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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 23560 p4p, 22023 weight class) and Farto Fuerte (ranked 386 p4p, 381 weight class). Farto Fuerte is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuerte was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Fuerte steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fuerte.
It looks like Farto Fuerte has been cut.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai has Fuerte up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fuerte misses with a body punch.
Chai working Fuerte over with knees to the body.
Chai pushes Fuerte back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chai.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuerte is trying to break free.
Fuerte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chai has him pressed against the ropes.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuerte missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Chai.
Fuerte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuerte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Fuerte controls the action.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fuerte backwards.
Chai tries to work over Fuerte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuerte has had enough of the clinch but Chai keeps him there for the moment.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chai obliges.
Chai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuerte misses with a punch to the body.
Fuerte is trying to break the clinch but Chai has him pressed against the ropes.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Fuerte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Chai.
Chai works on Fuerte's body with a couple of short punches.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuerte has had enough of the clinch but Chai keeps him there for the moment.
Fuerte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a body shot.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuerte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuerte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Chai connects with the punch.
Chai sizes up Fuerte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A cross from Chai lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuerte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pharoah The First Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chai connects with a body shot.
Chai looks for the body kick but Fuerte saw that one coming.
Fuerte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai misses the body punch
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Chai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Fuerte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuerte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Fuerte throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Pharoah The First Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Fuerte.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Fuerte 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuerte on the side of the head.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Chai.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuerte throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Fuerte's belly button to the back.
Fuerte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fuerte takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Fuerte saw that one coming.
Fuerte throws a big counter head kick but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai throws a hook but Fuerte blocks it.
Chai throws a lazy body kick
letting Fuerte counter with a right hand.
Chai takes a swing at Fuerte's ribcage but misses.
Fuerte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuerte.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuerte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuerte! But no joy.
Fuerte avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chai obliges.
Fuerte is breathing heavily.
Chai working Fuerte over with knees to the body.
Chai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fuerte backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pharoah The First Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuerte can do to turn this around?
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai moves into range and clinches up with Fuerte.
Fuerte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.
Chai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fuerte's face.
Chai lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuerte blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai tries to work over Fuerte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Chai.
Chai working aggressively here.
Fuerte misses with a punch to the body.
Fuerte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai lands an uppercut.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fuertes head.
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fuerte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chai's brow.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Fuerte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
A frustrated look appears on Fuerte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chai.
Chai lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Chai.
Fuerte is rocked!
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuerte is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Fuerte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fuerte backwards.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Chai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Chai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuerte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai is looking to slow Fuerte down with leg kicks.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuerte's sensitive parts.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Fuerte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fuerte seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai connects with a nice looking jab.
Chai cracks Fuerte with a good jab.
That has opened up Farto Fuerte's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai cracks Fuerte with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fuerte is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fuerte is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Fuerte could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pharoah The First Chai!
An out of breath Pharoah The First Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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