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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap comes to the ring accompanied by Beach Party Vietnam. Master has chosen Shaolin Monastic chanting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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150 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
World class MT
Insanely flexible
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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
22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giap lands a jab to Master's midsection.
Giap blocks a head kick by Master.
Giap tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Master takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Master uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giap.
Master lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Master misses its intended target.
Giap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
Giap tries to clinch but Master moves out of range.
Master scores with a body shot.
Master walks into a stiff left hand from Giap.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap wants to clinch.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Master avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Master connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch but Master moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Master.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap dodges the punch combination from Master.
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Giap looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Master has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
Giap is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Master.
Master avoiding damage as Giap throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Master.
Nice body punch from Master.
Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giap misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap tests Master's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giap takes a swing at Master's ribcage but misses.
Giap tries to clinch up but Master circles away and keeps his distance.
Master moves away from the strike by Giap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap misses the shot to the body.
Master rushes Giap and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Giap wants to stall.
Giap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Master blocking some punches.
Master effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Our sources have told us that Giap has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giap is defending well for now.
Giap misses with some punches.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Master content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Master is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giap gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Master working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Master is leaning against Giap and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Giap scores with a shot to the side of Master's head.
Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Master scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Giap.
Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Master has taken the fight to the clinch.
Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giap manages to avoid it.
Giap is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but Master moves away
and Master counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Master.
Giap lands an elbow just above Master 's eye.
It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Giap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap gets through Master's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giap lands an elbow inside.
Master blocking some punches.
Giap lands a shoulder strike.
Giap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Master looks for the body kick but Giap saw that one coming.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap is looking to wear down Master with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Master gets a clinch.
Giap wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Giap.
Master tries to work over Giap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Master pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vo Nguyen Giap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master stalling in the clinch but Giap improves position.
Master wants to get back to striking at distance but Giap won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giap lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Giap wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giap is trying to stall.
Master has Giap pushed against the ropes.
Master landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Master leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Giap misses with some punches.
A short right from Master.
Giap connects with a nasty looking knee right to Master's face.
Master lands an elbow just above Giap 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giap is keeping busy.
Master using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Giap on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Master connects with a leg kick. Giap looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kung Fu Master seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giap tries to clinch but Master moves out of range.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giap scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Master connects with a solid leg kick.
Giap closes the distance but Master moves to the side
enabling Master to counter with a crisp jab.
Giap wants to clinch up but Master keeps it at a distance.
Master cracks the inside of Giap's front leg.
Master gets a clinch.
Giap takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Giap keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Master's efforts to push away.
Master softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap lands an elbow just above Master 's eye.
Giap scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master is trying to maintain a safe position but Giap gets an underhook and turns Master into the ropes.
Giap misses with a knee to the head.
Giap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giap managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Giap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Master has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Giap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Giap takes a knee to the side of the body.
Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Giap. That snapped Master's head back.
Master has managed to clinch.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Master connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Giap - that landed with a thud.
Master lands a shoulder strike.
Giap misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Giap prevents a body shot from Master.
Still in the clinch, Giap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giap managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giap scores with a knee to the head.
Giap manages to break the clinch.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Master closes the distance and pushes Giap back into the ropes.
Master has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Master taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giap avoids it.
Master trying to control the position but instead, Giap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Master into the ropes.
Giap misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Giap tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Master slips under a jab from Giap.
Giap closes the distance and clinches.
Master looking to slow down the pace here.
Giap lands an elbow inside that Master shrugs off.
Master tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master avoids a wild elbow strike from Giap.
A nice right hand lands inside from Master.
Giap wants to stall.
Master lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giap can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
Master lands a left hand.
Giap misses with some punches.
Master is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Master blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Master throws a big shot that misses.
Master throws a right hand that Giap ducks under and follows up with a left that Giap also avoids with ease.
Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
Master blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Master is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Master swings wildly with an uppercut but Giap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giap backwards.
Master comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Master lands an elbow just above Giap 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master breaks from the clinch.
Giap takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
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!
Master avoids the body shot from Giap.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap slips a jab from Master.
Giap wants to clinch.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but Master moves out of range.
Giap tries to clinch up but Master circles away and keeps his distance.
Master swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Master throws a hook but Giap blocks it.
Giap tries to clinch there but Master circles away.
Master rushes Giap and presses him up against the ropes.
Master breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Giap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Master throws a shot to the body.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Master shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Giap clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
Giap trying to control the position but instead, Master has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giap into the ropes.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Giap avoids the damage to the body.
Master lands with a light punch inside.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Master is trying to stall.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master is trying to break the clinch but Giap has him pressed against the ropes.
Giap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giap takes a knee right on the jaw!
Master lands with a light punch inside.
Giap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Master.
Giap lands a left hand.
Master wants to stall.
Master has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Master utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Master.
Master misses with a knee to the head.
Giap digs a right hand underneath Master's ribcage. Master let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giap dodges an elbow strike from Master.
Giap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master throws a lazy right hand but Giap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giap walks into a stiff left hand from Master.
Giap is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giap. Master does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giap tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Master gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Fu Master comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Master 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kung Fu Master thanked Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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