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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 9213 p4p, 707 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (ranked 1802 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinto moves to clinch but Norris Jr breaks away
and Norris Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Pinto.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norris Jr, as that shot connected.
Norris Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Pinto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinto counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris Jr on the side of the head.
Pinto throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Norris Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pinto misses with a straight left.
Pinto takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norris Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pinto moves in looking to clinch but Norris Jr pushes him off.
Pinto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pinto takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris Jr tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Norris Jr.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris Jr blocking some punches.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Pinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris Jr or not.
Norris Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr tries to work over Pinto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris Jr crunches a lovely knee into Pinto's ribcage.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris Jr is working Pinto over against the ropes.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris Jr controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pinto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Norris Jr trying to control the position but instead, Pinto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris Jr into the ropes.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Norris Jr throws a front kick aimed at Pinto's knee but Pinto avoids it well.
Norris Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinto momentarily.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto throws a hook but Norris Jr blocks it.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Pinto.
An attempted straight right counter from Norris Jr misses the target.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
Pinto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norris Jr misses the shot to the body.
Norris Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norris Jr blocks a leg kick.
Norris Jr misses the shot to the body.
Pinto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norris Jr wants to slow Pinto down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Pinto moved away.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinto. Pinto obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pinto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pinto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pinto is looking to slow Norris Jr down with leg kicks.
Pinto takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Pinto looks to move away, Norris Jr throws a big counter combo but Pinto just gets out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinto, right into the meat.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr is looking to wear down Pinto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norris Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinto should have avoided that one.
Pinto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pinto tests Norris Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinto dodges the punch combination from Norris Jr.
Pinto throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr scores with a jab.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinto manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut.
Pinto avoids a kick to the body.
Pinto tries to clinch up but Norris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Pinto.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norris Jr's sensitive parts.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Pinto jabs at Norris Jr's body.
A swing and a miss from Pinto.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
Norris Jr drops his hands momentarily and Pinto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinto manages to avoid it.
A big left from Norris Jr misses.
Pinto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pinto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinto.
Pinto dips to his left and cracks Norris Jr with an uppercut!
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Norris Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Norris Jr moved out of range.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
Pinto misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto blocks a leg kick.
Pinto misses with a looping right.
Pinto scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris Jr should have avoided that one.
Pinto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Norris Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris Jr staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr blocks a jab.
Norris Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pinto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
Pinto avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinto manages to avoid it.
Pinto throws a right hand that misses
and Norris Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pinto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norris Jr has time to react.
Pinto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinto misses with an uppercut.
Pinto looks to land a left hand but Norris Jr moved out of range nicely.
Pinto moves into range and clinches up with Norris Jr.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Pinto misses with some punches.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinto works on Norris Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris Jr wants to stall.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris Jr controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr lands an elbow that stopped Pinto in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
Norris Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris Jr.
Pinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinto scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinto pushes Norris Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Arthur Pinto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pinto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris Jr.
Pinto is looking to clinch.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Pinto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Pinto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norris Jr. Norris Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinto throws a low kick but Norris Jr avoids it.
Pinto missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norris Jr staying out of range there.
Pinto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
Pinto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinto trying to stall but Norris Jr improves his position.
Norris Jr blocking some punches.
Pinto scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norris Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norris Jrs head.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris Jr lands an elbow just above Pinto 's eye.
Pinto is leaning against Norris Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr trying to control the position but instead, Pinto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris Jr into the ropes.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris Jr's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Norris Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Pinto on the inside.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Norris Jr blocking some punches.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Pinto.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinto is trying to maintain a safe position but Norris Jr gets an underhook and turns Pinto into the ropes.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto tries to stall but Norris Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pinto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Norris Jr moved out of range.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Pinto slaps the foot to one side.
Pinto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Chuck Norris Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Pinto swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Pinto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pinto lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Norris Jr in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto wants to clinch up but Norris Jr keeps it at a distance.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris Jr digs a good body shot into Pinto's ribs.
Norris Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norris Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinto.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinto is looking to slow Norris Jr down with leg kicks.
Pinto lands with an overhand left.
Norris Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Norris Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Pinto lands a jab to Norris Jr's midsection.
Norris Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norris Jr blocks a jab.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pinto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr scores with a hook to the body. Pinto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinto catches Norris Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pinto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
Pinto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Pinto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto scores with a body shot.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norris Jr 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pinto! Arthur Pinto retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Arthur Pinto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Chuck Norris Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck'.
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