - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Warfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narushima.
Warfist moves out of range as Narushima strikes.
Warfist throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Narushima counters with a stiff right hand.
Warfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warfist takes a swing at Narushima's ribcage but misses.
Warfist blocks a low kick nicely.
Narushima connects with a nice looking jab.
Narushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warfist manages to avoid it.
Narushima thumps Warfist with a low kick.
Warfist clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Narushima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Narushima blocks an uppercut.
Warfist is trying to maintain a safe position but Narushima gets an underhook and turns Warfist into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warfist.
Narushima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warfist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Narushima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Narushima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Warfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warfist stalling in the clinch but Narushima improves position.
Narushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narushima cracks Warfist with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narushima.
Narushima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warfist is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warfist takes a shot to the head.
Narushima lands a hook that snaps the head of Warfist backwards.
Narushima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warfist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Warfist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Warfist.
Narushima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warfist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Narushima misses with a leg kick.
Warfist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Narushima lands a jab to Warfist's midsection.
Narushima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Warfist. Narushima shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Narushima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Warfist checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warfist looks for the body kick but Narushima saw that one coming.
Warfist lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Narushima misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Narushima misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a body shot but no joy.
Narushima has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warfist.
Narushima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warfist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warfist misses with a body kick.
Warfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narushima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Narushima releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Narushima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Narushima works Warfist's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warfist throws a push kick but Narushima slaps the foot to one side.
Warfist checks a low kick from Narushima.
Narushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warfist throws a jab when Narushima was well out of range.
Narushima dodges the punch combination from Warfist.
No joy there for Narushima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narushima lands with an overhand left.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narushima moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist jabs Narushima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warfist moves away.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warfist throws a body punch but Narushima moves out of range.
Warfist moves out of range of the body kick.
Narushima takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Narushima. Beautiful body shot.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narushima. Warfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narushima misses with a wild combination.
Warfist throws a low kick but Narushima avoids it.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Narushima avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warfist.
Warfist moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima moves out of range of the body kick.
Warfist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Narushima moves out of range of the body kick from Warfist.
Narushima throws a big shot that misses.
Narushima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warfist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warfist throws a sloppy body shot
letting Narushima counter with a right hand.
Narushima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. Warfist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warfist throws a wild body kick that Narushima sees coming a mile off.
Warfist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Narushima counters with a good, hard body kick but Warfist shrugs it off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narushima lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. Warfist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warfist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narushima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Warfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warfist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Warfist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narushima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warfist throws a leg kick but Narushima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Warfist.
A left lands for Narushima.
Warfist misses with a body kick.
Warfist slips a jab from Narushima.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warfist takes a swing at Narushima's ribcage but misses.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narushima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warfist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narushima scores with a hook to the body. Warfist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Narushima, as that shot connected.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
Warfist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Narushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Warfist is just out of range.
Narushima lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Warfist.
Warfist checks a leg kick nicely.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warfist takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Warfist.
Warfist throws a looping overhand right but Narushima ducks down to avoid it.
Warfist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Warfist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narushima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warfist.
Warfist throws a leg kick
and Narushima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warfist looks for the body kick but Narushima saw that one coming.
Warfist backing away here, and Narushima unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Warfist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Narushima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warfist misses with a looping right.
Narushima moves out of range of the body kick.
Warfist thuds his shin into the meat of Narushima's side.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warfist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Warfist slips under a jab.
Warfist misses with a lunging right hand
and Narushima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Narushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warfist takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Narushima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warfist can pounce on him.
Warfist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
That's time! Warfist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warfist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Narushima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warfist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima blocks a low kick nicely.
Warfist moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima scores with a spinning back kick!
Narushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima cracks the inside of Warfist's front leg.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narushima throws a body kick that misses.
Narushima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warfist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warfist's hands.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Warfist checks a leg kick.
Warfist throws a leg kick that misses.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warfist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Narushima lands a nice hook to Warfist's body. Warfist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narushima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Narushima checks a leg kick.
Warfist avoids a kick to the body.
Narushima misses with a body kick.
Warfist throwing a counter right hand but Narushima manages to avoid it.
Narushima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warfist.
Good leg kick by Warfist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warfist looks to land a body kick but Narushima moved away.
Narushima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragon Warfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narushima manages to avoid it.
Narushima let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Warfist throws a low kick but Narushima moves out of range easily.
Warfist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warfist throws a body kick that misses
and Narushima counters with a nice leg kick.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Warfist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warfist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Narushima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warfist.
A low kick from Warfist is predictable there
and Narushima counters with an inside leg kick.
Warfist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Narushima is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warfist with a body shot.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warfist misses with a shot to the body
and Narushima counters with a right hand to the body.
Warfist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Narushima throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Narushima closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Warfist! Narushima dives in looking to finish! Warfist is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Narushima!
An out of breath Ryo Narushima thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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