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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Vizcarra blocks the leg kick.
Vizcarra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vizcarra tries to close the distance and clinch but Eckstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Eckstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vizcarra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eckstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Vizcarra.
Eckstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eckstein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vizcarra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vizcarra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vizcarra takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vizcarra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vizcarra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eckstein moves away.
Eckstein tries to score with a low kick but Vizcarra moves his leg out of the way.
Eckstein connects with a body shot.
Eckstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra throws a head kick but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein throws out a loose jab but Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eckstein throws out a leg kick but Vizcarra moves out of range and Eckstein only half commits.
Vizcarra throws a head kick but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eckstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vizcarra.
Eckstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vizcarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Eckstein.
Eckstein scores with a punch to the head.
Vizcarra misses with a few strikes there.
Vizcarra takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.
Vizcarra avoids the head kick by Eckstein.
Vizcarra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vizcarra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vizcarra misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Eckstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vizcarra misses.
Vizcarra misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vizcarra scores with a hook.
Eckstein cracks the inside of Vizcarra's front leg.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
Vizcarra takes a swing at Eckstein's ribcage but misses.
Eckstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eckstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eckstein scores with a head kick. Vizcarra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eckstein misses with a kick to the body.
Eckstein takes a swing at Vizcarra's ribcage but misses.
Vizcarra takes a swing at Eckstein's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vizcarra slips a jab and a cross from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Vizcarra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eckstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eckstein misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eckstein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vizcarra misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra defending well as Eckstein loads up on a big left hand.
Vizcarra tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vizcarra. Eckstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Eckstein lands.
Vizcarra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eckstein circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eckstein.
Eckstein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vizcarra.
Eckstein throws out a powerful jab.
Nice straight punches there by Eckstein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
Eckstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vizcarra throws out the jab.
Vizcarra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vizcarra slips under a jab.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vizcarra is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vizcarra is able to avoid easily.
Vizcarra misses the shot to the body.
Vizcarra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eckstein.
Vizcarra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eckstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Norman Vizcarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vizcarra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eckstein on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Eckstein.
Vizcarra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eckstein.
Vizcarra misses with a wild combination.
Vizcarra thows a body shot but no joy.
Eckstein slips under a jab from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra stalks Eckstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eckstein's face. Eckstein staggers backwards, shaken.
Vizcarra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vizcarra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Vizcarra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jason Eckstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra looks to land a combination but Eckstein avoids it well.
Vizcarra misses with a double jab.
Eckstein clobbers Vizcarra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vizcarra is looking to chop away at Eckstein's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eckstein.
Vizcarra checks a low kick from Eckstein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eckstein. Vizcarra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norman Vizcarra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vizcarra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vizcarra misses with a combination
and Eckstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vizcarra blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
Jab, jab by Eckstein - just one landing.
Eckstein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Eckstein finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eckstein sizes up Vizcarra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eckstein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vizcarra misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
A swing and a miss from Vizcarra.
A clash of legs there as Vizcarra blocks the low kick.
Vizcarra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra throws a nice looking combination but Eckstein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Eckstein. Beautiful body shot.
Eckstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eckstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vizcarra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vizcarra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eckstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vizcarra's calf.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Vizcarra misses with the combination.
Vizcarra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vizcarra looks to throw the jab but Eckstein is out of range.
Vizcarra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eckstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eckstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vizcarra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vizcarra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Eckstein slips a jab and a cross from Vizcarra.
Eckstein moves out of range as Vizcarra strikes.
Vizcarra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vizcarra throws the kick towards the body but Eckstein avoids it.
Vizcarra misses with a straight left.
Vizcarra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eckstein connects with a leg kick. Vizcarra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eckstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Vizcarra.
Eckstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Vizcarra.
Eckstein throws out a leg kick but Vizcarra moves out of range and Eckstein only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Vizcarra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vizcarra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vizcarra swinging wildly here.
Vizcarra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eckstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vizcarra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eckstein lands a head kick. Vizcarra smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Eckstein coming out on top.
Eckstein slips a straight right by Vizcarra.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Vizcarra moved away.
Eckstein looks for the body kick but Vizcarra saw that one coming.
Vizcarra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Eckstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eckstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vizcarra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vizcarra throws a push kick but Eckstein slaps the foot to one side.
Eckstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eckstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vizcarra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jason Eckstein just about did enough to take it.
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 right hand that Eckstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Eckstein also avoids with ease.
Vizcarra throws a right and a left that Eckstein avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Vizcarra.
Eckstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Eckstein throws a sloppy head kick and Vizcarra moves out of range easily.
Vizcarra blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Vizcarra checks a leg kick nicely.
Eckstein misses with a hook.
Vizcarra throws a right and a left that Eckstein avoids nicely.
Eckstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eckstein throws a leg kick
and Vizcarra counters with a good, hard body kick but Eckstein shrugs it off.
Vizcarra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vizcarra blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
Eckstein tries to land a leg kick but Vizcarra saw it coming and moves away.
Vizcarra looks to land a body kick but Eckstein moved away.
Vizcarra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Vizcarra misses.
Eckstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Eckstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vizcarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vizcarra misses with a leg kick.
Eckstein punishes Vizcarra's body with a nice straight punch.
Eckstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vizcarra misses with a few strikes there.
Eckstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eckstein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vizcarra misses with a double jab.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Eckstein lands with a cross.
Eckstein swings for the body but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Eckstein dodges the punch combination from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eckstein.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eckstein.
Vizcarra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eckstein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vizcarra takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eckstein.
Vizcarra misses with a few strikes there.
Vizcarra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eckstein to score with a decent uppercut.
Vizcarra blocks a leg kick.
Eckstein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eckstein throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vizcarra's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein throws a right and a left that Vizcarra avoids nicely.
Vizcarra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Vizcarra. That snapped Eckstein's head back.
Vizcarra is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Eckstein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eckstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eckstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vizcarra's hands.
Vizcarra loads up on a big right hand but Eckstein slips the punch.
Vizcarra wants to clinch.
Good work by Vizcarra as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Vizcarra does no damage.
Vizcarra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Eckstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Eckstein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vizcarra blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
Vizcarra misses with a wild body shot.
Eckstein wants to slow Vizcarra down by chopping away at his legs.
Vizcarra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eckstein throws a sloppy head kick and Vizcarra moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra misses with a wild combination.
Eckstein throws a head kick that Vizcarra semi-blocks.
Eckstein tries to keep at a distance but Vizcarra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eckstein breaks from the clinch.
Vizcarra needs to keep his hands up - Eckstein had a free shot at his head there.
Vizcarra has managed to clinch.
Vizcarra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eckstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vizcarra trying to land knees to the body.
Vizcarra blocking some punches.
Vizcarra looking to throw knees to the head but Eckstein is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vizcarra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eckstein's brow.
Eckstein managing to block the knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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.
A short right from Eckstein on the inside.
Eckstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vizcarra prevents a body shot from Eckstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eckstein taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vizcarra misses with a knee strike.
Eckstein digs a right hand underneath Vizcarra's ribcage. Vizcarra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vizcarra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eckstein's brow.
Eckstein tries to break free but Vizcarra pushes him back against the ropes.
Vizcarra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eckstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eckstein throws the left hand but Vizcarra avoids the punch easily.
Eckstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vizcarra's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Vizcarra. Those never looked like landing.
Norman Vizcarra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vizcarra connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Eckstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eckstein 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Eckstein!
Jason Eckstein decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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