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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Delight's choice of entrance music: Bad Reputation . Ebrahim Azhari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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171 cm
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149 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Delight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Delight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azhari's head backwards. Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Delight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Delight 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. Dutch Delight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delight misses the jab. Delight throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily. Azhari connects with an inside leg kick. Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Delight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut. Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhari staying out of range there. Delight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delight just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Azhari throws a head kick but Delight moves out of range.
Delight misses with a lunging right hand
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Azhari throws a sloppy head kick and Delight moves out of range easily. Azhari throws a head kick but Delight moves out of range.
Delight takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses. Delight missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Delight moves into range and connects with a jab. Azhari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azhari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Delight has Azhari up against the ropes in a clinch.
Delight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head. Delight crunches a lovely knee into Azhari's ribcage. Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Delight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Delight struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Delight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Delight moves in looking to clinch but Azhari pushes him off. Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Delight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azhari counters with a good low kick that Delight was not able to check. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but Delight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari. Azhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Delight moves in looking to clinch but Azhari pushes him off. Delight looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range. Delight clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes. Azhari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A body shot lands from Delight.
Azhari looking to throw knees to the head but Delight is blocking nicely.
Azhari lands a knee to the body.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight moves into the clinch. Azhari trying to control the position but instead, Delight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azhari into the ropes. Azhari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round. Delight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight tries to clinch up. Azhari throws a head kick but Delight moves out of range.
Delight closes the distance and clinches. Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azhari.
Delight blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delight. Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Azhari taking a breather. A right hook to the body lands for Delight.
Delight digs a right hand into Azhari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Azhari's gas tank. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Delight lands a hook that snaps the head of Azhari backwards. Knees to the body from Delight.
Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Delight managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Delight scores with a nice short uppercut. Azhari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Delight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Azhari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Delight is keeping busy. Delight landing knees to the head.
Delight throws an elbow that misses.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Azhari misses with a wild body shot. Delight throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Azhari. Delight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away. Azhari slips under a jab from Delight. Dutch Delight seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Delight moves in looking to clinch but Azhari pushes him off. Delight tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Azhari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari'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.
Delight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delight looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away. Delight throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and moves out of range. Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight. Azhari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Delight is out of range. Delight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Azhari paws at him with a jab and circles away. Delight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Delight closes the distance and pushes Azhari back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Delight as Azhari tries to tie him up. Azhari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Delight - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delight. Dutch Delight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Delight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Delight breaks the clinch.
Azhari gets tackled into the ropes by Delight. Delight maintains the clinch. Azhari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Delight lands a shoulder strike. Knees to the body from Delight.
Delight scores with a hook to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azhari blocks it with crossed arms. Delight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azhari blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Delight. Azhari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Azhari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Delight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azhari's brow. Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Azhari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delight clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes. Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch. Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azhari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Delight is working Azhari over against the ropes. Delight blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Azhari misses with the head strike.
Delight lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Delight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Delight scores with a jab. Azhari acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Delight gets a clinch. Delight has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Delight landing knees to the body.
Delight lands with a light punch inside. Delight lands with a short head shot on the inside. Delight crunches a lovely knee into Azhari's ribcage. This has been an exciting period of action! Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Delight.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azhari's face.
Still in the clinch, Delight scores with a nice short uppercut. Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight lands a hook that snaps the head of Azhari backwards. Delight lands a body punch. Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Delight as the two fighters clinch.
Delight works on Azhari's body with a couple of short punches. Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Delight digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected. Azhari working aggressively here.
Azhari takes an elbow to the forehead. Delight lands a knee to the body.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azhari's face.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into Azhari's ribcage. Delight scores with a knee to the head.
Azhari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! This has been an exciting period of action! Delight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Azhari working hard to break the clinch. Delight lands an elbow inside that Azhari shrugs off. Delight lands a nice knee to the body. Delight digs a right hand into Azhari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Azhari's gas tank. A short right from Delight on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Azhari avoids the damage to the body. Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Azhari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but Azhari blocks with his arms.
Delight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Delight lands a knee to the head.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
Azhari tries a low kick but Delight avoids it. Delight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delight throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Azhari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Delight drives through and clinches with Azhari against the ropes.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A body shot lands from Delight.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Azhari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Azhari misses with a low kick as Delight jumps back. Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delight lands a head shot. Delight clinches with his opponent.
Azhari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delight blocks it with crossed arms. Delight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Delight lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action! Azhari has a couple of punches blocked by Delight.
Delight lands a body shot. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Delight throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Azhari tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing Azhari back against the ropes. Delight pushes Azhari back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Delight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Delight misses with a knee to the head. Azhari tries to stall but Delight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delight lands a knee to the body.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Delight tries to clinch there but Azhari circles away.
Delight rushes Azhari and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delight lands a nice knee to the body. Azhari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Azhari's face as he tries to break the clinch. Delight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Azhari tries to land knees in the clinch but Delight avoids the damage to the body. Delight lands an elbow just above Azhari 's eye. Delight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azhari's defenses. Dutch Delight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Azhari takes an elbow to the forehead. With the fighters up against the ropes, Azhari throws an elbow but misses. Azhari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Azhari avoids the damage to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azhari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Azhari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delight backwards. Delight avoiding damage as Azhari throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Dutch Delight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Delight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 44:50 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 44:50 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Delight! During a confident post fight interview, Dutch Delight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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