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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frohman comes into the arena with He's Always Abe Frohman blaring out of the sound system. Wiki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Reuben James . Abe Frohman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ruben Wiki's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abe Frohman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiki swings for the body but Frohman moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Wiki blocks the low kick.
Wiki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frohman.
Frohman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Frohman.
Frohman moves to clinch but Wiki breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Frohman tries to clinch but Wiki is having none of it.
Frohman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wiki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frohman wants to clinch up but Wiki keeps it at a distance.
Wiki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frohman avoids the body shot from Wiki.
Frohman misses with a body shot.
Wiki looks to land a left hand but Frohman moved out of range nicely.
Wiki lands a head kick. Frohman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Abe Frohman has been cut.
Frohman ducks under a wild hook from Wiki.
Wiki throws a chopping leg kick but Frohman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman clinches up with Wiki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Frohman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiki blocks it with crossed arms.
Frohman lands a shoulder strike.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiki is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Frohman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiki's brow.
Wiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Frohman avoids the damage to the body.
Frohman pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wiki is looking to control Frohman's arms but Frohman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiki has his back to the ropes.
Frohman scores with a knee to the head.
Frohman throws an elbow that misses.
Wiki is trying to break free.
Wiki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiki.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the head but Frohman blocks with his arms.
Frohman blocking some punches.
Frohman throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Frohman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frohman prevents a body shot from Wiki.
Wiki tries a body shot but Frohman blocks it.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Frohman avoids the damage to the body.
Wiki slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Wiki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike from Frohman.
Wiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frohman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiki looking to slow down the pace here.
Wiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiki lands a shot to the body.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiki can't find room to land a body shot as Frohman controls the action.
Frohman lands a damaging elbow.
Frohman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frohman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frohman lands a damaging elbow.
Wiki is looking to control Frohman's arms but Frohman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiki has his back to the ropes.
Wiki is leaning against Frohman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frohman misses with an elbow strike.
Wiki tries a body shot but Frohman blocks it.
Frohman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike.
Wiki is trying to stall.
Frohman managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Frohman misses with some punches.
Wiki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frohman tries to clinch but Wiki is having none of it.
Frohman throws a sloppy head kick
and Wiki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Frohman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman misses with a kick to the body
and Wiki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Frohman really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frohman avoids the head kick by Wiki.
Wiki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frohman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wiki.
Wiki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wiki throws a lazy uppercut
and Frohman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiki misses the target.
Frohman pushes Wiki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Frohman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiki looking to stall.
Wiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frohman.
Frohman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Wiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Frohman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wiki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frohman doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiki circles away.
Wiki throws the left hand but Frohman avoids the punch easily.
Frohman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frohman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wiki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frohman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wiki.
Wiki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wiki misses with an uppercut
and Frohman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frohman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiki scores with a jab.
Frohman tries to clinch but Wiki is having none of it.
Frohman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wiki throws a sloppy head kick and Frohman moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wiki to score with a decent uppercut.
Wiki looks for the body kick but Frohman saw that one coming.
Frohman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wiki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiki throws a sloppy head kick
and Frohman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frohman darts in and clinches Wiki up against the ropes.
Wiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frohman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wiki pushes off an throws an elbow but Frohman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Frohman lands a knee to the head.
Wiki taking a breather.
Frohman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiki wants to break free but Frohman has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Wiki to work.
Wiki avoids the elbow strike from Frohman, against the ropes.
Wiki tries to work over Frohman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiki manages to break the clinch.
Frohman closes the distance and clinches.
Wiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Frohman avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wiki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frohman.
Frohman misses with an elbow strike.
Frohman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frohman scores with a hook to the body.
Frohman lands an elbow just above Wiki 's eye.
Frohman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Frohman.
Wiki working hard to break the clinch.
Wiki struggles to land a body shot inside as Frohman controls his hands.
Frohman throws an elbow that misses.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiki is trying to maintain a safe position but Frohman gets an underhook and turns Wiki into the ropes.
Frohman avoiding damage as Wiki throws knees to the body.
Frohman lands an elbow that stopped Wiki in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frohman obliges.
Frohman avoiding damage as Wiki throws knees to the body.
Wiki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ruben Wiki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frohman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frohman is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Frohman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frohman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiki's elbow.
Wiki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frohman has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wiki is breathing heavily.
Wiki trying to land knees to the body.
Wiki pushes off an throws an elbow but Frohman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Frohman looking to throw knees to the head but Wiki is blocking nicely.
Wiki tries to throw a body punch but Frohman avoids it by throwing Wiki back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Frohman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frohman backwards.
A hook to the body from Wiki.
Wiki trying to land knees to the body.
Frohman misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abe Frohman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abe Frohman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wiki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruben Wiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frohman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frohman checks a leg kick nicely.
Frohman moves to clinch but Wiki breaks away
and Wiki counters with a head kick. That will keep Frohman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wiki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wiki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wiki looks to land a body kick but Frohman moved away.
Ruben Wiki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiki misses with a hook.
Frohman throws a head kick but Wiki moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Wiki.
Wiki keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Frohman misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frohman defending well as Wiki loads up on a big left hand.
Frohman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frohman avoids a kick to the body.
Frohman defending well as Wiki loads up on a big left hand.
Frohman is looking to clinch but Wiki is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiki misses the target.
Frohman misses with a straight right.
Wiki misses with the combination.
Frohman wants to clinch but Wiki slips to the side
and Wiki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wiki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frohman.
The fighters circling - Wiki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Frohman misses.
Frohman moves into range and clinches up with Wiki.
Wiki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frohman scores with a knee to the head.
Frohman throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiki misses with a knee to the head.
Wiki digs a right hand into Frohman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frohman's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frohman as Wiki tries to tie him up.
Frohman with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wiki as the two fighters clinch.
Wiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiki misses with a straight left.
Wiki tries to land a leg kick but Frohman saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman clinches with his opponent.
Frohman lands an elbow inside that Wiki shrugs off.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wiki avoids the elbow strike from Frohman, against the ropes.
Frohman misses with a knee to the head.
Wiki avoids the elbow strike from Frohman, against the ropes.
Frohman prevents a body shot from Wiki.
Wiki stalling against the ropes.
Frohman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiki blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiki taking a breather.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.
Frohman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiki blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiki takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiki misses with a punch to the body.
Wiki lands a hook that snaps the head of Frohman backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiki is working Frohman over against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiki avoids it.
Frohman tries a body shot but Wiki blocks it.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.
Frohman tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiki avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
Wiki scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frohman misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frohman lands an elbow inside that Wiki shrugs off.
Frohman struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiki controls his hands.
Frohman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiki's defenses.
Frohman crunches a lovely knee into Wiki's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ruben Wiki just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Abe Frohman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wiki misses with a left hand
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiki prevents a body shot from Frohman.
Wiki trying to stall but Frohman improves his position.
Wiki pushes off an throws an elbow but Frohman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiki is defending well for now.
Wiki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiki is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Frohman throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frohmans head.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.
Frohman misses with an elbow over the top.
Frohman tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiki avoids the damage to the body.
Wiki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiki avoids the damage to the body.
Wiki trying to control the position but instead, Frohman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiki into the ropes.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Wiki avoids the elbow strike from Frohman, against the ropes.
Frohman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but Wiki blocks with his arms.
Wiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frohman.
Wiki can't find room to land a body shot as Frohman controls the action.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiki.
Wiki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frohman backwards.
Wiki tries to work over Frohman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frohman pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice left hand lands by Wiki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiki.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiki avoids it.
Good body shot from Wiki.
A bit of stalling here from Wiki.
Wiki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but Wiki blocks it.
Wiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frohman defending well as Wiki loads up on a big left hand.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wiki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Wiki tenderised Frohman's leg. Frohman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Frohman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiki.
Frohman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frohman throws a sloppy head kick and Wiki moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiki with a hook.
Wiki ducks under a wild hook from Frohman.
Wiki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wiki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wiki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frohman momentarily.
Wiki misses with a left hand
and Frohman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiki is defending well for now.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frohman avoids it.
Wiki lands an uppercut.
Frohman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frohman avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Frohman avoids the damage to the body.
Wiki trying to land knees to the body.
Frohman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiki tried to score with a low kick but Frohman checks it.
Wiki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frohman.
Frohman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wiki stuns Frohman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wiki connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frohman looks to clinch
and Wiki counters with a head kick.
Frohman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wiki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frohman misses with a hook. Wiki ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Wiki dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Abe Frohman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Frohman is looking to clinch.
Frohman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frohman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiki.
Nice shot lands for Wiki.
Wiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiki throws a sloppy head kick and Frohman moves out of range easily.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiki throws a right hand that misses
and Frohman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiki misses with an uppercut. Frohman saw that one coming.
Frohman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiki.
Wiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Frohman tries to clinch but Wiki is having none of it.
Frohman clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body punch from Frohman.
Wiki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frohman's elbow.
Frohman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frohman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frohman lands a damaging elbow.
Wiki is trying to stall.
Frohman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiki's face.
Frohman avoids the elbow strike from Wiki, against the ropes.
Frohman misses with an elbow strike.
Frohman scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frohman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frohman landing knees to the body.
Frohman lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frohman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman landing knees to the body.
Frohman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frohman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiki.
Frohman misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Frohman fails to land.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiki lands a body shot.
Wiki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Frohman fails to land.
Good body shot from Wiki.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiki.
Wiki breaks the clinch.
Frohman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Wiki.
Wiki scores with a head kick. Frohman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiki lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Frohman.
Frohman pushes Wiki up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Frohman fails to land.
Wiki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abe Frohman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frohman tries to clinch up.
Frohman tries to clinch but Wiki moves out of range.
Wiki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wiki tries to keep at a distance but Frohman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frohman misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frohman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Wiki.
Wiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruben Wiki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abe Frohman's cut is getting worse.
Wiki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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 Abe Frohman.
Well Wiki 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Wiki!
Ruben Wiki took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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