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Dynasty 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 10594 p4p, 934 weight class) and Steel Penn Jr (ranked 22180 p4p, 926 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with Love the way you hate me blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn Jr misses with a head kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Thompson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Penn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Penn Jr moved out of range.
Penn Jr lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Penn Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Thompson manages to duck under it in time.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn Jr feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Penn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been informed that Penn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn Jr throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Penn Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson tries to clinch but Penn Jr is having none of it.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn Jr.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Penn Jr avoids it.
Penn Jr cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
A head kick by Thompson misses
and Penn Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thompson really felt that one!
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Penn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Penn Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Thompson in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Penn Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
Penn Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Penn Jr catches Thompson napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Thompson crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Penn Jr raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steel Penn Jr!
In his post fight interview, Steel Penn Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 22891 p4p, 715 weight class) and Vik Vader (ranked 3188 p4p, 318 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vik Vader!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Bush blocks the leg kick.
Bush is looking to counter the offense by Vader and move into the clinch.
Bush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Bush misses.
Vader stuns Bush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Vader has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vader.
Bush misses with a few strikes there.
Bush has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vader throws out a leg kick but Bush moves out of range and Vader only half commits.
Bush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader avoids the body shot from Bush.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vader throws out the jab.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader with a jab.
A jab from Vader misses.
Bush slips under a jab from Vader.
Bush throws a hook but Vader blocks it.
Red Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush misses with a right hand
and Vader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vader dodges the punch combination from Bush.
Bush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Vader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bush tries to counter by clinching up but Vader breaks away and moves out of range.
Bush tries to clinch but Vader moves away
letting Vader counter with a right hand.
Bush slips a straight right by Vader.
Donk. Vader catches Bush right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Vader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vader misses with a kick to the body.
Bush tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vader manages to circle out of the way.
Bush defending well as Vader loads up on a big left hand.
Vader throws a looping overhand right but Bush ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws an off balance right hand
and Vader counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader pushes Bush back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bush lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Vader.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Vader.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush struggles to land a body shot inside as Vader controls his hands.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vader dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
Vader takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vader takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vik Vader dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bush. Vader does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Vader misses.
Bush swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vader, right into the meat.
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vader 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.
Bush cracks Vader with a good jab.
Vader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush lands with a shot to the body.
Bush moves out of range as Vader strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vik Vader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader misses with an uppercut. Bush saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Bush moves out of range as Vader throws a body kick.
Bush ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vader is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vader counters with a good low kick that Bush was not able to check.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vader slips under a jab.
Vader moves forwards but Bush connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Vader circles away.
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Bush needs to keep his hands up - Vader had a free shot at his head there.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Vader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vader throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush clinches up with Vader and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vader blocks the elbow strike.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush misses with an uppercut
and Vader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bush throws a body punch but Vader moves out of range.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Vader moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Vader misses.
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Vader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bush's calf.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick from Vader.
Vader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bush.
Vader throws out a counter right but Bush avoids it with no problem.
Vader looks to land a left hand but Bush moved out of range nicely.
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 Red Bush will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vader tries a low kick but Bush avoids it.
Bush looks to throw the jab but Vader is out of range.
Bush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Bush's corner calls for a 1-2. Bush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vader slips under a jab from Bush.
Bush misses with an uppercut. Vader saw that one coming.
Vader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bush lands with a cross.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader throws a hook but Bush avoids it easily.
Bush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bush there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bush looks to clinch
and Vader counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Vader misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Vader finds it's target.
Vader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Vader throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Vader.
Bush throws a poor cross that misses
and Vader counters with a right hand to the body.
Vader throws a leg kick but Bush sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bush is looking to counter the offense by Vader and move into the clinch.
Vader throws a leg kick that misses.
Vader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bush avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush takes the fight into the clinch.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Bush lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vader's brow.
Bush throws an elbow but it misses.
Vader blocks an elbow strike.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Bush.
Bush gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vader's brow.
Vader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush looks to throw the jab but Vader is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Red Bush.
I think Bush has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Red Bush!
A very excited looking Red Bush rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Issumatar Tariaksuq (ranked 923 p4p, 116 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 22853 p4p, 702 weight class). Tariaksuq comes to the ring accompanied by Tanya Tagaq - Uja. Issumatar Tariaksuq could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keith Stone's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Issumatar Tariaksuq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tariaksuq. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tariaksuq misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tariaksuq backwards.
Tariaksuq manages to break the clinch.
Stone's coach down at The Furnace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tariaksuq fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Tariaksuq takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tariaksuq jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone slips a jab from Tariaksuq.
Stone misses the jab.
Tariaksuq is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tariaksuq.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Tariaksuq does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tariaksuq on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Tariaksuq.
Stone jabs Tariaksuq to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tariaksuq tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tariaksuq misses with a straight left.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tariaksuq counters with a straight right hand.
Tariaksuq connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Tariaksuq shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tariaksuq.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Tariaksuq uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Tariaksuq counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Tariaksuq misses.
The fighters circling - Tariaksuq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tariaksuq takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tariaksuq misses with a looping right.
Tariaksuq is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tariaksuq throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Tariaksuq just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone stuns Tariaksuq with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Tariaksuq off the ropes and back into range.
Stone cracks Tariaksuq with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tariaksuq misses the jab.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tariaksuq defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Tariaksuq throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tariaksuq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
Stone scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tariaksuq is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone wants to counter the offense by Tariaksuq and move into the clinch position.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tariaksuq takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tariaksuq takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tariaksuq lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Tariaksuq misses.
Stone blocks a head kick by Tariaksuq.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tariaksuq looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Stone rushes Tariaksuq and presses him up against the ropes.
Tariaksuq breaks the clinch.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tariaksuq throws out the jab.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tariaksuq with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Tariaksuq looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tariaksuq misses the target.
Stone wants to counter with a clinch but Tariaksuq pushes him away.
Tariaksuq connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tariaksuq pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to clinch but Tariaksuq is avoiding it.
Tariaksuq's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tariaksuq scrambles back to his feet.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Issumatar Tariaksuq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq misses with a punch to the body.
Tariaksuq misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tariaksuq.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Tariaksuq doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tariaksuq can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tariaksuq backwards.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tariaksuq blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tariaksuq blocks an uppercut.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Tariaksuq.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq lands a left hand.
Tariaksuq swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tariaksuq lands a nice uppercut.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone working aggressively here.
Tariaksuq lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Tariaksuq controls the action.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tariaksuq on the inside.
Stone blocks an elbow strike.
Tariaksuq lands with a light punch inside.
Tariaksuq lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tariaksuq's elbow.
Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stone lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tariaksuq takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Issumatar Tariaksuq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tariaksuq throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keith Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone misses with a hook
letting Tariaksuq counter with a right hand.
Stone scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Tariaksuq's head back.
Tariaksuq takes one to the chin there.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Tariaksuq.
Stone wants to clinch but Tariaksuq slips to the side
letting Tariaksuq counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone connects with a nice looking jab.
Tariaksuq keeps the fight on the outside.
Tariaksuq on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tariaksuq clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Tariaksuq saw that one coming.
Tariaksuq scores with a decent looking hook.
Stone is rocked!
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Tariaksuq finish him?
Tariaksuq throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone avoids the body shot from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tariaksuq misses with an uppercut.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tariaksuq lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Tariaksuq uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone scores with a jab. Tariaksuq acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Tariaksuq 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tariaksuq lands a head kick that sends Stone down! Stone is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Tariaksuq is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Issumatar Tariaksuq!
A very excited looking Issumatar Tariaksuq 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cannondale Trail (ranked 1500 p4p, 187 weight class) and Eddie Killer (ranked 4451 p4p, 486 weight class). Killer has chosen Peste as his entrance music. Cannondale Trail has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannondale Trail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Killer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer jabs Trail right on the nose. Trail blinks but takes it well.
Killer is looking to land body kicks.
Trail throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Killer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Cannondale Trail has been cut.
Killer fails to land with a series of punches.
Killer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trail scores with a punch to the head.
Killer scores with a jab.
Trail clobbers Killer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Killer - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Killer looks to score with a jab to the body but Trail is just out of range.
Trail slips under a jab from Killer.
Killer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Killer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Killer tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Trail on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killer misses with the combination.
It looked like Trail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trail.
Killer misses with the combination.
Trail definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killer misses with a head kick.
Killer scores with a push kick.
Trail gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Killer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Trail moves out of range as Killer throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Killer.
Trail throws a body punch but Killer moves out of range.
Trail digs a good body shot into Killer's ribs.
Killer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Killer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trail moves away.
It looked like Trail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killer throws a head kick that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Killer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Killer throws a body shot but no joy.
Killer is looking to land body kicks.
Killer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killer.
Killer throws a head kick but Trail moves out of range.
Trail swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eddie Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trail!
Killer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer scoring well with a low kick there.
Trail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trail dodges the punch combination from Killer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail blocks a jab.
Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trail.
Killer walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Trail rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Killer has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trail throws out the jab.
Killer moves forwards but Trail connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Killer is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Killer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trail doesn't seem phased though.
Killer is still on wobbly legs! Can Trail finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trail is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Trail shuts the power down on Killer. Lights out, game over! Trail is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cannondale Trail!
An intense looking Cannondale Trail took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank God for tonight, I hope my opponent is healthy. Fighting here is an honor'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Max Rhodes (ranked 7278 p4p, 675 weight class) and Marcus Santiago (ranked 23034 p4p, 824 weight class). Max Rhodes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Santiago's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago checks a low kick from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Rhodes fails to land.
Santiago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rhodes.
Santiago is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rhodes is keeping busy.
Rhodes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Rhodes blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Still in the clinch, Rhodes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes scores with a shot to the side of Santiago's head.
Santiago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santiago works on Rhodes's body with a couple of short punches.
Rhodes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santiago.
Rhodes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands an uppercut.
Santiago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago lands with a left to the head.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhodes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhodes lands a nice uppercut.
Santiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Rhodes gets an underhook and turns Santiago into the ropes.
Rhodes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santiago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santiago blocking some punches.
Santiago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rhodes is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Santiago.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Rhodes controls the action.
Rhodes blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Santiago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Santiago.
Santiago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Santiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhodes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rhodes is rocked!
Santiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Oh Rhodes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santiago creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rhodes crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Rhodes face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Santiago takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marcus Santiago!
As Marcus Santiago got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: YEAH !!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tobin Frost (ranked 10133 p4p, 888 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 2298 p4p, 338 weight class). McGuiness comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tobin Frost had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tobin Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost lands with a cross.
McGuiness takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost looks to throw the jab but McGuiness is out of range.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
McGuiness looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Frost takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
Frost falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGuiness counters with a straight right hand.
Frost lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGuiness will feel that in the morning.
McGuiness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tobin Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost throws a one two combo.
McGuiness ducks right into an uppercut from Frost.
Frost has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frost finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuiness's head.
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost looks for the body kick but McGuiness saw that one coming.
McGuiness looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost throws a body punch but McGuiness moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from McGuiness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuiness has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frost moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Frost works the jab nicely.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuiness looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frost throws a series of punches but McGuiness avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost thuds a left hand into McGuiness's body.
Frost scores with a hook.
Frost lands with a nice combination. McGuiness backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost throws a right hand that McGuiness ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuiness also avoids with ease.
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frost lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick
and McGuiness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Frost.
Frost misses with a kick to the body
and McGuiness counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Frost goes down! McGuiness rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Frost is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuiness's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Liam McGuiness should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuiness takes a kick to the side of the head.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but McGuiness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuiness throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem.
A solid body kick from Frost.
Frost pushes McGuiness up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuiness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness trying to stall but Frost improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuiness into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness wants to stall.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Frost.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frost lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frost tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost is working McGuiness over against the ropes.
McGuiness lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuiness presses Frost against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuiness can do to turn this around?
McGuiness slows down the pace here.
McGuiness wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost lands a body punch.
Frost prevents a body shot from McGuiness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost works on McGuiness's body with a couple of short punches.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness is trying to stall.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Frost cracks McGuiness with a nice body shot.
Frost digs a right hand underneath McGuiness's ribcage. McGuiness let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuiness is breathing heavily.
McGuiness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness can't break the clinch.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tobin Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobin Frost dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
McGuiness takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tobin Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frost wants to clinch but McGuiness slips to the side
letting McGuiness counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Frost.
Liam McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost jabs McGuiness right on the nose. McGuiness blinks but takes it well.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from McGuiness.
Frost misses the body punch
and McGuiness counters with a head kick. That will keep Frost thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McGuiness takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frost swings for the body but McGuiness moves out of range.
Frost throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuiness is looking to break free of the clinch but Frost has double underhooks.
McGuiness digs a right hand into Frost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frost's gas tank.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuinesss head.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
McGuiness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from McGuiness.
Frost tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Frost presses McGuiness against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns McGuiness into the ropes.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Frost lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuiness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuiness looking to slow down the pace here.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost is working McGuiness over against the ropes.
McGuiness struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
McGuiness wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuiness breaks from the clinch.
Frost lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobin Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 7742 p4p, 792 weight class) and Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 4378 p4p, 582 weight class). Nobonaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kickboxer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr is looking to chop away at Nobonaga's legs.
Nobonaga tries to work over Norris Jr's front leg with a kick but Norris Jr checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris Jr. That snapped Nobonaga's head back.
Norris Jr lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Nobonaga misses.
Nobonaga is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nobonaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nobonaga moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nobonaga connects with a knee to the head.
Norris Jr lands a right hand.
Norris Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris Jr blocks a body shot from Nobonaga.
Norris Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobonaga lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Nobonaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr lands an uppercut.
Norris Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nobonaga can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Norris Jr is trying to stall.
Norris Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Nobonaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norris Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Norris Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Norris Jr.
We've been informed that Nobonaga has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nobonaga scores a nice knee to the body.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga taking a breather.
Nobonaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norris Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nobonaga or not.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris Jr's elbow.
Norris Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nobonaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr slows down the pace here.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norris Jr blocks a body shot from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Nobonaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nobonaga clinches with his opponent.
Norris Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Nobonaga throws an elbow but it misses.
Nobonaga dodges an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Nobonaga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nobonaga misses with an elbow strike.
Norris Jr gets through Nobonaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nobonaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nobonaga tries to stall but Norris Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr lands an elbow that stopped Nobonaga in his tracks for a moment.
Norris Jr blocks a body shot from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris Jr.
Nobonaga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nobonaga dodges an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nobonaga misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nobonaga.
Nice elbow from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobonaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Nobonaga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nobonaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chuck Norris Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nobonaga is keeping busy.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
Nobonaga dodges an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nobonaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Nobonaga can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Norris Jr lands with a right to the head.
Norris Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nobonaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobonaga controls his hands.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nobonaga lands with a right to the head.
Norris Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Nobonaga misses with a knee strike.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Nobonaga.
Norris Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Norris Jr thumps Nobonaga with a low kick.
Nobonaga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris Jr's calf.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Nobonaga blocks it.
Nobonaga misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Nobonaga blocks the leg kick.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Norris Jr is predictable there
and Nobonaga counters by moving into the clinch.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nobonaga taking a breather.
Nobonaga avoids the elbow strike from Norris Jr, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobonaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norris Jr's face.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga scores with a shot to the side of Norris Jr's head.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Norris Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nobonaga's brow.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Nobonaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Nobonaga lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Nobonaga to work.
A short right from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris Jr's elbow.
Norris Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Nobonaga gets an underhook and turns Norris Jr into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
Norris Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nobonaga missing with knees to the body.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris Jr avoids it.
Norris Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagoya Nobonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris Jr stalling the fight.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
Norris Jr cracks Nobonaga with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr avoids the elbow strike from Nobonaga, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sagoya Nobonaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norris Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
A relieved looking Chuck Norris Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 2366 p4p, 358 weight class) and Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 10779 p4p, 917 weight class). Azhari has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhari needs to keep his hands up - Pinto had a free shot at his head there.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Pinto jumps back.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Azhari misses.
Pinto tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azhari throws a hook but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto rushes Azhari and presses him up against the ropes.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azhari's elbow.
Pinto working aggressively here.
A short right from Pinto on the inside.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Pinto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Azhari.
Azhari lands an elbow just above Pinto 's eye.
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Azhari fails to land.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari lands an elbow that stopped Pinto in his tracks for a moment.
Azhari scores with a shoulder strike.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike.
Pinto is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Pinto lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinto.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto trying to control the position but instead, Azhari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pinto into the ropes.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
Pinto tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azhari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinto avoids it.
Pinto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azhari.
Pinto lands with a left to the head.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azhari or not.
Good body shot from Pinto.
Pinto misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Azhari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as Azhari controls the action.
Pinto pushes Azhari back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Pinto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azhari lands a damaging elbow.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto 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!
Pinto scores with the left hand. Azhari knows he should have avoided that one.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Pinto finds it's way through Azhari's defenses.
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
Pinto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pinto scores with a jab to the body.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari tries to keep at a distance but Pinto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pinto taking a breather.
Pinto lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto working aggressively here.
Pinto works on Azhari's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
Arthur Pinto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Azhari.
Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azhari can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Pinto.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Azhari pushes off an throws an elbow but Pinto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pinto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinto tries to clinch there but Azhari circles away.
Azhari misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Azhari misses.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Pinto's shoulder, as Pinto tries to avoid the shot.
Azhari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pinto lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari misses with a straight right.
Pinto wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pinto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari unleashes a big counter combination but Pinto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Azhari swinging wildly here.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinto swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Pinto clinches with his opponent.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Azhari tries to circle away but Pinto has him pinned against the ropes.
Azhari lands an elbow inside.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto is working Azhari over against the ropes.
Azhari is breathing heavily.
A short left from Pinto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinto is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Azhari has a couple of punches blocked by Pinto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pinto throws out a powerful jab.
Arthur Pinto is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Pinto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Pinto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azhari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azhari scores with a jab to the head.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Azhari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinto moves into the clinch successfully.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Azhari.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Azhari lands a nice elbow.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Azhari.
Azhari lands a damaging elbow.
Pinto tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Pinto back against the ropes.
Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinto.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pinto there.
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!
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto tries to clinch up but Azhari circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinto throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Pinto moves his leg out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Pinto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pinto closes the distance and clinches.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Pinto.
Pinto works on Azhari's body with a couple of short punches.
Azhari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinto blocks the elbow strike.
Azhari tries to throw a body punch but Pinto avoids it by throwing Azhari back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Azhari fails to land.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Pinto's leg but Pinto calmly moves out of range.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pinto wants to clinch up but Azhari keeps it at a distance.
Azhari throws a low kick but Pinto avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Pinto misses its target.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Azhari slips a jab from Pinto.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Pinto is looking to wear down Azhari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Azhari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
Pinto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinto misses with a looping right.
Azhari thumps Pinto with a low kick.
Pinto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Azhari throws a hook but Pinto blocks it.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Pinto's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Pinto.
Azhari scores with a leg kick.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Azhari moved out of range.
Pinto misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Pinto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Pinto saw it coming and moves away.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
Azhari fails to land with a series of punches.
Pinto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azhari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pinto throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands a nice shot that snaps Azhari's head back.
Azhari ducks right into an uppercut from Pinto.
Azhari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinto lands with a good body shot.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Pinto tries to move into range but Azhari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Azhari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinto.
Pinto moves into range and clinches up with Azhari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinto lands with a right to the head.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinto pushes Azhari back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azhari lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto had his way with Ebrahim Azhari in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Azhari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Azhari only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Pinto's defenses.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Pinto lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Pinto thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Pinto closes the distance and clinches.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azhari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinto avoids a wild elbow strike from Azhari.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Pinto tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Azhari lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Azhari.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Azhari is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pinto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
A short body shot lands from Pinto as the two fighters clinch.
Pinto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
Azhari throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto digs a right hand into Azhari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Azhari's gas tank.
Pinto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinto lands a hook that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azhari's elbow.
Nice body punch from Pinto - that landed with a thud.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azhari or not.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Pinto lands a right hand.
Pinto gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azhari is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Pinto as the two fighters clinch.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
Azhari is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinto finish him?
Azhari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Azhari seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body.
Pinto lands a nice shot to the body.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Pinto lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinto 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Ebrahim Azhari stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well you loose some and win some, but lately i kinda loose more then win. I have to see how to continue with my career.'.
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