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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 22840 p4p, 15393 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 595 p4p, 612 weight class). Whok comes to the ring accompanied by King of Kings - Motorhead. 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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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot swings for the body but Whok moves out of range.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Zealot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whok tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. The Zealot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Zealot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Zealot swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Zealot blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Whok's head.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks with his arms.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Whok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as The Zealot controls his hands.
Whok connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Zealot's face.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Whok misses with a punch on the inside.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Zealot's defenses.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but The Zealot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
I was talking to Whok's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whok pushes The Zealot back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
Whok lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok prevents a body shot from The Zealot.
Whok prevents a body shot from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
Whok lands an elbow inside that The Zealot shrugs off.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Zealot struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as The Zealot controls his hands.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Zealot's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Zealot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Zealot blocks an elbow strike.
The Zealot tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from The Zealot.
A short right from Whok on the inside.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Piger Whok 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.
Whok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whok tries to clinch there but The Zealot circles away.
Whok checks the leg kick.
Whok throwing a counter right hand but The Zealot manages to avoid it.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Zealot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whok looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whok clinches up with The Zealot and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whok throws a head punch that misses.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Zealot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from The Zealot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Zealot.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
Whok swings wildly with an uppercut but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from The Zealot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Zealot lands a nice shot to the body.
Whok lands an elbow just above The Zealot 's eye.
Whok tries a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Zealot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Zealot.
Whok tries a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Whok works on The Zealot's body with a couple of short punches.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Zealot lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Whok.
The Zealot pushes Whok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Zealot is keeping busy.
The Zealot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whok or not.
The Zealot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok throws a head punch that misses.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.
The Zealot takes an elbow to the temple.
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whoks head.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
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!
Whok scores with a shoulder strike.
The Zealot takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Whok's head.
The Zealot works on Whok's body with a couple of short punches.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for The Zealot.
The Zealot blocks the elbow strike.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
The Zealot is leaning against Whok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Zealot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Piger Whok 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.
Whok wants to clinch.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Zealot pushes Whok up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, The Zealot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whok tries to land knees in the clinch but The Zealot avoids the damage to the body.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Zealot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from The Zealot.
Whok is rocked!
Whok missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Zealot misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Whok lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.
The Zealot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
The Zealot tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing The Zealot back against the ropes.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Zealot is leaning against Whok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Zealot lands a nice uppercut.
The Zealot gets through Whok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whok connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Zealot as Whok tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
The Zealot dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
Whok blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whok trying to land knees to the body.
Whok scores with a shoulder strike.
The Zealot takes an elbow to the temple.
The Zealot lands a nice uppercut.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Whok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok seems to have got his legs back now.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Whok.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whok taking a breather.
The Zealot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Zealot as Whok tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whok is looking to clinch but The Zealot is avoiding it.
Whok connects with an inside leg kick.
Whok tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it.
The Zealot throws a front kick aimed at Whok's knee but Whok avoids it well.
Whok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Zealot to score with a decent uppercut.
The Zealot swinging wildly here.
The Zealot wants to land a leg kick but Whok is out of range.
Whok feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Whok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Zealot. That did some damage!
The Zealot swinging wildly here.
And Whok counters with a quick kick to the body but The Zealot blocks it.
Whok connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot misses with a series of wild punches.
Whok moves in looking to clinch but The Zealot pushes him off.
The Zealot is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whok tries to clinch but The Zealot moves out of range.
The Zealot throws a push kick but Whok slaps the foot to one side.
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok is looking to clinch.
Whok tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it.
Whok wants to clinch up but The Zealot keeps it at a distance.
Whok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Zealot takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Whok.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whok is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Whok swings wildly with an uppercut but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok lands an elbow inside that The Zealot shrugs off.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piger Whok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Zealot's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
The Zealot tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Whok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whok lands an elbow just above The Zealot 's eye.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
Whok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Zealot managing to block the knees to the body from Whok.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
The Zealot works on Whok's body with a couple of short punches.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
The Zealot lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from The Zealot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Piger Whok will probably get the nod.
That's time! Whok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Zealot tests Whok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Zealot tries to bum rush Whok with a series of wild strikes but Whok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Zealot scores with a decent looking hook.
Whok defending well as The Zealot loads up on a big left hand.
Whok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Zealot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Zealot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whok can pounce on him.
Whok clinches with his opponent.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whok.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
Whok lands with a light punch inside.
Whok is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Zealot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
A short right from The Zealot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Zealot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whok tries a body shot but The Zealot blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but The Zealot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Whok blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
Whok looking to stall.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Masada The Zealot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Zealot lands a nice shot to the body.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Zealot pushes Whok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Zealot blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
The Zealot blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot lands a nice uppercut.
The Zealot takes a shot to the head.
Whok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
A right hand to the body from Whok.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Zealot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Zealot's brow.
The Zealot scores with a hook to the body.
Whok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piger Whok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
Whok blocking some punches.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Whok taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Masada The Zealot.
I think Whok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piger Whok!
A victorious Piger Whok thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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