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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mom Cheating (ranked 2760 p4p, 298 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 3139 p4p, 325 weight class). 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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173 cm
39
142 lbs
27 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
38
162 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Very quick
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cheating darts in and out, connecting with a jab. The Zealot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Cheating swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Zealot fails to land with a series of punches.
The Zealot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Cheating blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, The Zealot scores with a nice short uppercut. Cheating breaks the clinch.
Cheating misses with a straight right. The Zealot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Zealot moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Zealot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cheating throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cheating thows a leg kick but The Zealot checks it and Cheating takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The Zealot clinches up with Cheating and pushes him back against the ropes. A short left from The Zealot. The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cheating tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cheating throws a lazy right hand but The Zealot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Cheating throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Zealot. A little jabbing left from The Zealot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. The Zealot getting the better of the striking in that exchange. The Zealot is looking to clinch. Cheating instigates a clinch. The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheating working hard to break the clinch. Cheating working hard to break the clinch. The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Cheating.
A short right from The Zealot. The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head. Cheating looking to stall.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheating backwards. A shot in the inside from The Zealot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Masada The Zealot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cheating lands an overhand right. The Zealot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheating tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance. Cheating scores with a nice strike. Cheating takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Zealot tests Cheating's chin there with a solid looking shot. Cheating thows a left - swing and a miss! Cheating misses with a leg kick and The Zealot counters with a two punch combo.
Cheating is rocked! Cheating fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Zealot manages to avoid it. Oh Cheating is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Good work by The Zealot as he checks the leg kick. And The Zealot responds with a good body kick, but Cheating manages to step out the way in time. Cheating seems to have got his legs back now. The Zealot looks to land a combination but Cheating avoids it well. Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Zealot - that will leave a mark!
Cheating misses the jab. The Zealot lands a jab-cross combination. The Zealot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Cheating stuns The Zealot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Cheating throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Zealot swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheating. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Zealot checks a leg kick. The fight moves into the clinch position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Zealot dodges the punch combination from Cheating.
Cheating lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Zealot at a distance.
A head kick from The Zealot lands but Cheating takes it in his stride. Cheating fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Zealot, pushing him back against the ropes. Cheating is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheating. Masada The Zealot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The Zealot keeps control of Cheating as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Cheating wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Zealot has him pressed against the ropes. The Zealot throws a head punch that misses. Cheating blocks a body shot from The Zealot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The Zealot keeps control of Cheating as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Cheating breaks the clinch.
The Zealot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Cheating misses the body punch letting The Zealot counter with a right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cheating lands a jab. Cheating lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cheating looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range. Cheating throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily. Cheating rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Zealot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Cheating throws a leg kick and The Zealot counters with a stiff right hand. Cheating moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The Zealot walks into a left hand. Cheating missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The Zealot ducks under a wild hook from Cheating. Cheating cracks The Zealot with an open hand slap. The Zealot misses with a wild body shot. Cheating swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. The Zealot throws a combination. Cheating tries to block but a couple of punches get through. The Zealot has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fight stays on the outside here - Cheating looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The Zealot misses with a few strikes there.
Cheating tried to counter with a leg kick but The Zealot avoided it. Cheating misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot rushes Cheating and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. The Zealot is looking to control Cheating's arms but Cheating gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Zealot has his back to the ropes. Cheating lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Zealot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. The Zealot prevents Cheating from breaking the clinch. Cheating blocks an uppercut.
Cheating wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Zealot has him pressed against the ropes. The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Cheating breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cheating looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely. Cheating misses with a lunging right hand
letting The Zealot counter with a right hand. Cheating tries to clinch but fails miserably enabling The Zealot to counter with a crisp jab. Nice defenses there by The Zealot. The Zealot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The Zealot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheating throws out the jab. The Zealot is looking for the big counter here. The Zealot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheating, pushing him back against the ropes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cheating tries to break the clinch but The Zealot is controlling the position. The Zealot works on Cheating's body with a couple of short punches. Cheating wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. The Zealot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Cheating misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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 with a nice cross. The Zealot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheating to score with a decent uppercut. Cheating uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Cheating misses with a hook
and The Zealot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The Zealot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheating. The Zealot throws a counter combo. The Zealot punishes Cheating's body with a nice straight punch. The Zealot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cheating thows a left - swing and a miss! The Zealot feints a jab promting Cheating to slip. The Zealot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cheating slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. The Zealot rushes Cheating and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cheating manages to break the clinch.
Cheating takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The Zealot connects with the punch. Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Cheating throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Cheating throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cheating throws a hook but The Zealot blocks it. Cheating missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cheating throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Zealot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A punch combination from The Zealot misses. The Zealot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cheating cracks The Zealot with an open hand slap. The Zealot takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Zealot tries to bum rush Cheating with a series of wild strikes but Cheating uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss. Mom Cheating is winning the standup battle so far. The Zealot slips a jab and a cross from Cheating.
The Zealot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. The Zealot works the jab nicely. The Zealot scoring well with a low kick there.
Cheating throws a body shot but no joy. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice defenses there by The Zealot. Cheating takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Cheating jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cheating waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Zealot. The Zealot lands with a cross. The Zealot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheating back to the ropes. The Zealot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Zealot misses with a wild combination.
Cheating throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Zealot counters with a left and a right that stings Cheating. Cheating tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance. Cheating misses with a looping right. The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheating. Cheating takes a swing at The Zealot's ribcage but misses. The Zealot scores with a one two! Cheating had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. The Zealot throws a head kick that misses. Cheating throws a jab but it's blocked by The Zealot. Cheating tries to clinch but fails miserably and The Zealot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Cheating throws an off balance right hand
and The Zealot counters with a lovely shot to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Zealot keeps the fight on the outside. Despite the aggression on The Zealot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Cheating misses with a hook
and The Zealot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Cheating looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely. The Zealot lands a right and a left and another right! Cheating goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Masada The Zealot! Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masada The Zealot made sure he mentioned Dr Zoidberg Office, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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RATING
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