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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Basil Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings's entrance music is React - Not today. A fine choice. Arthur Pinto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basil Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hastings has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinto finds it's way round the side to connect with Hastings's head.
Hastings tries to clinch up.
Pinto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hastings throws out a loose jab but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hastings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hastings throws a chopping leg kick but Pinto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pinto misses with a kick to the body
and Hastings counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pinto throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hastings.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinto! But no joy.
Pinto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Pinto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hastings is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hastings cracks Pinto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hastings tests Pinto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses.
Pinto lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hastings throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hastings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
Hastings throws a hook but Pinto avoids it easily.
Hastings throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinto.
Pinto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hastings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hastings walks into a left hand.
Hastings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Pinto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pinto misses with a jab to the body
and Hastings counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hastings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hastings motions for Pinto to come forward. Hastings throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto has Hastings up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Hastings.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings lands a right hand.
Hastings lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hastings lands with a light punch inside.
Hastings misses with a body punch.
Hastings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hastings lands a nice elbow.
Pinto is leaning against Hastings and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hastings pushes Pinto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hastings throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hastings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto blocks an uppercut.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Hastings's head.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Pinto.
Pinto lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hastings misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hastings tries to land a front kick but Pinto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters circling a little - Hastings finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pinto throws out a powerful jab.
Pinto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto looks to land a body kick but Hastings moved away.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hastings tries to score with a low kick but Pinto moves his leg out of the way.
Pinto connects with a single shot there.
Pinto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hastings stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hastings throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Pinto misses.
It looked like Hastings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
A swing and a miss from Pinto.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Hastings moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Hastings throws a good cross that connects.
Pinto stuns Hastings with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pinto misses with a hook.
Pinto misses with a left hand
and Hastings cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hastings stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hastings manages to avoid it.
Hastings throws a head kick but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto misses with an uppercut. Hastings saw that one coming.
Pinto scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Hastings. That snapped Pinto's head back.
Pinto jabs Hastings right on the nose. Hastings blinks but takes it well.
Hastings lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinto as he connects with a hook.
Pinto with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hastings.
Hastings swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pinto blocks a leg kick.
Pinto motions for Hastings to come forward. Pinto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings slips a jab from Pinto.
Hastings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. Hastings takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hastings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Pinto.
Pinto lands a really nice looking cross but Hastings seems unphased.
Hastings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto scores with a nice head shot.
Hastings looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinto finds it's way round the side to connect with Hastings's head.
Hastings thuds his right hand into Pinto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hastings doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pinto misses with a looping right.
Arthur Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinto scores with a shot to the body.
Pinto sizes up Hastings with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hastings takes one to the side of the head.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body
and Pinto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pinto delivers a nice body kick.
Hastings thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pinto if he has to take too many more of those.
Pinto lunges at Hastings with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hastings's hand.
Hastings misses with a hook. Pinto ducked under it nicely.
Pinto is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
Pinto checks a leg kick nicely.
Pinto misses with a left hand
and Hastings counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pinto cracks Hastings with an open hand slap.
Hastings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hastings tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Hastings misses
and Pinto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pinto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinto lands with a left to the head.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Hastings.
Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hastings or not.
A short uppercut from Pinto.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hastings tries to work over Pinto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hastings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hastings creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pinto's defenses.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
Hastings misses with a body punch.
Pinto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
Hastings misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings trying to control the position but instead, Pinto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hastings into the ropes.
Pinto taking a breather.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hastings misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto.
Hastings misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinto tries to stall but Hastings uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hastings.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Hastings tries to land a knee to the head but Pinto blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
That's time! Hastings's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Pinto misses.
Pinto blocks the body kick.
A nice side step and Pinto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hastings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hastings throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pinto lands with a hook. Hastings tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pinto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hastings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinto moves out of range as Hastings strikes.
Pinto moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
Pinto stuns Hastings with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto misses with a leg kick.
Hastings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinto moves away from the strike by Hastings.
A countering left hand to the body from Pinto misses.
Hastings on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hastings dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinto. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto thows a leg kick but Hastings checks it
letting Hastings counter with a right hand.
Hastings looks to throw a body kick
and Pinto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pinto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinto.
Hastings takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinto misses with an uppercut. Hastings saw that one coming.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Hastings moved out of range.
Hastings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinto lands a jab to Hastings's midsection.
Hastings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
Pinto wants to counter the offense by Hastings and move into the clinch position.
Pinto lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hastings.
Pinto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Hastings.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Pinto tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hastings is out of range.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinto wants to clinch up but Hastings keeps it at a distance.
Pinto misses with a left hand
and Hastings counters with a low kick, right behind Pinto 's knee.
Hastings attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hastings lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
Hastings has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hastings there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pinto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hastings connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinto scrambles back to his feet.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Pinto lands a jab to the head.
Hastings jabs at Pinto's body.
Pinto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hastings is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Pinto tenderised Hastings's leg. Hastings is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Hastings.
A little feinted left hand from Hastings on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pinto throws an overhand right that lands on Hastings's shoulder, as Hastings tries to avoid the shot.
Pinto takes a swing at Hastings's ribcage but misses.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Hastings misses with a head kick.
Hastings avoids the head kick by Pinto.
Hastings throws an off balance right hand
and Pinto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pinto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hastings's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hastings loads up on a big right hand but Pinto slips the punch.
Hastings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hastings throws a low kick, looking for Pinto's leg but Pinto calmly moves out of range.
Pinto lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hastings.
Pinto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pinto tries to score with a low kick but Hastings moves his leg out of the way.
Hastings moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
It appears Hastings was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pinto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hastings misses with a low kick as Pinto jumps back.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
Pinto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hastingss head.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinto is leaning against Hastings and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Hastings can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hastings comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hastings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hastings throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hastings looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hastings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto.
Pinto prevents a body shot from Hastings.
A shot in the inside from Hastings.
Pinto lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinto.
A hook to the body from Pinto.
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.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hastings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hastings throws an elbow that misses.
Pinto misses with some punches.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinto 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:50
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Basil Hastings was interviewed post fight and said 'Took the risk and tried something new.. Well, that didn't work! '.
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