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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Frulegur Wiskeber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hooper Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiskeber comes to the ring accompanied by sail. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hooper Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hooper Smith! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiskeber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiskeber rushes Smith and presses him up against the ropes. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Wiskeber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Wiskeber blocks the elbow strike.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Wiskeber has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch.
Wiskeber forces Smith back against the ropes and clinches. Wiskeber lands a body shot. Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is trying to stall.
Wiskeber blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Wiskeber pushes Smith back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Smith misses the shot to the body. A punch combination from Wiskeber misses. Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiskeber.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith throws a big shot that misses. Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiskeber circles away quickly and effectively. The fight moves into the clinch position. Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiskeber has him pressed against the ropes. Wiskeber manages to break the clinch.
Wiskeber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith. Smith looks to land a body kick but Wiskeber moved away. Wiskeber closes the distance and clinches. Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Wiskeber stalling the fight.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiskeber taking a breather. Wiskeber manages to break the clinch.
Wiskeber clinches. Smith has had enough of the clinch but Wiskeber keeps him there for the moment. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wiskeber blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiskeber controlling the action here for a moment.
Wiskeber manages to break the clinch.
Wiskeber lands a two punch combo.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance. Smith looks to land a right hand but Wiskeber moved out of range. Wiskeber takes the fight into the clinch. Wiskeber lands a knee to the body.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wiskeber closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes. Wiskeber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Smith looks winded! Wiskeber's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Wiskeber gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frulegur Wiskeber dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wiskeber gets in close and instigates a clinch. Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wiskeber closes the distance and clinches. Wiskeber misses with a knee strike.
Wiskeber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Wiskeber is blocking nicely.
Wiskeber avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith. Wiskeber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wiskeber ducks under a wild hook from Smith. Frulegur Wiskeber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wiskeber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Wiskeber gets in close and instigates a clinch. Wiskeber breaks the clinch.
Wiskeber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab. Wiskeber closes the distance and clinches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wiskeber breaks from the clinch.
Wiskeber pushes Smith up against the ropes in a clinch. A body shot lands from Wiskeber.
Smith letting Wiskeber take a breather here. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiskeber obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith with a knee to the head.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch.
Wiskeber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Wiskeber's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiskeber moves out of range as Smith strikes. Wiskeber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiskeber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith is breathing heavily. Nice body punch from Wiskeber - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wiskeber manages to break the clinch.
Wiskeber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the ropes. Wiskeber stalling the fight.
Wiskeber digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank. Wiskeber digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Wiskeber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiskeber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wiskeber throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Wiskeber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around? Wiskeber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wiskeber. Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wiskeber throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance and clinches. Wiskeber scores with a hook to the body. Wiskeber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wiskeber gets a clinch. Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiskeber obliges. Wiskeber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiskeber obliges. Wiskeber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frulegur Wiskeber dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Wiskeber moves into the clinch. Hooper Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wiskeber is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wiskeber moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiskeber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it. Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A nice combination there by Wiskeber.
A right-left combo lands from Wiskeber. Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wiskeber has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Wiskeber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith is trying to break free. Smith tries to break the clinch but Wiskeber is controlling the position. Wiskeber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head. Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wiskeber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith. Wiskeber tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body. A right hook to the body lands for Wiskeber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiskeber. A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch. Frulegur Wiskeber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wiskeber lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wiskeber misses with a knee strike.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiskeber closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wiskeber works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches. Smith is trying to break the clinch but Wiskeber has him pressed against the ropes. Smith tries to circle away but Wiskeber has him pinned against the ropes. Wiskeber lands a body punch in the clinch. Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Wiskeber counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Wiskeber to acknowledge the strikes. Smith throws a head kick but Wiskeber moves out of range.
Smith misses with a looping right. Wiskeber pushes Smith up against the ropes in a clinch. Wiskeber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the ropes. Smith takes a knee to the side of the body. Wiskeber misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wiskeber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the ropes. A right hand to the body from Wiskeber.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiskeber.
And that's the end of the fight! Frulegur Wiskeber showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wiskeber 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frulegur Wiskeber! During a confident post fight interview, Frulegur Wiskeber 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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mgr
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