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WKBC: The Zealot VS Rua PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Lesnar (ranked 4264 p4p, 410 weight class) and Wilson El Cabare (ranked 25612 p4p, 622 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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Granite chin
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar rushes El Cabare and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like James Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lesnar digs a right hand into El Cabare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on El Cabare's gas tank.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
El Cabare is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
El Cabare should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Cabare lands a nice looking body shot.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar tries to move into range but El Cabare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lesnar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
El Cabare wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
El Cabare misses with a hook.
El Cabare moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from El Cabare misses.
El Cabare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
El Cabare lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
El Cabare getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar motions for El Cabare to come forward. Lesnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Cabare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar throwing a counter right hand but El Cabare manages to avoid it.
El Cabare lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from El Cabare does no damage.
Lesnar is looking to counter punch.
Lesnar cracks El Cabare with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
El Cabare loads up on a big right hand but Lesnar slips the punch.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Cabare connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by El Cabare there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by El Cabare.
A telegraphed right hand from Lesnar misses the target.
Lesnar throws a body punch but El Cabare moves out of range.
Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesnar.
El Cabare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesnar avoids the elbow strike from El Cabare, against the ropes.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesnar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but El Cabare has the dominant position.
El Cabare misses with the head strike.
Lesnar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Lesnar.
El Cabare swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lesnar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Cabare lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Cabare.
El Cabare thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Cabare lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
El Cabare tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson El Cabare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Lesnar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Lesnar blocks the low kick.
Lesnar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Cabare throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson El Cabare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Cabare moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lesnar pushes El Cabare up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lesnar blocks an elbow strike from El Cabare.
El Cabare is trying to stall.
Lesnar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lesnar lands a left hand.
El Cabare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesnar's elbow.
El Cabare lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lesnar.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Cabare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lesnar's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Cabare misses with a punch on the inside.
El Cabare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
El Cabare has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body.
El Cabare tries a body shot but Lesnar blocks it.
El Cabare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
El Cabare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from El Cabare.
El Cabare throws a head punch that misses.
Lesnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lesnar lands an uppercut.
El Cabare has Lesnar pressed against the ropes, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesnar.
El Cabare misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Cabare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but El Cabare avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar moves into the clinch.
El Cabare working aggressively here.
Lesnar tries to land knees in the clinch but El Cabare avoids the damage to the body.
El Cabare throws a head punch that misses.
El Cabare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesnar's elbow.
El Cabare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
El Cabare misses with a punch on the inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for El Cabare. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
El Cabare misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by El Cabare.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Cabare misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Cabare looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilson El Cabare seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but El Cabare is controlling the position.
El Cabare misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Cabare can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
A hook to the body from El Cabare.
El Cabare can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
El Cabare struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Lesnar finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lesnar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
El Cabare lands a right hook to the body.
El Cabare lands a leg kick that knocks Lesnar off balance momentarily.
El Cabare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
El Cabare scores with a hook to the body. Lesnar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
El Cabare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lesnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wilson El Cabare will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Lesnar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesnar sets himself, and El Cabare steps forward looking for the clinch! Lesnar avoids it this time.
El Cabare lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
El Cabare throws out a leg kick but Lesnar moves out of range and El Cabare only half commits.
Lesnar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
El Cabare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesnar closes the distance and pushes El Cabare back into the ropes.
El Cabare tries to circle away but Lesnar has him pinned against the ropes.
El Cabare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Cabare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar lands with a left to the head.
Lesnar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
El Cabare throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar dodges an elbow strike from El Cabare.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Cabare scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Lesnar moves out of range as El Cabare strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar has El Cabare up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
El Cabare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Lesnar.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
El Cabare misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from El Cabare.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
El Cabare stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
El Cabare misses with a straight left.
Lesnar lands a two punch combo.
James Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar throws an overhand right that lands on El Cabare's shoulder, as El Cabare tries to avoid the shot.
Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Cabare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Cabare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
El Cabare takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Lesnar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
El Cabare cracks the inside of Lesnar's front leg.
James Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnar with a jab.
Lesnar darts in and clinches El Cabare up against the ropes.
El Cabare misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Cabare up against the ropes.
Lesnar avoids a wild elbow strike from El Cabare.
Lesnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
Lesnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Cabare.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Cabare.
Lesnar throws an overhand right that lands on El Cabare's shoulder, as El Cabare tries to avoid the shot.
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 James Lesnar.
I think El Cabare has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson El Cabare!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 4804 p4p, 425 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 24210 p4p, 579 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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127 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Nurmagomedov lands a really nice looking cross but Ishii seems unphased.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Ishii misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Ishii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ishii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nurmagomedov works Ishii's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishii scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Ishii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Nurmagomedov off balance momentarily.
Ishii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Ishii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ishii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nurmagomedov tests Ishii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishii lands with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Ishii.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ishii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov swinging wildly here.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ishii! But no joy.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Ishii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishii. Ishii obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ishii counters with a leg kick.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Nurmagomedov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmagomedov throws out the jab.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmagomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ishii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Ishii counters with a thumping low kick.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Nurmagomedov as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Ishii does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
Ishii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook. Ishii ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ishii backs up against the ropes.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Ishii's shoulder, as Ishii tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Ishii staying out of range there.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Ishii.
Donk. Ishii catches Nurmagomedov right on the button with a cross.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii cracks Nurmagomedov with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishii connects with a nice looking jab.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Nurmagomedov. That snapped Ishii's head back.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Ishii misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Takeru Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Nurmagomedov jumps back.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii lands a body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov is looking to wear down Ishii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Ishii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
It looked like Nurmagomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ishii dodges the punch combination from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Ishii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ishii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ishii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishii scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii moves forwards but Nurmagomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii wants to counter with a clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him away.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii connects with a single shot there.
Nurmagomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii throws a big shot that misses.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ishii, right into the meat.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishii tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
As Ishii looks to move away, Nurmagomedov throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ishii misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Ishii's body.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ishii! But no joy.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Ishii.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
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 Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Well Ishii 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 6178 p4p, 570 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 4466 p4p, 486 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg misses with a right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chigg.
Chigg throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Chigg misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Chigg swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Chigg lands with a good body shot.
Chigg looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Chigg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to move into range but Chigg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chigg throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Chigg misses the shot to the body.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chigg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Chigg loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chigg throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Chigg lands with a cross.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chigg thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Chigg throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Chigg throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Chigg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chigg throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Chigg 's knee.
Chigg throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Chigg is wise to it.
Chigg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chigg throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Chigg misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chigg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Chigg avoids it with no problem.
Chigg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva moves away from the strike by Chigg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chigg. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chigg misses with a head kick.
Chigg lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maya Chigg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva checks a low kick from Chigg.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chigg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Chigg shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chigg. That's going to slow Silva down.
Chigg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Chigg.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chigg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Chigg 's knee.
Chigg throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Chigg misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chigg misses with a straight right.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Chigg steps away.
Chigg misses with a right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Chigg moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Chigg misses with a body kick.
Chigg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Chigg connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Chigg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maya Chigg is winning the standup battle so far.
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chigg throws a lazy head kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Chigg moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Chigg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chigg swings widly with a right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chigg swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves away from the strike by Chigg.
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!
Chigg just misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Chigg misses with a kick to the body.
Chigg throws a leg kick that misses.
Chigg misses with a hook
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chigg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy body kick from Chigg
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chigg thinking.
Chigg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chigg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Maya Chigg 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. This is the final round!
Chigg misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Chigg misses.
A shot to the body from Chigg misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chigg throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws out a counter right but Chigg avoids it with no problem.
A lazy body kick from Chigg
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chigg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chigg throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chigg throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg misses with a body kick.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chigg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Maya Chigg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Chigg misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chigg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Chigg.
Chigg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chigg missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Chigg.
Chigg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Chigg.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
Chigg throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chigg with a body shot.
A big right from Chigg misses.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chigg's knee momentarily.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chigg misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chigg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chigg backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chigg swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chigg looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Chigg backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chigg.
Chigg is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chigg blocks it well.
Chigg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chigg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Cyborg Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chigg lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maya Chigg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chigg 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maya Chigg!
Maya Chigg gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexi Litchkov (ranked 5133 p4p, 440 weight class) and Muhammad Om (ranked 5896 p4p, 472 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexi Litchkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Om!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Litchkov.
Litchkov tries to score with a low kick but Om moves his leg out of the way.
Om appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Litchkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Litchkov is looking to land body kicks.
Om steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Litchkov.
Om takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Muhammad Om has been cut.
Om lands with an overhand left.
Litchkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Om has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Litchkov.
Litchkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Litchkov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Litchkov.
Litchkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Om in his tracks.
Litchkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Litchkov misses with a hook. Om ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Litchkov is predictable there
letting Om counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Om takes one to the chin there.
Litchkov throws a body kick that misses.
Om is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Litchkov with a nice cross.
Om avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Om stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Litchkov.
Om blocks a low kick nicely.
Litchkov throws a right hand that misses
and Om counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Om drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Litchkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Om's sensitive parts.
Om takes one on the button.
Om takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Om tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Litchkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexi Litchkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Litchkov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Om tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Litchkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Litchkov is breathing heavily.
Om tries to clinch there but Litchkov circles away.
Good work by Om as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Om looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Om on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Om misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Om forces Litchkov back against the ropes and clinches.
Om blocks an uppercut.
Litchkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Om manages to break the clinch.
Litchkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Litchkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Om'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.
Litchkov throws a leg kick
and Om counters with a three punch combo that has Litchkov backing up. Litchkov nods at Om to acknowledge the strikes.
Om moves in looking to clinch but Litchkov pushes him off.
Litchkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Despite the aggression on Om's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Om slips under a jab.
Om blocks a jab.
Litchkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Om can do to turn this around?
Om slips under a jab.
A big left from Litchkov misses.
Om now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Litchkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Litchkov throws a low kick but Om moves out of range easily.
Om tries to counter with a clinch but Litchkov shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litchkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Om jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Om is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Litchkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Om is out of range.
Litchkov throws a leg kick
and Om connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litchkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Om looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Litchkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Litchkov, as that shot connected.
Om uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Litchkov.
Om misses the shot to the body.
Litchkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Litchkov throws out a leg kick but Om moves out of range and Litchkov only half commits.
A low kick from Litchkov misses
and Om cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Om swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Om tries to clinch up.
Om cracks Litchkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Litchkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Om drives through and clinches with Litchkov against the ropes.
Litchkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Om.
Om's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Om blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Litchkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Om.
Om breaks from the clinch.
Litchkov staying out of range there.
Litchkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Om tries to bum rush Litchkov with a series of wild strikes but Litchkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Om tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Litchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Om.
The fighters circling - Litchkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Litchkov misses with the body kick
and Om cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Om tries to clinch up but Litchkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Om tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Litchkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Om.
Muhammad Om is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Om is looking to clinch but Litchkov is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Om showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Om's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Litchkov moves away from the strike by Om.
Om checks a leg kick.
Om checks a leg kick.
Om takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Om tries to close the distance and clinch but Litchkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Litchkov misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Om's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Litchkov wants to land a leg kick but Om is out of range.
Om wants to counter the offense by Litchkov and move into the clinch position.
Om avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Om unleashes a big counter combination but Litchkov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Litchkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litchkov motions for Om to come forward. Litchkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Om lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Litchkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexi Litchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Om.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litchkov misses with a left hand
enabling Om to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Om wants to clinch.
Litchkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Om has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Litchkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Om.
Om fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexi Litchkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Om wants to clinch up but Litchkov keeps it at a distance.
Om tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Litchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Om.
Om throws a right hand that Litchkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Litchkov also avoids with ease.
Om misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Om keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Litchkov.
Om gets a clinch.
Om lands an uppercut.
Om breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Litchkov wants to slow Om down by chopping away at his legs.
Om tries to counter with a clinch but Litchkov shakes him off and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Om blocks the leg kick.
Om now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Om tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Om escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Om lands with a nice combination. Litchkov backs away looking to recover.
Om clinches up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Om comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Om has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Om!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pucy McGraber (ranked 2578 p4p, 279 weight class) and Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 24037 p4p, 607 weight class). McGraber comes to the ring accompanied by Kid Rock - Born Free. Sigi Pesalelei acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pucy McGraber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesalelei has McGraber up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pesalelei swings wildly with an uppercut but McGraber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesalelei is working McGraber over against the ropes.
McGraber misses with an elbow strike.
McGraber misses with the head strike.
McGraber tries a body shot but Pesalelei blocks it.
McGraber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pesalelei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pesalelei scores with a hook to the body.
Pesalelei tries a body shot but McGraber blocks it.
McGraber working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Pesalelei.
McGraber tries a body shot but Pesalelei blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pesalelei working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pesalelei just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGraber's brow.
McGraber working aggressively here.
McGraber misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McGraber fails to land.
A body shot lands from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei is leaning against McGraber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGraber is breathing heavily.
A short left from Pesalelei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGraber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGraber can't find room to land a body shot as Pesalelei controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pesalelei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraber.
McGraber lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Pesalelei.
McGraber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pesalelei trying to stall but McGraber improves his position.
McGraber has Pesalelei pushed against the ropes.
McGraber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesalelei's elbow.
Pesalelei lands an elbow that stopped McGraber in his tracks for a moment.
Pesalelei blocks a body shot from McGraber.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGraber blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraber.
McGraber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pesalelei is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for McGraber.
A shot in the inside from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraber blocking some punches.
McGraber misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGraber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Pucy McGraber has been cut.
Pesalelei blocks an uppercut.
McGraber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from McGraber.
McGraber struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesalelei controls his hands.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow.
McGraber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pesalelei is keeping busy.
Pesalelei scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei blocks a body shot from McGraber.
A head punch on the inside from McGraber fails to land.
McGraber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pesalelei backwards.
Pesalelei works on McGraber's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow.
Pesalelei pushes McGraber back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraber is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesalelei misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigi Pesalelei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pucy McGraber's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pesalelei misses with a body shot.
McGraber throws a body kick that misses.
McGraber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGraber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pesalelei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGraber looks to throw the jab but Pesalelei is out of range.
McGraber connects with a jab.
McGraber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesalelei.
McGraber misses with a looping left.
Pesalelei misses with a low kick as McGraber jumps back.
Pesalelei looks to land a combination but McGraber avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraber throws a lazy body kick
letting Pesalelei counter with a right hand.
McGraber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from McGraber misses the target.
McGraber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pesalelei tries to clinch but McGraber is having none of it.
Pesalelei slips a jab from McGraber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei misses with the combination.
Pesalelei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGraber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesalelei.
Some wild striking there from McGraber.
McGraber misses the jab.
Pesalelei throws out a counter right but McGraber avoids it with no problem.
Pesalelei throws a big shot that misses.
McGraber throws a right hand that Pesalelei ducks under and follows up with a left that Pesalelei also avoids with ease.
McGraber backing away here, and Pesalelei unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGraber throws a jab when Pesalelei was well out of range.
Pesalelei lands a body shot.
Pesalelei connects with a body shot.
Pucy McGraber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesalelei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pesalelei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from McGraber misses.
Jab by McGraber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei is looking to slow McGraber down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraber misses with a right hand
and Pesalelei counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGraber's knee momentarily.
McGraber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pesalelei takes a step back to recover.
Pucy McGraber is winning the standup battle so far.
McGraber lands a front kick.
McGraber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pesalelei counters with a one-two to the body.
Pesalelei misses with an uppercut. McGraber saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from McGraber misses the target.
Good shot there by Pesalelei.
McGraber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGraber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesalelei.
McGraber misses with a left hand
and Pesalelei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh McGraber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGraber throws a hook but Pesalelei blocks it.
McGraber seems to have got his legs back now.
McGraber misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sigi Pesalelei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pucy McGraber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A combination from Pesalelei does no damage.
McGraber throws a wild body kick that Pesalelei sees coming a mile off.
Pesalelei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesalelei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGraber throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGraber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGraber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pesalelei misses with an uppercut.
McGraber misses with a looping right.
McGraber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesalelei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGraber slips a jab from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGraber.
Pesalelei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraber throws a low kick, looking for Pesalelei's leg but Pesalelei calmly moves out of range.
Pesalelei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pesalelei takes one to the side of the head.
McGraber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGraber throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesalelei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesalelei throws a shot from downtown. McGraber moves away and avoids it.
Pesalelei throws a sloppy head kick and McGraber moves out of range easily.
Pesalelei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGraber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesalelei misses the target.
McGraber throws a combination that misses
and Pesalelei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGraber misses with an uppercut
and Pesalelei counters with a left and a right that stings McGraber.
McGraber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesalelei misses with an uppercut. McGraber saw that one coming.
McGraber is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pucy McGraber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sigi Pesalelei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraber misses with an uppercut
and Pesalelei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesalelei looks to score with a jab to the body but McGraber is just out of range.
McGraber missing with a left hand there. Pesalelei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGraber throws a hook but Pesalelei blocks it.
Pesalelei lands with a right hand.
McGraber 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.
Pesalelei moves into range and clinches up with McGraber.
McGraber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGraber lands a shot to the body.
McGraber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGraber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesaleleis head.
Sigi Pesalelei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGraber tries to work over Pesalelei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGraber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for McGraber.
McGraber throws an off balance right hand
and Pesalelei counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Pucy McGraber.
Well Pesalelei 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sigi Pesalelei!
After winning the bout, Sigi Pesalelei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Pucy McGraber spoke after the fight, saying 'You know, I used to work in Cincinnati, and a place called Swifton Village. You know what that is? Swifton Village. It was good and it worked out well, and it gives you confidence when things work out well at a young age, and look what happened to all of us, right? Thank you and goodnight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 4583 p4p, 111 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 1171 p4p, 30 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thom Pace - Maybe. 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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218 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro misses the jab.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams appears to be looking for a big counter.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Adams rushes Turturro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Turturro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Turturro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turturro swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Adams misses the target.
Adams slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Turturro blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Turturro misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Turturro misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turturro dips to his left and cracks Adams with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Adams lands a nice looking body shot.
Turturro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turturro connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adams tries to clinch up but Turturro circles away and keeps his distance.
Lorenzo Turturro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turturro.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Adams is looking to wear down Turturro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adams tries to clinch but Turturro is having none of it.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turturro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turturro lands with a nice body punch.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Adams scores with a hook to the body. Turturro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro gets tackled into the ropes by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
Turturro tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Turturro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turturro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turturro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turturro lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adams.
Turturro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turturro slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams moves away from the strike by Turturro.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Turturro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turturro catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams closes the distance and pushes Turturro back into the ropes.
Turturro with a knee to the head.
Adams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turturro's efforts to push away.
Turturro misses with a punch to the body.
Turturro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turturro swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Turturro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams misses with a body punch
and Turturro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adams thinking.
Adams scores with a jab to the head.
Adams scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Adams moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro has had enough of the clinch but Adams keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Turturro.
Turturro landing knees to the head.
It looks like James Adams has been cut.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Turturro.
Turturro is trying to break free.
Turturro tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Adams prevents Turturro from breaking the clinch.
Turturro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turturro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turturro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turturro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Turturro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turturro gets tackled into the ropes by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Turturro tries to circle away but Adams has him pinned against the ropes.
Turturro wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Turturro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turturro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams blocks a body shot from Turturro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lorenzo Turturro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Adams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Adams catches Turturro napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Turturro 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! Adams raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Adams!
A very excited looking James Adams 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Britt Cubbedge (ranked 1720 p4p, 45 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 13028 p4p, 170 weight class). Makarenko has chosen Macarena - Original version as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britt Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 32 - 1, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makarenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makarenko moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Makarenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Cubbedge . That snapped Makarenko's head back.
Makarenko throws a nice head kick!
Cubbedge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtramarital Floating Shingles in the buildup to the fight.
Cubbedge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A lazy body kick from Makarenko
and Cubbedge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makarenko thinking.
Makarenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Cubbedge 's head.
Cubbedge misses with an uppercut. Makarenko saw that one coming.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cubbedge walks into a straight right hand from Makarenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge slips a straight right by Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a wild body shot.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makarenko lands with a shot to the body.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Cubbedge is just out of range.
Cubbedge avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cubbedge . Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makarenko! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko throws a head kick but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Makarenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makarenko blocks a head kick by Cubbedge .
Makarenko throws a head kick but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Makarenko misses with the combination.
Cubbedge tries to land a leg kick but Makarenko saw it coming and moves away.
Cubbedge throws out a loose jab but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cubbedge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makarenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cubbedge .
A jab from Cubbedge misses.
Makarenko connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cubbedge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cubbedge throws a lazy right hand but Makarenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cubbedge looks to land a combination but Makarenko avoids it well.
Makarenko walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Cubbedge rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Makarenko has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
It looks like Cyril Makarenko has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makarenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Cubbedge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makarenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cubbedge .
A good leg kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko thuds his shin into the meat of Cubbedge 's side.
Cubbedge blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Makarenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makarenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cubbedge is able to avoid easily.
Cubbedge appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Makarenko!
Makarenko lands a leg kick that knocks Cubbedge off balance momentarily.
Cubbedge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makarenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makarenko connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Cubbedge misses its target.
Cubbedge misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britt Cubbedge should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Cyril Makarenko'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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makarenko.
Makarenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makarenko misses with a body kick.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarenko is just out of range.
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
Cubbedge closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Makarenko out cold! Makarenko corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Britt Cubbedge !
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Argat Khan (ranked 3374 p4p, 394 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 2383 p4p, 295 weight class). Khan comes to the ring accompanied by Can't be touched. 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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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Diaz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Argat Khan!
Argat Khan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 25116 p4p, 643 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20801 p4p, 697 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 41 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris scores with a head kick.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Silva thows a body kick. Harris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Harris tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with a knee to the head.
It looks like Baby Boy Harris has been cut.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
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 Baby Boy Harris will probably get the nod.
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.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris lands a body punch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Harris.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Harris.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Harris is rocked!
Silva blocking some punches.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva prevents a body shot from Harris.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva cracks Harris with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Harris drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Harris isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Silva struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 3655 p4p, 363 weight class) and Jao Rua (ranked 1667 p4p, 201 weight class). Rua has chosen Tarantula 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Rua!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot connects with a jab.
Masada The Zealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Zealot with a nice cross.
A lazy left from The Zealot finds it's target.
A punch combination from The Zealot misses.
The Zealot catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Zealot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Zealot looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
The Zealot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rua duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua misses with a head kick.
The Zealot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua throws an off balance right hand
and The Zealot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Zealot - the referee stops the clock and Rua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Zealot. Rua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Zealot lands a nice shot that snaps Rua's head back.
The Zealot walks into a jab.
Rua connects with a jab.
The Zealot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Zealot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Zealot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Zealot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a right hand that The Zealot ducks under and follows up with a left that The Zealot also avoids with ease.
The Zealot throws a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Zealot - that will leave a mark!
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Zealot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Zealot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
Rua avoids the head kick by The Zealot.
Donk. The Zealot catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
The Zealot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Zealot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
Rua lands with a right hand.
Rua throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like The Zealot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Zealot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from The Zealot.
Rua feints a counter leg kick.
The Zealot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Zealot.
Rua misses with a hook. The Zealot ducked under it nicely.
The Zealot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from The Zealot.
The Zealot ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
The Zealot misses with a kick to the body
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
The Zealot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws out a loose jab but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like The Zealot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Zealot moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Zealot is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Zealot.
A little jabbing left from Rua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Zealot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Rua misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Zealot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Zealot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Zealot checks the leg kick.
The Zealot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
The Zealot ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
The Zealot is looking to counter punch.
Rua misses with a body shot.
The Zealot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like The Zealot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Zealot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
The Zealot is looking to counter with head kicks.
The Zealot throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
It looked like The Zealot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rua slips under a jab from The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with a one two! Rua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Zealot swinging wildly here.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but The Zealot is just out of range.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Zealot misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Rua. Those never looked like landing.
The Zealot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Zealot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Masada The Zealot 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.
The Zealot moves out of range as Rua strikes.
The Zealot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Zealot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but The Zealot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks The Zealot off balance momentarily.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rua looks to throw the jab but The Zealot is out of range.
The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Zealot moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua misses the jab.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
No joy there for The Zealot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Zealot lands a nice looking body shot.
The Zealot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but The Zealot slips the punch.
The Zealot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Zealot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
The Zealot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Zealot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and The Zealot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Rua misses.
The Zealot throwing a counter right hand but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua 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.
The Zealot checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Zealot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
The Zealot avoids the body shot from Rua.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
The Zealot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Zealot duly obliges.
The Zealot throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from The Zealot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rua! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from The Zealot. Those never looked like landing.
The Zealot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Zealot.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot clearly takes that round.
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.
The Zealot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua thuds a left hand into The Zealot's body.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Zealot.
Rua looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Zealot checks the leg kick.
The Zealot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
Jab by The Zealot.
Rua looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot moves away from the strike by Rua.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot jabs Rua right on the nose. Rua blinks but takes it well.
The Zealot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Zealot throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Rua is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The Zealot lands a two punch combo.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from The Zealot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Zealot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Zealot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Rua tenderised The Zealot's leg. The Zealot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rua throws the left hand but The Zealot avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rua wants to slow The Zealot down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
The Zealot throwing a counter right hand but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
The Zealot keeps Rua at a distance using the push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rua as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Zealot looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Zealot is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
The Zealot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot had his way with Jao Rua in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Zealot scores with a hook.
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Zealot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Zealot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Zealot manages to avoid it.
The Zealot throws a quick counter head kick but Rua was just out of range.
The Zealot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Zealot throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
The Zealot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rua misses with a hook.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Zealot checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
The Zealot throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
The Zealot moves out of range of the strikes.
The Zealot jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The Zealot lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the ropes and back into range.
Jao Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rua throws a hook but The Zealot blocks it.
Rua throws a jab when The Zealot was well out of range.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but The Zealot ducks down to avoid it.
Masada The Zealot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Zealot slips under a jab.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from The Zealot.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
Rua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Zealot scores with the left hand. Rua knows he should have avoided that one.
The Zealot needs to keep his hands up - Rua had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Rua misses.
No joy there for The Zealot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Zealot cracks a nice hook into Rua's ribs.
The Zealot looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Zealot misses with a low kick.
The Zealot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masada The Zealot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Zealot 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Masada The Zealot took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dr Zoidberg Office for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
80% |
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