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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns has chosen System Of a Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Hearns!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vizcarra dodges the punch combination from Hearns.
Vizcarra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hearns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vizcarra avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Hearns throws a jab when Vizcarra was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hearns has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vizcarra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hearns's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Vizcarra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vizcarra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearns.
Vizcarra swinging wildly here.
Hearns moves away from the strike by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearns lunges at Vizcarra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vizcarra's hand.
It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vizcarra misses with a straight right.
Vizcarra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vizcarra lands with a nice combination. Hearns backs away looking to recover.
Vizcarra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vizcarra thuds a left hand into Hearns's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Vizcarra misses.
Hearns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vizcarra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Vizcarra.
Hearns tries a low kick but Vizcarra avoids it.
Hearns looks to land a left hand but Vizcarra moved out of range nicely.
Vizcarra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearns throws out the jab.
Vizcarra closes the distance and pushes Hearns back into the ropes.
Vizcarra landing knees to the head.
Hearns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vizcarra connects with a knee to the head.
Hearns takes an elbow to the temple.
Vizcarra lands an elbow just above Hearns 's eye.
Vizcarra connects with a knee to the head.
Hearns breaks from the clinch.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vizcarra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearns scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearns wants to land a leg kick but Vizcarra is out of range.
Hearns connects with a nice looking jab.
Hearns thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Vizcarra. Those never looked like landing.
Hearns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hearns throws the left hand but Vizcarra avoids the punch easily.
Vizcarra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vizcarra - that will leave a mark!
Hearns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vizcarra.
Hearns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vizcarra moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Hearns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns is trying to force a seperation but Vizcarra has the dominant position.
Hearns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vizcarra tries a knee to the head but Hearns blocks it.
Hearns is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Vizcarra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra'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.
Vizcarra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hearns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vizcarra throws a series of punches but Hearns moves out of range.
Hearns looks to land a right hand but Vizcarra moved out of range.
Vizcarra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vizcarra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vizcarra swings for the body but Hearns moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Vizcarra.
Hearns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vizcarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearns.
Vizcarra scores with the left hand. Hearns knows he should have avoided that one.
Hearns misses with a hook.
Vizcarra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vizcarra throws a looping overhand right but Hearns ducks down to avoid it.
Hearns throws a right and a left that Vizcarra avoids nicely.
Vizcarra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hearns scores with the left hand. Vizcarra knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vizcarra scores with a hook.
Vizcarra slips a straight right by Hearns.
Vizcarra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
Hearns scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra moves away from the strike by Hearns.
Hearns throws a leg kick but Vizcarra checks it.
Vizcarra defending well as Hearns loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Vizcarra.
Nice uppercut lands for Vizcarra. That snapped Hearns's head back.
Hearns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearns connects with a right hand. Vizcarra shakes it off.
Vizcarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearns.
Hearns dodges the punch combination from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearns.
Vizcarra throws a sloppy head kick and Hearns moves out of range easily.
Vizcarra misses with a wild body shot.
Hearns looks to land a right hand but Vizcarra moved out of range.
Vizcarra misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Hearns. That snapped Vizcarra's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra throws an overhand right that lands on Hearns's shoulder, as Hearns tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Vizcarra.
Hearns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vizcarra. Vizcarra obviously looking to wear him down.
Vizcarra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hearns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vizcarra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vizcarra blocks a jab.
Vizcarra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Hearns does no damage.
Vizcarra throws a series of punches but Hearns avoids them all with ease.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Vizcarra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearns throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearns gets tackled into the ropes by Vizcarra. Vizcarra maintains the clinch.
Vizcarra slows down the pace here.
Vizcarra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hearns avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Hearns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hearns misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Vizcarra does no damage.
Vizcarra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Vizcarra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hearns lands a leg kick that knocks Vizcarra off balance momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hearns swings for the body but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Hearns takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vizcarra throws a one two combo.
Vizcarra dodges the punch combination from Hearns.
Vizcarra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearns misses with a double jab.
Hearns misses with a double jab.
Norman Vizcarra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vizcarra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hearns misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vizcarra is looking to clinch.
Vizcarra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hearns circles away quickly and effectively.
Hearns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hearns there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearns misses with a looping left.
Vizcarra clinches up against the ropes.
Vizcarra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hearns avoids it.
Hearns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vizcarra has him pressed against the ropes.
Hearns wants to get back to striking at distance but Vizcarra won't allow it.
Vizcarra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hearns's face.
Hearns breaks from the clinch.
Vizcarra lands a nice shot to the body.
Vizcarra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hearns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hearns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vizcarra fails to land with a series of punches.
Vizcarra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vizcarra thows a body shot but no joy.
Hearns misses with a looping left.
Hearns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vizcarra eats them both and turns towards Hearns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vizcarra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra slips a straight right by Hearns.
Vizcarra misses with a hook.
Hearns scores with a nice right hand.
Norman Vizcarra's cut is getting worse.
Vizcarra defending well as Hearns loads up on a big left hand.
Vizcarra throws a head kick that Hearns semi-blocks.
Vizcarra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Vizcarra. Those never looked like landing.
Vizcarra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vizcarra lands a nice hook to Hearns's body. Hearns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Vizcarra does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vizcarra wants to clinch up but Hearns keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Vizcarra misses.
Vizcarra throws a series of strikes that have Hearns backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vizcarra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hearns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vizcarra lands a front kick.
Vizcarra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hearns.
Some wild striking there from Hearns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Norman Vizcarra did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hearns scores with a shot to the body.
Hearns slips a jab from Vizcarra.
Hearns throws a right hand that Vizcarra ducks under and follows up with a left that Vizcarra also avoids with ease.
Hearns throws a leg kick but Vizcarra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hearns connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Hearns.
Vizcarra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vizcarra misses with a wild combination.
Hearns moves forwards but Vizcarra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vizcarra slips a jab and a cross from Hearns.
Vizcarra drops his hands momentarily and Hearns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vizcarra misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Hearns coming out on top.
Vizcarra thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hearns if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Vizcarra misses its intended target.
Vizcarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearns.
Hearns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vizcarra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hearns looks to land a combination but Vizcarra avoids it well.
Vizcarra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hearns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Vizcarra misses with a body shot.
Vizcarra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra is looking to clinch.
Vizcarra lands a nice shot to the body.
Hearns clobbers Vizcarra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vizcarra is rocked!
Norman Vizcarra's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hearns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Vizcarra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra throws a combination that misses
and Hearns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vizcarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearns.
Hearns throws a hook but Vizcarra blocks it.
Vizcarra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Vizcarra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hearns thuds a left hand into Vizcarra's body.
Vizcarra seems to have got his legs back now.
Vizcarra throws a one two combo.
A big left from Hearns misses.
Vizcarra swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Hearns.
Hearns swings for the body but Vizcarra moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vizcarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearns.
Hearns throws a hook but Vizcarra blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Hearns. Those never looked like landing.
Hearns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vizcarra. Vizcarra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Hearns dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vizcarra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hearns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vizcarra. Vizcarra obviously looking to wear him down.
Hearns slips a jab and a cross from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
A punch combination from Hearns misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Vizcarra scores with a four punch combination!
Hearns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vizcarra is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Hearns misses.
Vizcarra tries to clinch but Hearns is having none of it.
Vizcarra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hearns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hearns tries to stall but Vizcarra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vizcarra crunches a lovely knee into Hearns's ribcage.
Hearns is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vizcarra trying to land knees to the body.
Vizcarra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hearns tries to break free but Vizcarra pushes him back against the ropes.
Vizcarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hearns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vizcarra finds it's way round the side to connect with Hearns's head.
Vizcarra throws a head kick that half lands.
Vizcarra gets a clinch.
Vizcarra tries to stall but Hearns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vizcarra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hearns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vizcarra lands an elbow inside that Hearns shrugs off.
Hearns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hearns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vizcarra.
Nice jab there from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vizcarra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vizcarra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hearns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vizcarra connects with a high kick.
Hearns throws a lazy right hand but Vizcarra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hearns staying out of range there.
Norman Vizcarra is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearns looks to land a right hand but Vizcarra moved out of range.
Vizcarra clinches up with Hearns and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vizcarra lands a good knee to the midsection. Hearns won't want to take too many of those.
Vizcarra misses with a knee strike.
Vizcarra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hearns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norman Vizcarra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hearns wants to break free but Vizcarra has control.
Vizcarra keeps control of Hearns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hearns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns blocks an elbow strike from Vizcarra.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hearns avoids a wild elbow strike from Vizcarra.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Vizcarra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vizcarra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Vizcarra!
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