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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim comes to the ring accompanied by Hong Entrance Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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173 cm
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183 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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196 cm
24
212 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eckstein misses with the combination.
Laborina Lim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eckstein's sensitive parts. Laborina Lim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Laborina Lim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Laborina Lim sees it coming and checks it nicely. Laborina Lim tries to clinch but Eckstein is having none of it. Eckstein throws out a loose jab but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it. Eckstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Laborina Lim lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Laborina Lim. Eckstein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Eckstein throws a series of punches but Laborina Lim avoids them all with ease. Laborina Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laborina Lim lands with a good body shot. 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 looks to throw the jab but Laborina Lim is out of range. Eckstein throws a head kick that misses. Laborina Lim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laborina Lim connects with an inside leg kick. Eckstein throws a leg kick and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laborina Lim. Eckstein misses with a body punch.
Laborina Lim tries to work over Eckstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Laborina Lim scores with a nice hook to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laborina Lim obliges. Laborina Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim lands a hook to the side of the head. Eckstein gets through Laborina Lim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Eckstein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laborina Lim has him pressed against the ropes. Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laborina Lim. Eckstein lands an elbow just above Laborina Lim 's eye. Eckstein is trying to break free. This has been an exciting period of action! Laborina Lim tries to work over Eckstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch on the inside from Eckstein fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laborina Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Eckstein controls his hands.
Laborina Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jason Eckstein has been cut. A nice left hand lands by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands with a light punch inside. Laborina Lim lands a nice uppercut. Eckstein misses with a short punch on the inside. Laborina Lim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eckstein backwards. Eckstein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laborina Lim has him pressed against the ropes. Eckstein working hard to break the clinch. Eckstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laborina Lim's defenses. Eckstein stalling in the clinch but Laborina Lim improves position. Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow. Eckstein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laborina Lim misses with a hook from the clinch. Eckstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eckstein misses with the head strike.
Laborina Lim keeps control of Eckstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Laborina Lim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Laborina Lim lands an elbow just above Eckstein 's eye. Eckstein taking a breather. Eckstein tries a body shot but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice hook to the head. Eckstein misses with some punches.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow. Eckstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eckstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
Laborina Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Eckstein backwards. Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eckstein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards. Eckstein takes a shot to the head. Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eckstein takes an elbow to the forehead. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Laborina Lim lands a body shot. Eckstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eckstein is trying to force a seperation but Laborina Lim has the dominant position. Eckstein tries to break the clinch but Laborina Lim is controlling the position. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eckstein. Eckstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards. Eckstein misses with a short punch on the inside. Laborina Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Laborina Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim blocks a body shot from Eckstein. Both fighters working to control the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Eckstein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laborina Lim has Eckstein pressed against the ropes, preventing Eckstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Laborina Lim pushes Eckstein back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Laborina Lim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Laborina Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim dominated that round. 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.
Eckstein looks to land a body kick but Laborina Lim moved away. Eckstein throws a right hand that misses
and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laborina Lim. Nice elbow from Eckstein. Laborina Lim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eckstein backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Laborina Lim.
Eckstein is rocked! Laborina Lim creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Eckstein crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Eckstein face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Laborina Lim takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Antonio Laborina Lim! Antonio Laborina Lim retains his light heavyweight title! Our winner, Antonio Laborina Lim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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