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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazuyoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Zuyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim Zuyev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuyoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Zuyev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii clinches.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii misses with a body punch.
Ishii wants to stall.
Ishii avoids the elbow strike from Zuyev, against the ropes.
Zuyev leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Ishii avoiding damage as Zuyev throws knees to the body.
Zuyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Ishii lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishii presses Zuyev against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuyev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishii up against the ropes.
Zuyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Ishii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zuyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii tries to throw a body punch but Zuyev avoids it by throwing Ishii back against the ropes.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Zuyev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ishii looking to throw knees to the head but Zuyev is blocking nicely.
Zuyev missing with knees to the body.
Zuyev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuyev.
Ishii blocks the elbow strike.
Zuyev controlling the action here for a moment.
Zuyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuyev taking a breather.
Ishii lands with a light punch inside.
Ishii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuyev has Ishii pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zuyev.
Zuyev is struggling to control the position.
Ishii stalling in the clinch but Zuyev improves position.
Ishii taking a breather.
Ishii being controlled against the ropes.
Zuyev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ishii up against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maxim Zuyev.
Ishii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuyoshi Ishii dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Zuyev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
Zuyev avoiding damage.
Zuyev has Ishii pushed against the ropes.
Ishii misses with a body punch.
Zuyev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ishii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ishii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii tries to throw a body punch but Zuyev avoids it by throwing Ishii back against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishii is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zuyev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zuyev is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Zuyev's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zuyev.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zuyev stalls.
Ishii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zuyev.
A shot in the inside from Zuyev.
Ishii avoiding damage as Zuyev throws knees to the body.
Zuyev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zuyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Ishii letting Zuyev take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maxim Zuyev.
Ishii moves into range and clinches up with Zuyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii trying to land knees to the body.
Zuyev stalls.
Zuyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zuyev.
Zuyev stalling.
Zuyev throws an elbow but it misses.
Zuyev is pushing Ishii up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zuyev is pushing Ishii up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zuyev taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right hook to the body lands for Zuyev.
Zuyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Zuyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zuyev takes the fight into the clinch.
Zuyev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ishii taking a breather.
Zuyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zuyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maxim Zuyev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ishii is trying to stall.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Zuyev.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuyev controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuyev prevents a body shot from Ishii.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zuyev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ishii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zuyev blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuyev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ishii up against the ropes.
Zuyev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike from Zuyev.
Ishii is trying to maintain a safe position but Zuyev gets an underhook and turns Ishii into the ropes.
Zuyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii being controlled against the ropes.
Ishii trying to control the position but instead, Zuyev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ishii into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Zuyev.
The referee calls for Zuyev to work.
Zuyev pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maxim Zuyev.
Zuyev moves into the clinch successfully.
Ishii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ishii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zuyev avoiding damage as Ishii throws knees to the body.
Zuyev controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Zuyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Zuyev.
Zuyev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuyev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Zuyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Zuyev really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zuyev trying to control the position but instead, Ishii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zuyev into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zuyev pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maxim Zuyev.
Ishii gets tackled into the ropes by Zuyev. Zuyev maintains the clinch.
Zuyev tries a knee to the head but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii stalling in the clinch but Zuyev improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ishii seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Zuyev is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ishii avoids the elbow strike from Zuyev, against the ropes.
Ishii letting Zuyev take a breather here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zuyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii trying to stall but Zuyev improves his position.
Zuyev tries to land a knee to the head but Ishii blocks with his arms.
Zuyev stalling in the clinch.
Zuyev misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zuyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zuyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Zuyev.
Ishii is trying to stall.
Zuyev stalls.
Zuyev has Ishii pressed against the ropes.
Zuyev has Ishii pushed against the ropes.
Ishii tries a body shot but Zuyev blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Zuyev.
Zuyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zuyev stalls.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Zuyev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zuyev.
Zuyev scores with a shot to the side of Ishii's head.
Zuyev stalling against the ropes.
Ishii is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zuyev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A hook to the body from Zuyev.
Zuyev taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Zuyev dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zuyev closes the distance and clinches.
Ishii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ishii blocks the elbow strike.
Zuyev taking a breather.
Ishii taking a breather.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Zuyev has Ishii pressed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maxim Zuyev.
Ishii has Zuyev up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zuyev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuyev taking a breather.
Ishii taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii letting Zuyev take a breather here.
Ishii wants to stall.
Zuyev holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Zuyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Zuyev misses with a body punch.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Maxim Zuyev has been cut.
Ishii looking to stall.
Zuyev leaning against his opponent.
Zuyev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Zuyev.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zuyev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maxim Zuyev.
Zuyev moves into range and clinches up with Ishii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuyev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishii up against the ropes.
Zuyev blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Zuyev has Ishii pressed against the ropes.
Zuyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuyev.
Zuyev stalling.
Zuyev taking a breather.
Zuyev taking a breather.
Zuyev continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuyev controlling the action here for a moment.
Kazuyoshi Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maxim Zuyev.
Zuyev tries to keep at a distance but Ishii has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Zuyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zuyev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Zuyev!
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