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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Einar Ragnarsen (ranked 5157 p4p, 5008 weight class) and Hector Barbossa (ranked 566 p4p, 560 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barbossa's choice of entrance music: Hoist The Colors. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Ragnarsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Barbossa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbossa.
Barbossa misses with a double jab.
Ragnarsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbossa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnarsen scrambles back to his feet.
Barbossa misses with a double jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Ragnarsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
Ragnarsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbossa misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsen has Barbossa up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsen fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa avoiding damage as Ragnarsen throws knees to the body.
Barbossa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ragnarsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ragnarsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbossa checks it well.
Barbossa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbossa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen lands with a nice combination. Barbossa backs away looking to recover.
Ragnarsen tries to bum rush Barbossa with a series of wild strikes but Barbossa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ragnarsen wants to clinch up but Barbossa keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbossa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnarsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
Ragnarsen scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsen tries to bum rush Barbossa with a series of wild strikes but Barbossa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbossa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danga de danga de dang - Ragnarsen scores with a four punch combination!
Barbossa punishes Ragnarsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Ragnarsen throws a low kick but Barbossa moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen throws an off balance right hand
and Barbossa counters with a two punch combo.
Ragnarsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbossa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbossa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbossa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ragnarsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnarsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick lands for Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbossa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnarsen clinches up against the ropes.
Ragnarsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barbossa can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsen controls the action.
Ragnarsen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to stall but Ragnarsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarsen tries to throw a body punch but Barbossa avoids it by throwing Ragnarsen back against the ropes.
Barbossa is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarsen has the dominant position.
Ragnarsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbossa managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnarsen.
Barbossa can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsen controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnarsen.
Barbossa avoiding damage as Ragnarsen throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbossa is trying to stall.
Ragnarsen managing to block the knees to the body from Barbossa.
Ragnarsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ragnarsen is keeping busy.
Barbossa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbossa.
Barbossa avoids the elbow strike from Ragnarsen, against the ropes.
Ragnarsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbossa avoids the elbow strike from Ragnarsen, against the ropes.
Barbossa wants to stall.
Ragnarsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbossa moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbossa throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsen moves out of range easily.
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Barbossa looks to move away, Ragnarsen throws a big counter combo but Barbossa just gets out of the way.
Ragnarsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbossa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbossa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Ragnarsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbossa tries to clinch up.
Ragnarsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbossa backs up against the ropes.
A nice combination there by Barbossa.
Ragnarsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbossa dodges the punch combination from Ragnarsen.
Barbossa unleashes a big counter combination but Ragnarsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ragnarsen looks low and kicks high, catching Barbossa right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Barbossa is rocked!
It looks like Hector Barbossa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsen misses with a wild combination.
Barbossa connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsen's belly button to the back.
Ragnarsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnarsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbossa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbossa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ragnarsen jabs Barbossa right on the nose. Barbossa blinks but takes it well.
Barbossa closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarsen can't find room to land a body shot as Barbossa controls the action.
Ragnarsen leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Ragnarsen taking a breather.
Barbossa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsen slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnarsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbossa.
Ragnarsen tries to stall but Barbossa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarsen is looking to control Barbossa's arms but Barbossa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ragnarsen has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Einar Ragnarsen.
Barbossa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barbossa slips under a jab from Ragnarsen.
Barbossa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa dodges the punch combination from Ragnarsen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbossa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbossa throws a nice head kick!
Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ragnarsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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!
Ragnarsen scores with the left hand. Barbossa knows he should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsen 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.
Ragnarsen closes the distance and pushes Barbossa back into the ropes.
Ragnarsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbossa can do to turn this around?
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbossa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen prevents Barbossa from breaking the clinch.
Barbossa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ragnarsen stalling in the clinch but Barbossa improves position.
Ragnarsen wants to stall.
Ragnarsen misses with a body punch.
Barbossa blocks a body shot from Ragnarsen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ragnarsen lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Barbossa.
Barbossa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsen's elbow.
Barbossa tries to work over Ragnarsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsen trying to stall but Barbossa improves his position.
Ragnarsen trying to land knees to the body.
Barbossa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbossa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen blocks a body shot from Barbossa.
Ragnarsen lands an uppercut.
Barbossa is trying to stall.
Ragnarsen avoids the elbow strike from Barbossa, against the ropes.
Ragnarsen is stalling here.
Barbossa misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsen trying to land knees to the body.
Barbossa stalling in the clinch but Ragnarsen improves position.
Ragnarsen stalling.
Barbossa wants to stall.
Ragnarsen blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Ragnarsen will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Hector Barbossa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Barbossa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Ragnarsen.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnarsen.
Barbossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragnarsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbossa throws a solid leg kick but Ragnarsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbossa.
Ragnarsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ragnarsen throws a sloppy head kick and Barbossa moves out of range easily.
Barbossa sizes up Ragnarsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnarsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbossa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbossa scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnarsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbossa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ragnarsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbossa misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnarsen throws a right and a left that Barbossa avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbossa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbossa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ragnarsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ragnarsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbossa manages to avoid it.
Barbossa throws a counter combo.
Barbossa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbossa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnarsen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ragnarsen swings for the body but Barbossa moves out of range.
Barbossa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbossa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsen saw that one coming.
Ragnarsen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ragnarsen duly obliges.
Barbossa is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsen finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsen looks to land a combination but Barbossa avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnarsen throws a series of punches but Barbossa moves out of range.
Ragnarsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ragnarsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbossa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbossa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbossa moves out of range as Ragnarsen strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to clinch up.
Barbossa connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbossa throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsen moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ragnarsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbossa is looking to clinch but Ragnarsen is avoiding it.
Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Einar Ragnarsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbossa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ragnarsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbossa.
Ragnarsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ragnarsen throws the left hand but Barbossa avoids the punch easily.
Ragnarsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away.
Ragnarsen misses with a kick to the body.
Barbossa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.
Ragnarsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbossa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnarsen circles away.
Ragnarsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ragnarsen!
Ragnarsen avoids the body shot from Barbossa.
Ragnarsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Einar Ragnarsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnarsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnarsen scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Barbossa beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa tries to work over Ragnarsen's front leg with a kick but Ragnarsen checks it.
Ragnarsen closes the distance and catches Barbossa with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Barbossa is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Barbossa is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Barbossa is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Ragnarsen takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Einar Ragnarsen!
Einar Ragnarsen is the new light heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Hector Barbossa stepped up to the mic, saying 'I feel... Cold'.
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