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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lard's entrance music is I'm Fat. A fine choice. 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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223 lbs
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212 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eckstein darts in and clinches Lard up against the ropes.
Eckstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lard misses with the head strike.
Lard avoiding damage as Eckstein throws knees to the body.
Lard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eckstein tries a body shot but Lard blocks it.
Lard blocks a body shot from Eckstein.
Lard misses with a punch on the inside.
Lard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eckstein's brow.
Lard can't find room to land a body shot as Eckstein controls the action.
Eckstein digs a right hand into Lard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lard's gas tank.
Eckstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eckstein lands a nice uppercut.
Eckstein lands with a light punch inside.
Lard misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eckstein missing with knees to the body.
Eckstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lard backwards.
Lard prevents a body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein connects with a knee to the head.
Eckstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eckstein stalling in the clinch but Lard improves position.
Eckstein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eckstein lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Eckstein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lard.
A short uppercut from Lard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eckstein throws an elbow that misses.
Lard lands with a right to the head.
Lard blocking some punches.
Eckstein stalls.
Eckstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Eckstein fails to land.
Lard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eckstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lard lands with a right to the head.
Eckstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jason Eckstein has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lard.
A short right from Eckstein.
Lard has a couple of punches blocked by Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eckstein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eckstein digs a right hand underneath Lard's ribcage. Lard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Eckstein - that landed with a thud.
Eckstein tries a body shot but Lard blocks it.
Eckstein tries to work over Lard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eckstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eckstein blocking some punches.
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 Jason Eckstein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lard's corner calls for a 1-2. Lard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick from Eckstein lands but Lard takes it in his stride.
Lard throws out a loose jab but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lard avoids the head kick by Eckstein.
Lard blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
Lard misses with a low kick.
Lard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eckstein throws a looping overhand right but Lard ducks down to avoid it.
Lard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Lard.
A big left from Lard misses.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick.
Eckstein misses with a hook
and Lard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Eckstein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lard swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lard misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Eckstein.
Eckstein displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lard up against the ropes.
Eckstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Eckstein.
Lard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eckstein. That did some damage!
Eckstein rushes Lard and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ecksteins head.
Eckstein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lard lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lard.
Eckstein blocking some punches.
Eckstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lard takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eckstein scores with a hook to the body.
Lard throws an elbow that misses.
Eckstein lands an elbow just above Lard 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Lard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eckstein trying to land knees to the body.
Lard looking to throw knees to the head but Eckstein is blocking nicely.
Eckstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eckstein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lard lands with a short shot to the head.
Eckstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lard blocks a body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lard misses with a knee to the head.
Lard working aggressively here.
Lard dodges an elbow strike from Eckstein.
Lard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Jason Eckstein's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eckstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lard.
Eckstein misses with a straight right.
Lard misses with a wild body shot.
Lard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eckstein.
Eckstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eckstein misses with a looping right.
Eckstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eckstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lard thumps Eckstein with a low kick.
Eckstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eckstein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eckstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eckstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Lard checks it.
Lard throws a low kick but Eckstein moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein swinging wildly here.
Lard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lard cracks Eckstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eckstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lard defending well as Eckstein loads up on a big left hand.
Lard misses with a left hand
and Eckstein counters with a low kick, right behind Lard 's knee.
Lard misses with a kick to the body.
Jason Eckstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eckstein connects with a nice looking jab.
Lard scores with a jab to the body.
Eckstein tries to score with a low kick but Lard moves his leg out of the way.
Lard throws a low kick but Eckstein avoids it.
Eckstein throws a wild body kick that Lard sees coming a mile off.
Eckstein moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eckstein.
Lard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eckstein.
Lard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eckstein taking a breather.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Lard.
Lard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eckstein cracks Lard with a nice body shot.
Lard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eckstein lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lard.
Eckstein working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eckstein avoids it.
Eckstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Lard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eckstein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eckstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Eckstein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eckstein throws a shot from downtown. Lard moves away and avoids it.
Eckstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Lard.
Eckstein tries to land a leg kick but Lard saw it coming and moves away.
Eckstein lands with a shot to the body.
Eckstein moves into the clinch successfully.
Eckstein lands with a left to the head.
Eckstein lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Eckstein tries to work over Lard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eckstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lard lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Eckstein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eckstein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eckstein throws a lazy right hand but Lard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eckstein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lard at a distance.
Lard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Eckstein.
Lard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eckstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lard lands a jab to Eckstein's midsection.
Lard checks a low kick from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a front kick.
Eckstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eckstein's head backwards.
Lard slips a jab and a cross from Eckstein.
Lard misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eckstein.
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!
Lard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eckstein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lard - the referee stops the clock and Eckstein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lard. Eckstein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lard rushes Eckstein and presses him up against the ropes.
Eckstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lards head.
Eckstein trying to stall but Lard improves his position.
Lard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eckstein landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lard throws a punch but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Eckstein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eckstein is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Eckstein.
Jason Eckstein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Eckstein blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lard blocks a body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein working aggressively here.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the head but Lard blocks with his arms.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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 Jason Eckstein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Eckstein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tubo Lard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eckstein throws the kick towards the body but Lard avoids it.
Jason Eckstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eckstein misses with a body kick.
Eckstein throws a sloppy head kick and Lard moves out of range easily.
Lard just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lard.
Lard thumps Eckstein with a low kick.
Lard loads up on a big right hand but Eckstein slips the punch.
Eckstein swings for the body but Lard moves out of range.
Eckstein throws a series of punches but Lard moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Eckstein.
Lard blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
Lard blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard connects with a right hand. Eckstein shakes it off.
Eckstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lard checks the leg kick.
Lard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eckstein manages to avoid it.
Lard blocks a leg kick.
Eckstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eckstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eckstein throws out the jab.
Lard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lard checks a leg kick.
Lard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Eckstein motions for Lard to come forward. Eckstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lard misses with a hook. Eckstein ducked under it nicely.
Lard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eckstein, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Eckstein.
Eckstein breaks from the clinch.
Eckstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lard wants to slow Eckstein down by chopping away at his legs.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Lard moved away.
Lard misses with a leg kick
and Eckstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eckstein throws a sloppy head kick and Lard moves out of range easily.
Lard tries to keep at a distance but Eckstein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lard swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tubo Lard.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Eckstein!
Jason Eckstein bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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