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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 3831 p4p, 388 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 24124 p4p, 590 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
28 - 20 - 0 |
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127 lbs
14 - 15 - 2 |
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
28 - 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
14 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
The Zealot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii lands with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Zealot.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Ishii finds it's way through The Zealot's defenses.
The Zealot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Zealot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Zealot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ishii throws a front kick aimed at The Zealot's knee but The Zealot avoids it well.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Zealot throws a leg kick but Ishii checks it.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Zealot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Zealot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ishii misses with a straight left.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Zealot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Zealot throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii flicks out a counter leg kick but The Zealot steps away.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Zealot half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
The Zealot slips under a jab from Ishii.
Ishii with a hook.
The Zealot misses with a two punch combination.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
The Zealot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
The Zealot blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by The Zealot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Zealot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Zealot lands a jab.
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.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii cracks The Zealot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishii.
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii throws a low kick but The Zealot moves out of range easily.
The Zealot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Zealot lands a nice hook to Ishii's body. Ishii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Zealot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Zealot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ishiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as The Zealot blocks the leg kick.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - The Zealot circles away.
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 Masada The Zealot 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.
The Zealot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Zealot walks into a left hand.
The Zealot digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
The Zealot keeps the fight on the outside.
The Zealot throws a big counter combination but Ishii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from The Zealot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii scores with a shot to the body.
Ishii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from The Zealot misses.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Zealot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
The Zealot lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as The Zealot blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ishii under the eye.
The Zealot stuns Ishii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishii throws a series of punches but The Zealot moves out of range.
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.
The Zealot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ishii tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance.
The Zealot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Zealot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Ishii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Zealot to score with a decent uppercut.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot connects with a jab.
The Zealot moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
As Ishii looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
The Zealot throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from The Zealot both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Zealot blocks a jab.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from The Zealot.
A leg kick checked by The Zealot.
Ishii tries to land a leg kick but The Zealot saw it coming and moves away.
The Zealot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Ishii drops his hands momentarily and The Zealot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
The Zealot avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Zealot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Zealot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ishii. Ishii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that second round.
That's time! The Zealot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Zealot 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.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Zealot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii tries to clinch there but The Zealot circles away.
The Zealot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Ishii misses.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot fails to land with a series of punches.
The Zealot fakes the leg kick and cracks Ishii in the body.
Good exchange - The Zealot coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishii walks into a left hand.
The Zealot looks for the body kick but Ishii saw that one coming.
Ishii throws out a leg kick but The Zealot moves out of range and Ishii only half commits.
The Zealot connects with a single shot there.
The Zealot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
As Ishii looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Zealot throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Ishii misses.
The Zealot connects with a single shot there.
A combination from The Zealot does no damage.
Ishii throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
The Zealot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ishii's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot tries to move into range but Ishii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii throws a counter combo.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but The Zealot pushes him off.
The Zealot throws a big counter combination but Ishii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but The Zealot slips the punch.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Zealot.
The Zealot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishii. Ishii obviously looking to wear him down.
The Zealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
Ishii with a nice cross.
The Zealot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Zealot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishii.
Ishii thuds a left hand into The Zealot's body.
Ishii cracks a nice hook into The Zealot's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on The Zealot's shoulder, as The Zealot tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as The Zealot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Zealot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ishii tries to clinch there but The Zealot circles away.
Ishii throws a big shot that misses.
Ishii is looking to clinch but The Zealot is avoiding it.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from The Zealot.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from The Zealot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Ishii.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Zealot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishii has time to react.
Ishii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ishii is rocked!
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on The Zealot's shoulder, as The Zealot tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishii.
The Zealot lands a jab-cross combination.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Ishii.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. The Zealot moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ishii! The Zealot continues to tee off on Ishii, landing with a left and a right! The Zealot connects with a right hand that leaves Ishii sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by The Zealot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Masada The Zealot waved his t-shirt featuring Dr Zoidberg Office's logo in front of the cameras.
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