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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter White (ranked 7363 p4p, 526 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 22336 p4p, 625 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 cm
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147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
22
148 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
Good gas tank
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses. Stone misses with a low kick. White feinted there with a counter leg kick. A combination from Stone does no damage. White slips a straight right by Stone. Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone. Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Stone throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Stone is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Stone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Stone looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely. As Stone backs away, White returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. White ducks under a wild hook from Stone. Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands. White lands with a good body shot. White defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand. Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. White lands with a hook. Stone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone. Stone motions for White to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away. Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White. White cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head. Stone throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease. White looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range. White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. White avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Stone moves out of range of the strikes. White throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage. White avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Stone punishes White's body with a nice straight punch. White checks a leg kick. White scores with a push kick. Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick. Stone tries to clinch but White is having none of it. Stone moves into range and clinches up with White. I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A nice right hand lands inside from Stone. Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow. White misses with a punch to the body.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
White tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone. Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
White tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position. Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow. Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards. White can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
White prevents a body shot from Stone. Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Stone scores with a hook to the body. White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range. Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away. Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keith Stone will probably get the nod. That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Stone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. White misses with a head kick.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands. White looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away. Keith Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup. White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone. White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White misses with a leg kick. White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. White throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land. White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Stone slips a jab from White. White slips a jab from Stone. Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. White throws a leg kick but Stone moved away. White scores with a jab to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Stone settles back down. Stone throws a body shot but no joy. Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stone misses with a hook. White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone. Stone looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely. White connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Stone throws a quick inside leg kick. White throws a body kick that misses. A looping hook to the body misses from White. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet. Stone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. White with a hook. Stone misses the shot to the body. White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone. White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone. White misses with a low kick. Stone misses with a hook. White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stone thumps White with a low kick. White misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White throws a nice inside leg kick. Stone throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it. White tries to land a leg kick but Stone saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet. White misses with a body kick. A big left from White misses. Stone tries to counter with a clinch but White shakes him off and moves away. Stone misses the shot to the body. Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White. Stone tries to clinch up. White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. White throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely. Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing. White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it. Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from White. Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from White misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White 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 Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. White moves out of range of the strikes. White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. White tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot. White misses with a leg kick. Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. A jab from White misses. Stone thows a left - swing and a miss! Stone throws a leg kick that misses. Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away. White throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range. Stone ducks under a wild hook from White. White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from White. Stone throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Stone lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stone throws a big shot that misses. White connects with a crisp jab. Stone checks a low kick from White. White defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand. White moves out of range of the strikes. Stone misses with a wild body shot. Stone takes one on the button. White moves away from the strike by Stone. White tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it. Stone rushes White and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. White lands a shoulder strike. White throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone. Stone misses with a body punch.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. White misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Stone on the inside. Stone tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Keith Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stone loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch. White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! White takes a body punch but keeps moving. Stone throws a leg kick and White counters with a left to the body. White scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one. White swings away with a leg kick that misses. Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. White jabbing away but nothing is landing. White misses the jab. Stone throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it. Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick. Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White. White checks a low kick from Stone. White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White motions for Stone to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. White cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head. White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice jab there from White. Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Walter White. I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Walter White! During a confident post fight interview, Walter White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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