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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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162 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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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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