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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Pequeno has chosen Cão da Morte by Mão Morta as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
30 - 12 - 1 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pequeno moved away.
Pequeno throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Pequeno is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Azhari connects with an inside leg kick.
Pequeno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pequeno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azhari thows a leg kick but Pequeno checks it
and Pequeno counters with a left to the body.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a low kick, looking for Azhari's leg but Azhari calmly moves out of range.
Pequeno throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Pequeno connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Pequeno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari slips under a jab from Pequeno.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pequeno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pequeno is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Pequeno throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Pequeno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Pequeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Pequeno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari wants to clinch.
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
Azhari ducks right into an uppercut from Pequeno.
Pequeno lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pequeno throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
A combination from Pequeno does no damage.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but Pequeno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
Good shot there by Azhari.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pequeno throws a leg kick but Azhari checks it.
Pequeno throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno throws a leg kick but Azhari moved away.
A head kick misses from Pequeno.
Azhari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pequeno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Pequeno works over Azhari's head and body with a nice combination.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pequeno.
Azhari is looking to wear down Pequeno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Pequeno clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pequeno blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Azhari.
Pequeno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azhari.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Azhari throws an elbow that misses.
Pequeno lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pequeno's brow.
Azhari tries to break the clinch but Pequeno is controlling the position.
Pequeno pushes Azhari back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Azhari controls the action.
Azhari prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azhari lands an elbow that stopped Pequeno in his tracks for a moment.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
Pequeno tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Azhari throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Azhari.
Pequeno has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
A short left from Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Azhari prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Azhari throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari pushes off an throws an elbow but Pequeno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pequeno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Pequeno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pequeno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Azhari connects with a body shot.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno blocks a low kick nicely.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azhari punishes Pequeno's body with a nice straight punch.
Pequeno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao Pequeno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pequeno checks it.
Pequeno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pequeno misses with a low kick.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pequeno scores with a shot to the body.
Azhari slips a jab and a cross from Pequeno.
Pequeno misses with a body kick.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pequeno's calf.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Pequeno is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Azhari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Azhari throws a push kick but Pequeno slaps the foot to one side.
Pequeno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pequeno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pequeno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pequeno checks a leg kick.
Azhari lands a two punch combo.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari digs a good body shot into Pequeno's ribs.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
Pequeno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick from Pequeno misses.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Pequeno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pequeno throws out the jab.
Pequeno scores with a nice strike.
Pequeno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Pequeno.
Azhari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pequeno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azhari. That's going to slow Pequeno down.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Pequeno moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pequeno keeps control of Azhari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pequeno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pequeno lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Azhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pequeno.
Pequeno swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Pequeno jabs Azhari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but Pequeno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pequeno is looking to chop away at Azhari's legs.
Azhari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
Pequeno tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pequeno moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Pequeno jumps back.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Pequeno throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Pequeno swinging wildly here.
Pequeno stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pequeno is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Pequeno misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Azhari finds it's target.
A combination from Azhari does no damage.
Pequeno is looking to land body kicks.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pequeno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno blocks the body kick.
Azhari is looking to slow Pequeno down with leg kicks.
Pequeno avoids the head kick by Azhari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Pequeno's leg. Pequeno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhari throws a jab when Pequeno was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
Azhari slips a jab from Pequeno.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pequeno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pequeno throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari had his way with Joao Pequeno in that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pequeno 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.
Joao Pequeno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azhari misses with a body shot
and Pequeno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pequeno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Azhari checks a low kick from Pequeno.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Pequeno.
Pequeno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari wants to slow Pequeno down by chopping away at his legs.
Azhari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pequeno misses with a head kick.
Azhari doesn't manage to clinch there - Pequeno circles away.
Azhari connects with a body shot.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pequeno is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Azhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pequeno looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari moves in looking to clinch but Pequeno pushes him off.
Pequeno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by Azhari. Beautiful body shot.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Azhari tries to clinch up.
Azhari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Azhari.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhari is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari jabs at Pequeno's body.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pequeno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
Pequeno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azhari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Azhari lands a jab to Pequeno's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Azhari. Pequeno shrugs it off though.
Azhari lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ebrahim Azhari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Azhari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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