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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxxing Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. 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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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent MT
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boxxing Pro! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pro. Rojas forces Pro back against the ropes and clinches. Rojas has Pro pressed against the ropes, preventing Pro from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pro misses with some punches.
Pro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas manages to break the clinch.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pro.
Rojas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pro tries to keep at a distance but Rojas has taken the fight into the clinch. Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pro throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range. Rojas is looking to clinch but Pro is avoiding it.
Pro lands with a cross. Rojas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rojas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Rojas slips a jab from Pro. Pro misses with a lunging right hand
and Rojas counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rojas throws a hook but Pro avoids it easily. Rojas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pro finds it's way round the side to connect with Rojas's head. Pro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Pro throws a good cross that connects.
Pro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Pro works the jab nicely. Pro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pro. Pro throws a big shot that misses. Pro misses with the combination.
Pro slips under a jab. Rojas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rojas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pro. This has been an exciting period of action! Pro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas. Pro throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rojas slips under a jab. Pro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target. Pro misses with a straight left. Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pro takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses. Pro lands with a hook. Rojas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Rojas takes a body punch but keeps moving. Rojas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pro to score with a decent uppercut. Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Pro. Pro throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily. Pro loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch. Pro throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pro throws a good cross that connects.
Rojas dips to his left and cracks Pro with an uppercut! Nice straight punches there by Rojas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rojas. Pro takes one to the chin there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boxxing Pro dominated that round. That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Pro moves out of range as Rojas strikes. Pro swinging wildly here.
Rojas scores with a jab. Pro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rojas counters with a good low kick that Pro was not able to check. Rojas throws a series of punches but Pro avoids them all with ease. Pro lands a jab to the head.
Pro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rojas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pro. Nice straight punches there by Rojas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rojas. Pro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Rojas tries to work over Pro's front leg with a kick but Pro checks it. Rojas blocks a jab. Pro throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojas. Pro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rojas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rojas cracks a nice hook into Pro's ribs. Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Rojas staying out of range there. Pro misses with a looping right. Pro missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pro. Boxxing Pro seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pro throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pro scores with the left hand. Rojas knows he should have avoided that one. Rojas closes the distance and lands a one-two. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rojas scoring well with a low kick there.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Pro. Rojas is looking to slow Pro down with leg kicks. Pro throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rojas moves away from the strike by Pro. Rojas thows a body shot but no joy. Rojas slips a straight right by Pro. Rojas connects with a looping right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pro. Rojas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. A swing and a miss from Rojas. Rojas closes the distance and clinches. Pro is trying to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling him. Pro misses with the head strike.
Pro tries to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling the position. A nice left hand lands by Rojas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rojas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pro backwards. Rojas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Pro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arturo Rojas will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Pro misses its intended target. Rojas connects with a crisp jab. Rojas staying out of range there. Pro throws out a loose jab but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it. Pro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Rojas scores with a hook. Nice defenses there by Rojas. Rojas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pro thows a body shot but no joy. Pro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it. Rojas avoids the body shot from Pro.
Pro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pro misses with a left hand and Rojas counters with a left to the body. A jab from Pro misses. Rojas feints and then cracks Pro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pro down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rojas clinches up against the ropes. Rojas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rojas scores with a hook to the body. Rojas lands an uppercut. Rojas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas prevents Pro from breaking the clinch. Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pro tries a body shot but Rojas blocks it.
Pro pushes Rojas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Pro looking to stall.
Rojas holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Pro controls his hands.
Rojas looking to slow down the pace here. Rojas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Pro can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rojas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A jab from Pro misses. Pro misses with an uppercut
and Rojas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Rojas avoids the body shot from Pro.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pro. Pro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it. Rojas dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pro. Pro misses with an uppercut. Pro lands with an uppercut that bounces Rojas off the ropes and back into range. Pro blocks a leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pro gets tackled into the ropes by Rojas. Rojas maintains the clinch. Pro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pro has a couple of punches blocked by Rojas.
Rojas tries a body shot but Pro blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas clearly takes that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pro loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch. Rojas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Rojas throws a solid leg kick but Pro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rojas. Pro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Rojas wants to slow Pro down by chopping away at his legs. Pro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Rojas throws a nice looking combination but Pro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nice defenses there by Rojas. Pro avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Pro misses with a hook. Pro moves out of range of the strikes. Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pro manages to avoid it. Rojas swings and misses with a shot to the body and Pro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Pro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pro's calf. Boxxing Pro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round. Pro throws a hook but Rojas blocks it. Pro throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A punch lands to the side of Rojas 's head but he takes it in his stride. Rojas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pro throws out the jab. Pro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas. Rojas defending well as Pro loads up on a big left hand. Pro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pro missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A punch combination from Rojas misses. Rojas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Rojas scores with a nice strike. Pro misses with a hook. A swing and a miss from Pro. Pro slips a straight right by Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Rojas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
Pro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Rojas dodges the punch combination from Pro.
A slow jab from Pro misses its intended target. Rojas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pro throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojas. Sloppy strikes from Pro. Those never looked like landing. Pro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Rojas darts in and out, connecting with a jab. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pro moves away. Rojas throws a nice outside leg kick. Pro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rojas can pounce on him.
That kick from Rojas tenderised Pro's leg. Pro is trying to keep his angry face on. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas had his way with Boxxing Pro in that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pro 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. Pro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas. Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Rojas throws a solid leg kick but Pro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rojas. Rojas misses with a body shot.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pro.
Pro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas. Pro throws a lazy uppercut
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand! Rojas jabs Pro to the body, keeping him at a distance. Jab from Rojas. A head kick misses from Rojas. Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss! Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Pro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pro.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rojas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pro. That did some damage! Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pro misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely. Pro throws a hook but Rojas blocks it. Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pro. Pro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rojas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Rojas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pro at a distance.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses. Rojas thows a body shot but no joy. Pro throws a right and a left that both miss. Nice uppercut there from Pro. Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Pro. Rojas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Pro throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rojas slips a straight right by Pro. Pro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas. A swing and a miss from Pro. Pro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away. Pro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pro missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Pro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rojas can pounce on him.
Pro looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely. Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Pro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Pro cracks Rojas with a right hand to the side of the head. Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rojas moves out of range as Pro strikes. Pro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Rojas lands.
And that's the end of the fight! Arturo Rojas showed his dominance in that final round. Well Rojas 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Rojas! A victorious Arturo Rojas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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