PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Max Debrine (ranked 3597 p4p, 397 weight class) and Gunji Koizumi (ranked 6575 p4p, 626 weight class). Debrine comes to the ring accompanied by The Best. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Debrine
vs
Koizumi

189 cm
23
230 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

176 cm
35
193 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Solid boxing
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Debrine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunji Koizumi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Debrine 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.
Koizumi looks for the body kick but Debrine saw that one coming.
Debrine tries to clinch up.
Koizumi just misses with a punch to the body.
Koizumi thumps Debrine with a low kick.
Debrine tries to clinch up but Koizumi circles away and keeps his distance.

Debrine clinches with his opponent.
Debrine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koizumi avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koizumi trying to control the position but instead, Debrine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koizumi into the ropes.
Debrine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Debrine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've been hearing reports that Debrine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koizumi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Debrine is keeping busy.
Koizumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koizumi wants to stall.
Debrine is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Debrine as Koizumi tries to tie him up.
Debrine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koizumi throws an elbow that misses.
Koizumi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Debrine up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koizumi.
Debrine misses with an elbow over the top.

Debrine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koizumi moves away from the strike by Debrine.
Koizumi connects with a high kick.

It looks like Max Debrine has been cut.
Koizumi throws a head kick that misses.
Debrine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine tries to clinch there but Koizumi circles away.

Debrine rushes Koizumi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Debrine misses with an elbow over the top.
Koizumi can't find room to land a body shot as Debrine controls the action.
Debrine is leaning against Koizumi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Debrine is trying to stall.
Debrine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koizumi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koizumi taking a breather.
Debrine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koizumi trying to control the position but instead, Debrine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koizumi into the ropes.
Debrine throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi taking a breather.

Koizumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koizumi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Debrine manages to avoid it.
Debrine tries to clinch there but Koizumi circles away.
Koizumi is trying to counter with his kicks.

Debrine closes the distance and pushes Koizumi back into the ropes.
Debrine avoiding damage as Koizumi throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Koizumi stalling in the clinch but Debrine improves position.
Debrine trying to land knees to the body.
Koizumi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koizumi wants to stall.
Koizumi has a couple of punches blocked by Debrine.
Koizumi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Debrine is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gunji Koizumi.
Koizumi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A counter left hand to the body from Debrine misses its target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Debrine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Debrine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Debrine looking to slow down the pace here.
Koizumi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Debrine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Debrine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koizumi is keeping busy.
A short right from Debrine.
Koizumi is trying to maintain a safe position but Debrine gets an underhook and turns Koizumi into the ropes.
Koizumi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Koizumi stalling the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koizumi stalling in the clinch but Debrine improves position.
Koizumi tries to land a knee to the head but Debrine blocks with his arms.
Koizumi trying to control the position but instead, Debrine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koizumi into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gunji Koizumi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Debrine'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.

Koizumi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Debrine tries to clinch up but Koizumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Koizumi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Debrine's sensitive parts.
Debrine wants to clinch up but Koizumi keeps it at a distance.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi moves out of range.
Koizumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Koizumi moves out of range as Debrine strikes.
Koizumi throws a head kick that misses.
Debrine is looking to counter the offense by Koizumi and move into the clinch.
Debrine fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koizumi. That's going to slow Debrine down.
Debrine avoids the head kick by Koizumi.
Debrine moves out of range of the strikes.
Debrine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koizumi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debrine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Koizumi misses its intended target.
Debrine tries to clinch there but Koizumi circles away.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi moves out of range.
Debrine tries to clinch up.
Debrine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koizumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koizumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Debrine.
Koizumi tries to work over Debrine's front leg with a kick but Debrine checks it.
Debrine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koizumi misses with a kick to the body.
Debrine wants to clinch up but Koizumi keeps it at a distance.
Debrine tries to clinch there but Koizumi circles away.
Koizumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koizumi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Debrine tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koizumi.
Debrine fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koizumi clinches with his opponent.
Debrine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koizumi.
Debrine taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Debrine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Debrine throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Debrine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Debrine blocks a head kick by Koizumi.
Debrine blocks a leg kick.
Debrine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Debrine tries to close the distance and clinch but Koizumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Debrine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koizumi flicks out a counter leg kick but Debrine steps away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koizumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Koizumi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Debrine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunji Koizumi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Debrine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debrine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koizumi.
Koizumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Debrine.
Debrine tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Koizumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koizumi feints a counter leg kick.
Koizumi lands with a thumping leg kick.

Debrine has Koizumi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Koizumi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Koizumi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koizumi avoiding damage.
Koizumi wants to stall.
Koizumi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Debrine avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Koizumi breaks from the clinch.
Koizumi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koizumi scores with a nice body kick.
Debrine is looking to clinch.
Koizumi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koizumi keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koizumi! But no joy.
Koizumi scores with a kick to the body.
Koizumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Debrine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Debrine tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Debrine.
Debrine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koizumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koizumi thumps Debrine with a low kick.
Koizumi throws a sloppy head kick and Debrine moves out of range easily.
Gunji Koizumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koizumi tries to keep at a distance but Debrine has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunji Koizumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Debrine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koizumi slips a jab and a cross from Debrine.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi moves away
and Koizumi counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Debrine misses the target.
Koizumi misses with a wild body shot.
Debrine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Debrine blocks the low kick.
Debrine wants to clinch
and Koizumi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koizumi swinging wildly here.
Koizumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koizumi just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Debrine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koizumi.
Debrine doesn't manage to clinch there - Koizumi circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Koizumi tenderised Debrine's leg. Debrine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Debrine throws a poor cross that misses
and Koizumi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Debrine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Debrine tries to clinch up.
Koizumi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koizumi throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Debrine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koizumi.
Debrine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koizumi scores with a leg kick.
Debrine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koizumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Koizumi tries to keep at a distance but Debrine has taken the fight into the clinch.

Koizumi manages to break the clinch.
Debrine doesn't manage to clinch there - Koizumi circles away.
Koizumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi thows a body kick. Debrine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Debrine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koizumi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Debrine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koizumi is able to avoid easily.
Koizumi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Koizumi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koizumi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Debrine throws a chopping leg kick but Koizumi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Debrine is looking to clinch.
Koizumi throws a leg kick but Debrine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Debrine is looking to counter the offense by Koizumi and move into the clinch.
Debrine avoids the head kick by Koizumi.
Debrine is looking to counter punch.
Koizumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Debrine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koizumi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Debrine rather than just go for the knockout.
Koizumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Debrine avoids the head kick by Koizumi.
It looked like Debrine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Debrine wants to clinch up but Koizumi keeps it at a distance.
Debrine backing away here, and Koizumi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koizumi.
Koizumi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Debrine avoids the head kick by Koizumi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Debrine tries to clinch up.
Koizumi throws a leg kick but Debrine checks it.
Debrine tries to clinch up.
Koizumi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Debrine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koizumi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Debrine throwing a counter right hand but Koizumi manages to avoid it.
Koizumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Debrine moves into range and clinches up with Koizumi.
Max Debrine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Debrine is trying to stall.
Debrine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koizumi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Koizumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koizumi is looking to score with low kicks.
Koizumi is looking to slow Debrine down with leg kicks.
Koizumi misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Debrine doesn't manage to clinch there - Koizumi circles away.
Koizumi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koizumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koizumi misses with a body kick.
Debrine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Debrine has managed to clinch.
Debrine can't find room to land a body shot as Koizumi controls the action.
Debrine looking to slow down the pace here.
Debrine missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Debrine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Gunji Koizumi has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Koizumi tries to stall but Debrine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koizumi is trying to maintain a safe position but Debrine gets an underhook and turns Koizumi into the ropes.
Koizumi avoids a wild elbow strike from Debrine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunji Koizumi really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Debrine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koizumi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Debrine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Debrine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koizumi manages to avoid it.

Debrine has closed the distance and engaged Koizumi in a clinch.
Debrine lands an elbow inside that Koizumi shrugs off.

Koizumi breaks the clinch.
Debrine tries to close the distance and clinch but Koizumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Debrine wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi moves out of range.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Debrine's calf.
Koizumi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Koizumi.
As Koizumi backs away, Debrine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Debrine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Debrine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Koizumi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Debrine is looking to clinch but Koizumi is avoiding it.
Debrine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koizumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Debrine.

Koizumi moves into range and clinches up with Debrine.
Koizumi effectively controlling the action here.
Koizumi is trying to stall.
Koizumi blocks an elbow strike from Debrine.
Koizumi is trying to stall.
Debrine missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine lands a nice knee to the body.
Debrine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Koizumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koizumi.
Debrine wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koizumi.
Koizumi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koizumi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koizumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Koizumi tries a quick counter leg kick but Debrine is wise to it.
Koizumi misses with a low kick.
Debrine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi throws a leg kick that misses.
Debrine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koizumi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Debrine. That did some damage!
Debrine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koizumi.
Jab from Debrine.
Debrine doesn't manage to clinch there - Koizumi circles away.
Koizumi flicks out a counter leg kick but Debrine steps away.
Debrine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Debrine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Koizumi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Debrine tries to clinch there but Koizumi circles away.
Koizumi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koizumi takes a swing at Debrine's ribcage but misses.
Koizumi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Debrine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koizumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Debrine tries to keep at a distance but Koizumi has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koizumi is keeping busy.
Debrine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koizumi stalling in the clinch but Debrine improves position.
Debrine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koizumi stalling against the ropes.
Koizumi managing to block the knees to the body from Debrine.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Debrine lands an elbow just above Koizumi 's eye.
Koizumi blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Debrine being controlled against the ropes.
Koizumi is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunji Koizumi dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Debrine is looking to clinch but Koizumi is avoiding it.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi flicks out a counter leg kick but Debrine steps away.
Debrine wants to clinch.
Koizumi is looking for the big counter here.
Debrine is looking to clinch but Koizumi is avoiding it.
Debrine tries to clinch up but Koizumi circles away and keeps his distance.

Debrine takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koizumi tries to throw a body punch but Debrine avoids it by throwing Koizumi back against the ropes.
Koizumi lands a shoulder strike.

Debrine manages to break the clinch.
Koizumi defending well as Debrine loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koizumi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koizumi throws a front kick that sends Debrine stumbling back into the ropes.
Koizumi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koizumi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Debrine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Debrine blocks the body kick.
Koizumi motions for Debrine to come forward. Koizumi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Debrine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Debrine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Debrine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koizumi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koizumi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Debrine as Koizumi tries to tie him up.
Max Debrine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koizumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Koizumi slams his shin into Debrine's torso.
Debrine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Debrine 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Debrine tests Koizumi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koizumi tries a head kick but it misses.
Koizumi is looking to chop away at Debrine's legs.
Debrine tries to clinch up but Koizumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Debrine is looking to clinch but Koizumi is avoiding it.
Koizumi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Koizumi wants to land a leg kick but Debrine is out of range.
Koizumi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Debrine moves in looking to clinch but Koizumi pushes him off.
Koizumi misses with a head kick.
Debrine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koizumi is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi moves away from the strike by Debrine.
Debrine with a nice cross.
Koizumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Debrine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Debrine tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Koizumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Debrine tries to clinch there but Koizumi circles away.
Koizumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Debrine.
Debrine tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Koizumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Koizumi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Debrine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Debrine 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.
Koizumi with a nice cross.
Koizumi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi connects with a solid leg kick.
Debrine tries to clinch up but Koizumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Debrine looks to score with a jab to the body but Koizumi is just out of range.
Debrine looks to land a right hand but Koizumi moved out of range.
Debrine tries to clinch but Koizumi moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Debrine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Debrine wants to clinch.
Gunji Koizumi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick from Debrine is predictable there
and Koizumi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Debrine's knee momentarily.
Koizumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koizumi - that will leave a mark!
A leg kick checked by Koizumi.
Koizumi is looking to slow Debrine down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koizumi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunji Koizumi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koizumi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunji Koizumi!
Gunji Koizumi is the new heavyweight champion!
The defeated Max Debrine had this to say: 'Sorry dudes'.