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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Issumatar Tariaksuq (ranked 923 p4p, 116 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 22853 p4p, 702 weight class). Tariaksuq comes to the ring accompanied by Tanya Tagaq - Uja. Issumatar Tariaksuq could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keith Stone's chin.
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142 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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148 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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World class boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Issumatar Tariaksuq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tariaksuq. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tariaksuq misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tariaksuq backwards.
Tariaksuq manages to break the clinch.
Stone's coach down at The Furnace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tariaksuq fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Tariaksuq takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tariaksuq jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone slips a jab from Tariaksuq.
Stone misses the jab.
Tariaksuq is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tariaksuq.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Tariaksuq does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tariaksuq on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Tariaksuq.
Stone jabs Tariaksuq to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tariaksuq tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tariaksuq misses with a straight left.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tariaksuq counters with a straight right hand.
Tariaksuq connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Tariaksuq shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tariaksuq.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Tariaksuq uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Tariaksuq counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Tariaksuq misses.
The fighters circling - Tariaksuq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tariaksuq takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tariaksuq misses with a looping right.
Tariaksuq is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tariaksuq throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Tariaksuq just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone stuns Tariaksuq with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Tariaksuq off the ropes and back into range.
Stone cracks Tariaksuq with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tariaksuq misses the jab.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tariaksuq defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Tariaksuq throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tariaksuq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
Stone scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tariaksuq is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone wants to counter the offense by Tariaksuq and move into the clinch position.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tariaksuq takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tariaksuq takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tariaksuq lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Tariaksuq misses.
Stone blocks a head kick by Tariaksuq.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tariaksuq looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Stone rushes Tariaksuq and presses him up against the ropes.
Tariaksuq breaks the clinch.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tariaksuq throws out the jab.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tariaksuq with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Tariaksuq looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tariaksuq misses the target.
Stone wants to counter with a clinch but Tariaksuq pushes him away.
Tariaksuq connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tariaksuq pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to clinch but Tariaksuq is avoiding it.
Tariaksuq's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tariaksuq scrambles back to his feet.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Issumatar Tariaksuq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq misses with a punch to the body.
Tariaksuq misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tariaksuq.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Tariaksuq doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tariaksuq can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tariaksuq backwards.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tariaksuq blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tariaksuq blocks an uppercut.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Tariaksuq.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq lands a left hand.
Tariaksuq swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tariaksuq lands a nice uppercut.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone working aggressively here.
Tariaksuq lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Tariaksuq controls the action.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tariaksuq on the inside.
Stone blocks an elbow strike.
Tariaksuq lands with a light punch inside.
Tariaksuq lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tariaksuq's elbow.
Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stone lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tariaksuq takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Issumatar Tariaksuq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tariaksuq throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keith Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone misses with a hook
letting Tariaksuq counter with a right hand.
Stone scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Tariaksuq's head back.
Tariaksuq takes one to the chin there.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Tariaksuq.
Stone wants to clinch but Tariaksuq slips to the side
letting Tariaksuq counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone connects with a nice looking jab.
Tariaksuq keeps the fight on the outside.
Tariaksuq on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tariaksuq clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Tariaksuq saw that one coming.
Tariaksuq scores with a decent looking hook.
Stone is rocked!
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Tariaksuq finish him?
Tariaksuq throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone avoids the body shot from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tariaksuq misses with an uppercut.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tariaksuq lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Tariaksuq uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone scores with a jab. Tariaksuq acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Tariaksuq 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tariaksuq lands a head kick that sends Stone down! Stone is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Tariaksuq is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Issumatar Tariaksuq!
A very excited looking Issumatar Tariaksuq made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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