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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Skinny Arse (ranked 5634 p4p, 433 weight class) and Anton Ibarra (ranked 7153 p4p, 500 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skinny Arse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arse manages to avoid it.
Arse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arse.
Arse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arse moves in looking to clinch but Ibarra pushes him off.
Arse doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibarra circles away.
Ibarra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arse has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Arse.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibarra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ibarra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arse fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ibarra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ibarra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibarra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ibarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Arse.
Anton Ibarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibarra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ibarra misses with a body shot.
Ibarra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arse tries to clinch up but Ibarra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibarra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibarra pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arse back to the ropes. Ibarra follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Arse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arse tries to clinch but Ibarra moves out of range.
Ibarra throws out a counter right but Arse avoids it with no problem.
Ibarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Arse.
Arse throws a hook but Ibarra avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Ibarra misses.
Ibarra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ibarra works Arse's body with a nice hook.
Ibarra lands a head shot.
Arse darts in trying to clinch
and Ibarra counters with a straight right hand.
Ibarra takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arse missing with a left hand there. Ibarra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arse wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Arse misses its intended target.
Ibarra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ibarra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arse.
Arse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibarra.
Arse tries to clinch but Ibarra moves out of range.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arse.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibarra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibarra.
Ibarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arse looks to land a left hand but Ibarra moved out of range nicely.
Arse misses with an uppercut.
Ibarra lands a jab.
Ibarra moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibarra works Arse's body with a nice hook.
Ibarra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ibarra dominated 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.
Ibarra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arse throws a big shot that misses.
Ibarra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ibarra circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Ibarra misses.
Arse throws a hook but Ibarra blocks it.
Arse scores with a nice head shot.
Ibarra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arse.
Arse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Arse.
Arse pushes Ibarra up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arse throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Arse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ibarra is keeping busy.
Ibarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibarra throws a body punch but Arse moves out of range.
Arse tries to clinch up.
Ibarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Arse.
Arse takes one to the side of the head.
Ibarra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arse rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ibarra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arse.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibarra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arse throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibarra keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Ibarra.
Ibarra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arse misses the jab.
Ibarra keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibarra throws out a counter right but Arse avoids it with no problem.
Ibarra keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibarra scores with a shot to the body.
Ibarra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ibarra with a hook.
Arse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arse moves in looking to clinch but Ibarra pushes him off.
Ibarra lands a jab.
Arse tries to clinch but Ibarra is having none of it.
Ibarra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibarra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra misses with an uppercut.
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!
Arse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ibarra scores with a jab to the body.
Anton Ibarra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibarra lands a jab to Arse's midsection.
Ibarra clobbers Arse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ibarra keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibarra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arse is looking to counter punch.
Ibarra swings for the body but Arse moves out of range.
Arse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arse takes one to the side of the head.
Arse wants to clinch up but Ibarra keeps it at a distance.
Ibarra with a hook.
Arse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ibarra jabs at Arse's body.
Ibarra works Arse's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibarra keeps the fight on the outside.
Arse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arse tries to clinch up.
Arse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ibarra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ibarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Arse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Arse misses with a looping left.
Ibarra lands a nice shot that snaps Arse's head back.
Ibarra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arse.
Arse wants to clinch up but Ibarra keeps it at a distance.
Ibarra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibarra clobbers Arse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ibarra throws a good cross that connects.
Ibarra misses the shot to the body.
Arse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibarra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ibarra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arse slips a jab and a cross from Ibarra.
Ibarra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibarra connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skinny Arse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arse tries to clinch but Ibarra is having none of it.
Ibarra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arse closes the distance but Ibarra moves to the side
and Ibarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arse tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ibarra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arse moves into the clinch.
Ibarra blocks an uppercut.
Ibarra lands a shot to the body.
Ibarra blocks an uppercut.
Anton Ibarra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arse throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Arse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arse misses with a punch on the inside.
Arse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arse misses with a punch on the inside.
Arse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibarra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arse backwards.
Arse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arse.
It looks like Anton Ibarra has been cut.
Ibarra lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibarra blocks an uppercut.
Arse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra tries a body shot but Arse blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibarra.
Arse misses with a punch to the body.
Ibarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ibarra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ibarra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Ibarra!
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