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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 3354 p4p, 460 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 4351 p4p, 562 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes to the ring accompanied by Son d'Play part Look e Vadioslocus. Young has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
35 - 12 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses the jab.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
MacArthur Jnr is looking to clinch.
A jab from Young misses.
Young swings for the body but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
Young blocks a jab.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a punch to the head.
MacArthur Jnr moves out of range of the strikes.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Young.
A swing and a miss from Young.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young swings for the body but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young cracks a nice hook into MacArthur Jnr's ribs.
A jab from MacArthur Jnr does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young misses with a low kick as MacArthur Jnr jumps back.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur Jnr throws out the jab.
MacArthur Jnr throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Young looks to land a left hand but MacArthur Jnr moved out of range nicely.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a kick to the body.
MacArthur Jnr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a stiff right hand.
MacArthur Jnr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacArthur Jnr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacArthur Jnr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Young throws the left hand but MacArthur Jnr avoids the punch easily.
MacArthur Jnr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr throws a big shot that misses.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as MacArthur Jnr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands a right hook to the body.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
MacArthur Jnr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
MacArthur Jnr misses with the body kick
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a good low kick that Young was not able to check.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Young misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws a hook but MacArthur Jnr avoids it easily.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
MacArthur Jnr throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacArthur Jnr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacArthur Jnr looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young misses with a body shot
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a straight right hand.
Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MacArthur Jnr eats them both and turns towards Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a jab to the body.
Young scores with a body shot.
Young throws a body punch but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook but Young blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body shot but no joy.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur Jnr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacArthur Jnr lands with a nice body punch.
MacArthur Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young misses with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young thows a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr checks it
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacArthur Jnr checks it well.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick that misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young looks to throw the jab but MacArthur Jnr is out of range.
It looked like MacArthur Jnr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for MacArthur Jnr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Jnr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Jnr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from MacArthur Jnr.
A decent looking body kick lands there for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands a jab to the nose.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Young throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacArthur Jnr catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacArthur Jnr lands with a cross.
MacArthur Jnr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
MacArthur Jnr digs a good hook to Young's body.
MacArthur Jnr moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Young is looking to chop away at MacArthur Jnr's legs.
MacArthur Jnr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
Young throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr moved away.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a jab.
Young throws a sloppy body shot
and MacArthur Jnr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Young.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Young crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from MacArthur Jnr - the referee stops the clock and Young gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says MacArthur Jnr. Young manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
Young misses with a hook. MacArthur Jnr ducked under it nicely.
MacArthur Jnr just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacArthur Jnr dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacArthur Jnr checks a leg kick.
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacArthur Jnr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
MacArthur Jnr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robert MacArthur Jnr is winning the standup battle so far.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body shot but no joy.
Young misses with a body punch
and MacArthur Jnr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Young really felt that one!
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr moves away.
Young takes a swing at MacArthur Jnr's ribcage but misses.
MacArthur Jnr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young looks to throw the jab but MacArthur Jnr is out of range.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Jnr walks into a left hand.
Young checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Jnr.
Young throws out a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range and Young only half commits.
Young misses the body punch
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a thumping low kick.
Young walks forward, straight into a front kick from MacArthur Jnr.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacArthur Jnr.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur Jnr throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacArthur Jnr throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
MacArthur Jnr thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young is looking to slow MacArthur Jnr down with leg kicks.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a nice body kick.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacArthur Jnr dodges the punch combination from Young.
MacArthur Jnr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Robert MacArthur Jnr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Jnr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur Jnr tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young misses with a double jab
and MacArthur Jnr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
Young looks to land a right hand but MacArthur Jnr moved out of range.
MacArthur Jnr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Young avoids it.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MacArthur Jnr.
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacArthur Jnr. That did some damage!
MacArthur Jnr misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur Jnr lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Nice body punch from Young.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacArthur Jnr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert MacArthur Jnr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacArthur Jnr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert MacArthur Jnr!
A pretty intense looking Robert MacArthur Jnr took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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